THE MISFIT
Words and Music by Erick Nelson I've been looking at myself
Asleep upon the floor
I wish that I could run away
And never hurt no more
For I have learned too much to bear
And yet I'm hardly grown
Though free to walk just where I please
I'm walking all alone
Help me right away
Love is on my mind
Send it down to ease the rain
In this heart of mine
In this heart of mine
And once I thought I had some friends
But friends can be so cruel
And I could hear them laugh at me
So I'd just play the fool
And still I laugh and string along
And play their silly game
And though I try to be like them
I hate them just the same
Help me right away
Love is on my mind
Send it down to ease the rain
In my troubled life
In my troubled life
And I have waited all my life
But love has passed me by
Other people fall in love
Why, oh why can't I
1979 Maranatha! Music
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CARRY ME ALONG
Words and Music by Erick Nelson
Life has so many faces
Sorrow has left its traces
Not knowing where to go
The darkness makes it so
But when the son of life shines in my eyes
He melts away the deep and false disguise
Showing me the right and wrong
Carries me along
I've watched the crowd of seekers
Follow after many teachers
The blind still lead the blind
And leave the truth behind
But when the holy wind speaks to my ear
There is no human voice I want to hear
Teaching me the narrow road
Carries me along
And when my Father calls me to his home
The ground will tremble
And the saints will come
Their shouts like lightning in the air
Will carry me along
Their shouts like lightning in the air
Will carry me along
1975 Maranatha! Music
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STAND
Words and Music by Erick Nelson
I've lived in cottages
I've sailed the sea
And I know what love can do
How deep its pain can be
I've walked among the tombs
Of young men that have died
And I can hear their voices crying
Calling, calling for their brother
For me
You built your house on sand
You lived inside
And though you tried so hard to stand
You could not stem the tide
I gave you wings to fly
But you came tumbling down
You've got to stand upon the mountain
Hear me calling
Build your life on solid ground
You've got to stand
You've got to stand
1979 Maranatha! Music
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SAIL ON
Words and Music by
Don Stalker and Steve Berg
I sailed alone into the morning
With the captain and the first mate below
I've tended many a sail from here to the Cape
With only wind and stars to save my story
To see the morning slowly fading
Feel the sunrise burning on my shoulder
To know not many men have seen what I've seen
Brings on a rush inside that knows no ending
Oh, let me sail on
Oh, let me sail on
1979 Maranatha! Music
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CAN'T FIND MY
WAY HOME
Words and Music by Erick Nelson
Blinded by the storm
The waves have reached the sail
I find that I am drifting now
Driven by the gale
I've sailed so far across the sea
Searching for my dreams
Living in this night
I've learned to hate the day
Then the clouds of darkness come
And wash the tears away
How can I find the distant shore
Without a star to guide me?
And I can't find my way home anymore
Living's such a drag out on the ocean
Master of the day, can't you see I've
lost my way
I'm drifting now without you
I know that I've been wrong
But I can't see the light
And so I go on circling
Throughout the endless night
I've got to find the distant shore
If only you would guide me
1979 Maranatha! Music
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THE MOON
IS A HARSH MISTRESS
Words and Music by Jimmy Webb
See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
She's close enough to touch
But careful if you try
Though she looks as warm as gold
The moon's a harsh mistress
The moon can be so cold
Once the sun did shine
And Lord, it felt so fine
The moon a phantom rose
Through the mountains and the pines
And then the darkness fell
The moon's a harsh mistress
It's hard to love her well
1974 White Oak Songs
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HE'S ASLEEP
Words by Tommy Wolf
Music by Alf Clausen
He's asleep
That tired face you'd hardly recognize
I touched him with my hand and closed his eyes
He's asleep
He's asleep
While darkness closed about like an eclipse
I brushed his cheeks so lightly with my lips
He's asleep
He's like a baby in my sight
So naive, too kind
I'll hold him gently through the night
Till the past is left behind
He's asleep
But when he wakes to start another day
He won't remember me or what I say
He'll stop to wonder, then he'll walk away
He's asleep
1974 Karleigh Music Co. &
Wolfland
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HURTING PEOPLE
Words and Music by Kelly Willard
Help all the hurting people
Whose lives are so undone
They're drowning in their sorrow
And have no place to run
I wish I could see deep inside of you
If I could, here is just what I'd do
I would take all your heartaches
And throw them all away
Rain, rain go away
Don't you come back even on another day
Be with the lonely children
Who roam the streets at night
I'll do my best to cheer them
And point them to the Light
If your life is a burden
That is too hard to bear
There is someone to share it
There is someone who cares
He can take all your heartaches
And throw them all away
Rain, rain go away
Don't you come back even on another day
1979 Maranatha! Music
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TAKE ME TO THE
LIGHT
Words and Music by Erick Nelson
One step over the circle
One shot around the bend
I've been hiding
Hiding from my best friend
Looking here and there
Searching everywhere
Where will it ever end?
I've been hiding
Take me to the light again
Living my life in a circle
Running on down the bend
I've been hiding
Hiding from my best friend
Looking here and there
Searching everywhere
Where will it ever end?
I've been hiding
Take me to the light again
And when the circle falls around you
I don't know, but I've been told
The streets of heaven are paved with gold
I won't be bought and I'll never be sold again
I've been tied down
I've been shot down
Where will it ever end?
I've been hiding
Take me to the light again
1979 Maranatha! Music
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FIRST PRAYER
Words and Music by Randy Stonehill
I've been waiting for a long, long time
Hoping you're a friend of mine
If there's one thing that I need to do
Well, that's to find out more about you
I have been wandering all of my days
So if you're there, show me the way
I see people in a world of lies
Staring out through lonely eyes
Watching as the years go by
Knowing they're living only to die
There must be something missing somewhere
So if you're listening answer this prayer
I will follow if you'll lead me
Help me make a stand
If you'll breathe new breath inside of me
I'll believe you can, I'll believe you can
Well, I never really learned to pray
But you know what I'm trying to say
I don't want my life to end
Not ever knowing why it began
So if you'll trust me, I'll do my best
And I'll be trusting you for the rest
1976 King of Hearts Publishing
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LOVE HURTS
Words and Music by Boudleaux Bryant
Love hurts, love scars
Love wounds and mars
In any heart not tough
Nor strong enough
To take a lot of pain
To take a lot of pain
And love is like a cloud
Holds a lot of rain
Love hurts
I'm young and I know
But even so, I know a thing or two
I have learned from you
I've really learned a lot
I've really learned a lot
And love is like a stove
Burns you when it's hot
Love hurts
Some fools rave of happiness
Of blissfulness, togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me
I know it isn't true
I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie
Made to make you blue
Love hurts
1960 House of Bryant Publications
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HE GAVE ME LOVE
Words and Music by Erick Nelson
When I was down, they wouldn't stay
When I was hurt, they turned away
But Jesus called me and I must obey
He gave me love
You see, His friends all let Him down
And when He healed everyone around
All He got was a thorny crown
Because of love
Because of love for you
Because of life and truth
Because of love for you
Come take his love
Sometimes they laugh and are unkind
And others smile and say I've lost my mind
But all I know is what I find
And I find, He gave me love
He gives me love for you
He gives me life and truth
1977 Maranatha! Music
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MARTYR SONG
Words and Music by Erick Nelson
Some of them were just children
Others bowed with age
Dressed alike in tattered garments
Like fools upon the stage
And in that crowd I could hear their voices
And through the sound of chains
I could hear them sing the song of freedom
As they marched in single file
I could hear the lions roar
The flames swept through their broken bodies
Falling by the score
In the light I saw the Son of Man
Holding wide the door
And I could hear them sing the song of freedom
Singing in the darkness
Marching through the night
Laughing at the crack of doom
Bathed in distant light
And I saw the prince of darkness running
Trembling in flight
And I could hear them sing the song of freedom
Sometimes I lie awake at night
And count the things I've done
My fears and failures haunting me
I cannot see the sun
But all at once I can hear their voices
The battle's all been done
And I could hear them sing the song of freedom
Singing in the darkness
Marching through the night
Laughing at the crack of doom
Bathed in distant light
And I saw the prince of darkness falter
As he gave up the fight
And I could hear them sing the song of freedom
Can you hear them sing the song of freedom?
1979 Maranatha! Music
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