Lyrics - After the Storm

WHERE IS THE GROUND
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Words & Music by Steve Siler

Wind and water
Devastation
All we'd worked for
Crashing down
Fear and fury
But no answers
And a future
Full of doubt
Oh

Why?
How?
What do I do now?
Where?
When?
Will life be the same again?
The pain remains long after the waters recede
Where is the ground under my feet?

All the people
Lost and scattered
Things we held dear
Trashed and torn
Where's the shelter
Where's the comfort
From this never ending storm?
Oh

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Where is the home?
What have we got?
Where is my life?
Where is God?

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TRUST JESUS
Words & Music by Sara Beth Geoghegan

Muggy nights with air so thick you could taste the rain
The ringing of the steamboat's song from the river banks
The sighs and groans of our old home singing me to sleep
The city had grown into me

Uniforms and sleepy girls in creaking wooden pews
The morning called for quiet thoughts in the chapel of our school
With Mary looking tired and sad, Jesus much the same
'Neath the echoes and arches we prayed

And it's easy to trust Jesus when the storm's far away
But when memories and feelings of your home and your faith
Have been smashed into pieces by the storm's awful wave
Then it's sweeter to trust Jesus

Awning of the old oak trees planted long ago
With roots that spread and cracked the streets, mightiness below
The grumble on the avenue from the street car line
'neath the towering houses we'd ride

And it's easy to trust Jesus when the storm's far away
But when memories and feelings of your home and your faith
Have been smashed into pieces by the storm's awful wave
Then it's sweeter to trust Jesus when you've nothing to give or say

Oh for grace to trust him when the storm comes
When it's all gone
Tis so sweet

NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE
Words & Music by Ty Lacy & Steve Siler

Somebody's down to their last dime
Somebody's running out of time
Not too far from here
Somebody's got nowhere else to go
Somebody needs a little hope
Not too far from here
and I may not know their names
But I'm praying just the same
That you'll use me Lord to wipe away a tear
'Cause somebody's crying
Not too far from here
Somebody's troubled and confused
Somebody's got nothing left to lose
Not too far from here
Somebody's forgotten how to trust
Somebody's dying for love
Not too far from here
It may be a stranger's face
But I'm praying for your grace
To move in me and take away the fear
'Cause somebody's hurting
Not too far from here
Help me Lord not to turn away from pain
Help me not to rest while those around me weep
Give me your strength and compassion
When somebody finds the road of life too steep
Now I'm letting down my guard
and I'm opening my heart
Help me speak your love to every needful ear
Jesus is waiting
Not too far from here
Jesus is waiting
Not too far from here

© 1993 Shepherd's Fold Music / Ariose Music (Administered by EMI Christian Music Publishing)

CITY OF HOPE
Words & Music by Regie Hamm

Ain't no wind in the pines
And I can't smell the jasmine no more
It's all just ragtime and rain
Everything left of my life
Is drowning in the flood
And swallowed by the sea
That tried to wash me away, but

I know there's a city of hope
Where love is gonna put us all back together
I know there's a place where we can start again
And we'll start again
I know there's a city of hope
Where the gates are open wide
And we're gonna walk on in
Yeah we're gonna walk on in

This ain't no place to call home
I'm down to far south of my faith
For the gaslights to burn
Helpless moon looking down
But it can't dry the tears
That are rolling like the tide
Lord, if the world will just turn

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Somewhere, someday
It's getting closer, I can feel it
So I'm gonna lift up my eyes
And life up my head because

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BINDER OF THE BROKEN
Words & Music by Clarence Church

Oh, come you heavy heart
Come find your rest
Come fall into the Father
and be whole

Oh, come you weary soul
Break forth with singing
Take refuge in the favor
of the Lord
His peace is your reward

So, lift your hands
to the binder of the broken
And lift your voice
With the song of the redeemed
Face to face
with the healer of the hurting
Rejoice for the Light has come

Oh come you desperate eyes
Come see the savior
Come gaze upon the source of hope and life

Oh come you yearning arms
Your wait is over
Receive the blessings of a loving Lord
His faithfulness is yours

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CARRY ME
Words & Music by Scott Krippayne & Sam Mizell

Reaching the waters edge
Finding there's nowhere to go but through
Searching the depths within
Seeing there's no place to hold on to
But your feet have walked through every wave I'll ever face

Carry Me
Over the water
Carry Me
Through the dark of night
Carry Me
Over the water
Safe to the other side

Facing an endless tide
Constantly pulled out away from shore
Feels like its sink or swim
And I just can't fight anymore
But you take my hand
Here is my heart
You understand

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You are the one I need
Holding me close
Safe in your arms

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© 2000 Chips and Salsa Songs (Adm by BMG) and BMG Songs, Inc. ASCAP

PERMANENT
Words & Music by James Tealy

I would gather up some cardboard and build myself a house
I'd find some shiny things and call them mine
It's all I had to offer, it's all I knew there was
I'd take a shallow breath and call it life

There must be something better
I know there's something real
Cause I can feel

Something permanent
Something everlasting
Something wind and water
Cannot wash away

Have I really been so blinded by all that I can see
To think that what I see is all there is
There is hope below the surface, there's life beyond this skin
And grace to get us to that place from this

And I have built a home there
My days here won't last long
I'm so soon gone

Somewhere permanent
Somewhere everlasting
Somewhere wind and water
Cannot wash away

In the meantime I'll keep a looser grip
On the stuff I've piled in this sinking ship
And I'll hold tight through this long night
To Jesus

Cause He's permanent
Cause He's everlasting
He is permanent
He is everlasting
And His peace inside me
Will not wash away

TWENTY-THREE
Psalm 23

The Lord is My Shepherd
I shall not want
He makes me to lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside the still waters
He restores my soul
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil
For you are with me
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies
You anoint my head with oil
My cup runs over
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.