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Stain Upon My Heart

Stain Upon My Heart
Words & Music by Missi Hale & Steve Siler

I’ve been breathing through a blanket
I’ve been walking under water
Every breeze an accusation
Every piece of bread a stone
I’ve been trying to swim through quicksand
I’ve been tangled in a wire
Every sunrise condemnation
Every path a broken road
But am I mistaken or is there a gentle whisper
If you can hear me I beg you please

Wash the stain on my heart
Break the chain I carry
Tell me you know everything
and tell me that you love me
Tell me mercy’s great enough
to see beyond my scars
and wash away the stain upon my heart

I’ve been drifting in a dark cloud
I’ve been circling the desert
Every dream another nightmare
Every cup filled with regret
Is this redemption, this subtle tug I’m feeling?
Is there forgiveness? Can I be free?

Wash the stain upon my heart
Break the chain I carry
Tell me you know everything
and tell me that you love me
Tell me mercy’s great enough
to see beyond my scars
Will you wash the stain upon my heart

Will you wash away these stains
Wash the stain on my heart
Break the chains I carry
Tell me you know everything
and tell me that you love me
Tell me mercy’s great enough
to see beyond my scars Jesus
Will you wash away the stain
Please wash away the stain upon my heart

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This is going to bring healing to so many people!

Paula Ellefson, Rich in Mercy, Rochester, MN

Beautiful imagery, poetic and powerful! Has the elements of sincere prayer…. Love it!

Mary Comm, Author, Secret Sin: When God’s People Choose Abortion

Very powerful song of what a person experiences when they go through trauma. Very accurate description.

Greg Hasek, MA, MFT, LPC , Southwest Florida Christian Counseling, Bonita Springs, FL

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Alicia Enstrom

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Alicia Enstrom

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Violin

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MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You

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Anthony LaMarchina

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Anthony LaMarchina

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Cello

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AFTER THE STORM Trust Jesus, Binder of the Broken (After the Storm) DIGNITY Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, You Should Hear Him Sing, I'm Gonna Lose You, Twenty Three INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My I Wasn't There, Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You SOFT RAIN TWENTY THREE Twenty Three WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Whole in the Sight of God

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Conni Ellisor

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Conni Ellisor

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Violin

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AFTER THE STORM Binder of the Broken, Not too Far from Here, Trust Jesus

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Craig Nelson

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Craig Nelson

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Bass

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THE APOLOGY DRINK DEEP No!, Don't Feel Much like Prayer Today, Drink Deep, After the Crowds are Gone, No Such Thing as Normal, Differently, Every Single Tear, Good, Ambush, As Good as Goodbye Gets, Today, Gone Ahead, Death Has Been Conquered INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You SOFT RAIN WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Whole in the Sight of God

Danny Mitchell

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Danny Mitchell

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Copyist, Backing Vocals

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BEFORE WE SAID HELLO Background Vocals DIGNITY Copyist - Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, You Should Hear Him Sing, I'm Gonna Lose You MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Copyist - I Wasn't There, Hope Will Rise Again, Stain Upon My Heart, We Forgive You

David Angell

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David Angell

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Violin

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AFTER THE STORM Trust Jesus, Binder of the Broken CHAOS OF THE HEART Chaos of the Heart DAYS OF HOPE DIGNITY Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, You Should Hear Him Sing, I'm Gonna Lose You, Twenty Three DRINK DEEP After the Crowds are Gone, Differently, As Good as Goodbye Gets, Death Has Been Conquered INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My Heart, I Wasn't There, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You MORE THAN A SURVIVOR SOFT RAIN SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Traitor, Somebody's Daughter, I Commit My Eyes TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE The Cost, Beautiful Jesus, Tell Me What You See, To Be Free TWENTY THREE Twenty Three WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Whole in the Sight of God

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David Davidson

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David Davidson

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Violin

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AFTER THE STORM Violin -Trust Jesus, Binder of the Broken BEFORE WE SAID HELLO Violin CHAOS OF THE HEART (Chaos of the Heart ) DAYS OF HOPE DIGNITY Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, You Should Hear Him Sing, I'm Gonna Lose You, Twenty Three DRINK DEEP After the Crowds are Gone, Differently, As Good as Goodbye Gets, Death Has Been Conquered INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH I Wasn't There, Hope Will Rise Again, Stain Upon My Heart, We Forgive You MORE BEAUTIFUL Wildest Ride on Earth MORE THAN A SURVIVOR SOFT RAIN SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Traitor, Somebody's Daughter, I Commit My Eyes TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE The Cost, Beautiful Jesus, Tell Me What You See, To Be Free TWENTY THREE Twenty Three WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Whole in the Sight of God

Janet Darnall

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Janet Darnall

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Violin

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DIGNITY Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, I'm Gonna Lose You INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My I Wasn't There, Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You SOFT RAIN Stain Upon My Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You

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Karen Winklemann

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Karen Winklemann

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Violin

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AFTER THE STORM Trust Jesus, Binder of the Broken DIGNITY Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, I'm Gonna Lose You, Twenty Three INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You SOFT RAIN TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE The Cost, Beautiful Jesus, Tell Me What You See, To Be Free TWENTY THREE Twenty Three

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Ken Lewis

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Ken Lewis

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Percussion

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AFTER THE STORM Percussion & Drums - Binder of the Broken DIGNITY Dignity, Returning the Favor, Love Will Have to Do It, In the Middle of the Mess, Do You Know I Love You MERCY GREAT ENOUGH What Now SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER All of Me, Into the Light TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE Swept Away, Tell Me What You See, To Be Free, You Love Me / Drums - In the Image of God

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Kent Hooper

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Kent Hooper

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Co-Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering, Arranging, and Keyboards

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AFTER THE STORM Engineer spoken pieces, Engineering, mixing, and mastering THE APOLOGY Engineering, mixing, and mastering BEFORE WE SAID HELLO Engineering, mixing, and mastering BROKEN TO BLESS Engineering, mixing, and mastering CELEBRATION TABLE Engineering, mixing, and mastering CHAOS OF THE HEART Programming - Chaos of the Heart / Piano - Interludes / Mixing & Mastering - Chaos of the Heart, Keep Breathing, & How Could You / Producer - Every Single Tear - used Courtesy of Spring Hill Music Group, Inc. CHILD OF GOD Engineering, mixing, and mastering CROOKED ROAD Engineering, mixing, and mastering DAYS OF HOPE Engineering, mixing, and mastering DIGNITY Co-Producer, engineering, mixing, and mastering - All tracks / Piano - Do You Know I Love You, Precious Lord Take My Hand DRINK DEEP Co-Producer, engineering, mixing, and mastering - All tracks FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW Programming, piano, & mixing - I Don't Know You Anymore / Love as I Have Been Loved - programming / Engineer for spoken pieces HEROES UNSUNG Engineer for spoken pieces IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR Engineering, mixing, and mastering MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Co-Producer, arranging, engineering, mixing, and mastering - All tracks MORE BEAUTIFUL Programming, Keyboards, Engineer, mixing - Wildest Ride on Earth, Keyboards & Engineer - Interlude for More Beautiful on Guitar, Engineer - Affirmation MORE THAN A SURVIVOR Co-Producer, engineering, mixing, and mastering ROCK BOTTOM SOON Vocal Engineer & Mix SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Songwriter & programming - All of Me / Keyboards, mixing - Somebody's Daughter / Programming, mixing - Into the Light/ Keyboards, mixing - Every Man's Battle / Engineer & mixing - Is it Me? / I Commit My Eyes / Traitor TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE Engineered, mixed, and mastered all tracks / Also Wurlitzer - Swept Away / Keyboards - Tell Me What You See, To Be Free, In the Image of God / Guitar - Piece Me Together / Programming & Keyboards - You Love Me TWENTY THREE Producer UNDER MY SKIN Mix and mastering WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Engineer & MIx

Mary K. Vanosdale

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Mary K. Vanosdale

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Violin

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AFTER THE STORM Trust Jesus, Binder of the Broken MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE The Cost, Beautiful Jesus, Tell Me What You See, To Be Free WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Whole in the Sight of God

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Missi Hale

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Missi Hale

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Songwriter, Vocalist, Piano, & Guitar

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TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE Songwriter & Vocal - The Cost / Songwriter, Vocal, & Guitar - Time for a Breakdown, Piece Me Together / Songwriter & Backing Vocals - To Be Free MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My Heart - Songwriter & vocal

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Monisa Angell

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Monisa Angell

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Viola

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AFTER THE STORM Trust Jesus, Binder of the Broken CHAOS OF THE HEART Chaos of the Heart DAYS OF HOPE DIGNITY Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, You Should Hear Him Sing, I'm Gonna Lose You, Twenty Three DRINK DEEP After the Crowds are Gone, Differently, As Good as Goodbye Gets, Death Has Been Conquered INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My Heart, I Wasn't There, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You SOFT RAIN SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Traitor, Somebody's Daughter, I Commit My Eyes TWENTY THREE Twenty Three WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Whole in the Sight of God

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Phillip Keveren

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Phillip Keveren

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String Arrangement & Conductor

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AFTER THE STORM Trust Jesus, Binder of the Broken BEFORE WE SAID HELLO Before We Said Hello, Heaven's Playground DAYS OF HOPE DIGNITY Dignity, Twenty Three / also String arrangement, Conductor, & Piano - We've Never Done This Dance Before, You Should Hear Him Sing, I'm Gonna Lose You DRINK DEEP After the Crowds are Gone, Differently, As Good as Goodbye Gets, Death Has Been Conquered CHAOS OF THE HEART Chaos of the Heart IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My I Wasn't There, Heart, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You MORE THAN A SURVIVOR SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Traitor, Somebody's Daughter, I Commit My Eyes TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE The Cost, Beautiful Jesus, Tell Me What You See, To Be Free / also / Piano - No One Can Love Me like You Do TWENTY THREE Twenty Three WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Piano, String arranger, conductor - Whole in the Sight of God / Writer, Piano, Programming - Reflection on Whole in the Sight of God

Sari Reist

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Sari Reist

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Cello

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DRINK DEEP After the Crowds are Gone, Differently, As Good as Goodbye Gets, Death Has Been Conquered INNOCENT CHILD (Becky Nordquist) MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Stain Upon My, Heart, I Wasn't There, Hope Will Rise Again, We Forgive You SOFT RAIN SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Traitor, Somebody's Daughter, I Commit My Eyes

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Steve Siler

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Steve Siler

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Founder, Director, & Producer / Songwriter / Keys / Vocalist

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AFTER THE STORM Songwriter / Where is the Ground, Not too Far From Here, Twenty Three BEFORE WE SAID HELLO Songwriter BROKEN TO BLESS Songwriter & Vocals / Not too Far from Here, Innocent Child, Broken to Bless, Renee is Fourteen, Child of Mine, Beatitudes, Listening, Wounded Angel, Nothing is in Vain, Walking Each Other Home, The Apology CELEBRATION TABLE Songwriter & Vocals / Celebration Table, Come Meet Me Here, In Christ, I've Got This, No Power Over Me, Rock Bottom Soon, Say Anything, Shame Died These Things, A Voiceless Cry, You are Not Alone CHAOS OF THE HEART Songwriter / Chaos of the Heart, How Could You, Every Single Tear, Keep Breathing, Twenty Three CHILD OF GOD Songwriter CROOKED ROAD Songwriter DAYS OF HOPE Songwriter DIGNITY Songwriter / Dignity, We've Never Done This Dance Before, Returning the Favor, Love Will Have to Do It, In the Middle of the Mess, Twenty Three, You Should Hear Him Sing, Do You Know I Love You, Precious Lord Take My Hand, I'm Gonna Lose You DRINK DEEP No!, Don't Feel Much like Prayer Today, Drink Deep, After the Crowds are Gone, No Such Thing as Normal, Differently, Every Single Tear, Good, Twenty Three, Ambush, Today, Gone Ahead, Death Has Been Conquered FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW Songwriter / Fifty Years From Now, I Don't Know You Anymore, Love as I Have Been Loved, Before God, What God Has Joined Together GOD CAN USE A BROKEN HEART Songwriter HEROES UNSUNG Songwriter & Piano IN ALL THINGS Songwriter I PROMISE TO BE WITH YOU TODAY Songwriter IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR Songwriter LIFE OF FAITH Songwriter LOOK INTO MY EYES Songwriter MERCY GREAT ENOUGH Songwriter / The Days Still Yet to Come, Hope Will Rise Again, I Lay it Down, I Wasn't There, Listen with Love, Stain Upon My Heart, We Forgive You, What Now?, You'll Never Call Me Daddy, Your Life Has Made a Difference MORE BEAUTIFUL Songwriter / More Beautiful, Wildest Ride on Earth MORE THAN A SURVIVOR Songwriter MUSIC FOR THE LITLE SOUL Songwriter THE NEXT RIGHT THING Songwriter NO POWER OVER ME Songwriter & Vocalist ROCK BOTTOM SOON Songwriter & Vocalist SET SAIL Songwriter SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Songwriter / Traitor, Somebody's Daughter, All of Me, Into the Light, Is It Me?, I Commit My Eyes, Every Man's Battle /also / Keyboards - Is It Me? TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE Songwriter / The Cost, You Love Me, In the image of God, Just the Way that I Am, No One Can Love Me like You Do TWENTY THREE Songwriter UNDER MY SKIN Songwriter WHERE IS MY FAITH Songwriter WHOLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD Songwriter / Whole in the Sight of God WRONG CONVERSATIONS Songwriter

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