Lyrics from "A New
Chapter" 2005
SONG ONE:
RIVER OF JORDAN
Key of: F-Bb
VERSE 1
TO THE RIVER OF JORDAN OUR SAVIOR WENT ONE DAY
AND WE READ THAT JOHN THE BAPTIST MET HIM THERE
AND WHEN JOHN BAPTIZED JESUS, IN JORDANS RUSHING WATERS
THE MIGHTY POWER OF GOD FILLED THE AIR
CHORUS 1
WELL I'M ON MY WAY (I'm on my way)
TO THE RIVER OF JORDAN (River of Jordan)
GONNA WADE RIGHT IN (Gonna wade right in)
TO THE RUSHING WATER (Rushing water)
I'M GOING DOWN (I'm going down)
TO THE RIVER OF JORDAN (River of Jordan)
LET COOL COOL WATERS CLEANSE MY SOUL
VERSE 2
WELL OLE NAMAN WAS STRICKEN WITH DREADED LEPROCY
AND HE SENT FOR THE MAN OF GOD TO PRAY
BUT ELIJAH SAID TO NAMAN GO 'N DIP YOURSELF IN JORDAN
AND LET COOLING WATERS WASH YOUR SPOTS AWAY
CHORUS 2
SO HE WENT RIGHT DOWN (He went right down)
TO THE RIVER OF JORDAN (River of Jordan)
HE WADED RIGHT IN (He waded right in)
TO THE RUSHING WATER (Rushing water)
HE DIPPED HIMSELF (He dipped himself)
IN THE RIVER OF JORDAN (River of Jordan)
AND COOL COOL WATERS MADE HIM WHOLE
VERSE 3
WELL NOW THE RIVER OF JORDAN IS MANY MILES AWAY
AND THIS MIGHTY RIVER I MAY NEVER SEE
BUT I'LL FIND MYSELF AN ALTER AT AN OLD FASHIONED CHURCH
AND MY RIVER OF JORDAN IT WILL BE
CHORUS 3
WELL I'M ON MY WAY (I'm on my way)
TO THE RIVER OF JORDAN (River of Jordan)
GONNA WADE RIGHT IN (Gonna wade right in)
TO THE RUSHING WATER (Rushing water)
I'M GOING DOWN (I'm going down)
TO THE RIVER OF JORDAN (River of Jordan)
LET COOL COOL WATERS CLEANSE MY SOUL
SONG TWO:
AFTER ALL
Key of: Db -
G
VERSE 1
TRIALS HERE ARE SOMETIMES MANY
AND OFT TIMES MY FEET GROW WEARY
TIL IT SEEMS I'LL ALMOST STUMBLE THEN AND FALL
BUT THE TENDER HAND THAT LEADS
IS THE HAND THAT KEEPS ME STEADY
AND BY FAITH I KNOW I'LL MAKE IT AFTER ALL
CHORUS
AFTER ALL THIS LIFE IS OVER
AND OUR BURDENS HAVE BEEN LIFTED
AND WE STAND UPON THE MOUNTAIN TOP SO TALL
LOOKING OVER IN THAT CITY THAT THE SAVIOR IS PREPARING
GIVES ME FAITH THAT I CAN MAKE IT AFTER ALL
VERSE 2
BY MYSELF I CANNOT MAKE IT
BUT I KNOW HE'S THERE TO HELP ME
HE WILL HEAR MY CRY, IF ONLY I WILL CALL
JUST KEEP TRUSTING, KEEP ON BELIEVING
ARE THE WORDS I HEAR HIM WHISPER
JUST A FEW MORE DAYS TO LABOR AFTER ALL
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
SONG THREE:
CLOSE TO THE MASTER
Key of: Eb-F
VERSE 1
WHEN MY HEART IS HEAVY, MY SPIRIT IS LOW
THE STORMS OF LIFE AROUND ME ROLL
I CALL ON THE MASTER, WHO SENDS DOWN HIS LOVE
AND ASKS THAT WE MEET HIM IN THAT HOME ABOVE
VERSE 2
AND WHEN I GET DISCOURAGED OR I'M FEELING BLUE
THANK GOD I KNOW, JUST WHAT TO DO
I CALL ON THE MASTER WHO ANSWERS MY PRAYER
AND GIVES ME A KEY TO A MANSION UP THERE
CHORUS
CLOSE TO THE MASTER, I'M TRYING TO LIVE
CLOSE TO THE ONE WHO LOVES AND FORGIVES
CLOSE TO THE ONE WHO ANSWERS MY PRAYER
CLOSE TO THE ONE WHO WELCOMES ME THERE
SONG FOUR:
ROLL AWAY TROUBLED RIVER
Key of: Bb-B
CHORUS
ROLL AWAY TROUBLED RIVER ROLL AWAY
ROLL AWAY TROUBLED RIVER ROLL AWAY
I WON'T BE CAUGHT BY YOUR RAGING TIDE
I'M WALKING SAFELY BY THE MASTERS SIDE
ROLL AWAY TROUBLED RIVER ROLL AWAY
VERSE 1
IF YOU'RE WAITIN FOR MY TROUBLES TO GET ME DOWN
WELL FRIEND, THERE AIN'T NO USE IN YOU HANGING AROUND
CAUSE I DON'T CARE WHAT COMES MY WAY
IT CAN'T BE BIG ENOUGH, BUT WHAT YOU HEAR ME SAY
ROLL AWAY TROUBLED RIVER ROLL AWAY
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 2
NOW I CAN ALWAYS FIND A REASON TO BE SAD
AND I CAN LOOK AROUND AND ONLY SEE THE BAD
BUT I CAN TAKE WHAT MY FATHER SENDS
I CAN TRUST HIM, I KNOW HE'LL UNDERSTAND
AND HE'LL TAKE THAT TROUBLED RIVER AND ROLL IT ALL AWAY
REPEAT CHORUS
SONG FIVE:
UNTIL YOU'VE KNOWN
Key of: F
VERSE 1
IF YOU COULD OWN ALL THE WORLD AND ITS MONEY
BUILD CASTLES TALL ENOUGH, THEY'D REACH THE SKY ABOVE
IF YOU COULD KNOW EVERYTHING THERE WAS TO KNOW ABOUT LIFES GAME
STILL YOU'D KNOW NOTHING TILL YOU'VE KNOWN GOD AND HIS LOVE
CHORUS
UNTIL YOU'VE KNOWN THE LOVING HAND THAT REACHES DOWN TO A FALLEN MAN
AND LIFTS HIM UP FROM OUT OF SIN WHERE HE HAS TROD
UNTIL YOU'VE KNOWN JUST HOW IT FEELS TO KNOW THAT GOD IS REALLY REAL
THEN YOU'VE KNOWN NOTHING, TIL YOU'VE KNOWN THE LOVE OF GOD
VERSE 2
NOW IF IN YOUR LIFETIME YOU COULD MEET EVERYBODY
AND YOU COULD KNOW EVERY NAME FROM HERE TO YON
BUT IF YOU'VE NOT COME FACE TO FACE WITH JESUS AND HIS SAVING GRACE
THEN YOU'VE KNOWN NOTHING TIL YOU'VE KNOWN GOD AND HIS LOVE
REPEAT CHORUS
SONG SIX:
I'M GONE
Key of:
Eb-E-F
VERSE 1
JESUS CHRIST HAS GONE TO PREPARE A CITY IN THE SKY
WHERE WE SHALL LIVE AND NEVER GROW OLD
IN THE SWEET SWEET BY AND BY
THOUGH STRANGERS IN A FOREIGN LAND
WE'LL SOON BE MOVIN ON HOME
WHEN THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND,
WE'LL BE LEAVIN THE GROUND
WE'LL BE WORSHIPING AROUND GOD'S
THRONE
CHORUS
I'M GONE (GOODBYE I'M LEAVIN HERE WHEN HE CALLS HIS BRIDE AWAY)
I'M GONE (GOODBYE AND IT WON'T BE LONG I CAN HARDLY WAIT ANOTHER DAY)
ETERNAL LAND MY EVERLASTING HOME
(eternal home sweet land of Beulah, everlasting home on high)
I'M HAPPY TO KNOW, I'M READY TO GO
GOODBYE I'M GONE
VERSE 2
SOMETIMES DOWN HERE THE ROAD GETS ROUGH
AND THE WAY SEEMS HARD AND LONG
THOUGH THE PATH GETS DIM
WE'LL KEEP ON MARCHIN TO THE BEAT OF A HEAVENLY SONG
WE'RE PILGRIMS ON A GLORYBOUND JOURNEY
WASHED IN CALVARY'S FLOW
WHEN I HEAR HIS CALL, I'LL BE LEAVIN IT ALL
PRAISE GOD I'M READY TO GO
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
SONG SEVEN:
THE RICHES WERE FREE
Key of:
Eb-E
VERSE 1
ONCE I SOUGHT AN EARTHLY TREASURE MADE OF SILVER AND OF GOLD
BUT THE RICHES OF WORLD I COULD NOT HOLD
SO I WENT TO GOD FOR GUIDANCE AND HIS LOVE DELIVERED ME
NOW I FIND TO MY AMAZEMENT THAT THE RICHES ALL WERE
FREE
CHORUS
NOW I'VE GOT LOVE
Love is what you really need, the rest will come by naturally
Trust in Jesus, he will show you just how love should be (for God)
FOR GOD, AND FOR MY FELLOW MAN
AND I'VE GOT PEACE
Peace of mind is more a thrill than cattle on a thousand hills
And everyone should make a goal for peace down in your soul (in me)
IN ME, AND IT ALL (and it all) WAS FREE
VERSE 2
THERE WERE TIMES I COULD NOT HOLD ON IN MY WORLD OF COLD DESPAIR
IN MY AGONY I WENT TO GOD IN PRAYER
DOWN ON MY KNEES I BEGGED HIM TO FORGIVE ME FOR MY SIN
AND HE TOLD ME I'M THE RICHEST WHEN A CHRISTIAN LIFE BEGINS
SONG EIGHT:
IF HE SAID IT I BELIEVE IT
Key of: F#-G
VERSE 1
MOSES LED THE CHILD OF ISRAEL TO THE BANKS OF THE MIGHTY RED SEA
BUT WITH NO WAY TO CROSS THE WATER, THE JOURNEY WAS OVER IT SEEMED
BUT GOD TOLD MOSES TO STRETCH FORTH HIS HAND AND THE WATERS HE WOULD DIVIDE
AND JUST LIKE THE LORD HAD PROMISED, HE LED THEM SAFELY TO THE OTHER SIDE
CHORUS
IF HE SAID IT I BELIEVE IT NO REASON TO DOUBT
FOR THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HE COULDN'T WORK OUT
HE'LL GET YOU THROUGH SOME WAY SOMEHOW
IF HE SAID IT I BELIEVE IT THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT
VERSE 2
GOD'S CHILDREN TODAY FACE MANY HIGH MOUNTAINS, WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET AROUND
EVERYTIME WE TRY TO CLIMB THOSE HILLS ON OUR OWN, WE FALL RIGHT BACK TO THE
GROUND
OH BUT JESUS SAID THAT HE WOULD CARRY US OVER, IF WE'D JUST HAVE FAITH AND
BELIEVE
ALL WE GOTTA DO IS TRUST IN HIS WORD AND HIS BLESSINGS WE WILL RECEIVE
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
SONG NINE:
A GOD WHO IS AWARE
Key of: F#-G-C
VERSE 1
ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL FACED, ALL THE PROPHETS OF BAAL
WITH PLEADING VOICE THEY CALLED THEIR GOD BUT ALL TO NO AVAIL
ELIJAH SAID 'YOUR GODS ASLEEP' AND BOWED HIS HEAD IN PRAYER
THEN GOD LOOKED ON HIS SACRIFICE AND FIRE CONSUMED IT THERE
CHORUS
HE IS AWARE WHEN THE STORMS OF DOUBT ASSAIL, HE IS A PLACE TO HIDE
HE KNOWS WHEN FEARS OPPRESS THE SOUL, HE'S ALWAYS THERE BY YOUR SIDE
HE'LL CALM THE TROUBLED WATERS; BRING LIGHT IN DARK DESPAIR
THERE'S POWER FOR THOSE WHO LOVE AND SERVE, A GOD WHO IS AWARE
VERSE 2
WHEN SATAN COMES ACROSS OUR WAY AND TRIES TO BREAK OUR WILL
THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD SURROUND, LIFE GROWS DARKER STILL
WHAT MY FRIEND CAN WE DO, BUT STEAL AWAY IN PRAYER
FOR JOY AWAITS A CHILD WHO KNOWS A GOD WHO IS AWARE
REPEAT CHORUS
SONG TEN:
WHEN THE POWER OF THE LORD COMES DOWN
Key of:
Bb-Eb-Bb-Eb-Bb-B
CHORUS
BETTER GET YOURSELF READY FOR THE FINAL CROSSOVER
WHEN THE POWER OF THE LORD COMES DOWN
GOTTA MAKE IT TO THE ALTER, GOTTA MAKE IT TO THE WATER
BE BOUGHT BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB
WHEN HE COMES IN A CLOUD OF POWER AND GLORY
GONNA PUT ON A ROBE AND CROWN
GOIN WITH THE CHILDREN, SHOUTIN HALLELUJAH
WHEN THE POWER OF THE LORD COMES
DOWN
VERSE 1
WHEN YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF HIS FINAL TRUMPET
YOU'LL KNOW THE COMING OF THE LORD IS EMINENT
HE'LL BE COMIN IN A CLOUD LIKE CHARIOT
RIDING ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND THAT CARRY IT
LIGHTIN UP THE CLOUDS IN THE EASTERN SKY
SEE THE MIGHTY MIGHTY ANGELS ALL AROUND
WE'LL BE CHANGED IN THE TWINKLE OF AN EYE
WHEN THE POWER OF THE LORD COMES DOWN
VERSE 2
IF YOU DON'T KNOW BOUT THE LOVE OF JESUS
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS SAVING GRACE IS
BETTER BE READIN HIS GOOD NEWS STORY
JESUS IS A COMIN FROM HIS HOME IN GLORY
THERES NO OTHER NAME BUT THE NAME OF JESUS
WHERE SALVATION CAN BE FOUND
BETTER GET YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE
BEFORE THE POWER OF THE LORD COMES DOWN
REPEAT CHORUS
TWICE
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