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God’s Side

He smiled at me and waved, it’s been a long six days, tomorrow I will rest
In his eyes there was a grin, his life was never sin, he gave his life for us

CHORUS
The grass is greener on God’s side of the fence, the grass is greener on God’s side

She was so pretty then, pretty kitty then, she was so humble when she was
But now she’d older and she don’t understand     

She finally took a stand, when she stood up and raised her hand
How could you love somebody like me (he said)

He whispered in her ear, there’s no need to fear
I love you more and more each day,   
every morning now she prays.

Pretty Little Ditty

words by Claire N. Streb

This is a nice & pretty little song
It isn’t too slow and it isn’t too long

This song that I sing is for your ears to hear
It isn’t complicated, It’s plain & it’s clear

Our father still loves you, no matter what you’ve done
All of your past was wiped clean away, by his, by his son

Turn your back on the past
Your future is bright
His love will always last
If you focus on the light

Our father still loves you, no matter what you’ve done
All of your past was wiped clean away, by his, by his son

Friends

I never understood just what love is, I know the words but not what to say.

He said he loved me Lord, what should I do?
He never loved me Lord.  He just wanted to have some fun.

I know you love me Lord, feel it every day.
Just want to love you Lord, don’t know what to say.

CHORUS
But why can’t we be just friends?
And why do I have to end this love?

How do I tell him Lord, what he has to hear.
Don’t want to hurt him Lord, or show my tears.

I think he knows the words, but not what to say.
He don’t love me Lord, I’ll tell him today: we’re too young.

I know you love me Lord, I love you too.
Don’t know what to say just wanted to love you.

Evolution

By Claire Streb

Some say there is no God
That we are an accident

CHORUS
Big Bang, Evolution
Kaboom, Revolution

Some say there is a God, But Christ is made up

Who’s foolin’ who?  Who’s foolin’ you?

The evil one speaks with a forked tongue.
It’s so easy to believe him,
It’s so easy to be deceived by him,
But please don’t relieve him,
Don’t you go makin’ him relieved

The good things are worth fighting for,
Worth working for, worth dying for.

Big Bang

Footprints

Some things crumble 
Hearts like sand through your hands

Some people come in your life and quickly go
nothing changes, they don’t change a thing

I can’t make you
Love my lord
Love Jesus

He created
The heart and the sand
You and me

Let your maker in, You can let him in
Let him stay a while,  He will stay for a life time
He leaves footprints in the sand

My Lord Jesus
I can’t stop him
From Lovin’ you

For You

words by Claire N. Streb

I know you want to be good, to be honest, and gentle, and kind.    
But what really matters is where you go when you die.   
I pray for you ev’ry day, that He’ll soften your heart and He’ll soften your your mind.
But why do you keep believing the evil one’s crafty lie?

CHORUS
It’s for you, it’s all for you.  You’re the reason for this song.
It’s for you, it’s all for you.  It was for you all along.   

don’t wannna to win a fight, use logic, facts, or a goal.    
‘Cause what really matters is will you let Him save your soul?  
You say that life should be fair, that bad things should not happen to good.    
But, free will’s a gift. Would you give up your freedom if you could?

Tears may stream down on your face, your head is bowed, and you are ashamed.    
You think that God will not hear you, but will you call out His name? 
No matter who you are, or what you think, no matter what you’ve done,
God loves you,  God loves you,  He loves you

You try, and struggle, and strain and labor until your face is blue.
Why don’t you just admit He makes all things possible, not you?
It’s yours to choose Make your choice Your will is free.
But please tell me where you’ll spend eternity?

It’s for you that the thorns pricked blood from His head.
It’s for you that He suffered and died instead.
It’s for you that they nailed Him, pierced His side.
It’s for you that He hung on the cross and died.
It’s for you that He put up with the angry crowd.
It’s for you that He gave way and cried out loud,
“IT IS FINISHED!”

Choose

Everyone will have to choose between
Jesus Christ, the way the truth and the light
& the Devil who comes to steal kill and destroy
why would anyone choose the darkness over
the beautiful clean & forgiving light?

Everyone lives forever
It just depends on where you choose
Why would you want to live out
Eternity in pain
When you could live with Jesus in heaven

Heaven will be wonderful
I don’t live for today
I don’t live for yesterday
I live for tomorrow

What Would Jesus Do?

They asked me questions,I did not know what to say.
I prayed to Jesus,and he told me.

She was so lovely, She was so egotistical.
She was so lovely, and she asked me…

What would Jesus do with a life like mine?
WWJD?  He’d cover you with his blood,
That’s one thing he do.

He was so sorry, He was so underestimated.
He was so sorry, and he asked me…

WWJD, to save my life?  WWJD?
He’d forgive you of all you’ve done, if you would just ask.
That’s one thing he’d do.

She wanted nothing, She wanted everything.
She wanted nothing, and she asked me…

WWJD, would he give me love?  WWJD?
He’d wrap his arms around your life,
That’s one thing he’d do.
That’s what Jesus would do.

Simpson Sky

I will believe ‘till pigs fly
I will believe ‘till the cows jump over the moon
I believe in my lord

If you saw god walking down the street
would you ignore him, would you kneel down
would you ignore him cause you do now

CHORUS
Believe, believe, believe, believe.

If you had to believe in your best friend with out seeing his face,
Would you ignore his presence on this earth


If you saw Jesus Christ at the grocery store
Would you be embarressed he was there
would you be embarassed ‘cause you don’t care

I will believe ‘till pigs fly

Understand

He’s alone in a crowded room ‘cause he don’t know
His friends ask him if he’d like to go to church

The congregation worships with their hands held high
He looks around and doesn’t know why
He plays along
While they sing their songs

& he goes to church & he thinks it hurts
& he don’t understand ‘cause he is just a man

He goes to church for many Sundays
& one day he decides to pray
His knees buckle and he begins to cry
& still he does not understand why

& he decides to pray & his knees buckle
& his knees buckle & he begins to cry
& his knees buckle & his knees buckle

He prays to Jesus, “You could save my life,
Please save me I’ve so much strife”
He weeps and cries
Tears fall from his eyes

& he decides to pray & he will fight to stay
& his knees buckle & his knees buckle
& he is just a man but now he understands
& his knees buckle & his knees buckle
& he decides to pray & he will fight to stay
& he decides to say that he will fight to pray

When he goes in a crowded room with his head held high
He’s not alone  and he knows why

An Ode

The kids at school don’t understand.
Did they really know him?  I never new him.

His friends cried a lot that day.
She was his best friend, his best friend in 8th grade.

CHORUS
Why oh God, I say, why oh God?
He was 16, a junior in high school, Why oh God?

Lord I know I don’t understand.
How can he die, he was yet to be a man?
Why oh God?

I still barely know his name,
He was a normal kid and totally sane.

The kids at school don’t seem to care.
Do they realize that they are merely here
Waiting for you, waiting for you?

Sweat of Blood
as taken from Luke 22-23, Matthew 27, & Isaiah 53

Judas betrayed the Messiah w/ a kiss.  Master shall we fight?  I brought my sword. 
Then one of them cut off an ear, Jesus healed him there.

If I tell you, you won’t believe me.  If I tell you, “He’s the son of God.”  They whipped and tortured him.
They put a kingly robe on him.  Herod and Pilot became friends.  A mighty roar rose from the crowd. 
As one voice shouted    “Kill Him!”

CHORUS
Crucify him

Isaiah 53:5:  He was wounded and bruised for our sins.  He was beaten that we might have peace. 
He was lashed and we were healed.  They knew way back then, Jesus would come and this would happen.

They took him to the skull.  They mocked and laughed at him.  They offered him whine. 
They called him the king of the Jews.  He was blindfolded and hit, “Who hit you.? 
You are the Messiah, prove it.”

The curtain split in half.  The Earth shook and the rocks broke.  Tombs open and they came alive. 
The world was dark from noon ‘till three.  Judas hung himself; he knew what he’d done.

“Father I give my spirit to you.”  & w/ those words he died.  3 days later he rose from the dead. 
They didn’t believe.  Suddenly he joined them on the road.  They didn’t recognize him.

Father

Father, you don’t know how the story of the red letters go.
You try harder than I know you do, but do you remember the gold rule?

She knows a lot, more than people think.
She knows she’s got, what it takes.

I cry myself to sleep, in hope that when I wake you’ll love me.
I know you think you do, but when you speak, I don’t know if it’s true.

On the road, going home, she looks out the window.
She cries without a sound.
She knows he’s lost and she’s found

She know a lot, more than people think.
She knows he’s lost and she knows that she’s found a father in heaven.

Father God, what should I do, to let them know you are truth?
Thank you for forgiving me, when they hung you on a tree.

She knows a lot, more than people think.
She knows she’s got a father in heaven.

Pardon Me
words by Claire N. Streb

If you’re a Christian, why do you swear?
If you’re a Christian, why do you take my lords name in vain?

CHORUS
Well please, pardon me if I’m not perfect in your eyes.
Well please pardon me if I’m not perfect.
Well I’m not perfect

If you are born again, then why do you weep?
If you are born again, then why do you shut your eyes and cry?

I heard you lie last week.  It was a tiny little lie.
But it was a lie.  You hypocrite.
Hypocrisy, democracy, what do these words mean to me?
Hypocrisy. democracy, what do these words mean?
What do these words mean?

You see, I’m a sinner, and will be ‘til the day I die.
You see, I’m a sinner, but I believe in Jesus Christ.
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