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Your Love Dispels Our Fear

by Church of the Servant

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God charts the road you take; He watches every step Since your delight spring from loving His word You thrill to read God's word from the day dawns til night, This quiet growth brings fruit all seasons of life Refrain: Lord make us verdant trees, blow away lesser things, Transplant the drought into the wellspring of life Plant us by living streams, lighten the darkest place, make the day dawn anew on our setting sun. Sometimes the seed does die and brings about glorious life To bring us toward the new city of light, No more will be the curse, light will the night disperse, We see His face and bear His glorious name. Lord Jesus, please come soon to make what's broken new Help us to overcome and taste of your life, Spirit and bride say come, remake what's been undone, Keep our roots deep and full in the river of life.
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I long to wander at home with you, Lord And remember your wonderful care The shade of sorrow that held us captive Melts with laughter and happiness there. Refrain: So now bring rains to revive our desert Bring streams of grace to our thirsty souls. The nations watch and stand in wonder; The Lord has come to make us whole. Our tears rise in us like tides of sorrow But your harvest stacks songs of joy. We go out weeping but come home dancing Grace-filled rhythms none can destroy.
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At the dawn of his journey the anointed one said, "The spirit is on me that the poor might be fed." But soon jealous threats push the sweet Savior down The new king's anointing now thorns in a crown. Refrain: So I pour out my love, I pour out my plans, My future, my riches are all in your hands, Your grace and your glory I find bowing down. Where the stench of dead Lazarus once filled Mary's room, From the feet of the Savior rose fragrant perfume, Whilst disciples rejected love's lavish display At His feet she was priest and disciple that day. With broken jar open the fragrance flowed free And uncovered hair wiped the tired weary feet, Where disciples saw only a salary lost She knew the extent of what Christ's love would cost. Whilst Judas deflected the shame from himself, She stooped to Christ's feet and poured out all her wealth, Her journey complete for free grace she now knows, You taste resurrection, you love overflows.
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Long before earth's dark shadows melted into your light, Long before lofty mountains pointed up to the sky, The dimensions of your love were not held by time and space, You are God, never changing, holding life in your grace. Refrain: Have you forgotten me? Have you forgotten me? We are waiting for your blessing, have you forgotten me? From the dust you have made us and to dust we return, All our selfish ambition is like grass in the wind, All the burdens we carry and the shame of lonely pride Keep your love far away and out brokenness in side. From the depths of your wisdom teach us how to bring peace, Let your children delight in the sweet dance of your grace, Keeping time with your patience just one day a thousand years, Let each sunrise surprise us and your love dispel our fears. You have not forgotten me, you have not forgotten me, We are grateful for your blessing you have not forgotten me. Can a mother forget her little baby's first cry? Can a mother feel distance from the one she gave life? Though she may, I will never forget you in all my plans, For your name is engraved in the palm of my hand.
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Rumors 05:22
Rumors of letters will come and then go Breathless reporting will freeze your own soul Short fallen memories soak illusions in Fake aspirations mask lies deep within Refrain: Lord, take me back to the first love you gave to me, Help me find peace in the cross that has set me free Surprise my spirit with your grace and gentleness Refresh our worship by your Holy Spirit's breath. Secretly comes the deception of truth Soon shifting values diminish our worth Place on the altar a cheap sacrifice Hollow our freedom at too great a price. Those all around me condemn what is right Truth that could save them is now put to flight We jump to judgement regarding end times Forgetting what's in God's first divine plan. God speaks his word knocking evil to ground Satan's illusions dissolve without sound Jesus will come back to welcome us home Stand firm and be held in Christ's power alone.
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We come to you, Lord Jesus, for cleansing in this place, For burning coals to touch lips, to proclaim your central place. We lay our church before you, its glory and its shame, Bring us to the place of blessing so the world might know your name. Has our silence made you angry? Is your word a neat alibi? Has our lust for human greatness, sold out our neighbor's life? Our subtle hatred scars us, more deeply than we know. White lies have bound and jarred us from planting seeds that grow. Lord take us to your throne room to be touched by your holiness, As we see upon the altar, the spotless Lamb of grace. O holy Lord almighty, all earth and heaven adore, Our sin and guilt atoned for by Christ the risen Lord.
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Refrain: Deep and further deep in search of you, Lord. I cry to you O God to hear my plea. Deep and further deep I cry to you, God. I cry to you, O God to hear my plea. Our world is full of brokenhearted people, Their senses overwhelmed by all their pain. Will you, O Lord, accept our cries for mercy? Will love and justice shape our world again? The shadows harbor those who long for morning, The darkness leaves us empty, steals our strength. We wait and watch for morning hope to beckon With steadfast love you set our faith aflame.
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Thin Places 04:30
Did the hands that shaped creation reach out for a mother's love? Did the baby in a manger place the stars that shine above? Refrain: This our God who came among us, breaking through both time and space, So that we could see more clearly all the fullness of His grace. Holy, holy, holy, holy. Heaven and earth resound with your glory. When those feet pierced by the cold nails walked out from the empty tomb Did they also dance in rhythm to created life's first tune? He ascended to the Father marked by earthly joy and pain Fully God and and fully human interceding for our shame. We your church on earth inspired by the Spirit's waking flame Offer hands and feet and voices to bring glory to your name.
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Our hearts cry out to you O Lord, We long to have your ear, Our humble plea shaped from the depths, Longs for your grace so dear. And yet if you should mark our sins Tracing scars left by our wickedness We could not stand and so we wait. Your love dispels our fear. The sun’s bright rays bring dawning hope For those who gasp for air, Yet greater still the need for you, Your promises of care. We search your word, feast on its truth, Nourished by your sure steadfast love. Power to redeem is yours alone. Your love dispels our fear. A mother sings her lullaby, Brings peace with every word. Like infants held in mother’s arms, Our needs are satisfied. I won’t look up to boastful plans, Nor let pride turn beauty to dust. I am content within your hands. Yours love dispels our fear.
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Blessed is the one who trusts in God, The one depending on His truth, They are like trees in Eden's grove, With roots submerged in clearest brook. Though summer comes with searing heat, They stay serene and calm in drought, They never drop blossom or leaf And bear fresh fruit though blown about. Like tumbleweed are faithless ones Who think they stand on earth alone, Yet disconnected from the ground, They live in land where nothing grows. The strong are weak when hearts do lie With puzzles no one can resolve But Christ is true, our living hope, Our touching place with earth and heaven. I rise today shielded by faith That you hold all things in your plan, My breath, my soul are not my own, Our future rests firm in your hand, The power of Father, Spirit, Son, Eternal love in trinity, Though storms may come, our battle's won For Christ rules over land and sea. Christ be with me, Christ within me Christ behind me, Christ before Christ beside me, Christ who in me Christ to comfort and restore me Christ beneath me, Christ above me Christ in quiet, hHrist in danger Christ in hearts of all that love me Christ in mouth of friend and stranger

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released December 18, 2020

Music by David and Karen Campbell, 2020
Musicians:
David Campbell - vocals
Ian Campbell - vocals
Karen Campbell - piano/vocals
Erinn Epp - vocals
Audrey Clayton - violin
Josh Parks - violin
Maria Stapert - cello
Chan Jang - piano
Jonathan Laughlin - guitar/percussion
Cover artwork: Love Covers All Wrongs. 12x16 oil on canvas by Paul Stoub, 11/2020
Recording by Soundpost Recording Studio, Grand Rapids, MI

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