Michael W Smith

[fox69]

"I'll Wait For You"

"I'll Wait For You"



Good morning Mr. Repo Man
Give me one more week, and I'll be gone.
It's been a long hard month of Sunday's
Still no rain, nothing left around here but the dust and shame
I know you know....mmmm, I know you know.
And I'm trying to find my way, to hold on to my faith
While I wait, for you
I'll wait for you

Now I lie awake at night, trying not to think
these are the hardest times I've seen
I'm still holding on
I know you never said it would be easy
all thick and no thin, but the man who waits is the man who wins, holding on,
oh yeah, I'm holding on.

I'm gonna hide myself away, hide myself away,
And I'll wait for you, I'll wait for you, I'll wait for you,

I'll wait for you.

I need you now, I need you now, Oh, oh..oh..
You know I need you now, oh, oh, yeah, yeah

And I'll wait for you, I'll wait for you, I'm gonna wait for you,
Oh, I wait for you.

I'm gonna walk on and not get weary now, I'm gonna run and not fall down.
I know that someday, I'll get my wings somehow, and you will carry me. you will carry me
I'm gonna rise up, like an eagle now, I'm gonna ride that big blue sky,
I'm sure that someday, all that doubt again, you will carry me, you will carry me, even now, oh yeah, even now, oh yeah, carry me even now.
Carry me even now. Your gonna carry me, you will carry me, you will carry me, even now
Oh carry me, oh yeah.

 

[fox69]

"I'm Gone"

"I'm Gone"


I see you smiling at me
And I fall into a daydream
don't know what all of this means
Oh, is it love?
Logic is slipping away
My heart's on a runaway train

[Chorus:]
I'm gone, yes I'm gone, yes I'm gone and
It feels so right

Each time I look in your eyes
So glad you came into my life
Much more than an emotional high
Oh, this is love
I know that I've made up my mind
I'll stay for the rest of my life

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"I'm Up"

"I'm Up"


I am holding to the joy of my salvation
I am glad to have a life that always grows
And if the Word of God is any indication
I am doing even better than I know
I am doing even better than I know
There's a joy that even people of the world find
In every good and perfect gift the Father sends
So I thank the Lord that I was born the first time
But I thank Him more that I was born again
Oh, I thank Him more that I was born again

[Chorus:]
I am up
Like the sun is up
I can feel my life on a rise
I am up
Like the stars at night
I get up on bein' alive
I am up
Like the Lord is up
And my life is filled with His life
I was freed and I am saved
I am up
I am up

There are times life is so fine I can't contain it
Everywhere I look I see what God had done
And I don't have to work and worry to sustain it
When I walk with God His joy will always come
When I walk with God His joy will always come

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"I'm Waiting For You"

"I'm Waiting For You"


I walked this road
So very long ago
To show the way
So you would know

I walked the road
With holes in my hands and feet
To make the way
Come follow me

[Chorus:]
Know you are not alone
You will be free indeed
The journey begins and ends
With me
One million miles
It starts with a step or two
What are you waiting for?
I'm waiting for you

You run the race
Thinking you've almost won
Then you may find
You've only begun

You're on the road
Thinking you're far from here
And suddenly find
You're very near

[Repeat Chorus]

What are you waiting for?
I'm waiting for you

 

[fox69]

"In My Arms Again"

"In My Arms Again"


[Chorus:]
I really wanna see you
I really wanna touch you
If only I could hold you in my arms again
I really wanna reach you
Forever to be with you
If only I could hold you in my arms again

It was written in the stars
On the pages of my heart
Oh, that someday I would find
The love I feel for you tonight

On the ocean of our dreams
Like a prayer you came to me
And the longing that had been
Found its ending in your eyes
And I am missing you tonight

[Chorus]

Across the waves, across the sea
Separating you from me
Here's a promise and it's mine
I will love you for all time
I'm wishing you were here tonight

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"In Silence"

"In Silence"



On the stairs she sits and waits
She's crying out
But nobody even cares
Yeah yeah yeah
Holding in the hurt and pain
Looking for love
To come pull her from this place
I'm not gonna sit and stay in silence
I'm not gonna walk away in silence

Sometimes we're loudest when
The doors are shut and no one can see our face
No one can see our face
But it seems we're quiet when
Someone needs a touch of heaven's grace
Oh yeah

I'm not gonna sit and stay in silence
I'm not gonna walk away in silence

We are all God's children
We need to count off all we've been given
Oh yeah
We are all God's children
We need to count off all we've been given

I'm not gonna sit and stay
I'm not gonna walk away
I'm not gonna sit and stay in silence
I'm not gonna walk away in silence
Yeah
In silence

 

[fox69]

"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"

"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"



It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer"
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
It's the hap -happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It's the hap -happiest season of all

There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories of
Christmases long, long ago

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's The Most Wonderful Time
It's The Most Wonderful Time
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

 

[fox69]

"Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells"

"Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells"


[Chorus]
Jingle bells, Jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, Hey!
Jingle bells, Jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh

On Dasher, On Dancer, On Prancer, On Vixen
On Comet, On Cupid, On Donner, On Blitzen
Put on your bells, your Christmas bells

Come on, we're going for a sleigh ride
Christmas time is here again
Come on, we're going for a sleigh ride
To spread good cheer again
From the top of the chimney to the top of the wall
Dash away, dash away, dash away, all

[Repeat chorus]

Old Saint Nickolas, he took a flight
The moon was shining bright
Bring out the bells
Ol' Saint Nick was riding through the sky
You should have seen those reindeer fly
Bring out the bells; it's a holiday season
Bring out the bells, it's a happy time
Bring out the bells, we've got a good reason
To ring the bells and hear those pretty bells chime

[Repeat chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Kentucky Rose"

"Kentucky Rose"



Sun comes up, Sunday morn
On the little church where I've been since I was born
And there he stood, a hearty smile
You could hear his voice ringin' out for a country mile

And he could place your mind at ease
With his tenderness and a heart that aimed to please
A papa's hands, a farmer's clothes
Just a preacher man we called Kentucky Rose

He worked the soul like he worked the land
He spoke in ways anyone could understand
Simple words of simple faith
And when it came to love, he would go out of his way

A helping hand, a soothing chat
And he practiced what he preached, imagine that
And as far as kindess goes
There was none compared to old Kentucky Rose

Evenings stroll crossed shadows bridge
Cause when he saw the boy tramping on that rocky ridge
He knew the danger that he would face
It's as if he saved the child only to take his place

For on that ridge of stone and ice,
Kentucky met his maker in a sacrafice
Why he's gone, God only knows
Maybe for the company of his Ketucky Rose

So peaceful in his Sunday best,
He was buried on a hill and laid to rest
When people heard,they came in droves
To say their last goodbyes to sweet Kentucky Rose

Now on that hill one flower rose
They say it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose
They say it is the spirit of Kentucky Rose
I believe it is the spirit of Kentucky

 

[fox69]

"Lamu"

"Lamu"


Here we are on a boat out on the sea
Off the coast of Africa
Heading for peaceful shores
With a cast of strangers
To an island hideaway
I hear you telling me
Of the place we soon will be
A rebirth from life's demise
Where the world is still - it's ideal
Anything you dream is real
It's Hotel Paradise
And you say it's nice (when you run to)

[CHORUS]
Lamu - far away
Leave the pain far behind you
Hoping it won't find you
Lamu - far away
You say it's there that you can run
From the one inside of you

So here we are on an island in the sea
Near the coast of Africa
And when it's right - Lamu nights
They can be so inviting
Heaven here on earth
But here on earth
But I hear you telling
This is everything you need
Well, I don't think it's true
Cause the way you feel isn't real
You attempt to try and fill
The void that's digging thru
And it's killing you (when you run to)

[CHORUS]
Lamu - far away
Tho' that pain was behind you
It can even find you in
Lamu - far away
Because you never can run
From the one inside of you