For the Life of Me Project

“FOR THE LIFE OF ME” PROJECT

I’VE BEEN THERE

V1:
God knows I understand,

How much you feel alone
What’s not broken is breaking,

The numbness then the aching
As you face this great unknown

Chorus:
I’ve been there…. that’s why I’m here,

I know that pain, I’ve cried those same tears
And I’ll go through this with you,

Till we can see your way clear
I’ve been there…. That’s why I’m here

V2:
Anger wells up inside,

Cause life is so unfair
It’s hard to keep on trying,

When you feel just like you’re dying
And your heart torn apart in despair

Marcia Henry & Niles Borop/ Centergy Music / BMI

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

V1:
They’re a picture on my mantle ages six and three
They’re a “ momma can you hold me, I just skinned my knee”
and they’re a smile and then a hug for that new bat and ball
They’re a lot of things to me but most of all

Chorus:
They’re an image of the Father who created them,

Forgiving every time when I mess up

Of all the blessings God has given me,

They’re the ones that help me see
The meaning of ….unconditional love

V2:
Sometimes they fuss and fight, Just because they can
They wanna be just like their daddy, They think he’s the man
They’ve got their momma’s nose and their momma’s eyes
But when we kneel and pray at night, I realize

Bridge:
It’s the kind that they both give, It’s the kind that they receive
And every time I look at them…. I believe

Monty Lane Allen, Susan Whisnant , Robert Arthur
KenzieGray Music / BMI Jeff Whisnant Music / BMI Sir Robert Music / BMI

APART FROM YOU

Chorus:
Apart from You, Lord I can’t do anything,

I need You for everything, To live, to breath, to move
Apart from You, Lord I am helpless, My life is so hopeless and blue
I’m nothing apart from You

V1:
With your love in my hand, And your strength to stand,

I can do what You’ve called me to do,

And anything is possible with You
But I’m nothing Lord apart from you

V2:
I’m a branch, You’re the vine, So in You I’ll abide,

Drawing all that I need to bear fruit
You’re the heart of my life and all I do,

And I can’t survive apart from You

Marcia Henry / Centergy Music / BMI

FOR THE LIFE OF ME

V1:
For the life of me I cannot find a reason
Just why a royal king would leave his throne
He looked down on humanity and loved us
Enough to don a robe of flesh and bone

He knew that they would mock him and they’d beat him
Still he chose to be our sacrifice
He knew the pain that waited on a rugged cross
Still he came and paid the highest price

Chorus:
And for the life of me I don’t understand
How he could look beyond my faults, Love away my sin
For the life of me, I just cannot see
why he would give me mercy, When I was undeserving
How could he die just for the life of me

V2:
For the life of me I cannot find the answer
How one like him could care for me so much
There is nothing I could give to make me worthy
For the price he paid for me with his own blood

But there at that ole’ whipping post he saw me
And he knew that I’d be lost with out his grace
So in love he turned and climbed the hill Golgotha
And he died upon a cross that bore my name.

Sandy Blythe / Jeff Whisnant Music / BMI

LOVE THEM LIKE JESUS
V1:
The love of her life is drifting away,

Their losing the fight for another day
The life that she’s known is falling apart,

A fatherless home, a child’s broken heart
You’re holding her hand,

You’re straining for words,

You’re trying to make sense of it all
She’s desperate for hope,

Darkness clouding her view
And she’s looking to you

Chorus:
Just love her like Jesus (them), Carry her to Him (them)
His yoke is easy, his burden is light
You don’t need the answers to all of life’s questions
Just know that He loves her and stay by her side (them)
And love her like Jesus, Love her like Jesus (them)

V2:
The gifts lie in wait,

In a room painted blue,

A little blessing from heaven will be there soon
Hope fades in the night,

Blue skies turn to gray as the little one slips away
You’re holding their hand,

You’re straining for words
You’re trying to make sense of it all
Their desperate for hope,

Darkness clouding their view
And they’re looking to you

The Lord of all creation holds our lives in His hands
The God of all the nations holds our lives in His hands

The Rock of our salvation holds our lives in His hands

He cares for them just as he cares for you

Mark Hall & Bernie Herms / Club Zoo Music / BMI /SWECS Music / BMI / (Admin by EMI CMG Pub) / Word Music LLC / ASCAP / Banahama Tunes / ASCAP / (Admin by Word Music LLC / ASCAP)

WONDERFUL LIFE

V1:
I stagger just to think of all God’s done for me
My cup is overflowing living life abundantly
I use to pray for blessings now the blessings chasing me
What a wonderful life God’s given me

Chorus:
What a wonderful life, my sin has been washed away
What a glorious feeling, all of my wrongs have been erased
What a great joy and peace I find, knowing I’m his and he is mine
And that he’s with me all the time, what a wonderful life

V2
Now friend you just can’t lose when God is on your side
The odds may be against you, but God can turn the tide
What the devil sends to harm you are just blessings in disguise
All things work for good what a wonderful life

Chorus 2:
What a wonderful life when your sin have been washed away
What a glorious feeling all of your wrongs have been erased
What a great joy and peace you’ll find knowing you’re on the winning side
And that He’s with you all the time what a wonderful life

Chris Binion & Marcia Henry / Christian Taylor Music / BMI a div. Of Daywind, (admin by ICG) / Marcia Henry Music / BMI (admin by Gaither Copyright Mgt.)

THE CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET

V1:
She put the phone back in its cradle, and leaned against the wall
Devastating silence, from the long awaited call
Congratulations, had confirmed her deepest fear
As she gave herself the label, unwed mother, eighteen years

Chorus:
And at the church across the street, the band played on
The choir sang another verse of another lovely song
But her world was crashing, in apartment 33
And she wondered if she would ever meet
Someone from the church across the street

V2:
She left her apartment, at a quarter after eight
Drove a mile to the clinic, walked inside the iron gate
She was greeted warmly, with reassurance in his voice
A simple, safe procedure… had she made the proper choice

Chorus…..as she paid the doctor’s fee…..

V3:
Making recollections, she tries to forget
But the room where she had lived alone
She shares with her regret
She sits by the window and longs for something more
As she listens to the baby cry in apartment 34

Tag:
And she wondered if she would ever meet
Someone who can help her with her need
Maybe someone from the church across the street

Timothy Mark / Global Outreach Music / BMI

THAT’S ALL

V1:
I’ve been sold so many looks, Changed my hair, changed my clothes
Weight this little, spend this much, To fit in don’t you know
But in the middle of this madness, I only hear one voice
And I’m not giving in, I’ve made my choice

CHORUS:
Jesus, I wanta be like you, that’s all
Do what, ever you want me to, that’s all
Feel them pushing me, making me, chase whatever’s new
But Jesus, I wanta be like you, oh … that’s all

V2:
They only see the outside stuff but that’s really no surprise
But what matters most to me can’t be seen with these eyes
It’s not about an image cause the most important part
Is the work that you’re doing in my heart

Tag:
I’ll not be controlled by what I’m told to be
I’m driven by a passion deep inside of me

Jim Brady, Tony Wood & Barry Weeks
Brady House Pub. (BMI) New Spring a division of Zomba Enterprises Inc
Row J Seat 9 Songs (ASCAP) Building Bridge, a division of Zomba Enterprises, Inc (BMI)
Administered by Brentwood-Benson Music Pub.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

THE OTHER SIDE OF GRACE

V1:
I use to worry bout the troubles and the problems
That this life, always seemed to throw my way
But all of them together can’t compare to the promise
That’s gonna be made real in me someday.

Chorus:
My redemption has been sealed by the blood of the lamb
That’s the reason for the joy that’s in my heart and on my face
And the spirit has revealed, who I was, and who I am
Now I know I’ll never live again in that lonely place
Back there on the other side of grace

V2:
For every sinner that has turned to the Savior
Humbly bowed and called upon His name
You can ask them now if they’d ever wanta change it
Their replay will always be the same

Monty Lane Allen, Susan Whisnant , Robert Arthur
KenzieGray Music / BMI / Jeff Whisnant Music / BMI / Sir Robert Music / BMI

CREATE IN ME

V1:
Lord you know my heart, And I know how often I must break yours
Sometimes I drift so far, You call my name but I just shut the door
Clothed in grace and patience, You keep waiting there
Knowing this I offer you this simple prayer

Chorus:
Create in me a clean heart, oh God, And renew a right spirit in me
Create in me a clean heart, oh God, And renew a right spirit in me

V2:
I think that I can find, Happiness in everything but you
But every single time, I’m standing empty when my journey’s through
Fellowship with you, Is all I really need
But it’s not there when sin is in the heart of me

Chorus

Monty Lane Allen, Susan Whisnant, Robert Arthur
KenzieGray Music / BMI / Jeff Whisnant Music / BMI / Sir Robert Music / BMI

I DELIGHTED IN THE LORD

V1:
When I first saw you, I knew without a doubt

You were the only one for me
You were all my eyes could see, when I prayed to the Father
Seeking out His will, the desires of my heart He gave to me

Chorus:

I Delighted in the Lord and He gave me you
You were the desire of my heart
We are living proof His word is true
I delighted in the Lord and He gave me you

V2:
I will praise Him, for all that He has done
He gave this love to you and me
And this promise we will keep, as we live our lives together
We will serve Him faithfully
For in Him we truly are complete

Repeat Chorus