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The Tragedy of Complexity

by Chris Long

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The Word 04:44
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The Word was there When God breathed life The Word was God The true light The Word became flesh And dwelt among us The One and Only Confusing the darkness In Him is life Grace and truth Giving light To every man We’re all receiving Countless blessings And those believing Are children born of God The time has come to glorify the Son God is revealed now the work is done The gift of eternal life has been made known May they be one just as We are One Now bring Me home O Father in heaven Holy is your name Your kingdom come Your will be done Let heaven rain Down on this place As we lift You up In our praise I sit with You in the new rays of the morning sun Alone and with simple words I have come In this secret place you reveal Your holy ways I’ve forgiven just as You forgave Us No width or depth Length or height Immeasurable The love of Christ Through His Spirit I’m made strong Fill me up With the fullness of God The gospel of love, the gospel of Jesus Received by faith, wrapped in grace Fill me up, fill me up with the almighty God Fill me up, with Your Love The Word is truth The Word is light The Word is living The Word is Christ!
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Revival 03:36
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If you’re looking for change and Your life needs rearranging Open up your Bible It’s time for a revival Stand up on your feet Give your hands a beat Let the Spirit lead Jesus we came to meet Bring all your trials Dust off your Bible No more denial It’s time for a revival The water’s getting deeper It’s not getting any clearer It’s getting harder to hear It’s getting harder to see Wake up you who sleep Expose the darkness when you speak Lift up the cross Hear the voice of God Bring all your trials Dust off your Bible No more denial Let’s have us a revival Comfort is all we seek Our own fear we cannot see In our beliefs we are discreet A selfish survival Our faith we have concealed Afraid to disagree Cry to God on your knees Bring on the revival Bring all your trials Dust off your Bible No more denial It’s time for a revival The clouds come blowing in and the rain starts coming down Let the enemy bring this tent to the ground The Spirit is already here, the revival has begun We’ll sing beneath the stars, O God let the people come! Bring all your trials Dust off your Bible No more denial It’s time for a revival
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Hope 05:17
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Burdened with sleep I fall on my knees And give thanks Because I can’t be Without You with me I just can’t There is nothing That I can bring That You need There’s not a thing That I cannot bring And lay at Your feet Jesus Jesus For You to self I die Jesus You are the reason why The light in the darkest of days Jesus Jesus Born on this earth to die Jesus To the Father You did rise Worthy of all our praise A transformed life Cannot be described In words alone This peace and joy From the God of hope Overflows Our destinies Ending the same In the grave But everyone Who calls on His name Will be saved Chorus Laugh while I cry Sing as I sigh A fool to the wise We wait patiently For what we can’t see With our eyes I have not taken hold But I’m pressing on Towards the goal To Jesus Christ The source of our strength And our hope! Chorus
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Praying for Rain 04:24
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Coming from the darkness and artificial light Confusing our minds and blending wrong and right The subtleness of evil, pretending it’s hard to find (disguise) Send Your holy waters and cleanse our hearts and minds I’m praying for ra---------------in, I’m praying for rain I’m walking in Your presence, You are my guide Although I fear no evil, I’m threatened by pride We start building our own towers, I see it all the time Remind me I am Yours before I become mine I’m praying for rain Bridge 1 & 2 I’ll bow the knee, fight the enemy (While I live, I’m giving You my life) And what I cannot see I believe (If it’s in Your will, then I will die) You cover me, in the joy and in the pain If it’s for Your name, Then it’s all the same I’m praying for ra---------------in, I’m praying for rain Survival in this world is just a game to them If this is all just for sport, then I cannot win In this land of giants, I’m hiding my fears Find strength in my weakness and wash away my tears I’m praying for rain Beat down and broken, where are You now I’m walking in this desert, can’t find my way out I will raise my eyes to You, I will not doubt I see You in the distance, here comes the clouds I’m praying for rain
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You're So Funny 02:16
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You’re so funny Little lady When you’re giggling and playing, acting crazy The skies are sunny When we’re together My little love You’re so funny Little buddy When you nudge me with your elbow in the tummy The skies are sunny When you’re with me My little man When I’m looking up at you I see excitement in your eyes You’re looking down at me as you float up in the sky My arms reach up for you to catch you with care When you come down just know I’ll always be there You’re so lovely My little lady The beauty from your eyes drives me crazy I’m so proud to Walk beside you My little love You’re so cuddly Little buddy When I hold you in my arms just being lazy You’re proof there’s love From above My little man Down the road your ride your bikes going super-fast We’re looking out for the troubles that you may pass But when you go around the corner and there’s nothing we can do Remember God is always there looking out for you Mijitos Mi precesitos Nos amo tanto tanto tanto mucho Mi hija Mi hijo Mis amores…..Por siempre
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Here It Comes 05:40
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You can see it coming But it’s always a surprise She’s been promised nothing Good from this life Tears roll from her eyes Hurt by the hands Of someone she loves Will it ever end Chorus You can see it coming Your mind starts running Blend in, out of site Our stand up and fight It’s not what’s in it It’s about what’s missing Nothing is ever right In the absence of the light Where is your light You can see his face in misery You can see his face in revelry He walks in and out among them But no one sees him coming Walking in the dark Stumble lest you fall Can’t see with just a spark So snuff it from their hearts Chorus Gave into a lie A little compromise Just trying to be polite Don’t trouble wrong or right Memories to keep The seed was buried deep The coming of the weeds In their shadows your relief Chorus Bridge You can see his face in misery You can see his face in revelry He walks in and out among them But no one sees him coming But you can see it coming Your mind starts running Blend in, out of site Our stand up and fight It’s not what’s in it It’s about what’s missing Nothing is ever right In the absence of the light
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O' Wretched Man 06:11
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O wretched man That I am Refusing to be Completely free Blessed by His grace Reborn and saved Legitimate son Of the Holy One But revealed to me Is my carnality This pattern of sin This prison I’m in O wretched man That I am You put your faith in The work of your hands It’s by His light We walk in the dark Don’t let your eyes Lead your heart Be my constant need Be my strength Let me live through You Not through what I do Despair becomes delight When it brings me to Your feet Where my failures Are lifted from me I give You my all In Him I believe But leaning on You I must not cease O wretched man That I am Who will give me rest from this body of death Spirit of life, Jesus Christ Spirit of love, God with uuuuuusssssssss I thank you God Through Jesus our Lord That our rest is assured Lord give me rest From this body of death O wretched man That I am
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Give Me Strength 06:28
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Head down, eyes swell with tears You were warned but you didn’t hear Looking back it’s all so clear It came to pass, your greatest fear In a moment friends are enemies Forgotten all your victories Beaten down by a single defeat For the price of your life you might be… Redeemed Chorus This world it takes the best of me You’ll never have a guarantee Before I move I come to You I’m falling down, I’m falling down To my knees, I give You praise All my power is in His name (my faith) For Your wisdom and for Your grace I’m crying out, I’m crying out Body begs for sleep, but your mind won’t rest Every possibility steals your breath No easy answers to this test Thinking it through but at best It’s just a guess Chorus Bridge Lord give me strength to overcome You’re the One I lean on Say the word and it will be done But give me strength, Lord give me strength Give me strength to overcome You’re the One I’m calling on I will fight until it’s done Just give me strength, Lord me strength My peace and joy I’ve sacrificed To the lusts of the eyes and the pride of life On the things in the world I’ve wasted my time If they are not from You then why are they mine You are my shield, You are my rock Everything that was I count as lost I deny myself and take up my cross Dedicating my life to the Son of God - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lord Jesus Chorus
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The Prophet 06:09
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Glorious day When I found the joy of Jesus When He claimed my soul For the glory of the Kingdom The gift He gave to me Is one of earthly sorrow It’s been revealed to me The depth of the darkness In the hearts of men I don’t see full color anymore I see in black and white In simplicity I clearly see The tragedy of complexity We are guided by our pain Encouraged by desire We selfishly restrain While the desires of our hearts Remain unchanged We will hide in the holes of the rock In the caves of the earth From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty Separate yourself From the foolish man Who leads you astray And destroys your way Of what account is he Woe To the man Who does not regard The work of the Lord Woe To the man Who does not consider The work of His hands Woe To the man Who calls Evil good Woe To the man Who is righteous In his own eyes Come, let us go up To the mountain of the Lord We will learn His ways We shall walk on His path This day shall come to pass And men will know peace With hearts full of love They will find it in His word And through the blood of the Son Chorus
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I Failed You 03:27
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I failed You today Lord I walked in the path of darkness The calling was strong I couldn’t hold on I failed You today Lord I failed You today Lord I saw and I chose to walk on He needed my help But I chose self I failed You today Lord Bring me back to Your presence and say to me My grace is sufficient to sustain thee You weren’t meant to be perfect only to love and to seek Peace in the cross of Calvary I failed You today Lord Defeated by the spirit of fear They spoke disbelief No words did I speak I failed You today Lord I failed You today Lord Your word and Your peace I forsook The stress was to great It was all I could take I failed You today Lord Bring me back to Your presence and say to me My grace is sufficient to sustain thee You weren’t meant to be perfect only to love and to seek Peace in the cross of Calvary I failed You today Lord This conviction I feel is too great The weight of my sin Falls upon You again I failed You today Lord
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It's Just a Jesus Thing 03:58
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Hey man what’s going on, it’s been awhile Haven’t seen you out at the local well Somethings different, have you changed your style It’s just a Jesus thing The old life has been put to death Disbelief has been laid to rest Fear has taken its final breath 10,000 troubles lifted off my chest My heart of stone has been turned to flesh I have it all when there’s nothing left Love replacing bitterness His grace filling all emptiness This is a freedom I haven’t known From the old a new life has grown The chains I wore are ones I put on I’m not looking back, the thing is done! Bridge I’ve seen chains fall to the ground I’ve seen the lost become found I’ve seen the wanderer come back around I’ve seen the poor receive the crown It’s just a Jesus thing I’ve seen the hungry satisfied I’ve seen the dead come back to life I’ve seen the hated glorified I’ve seen the rejected standing by His side
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Here I Am, I Am Yours 06:03
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Jesus__________ Here I am (Here I am) Jesus_________ I am Yours (I am Yours) Here I am I give You my life All for Jesus Christ In every word I write I am Yours I live and die for You It’s me that You’ll work through I will speak Your truth Here I am I am Yours I won’t make a choice Until I hear Your voice Chorus Here I am________ I am Yours Here I am Freed from the cocoon Born again a new Ready to serve You I am Yours Obedient to the In every word I speak In everything I see Here I am I am Yours For Your plan Is all I’m for Chorus Bridge I see Your people on the street Broken and in need Accepting their defeat In them I see me In the bottle or the bag Holding on to what they had Or running from what went bad The devil has them in his hand_________ Here I am Here I am, I am Yours Every picture I see Glorifies the enemy Suffering and lost In the absence of the Cross Heavy are their words On the people of the world Poison drips from their tongues And in every note they strum Here I am I am Yours Dedicating every song To lift up our Mighty God Chorus Here I am________ I am Yours Intro

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released September 1, 2020

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Chris Long Carbondale, Illinois

Chris has been a sing-songwriter for over 20 years, but you will only find his music written in 2017 or later. That's when Chris started writing solely for the glory of God and His Son, Jesus Christ. You will find His word and His truth in every song, and along with the acoustic flavor, healing for your soul. Enjoy! ... more

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