Have you heard the One whose voice is
The most beautiful sound ever made?
Have seen you seen His loving smile
Or gazed on His lovely face?
The dearest Friend I have
Has the sweetest name I know
No other name will take its place in my heart
No matter where I go

His name is Jesus, Jesus
His name is Jesus, Jesus
And I know
Jesus is mine

Have you felt guilty for all the bad things
You’ve done that you thought no one saw you do?
Have you read of the cruel Roman cross
He was nailed to so He could die for you?
I’ve been down that road before
Ashamed of the mess I’d made
Until I met Him for the first time one night
And heard Him gently say

My name is Jesus, Jesus
My name is Jesus, Jesus
Did you know
I died to give you life?
I love you ’cause it’s who I am
And no matter what you’ve done
I want you to be mine

His name is Jesus, Jesus
His name is Jesus, I love Him
And I know Jesus is mine.

Ab-Eb-Db

His (Click to have the recording open in a new window)…and  I apologize for the flaws in the latter part of the song. It was far past my bedtime :))

His smile takes my breath away
Even though it’s always been there
And though he’s no knight in shining armor
I can’t help but stare
His hand in mine feels just as good
As it did ten years ago
His laugh makes me laugh inside
‘Cause only I know

He’s not tall, dark and handsome
But, he’s beautiful to me
He’s not perfect but it sure is cute
To watch him try to be
I wish he knew how safe I feel
When he’s by my side
The only dream I hang onto is
To be his

His mind works just like mine
Though we love to disagree
And he knows me better than I know myself
It isn’t hard to see
But, chances are he’ll never feel it too
And I’ll keep going pretending I don’t care
Like I always do

He’s not tall, dark and handsome
But, he’s beautiful to me
He’s not perfect but it sure is cute
To watch him try to be
I wish he knew how safe I feel
When he’s by my side
The only dream I hang onto is
To be his

He’ll probably never find out how I feel
I’ve still got things to think about
But, I long to grab his arm and pull him near
And just blurt everything out

You’re not tall, dark and handsome
But, you’re beautiful to me
You’re not perfect but it sure is cute
To watch you try to be
In your arms I’m safe and warm
This is right where I belong
So tell me I’m yours, tell me I’m yours
Forever yours.

F#-Abm-F#-C#//Bb-F#-C#(G# first)

On a silent night in Bethelehem
A lowly Jewish girl is traveling
On a silent night, all she can hear
Are her cries of pain
From the Child she’s carrying

On a silent night, her betrothed leads her on
To an inn where she’ll find rest
But, when they arrive
They find what they’ve dreaded
There’s no room left

But, the innkeeper understands
And shows them a stable
They are welcome to have for the night
Joseph wants to sleep
Mary is weak from the past nine months
But they know, oh they know

The Child is coming, the Child is coming
And their joy far outweighs the weariness they feel
The Child is coming, the Child is coming
With an infant’s cry, He’ll announce that He’s here
The Child is coming

Many years ago, prophets told the news
Of a Child that would be born to a virgin
But, the people didn’t understand
Couldn’t understand

The Prince of Peace, The Bread of Life
The very Son of God would come
But, tonight His people sleep in peace
‘Cause they don’t know, they don’t know

The Child is coming, the Child is coming
On this silent night as the world is sleeping
The Child is coming, the Child is coming
The Son of God is born in a stable weeping

Young Mary holds Him close and sings a lullaby
And Joseph doesn’t know whether to jump for joy or cry
They can’t believe they are looking
In the face of God’s Son
Emmanuel-God with us.

The Child is come, the Child is come
He was laid in a manger many years ago tonight
The Child is come, He became the Man
Who died on a cross to bring us life
The Child is come.

On a silent night in Jerusalem
He was crucified for all that we’ve done
And the blood that flowed
Washed us white as the snow that’s falling to the ground

The Child is come.

Welcome to my nightmare
That lives on into the day
Welcome to my dungeon
Where all sunshine fades away
Come on in, step right up
Feel free to look around
But, don’t be surprised at what you see
Or at that constant humming sound

It’s just time sucking all the life out of me
It’s just pain, the haunting never ends
The dark, the noise, with one way out
One way doors so I can let you in
So go ahead, haunt me still
Taking everything you will
Not much here, that you’ll see
But you’re welcome to what left of me

Who’s this wanderer? Who’s the fool
That knocks at my cold door?
I wish I knew so I could show you
What I live here for
I fought the past, it won at last
And now I wait for the future to take me away

From the nightmare that lives on
From the dungeon to the dawn
From the sight and sound of all of my mistakes
Lead me out of endless night
From the dark into the light
Give me one more chance to break this vicious cycle

From time sucking all the life out of me
From pain, the haunting never ends
The dark, the noise, with one way out
One way doors so I can let you in
I’m sick of hearing these haunting voices
It’s time to take chances, make my choices
There’s nothing left to scream at me
I’m taking back what’s left of me.

The wheels are turning
But I’m not going anywhere
My head is spinning
My eyes hold a blank stare
Doing so much
But nothing’s getting done
Fighting to reach the light
And only blocking out the sun

Working so hard isn’t working anymore
I’m losing the fight I thought I’d win
I don’t know what else to do
Theories failed, my methods too
This is the end

So I fall to my knees
Crying out to you, God
These filthy rags are all I have to bring
I thought I’d make you happy
By doing all I could for my King
Now I know my weakness is too great
And I fall on your grace
That covers all my failures
When I stumble and I fall

You’re stronger when you kneel
Than when you stand
I heard it so many times
I didn’t realize all it meant
I thought I could do it all myself
Wanted to avoid having to ask for help

But working so hard just isn’t working anymore
I race around to get there fast
Then wonder what I’m going there for
It’s time that I admit the truth
I am nothing without you
This is the end of me.

So I fall to my knees
Crying out to you, God
These filthy rags are all I have to bring
I thought I’d make you happy
By doing all I could for my King
Now I know my weakness is too great
And I fall on your grace
That covers all my failures
When I stumble and I fall.

I heard Your voice in the rain
Calling me, calling me
And I can hear that same voice in my dreams
Calling me, still calling me
Like Samuel, I speak these words tonight
‘Cause I need to hear Your voice
One more time

Speak, speak
Your servant is listening
Speak, speak
Come Lord, I am waiting for You

I saw the fire burning bright
Calling me, softly calling me
And I know I need to see Your light
So keep calling me, calling me
Like Moses, I cannot understand
How in Your love You’d call this filthy soul
To enter the Promised Land.

Now speak, speak
Your servant is listening
Speak, speak
Come Lord, I am waiting

For You to draw near
I can’t do this on my own
For You to appear
And show me I’ll never walk alone

Speak, speak
Your servant is listening
Speak!Oh, speak to me
Come Lord, this heart is waiting
For You.

I felt the captor’s chains around me tight
The weight I carried– too much to bear
I fell upon my knees and cried in pain
Hoping someone would hear me
But no one was there

I wanted to run
But my weak legs wouldn’t carry me
I wanted revenge
But he was impossible to fight
So I went along
And did as I was told
Soon enough, I didn’t even notice
The chains’ hold

My captor was leading me down
But now I couldn’t tell
When I thought that I was strong
He made me weaker ’til I fell
And in a moment, my defeat
I tried to walk too close to the fire’s heat
And I got burned.

As more time passed, the heaviness returned
The chains that bound me
Began again to hurt
I cried out again, sure no one would hear
Suddenly ,I stopped because I could feel

Chains I carried so long
Were falling off my shoulders
I lifted my head
To look on the One who rescued me
And that bloodied face
So full of love
Spoke softly to me
“My child, this is for you.
This is for you. You are free.”

My Savior was hanging on a cross
Yet still He held the key
His blood dissolved the captor’s chains
That suffocated me.
And in a moment, victory
I once was blind, but now I see
The Savior rescued me.

I was picturing an emotionally and physically exhausted girl when I wrote this. Even though this experience is not my own, I believe that it illustrates our weakness as Christians. We all have mistakes, no matter how big or small. It’s wonderful to know that Christ’s work on the cross can forgive every sin-past and future, no limits. We start to label some people with the scarlet letter without realizing that that person could just as easily be us. This song is meant to remind us that our Father, though He is utterly devastated and disappointed when we fall into sin, will forgive us and go on loving us just as he did before. If you want to see a beautiful description and explanation of this fact, open your Bible and turn to Hosea chapter 2, last 20 verses or so. You’ll see…

I wake up wondering where I am
Last night I was flying
When did I land?
Unsuccessfully trying to erase all my pain
Nothing left to lose
Nothing to gain

I was so high on the drug
So low on love
That I’d believe anything he’d say
Now I just wait
For this nightmare to end
I can’t even remember his name

Chorus:
Turn back the night
Lord, turn back the night
If they’d see me now
They’d be sick at the sight
Turn back the night
Where’d my innocence go?
I thought it’d make me happy
But, now I know
O Father, turn back time
Turn back the night

I tried to run from the shattering glass
Of my fragile heart
When I watched him breathe his last
I was looking for love everywhere
But the place
That it’s always there

I was searching for meaning
My flesh, it was screaming,
“I’m falling apart
Give me a way
To escape all these breaks
In my heart..

Chorus

Bridge:
I’m looking to You now, Daddy
Show me your love
Promise me You’ll never leave
I’m looking to You, Daddy
Cleanse me, I’m so ashamed
Of what I’ve done
Can you wash me white,
Can you wash me white
When I can’t turn back the night?

Revised Chorus:
Turn back the night
Lord, turn back the night
If they’d see me now
They’d be sick at the sight
Turn back the night
Where’d my innocence go?
I thought it’d make me happy
But, now I know
O Daddy, I’ve made a mess this time
Heal my breaking heart
Cleanse this filthy, guilty soul
Wash me white
But, how I wish I could turn back the night

Those tiny little feet in my high heels
That silly smile that always makes me laugh
I’ll treasure every moment with you now
‘Cause I know you’ll grow up way too fast

Too soon I won’t hear your
Thumping footsteps on the stairs
You won’t come and beg me
To put braids in your hair
You won’t want to read a bedtime story every night
You’ll be gone
Moving on with your life

I can’t believe this moment
I never thought today would really come
She’s so beautiful and it’s hard to think
Seems like yesterday I held you in my arms

Your tiny hand wrapped tight around my finger
Taking your first steps into Daddy’s arms
I tell you, honey
No rushing, just enjoy it
These special times will be missed
When she’s gone

Too soon you won’t hear her
Thumping footsteps on the stairs
She won’t come and beg you
To put braids in her hair
She won’t want to read a bedtime story every night
She’ll be gone
Moving on with her life

So, for now
Hold her close, hang on tight..

After all this time/You’ve come back for more/I wonder what you thought you’d find/I wanna scream out “What’d you come here for?”/But I know your answer will only try to trick my mind/You’ll tell me just how beautiful I am to you/How much you’ve missed me/How many tears you’ve cried/Oh baby, no more falling/For your games this time//I waited for you ’til I couldn’t wait another day/I put you out of my mind and that’s where you’re gonna stay/As time went on I lost the girl I was/And became who I should be/So, go ahead/Babble on the way you do/’Cause this ME won’t be falling for you//I wish you knew how stupid your expression looks/That ridiculous pout with tearstained cheeks(yeah,right)/It’s sad that’s something people see in comic books/Let me guess/Are you my knight in shining armor?/Don’t you get it?/I am way past over you/You’re just another heartache from my past/You’d best enjoy this conversation/’Cause it will be the last//I waited for you ’til I couldn’t wait another day/I put you out of my mind and that’s where you’re gonna stay/As time went on I lost the girl I was/And became who I should be/So, go ahead/Babble on the way you do/’Cause this ME won’t be falling for you//Don’t wanna see your face again, boy/Don’t need to hear your lies/I still can’t believe that I was so blind//I waited for you ’til I couldn’t wait another day/I put you out of my mind and that’s where you’re gonna stay/As time went on I lost the girl I was/And became who I should be/So, go ahead/Babble on the way you do/’Cause this ME won’t be falling/’Cause this ME won’t be falling/Falling for you