Main Lyrics "EARLY MOURNING MARY"
Early mourning Mary went to the tomb but found no one.
Stone was rolled, tomb was cold, oh Mary didn't know.
She sought the living among the dead;
she had to look in the world instead.

Chorus:
He is living! He is living! He's the ever living Lord!
He's among us, he's inside us, he's the ever living Lord
and we have been restored.

Mary wept at the tomb. Angels wondered why she would cry.
Turn around, see his face, the teacher is alive.
She spread the news about what she'd seen,
but not all who heard would believe. (Chorus)

Disciples hid frightened by what their enemies would do.
Jesus came quietly; Peace be with you.
God has sent me now I send you.
Go in the world and spread the news. (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson and Karol Baer
©1989 Dakota Road Music.
All rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"THE EARTH AND EVERYTHING"
Chorus:
The earth and everything that lives in it,
The earth and everything that lives in it,
belongs to the Lord.

Who are those that truly love
their God faithfully?
It is they with hearts and hands
who do God's will joyfully. (Chorus)

God is present in our midst;
Lift your hearts, look up and see.
We are his work, and through our lives
God's love and glory we will be. (Chorus)

If everything belongs to God,
all the people, all the land,
can we agree to work together
one another understand? (Chorus)


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©1992 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.


"EVERYBODY HAS A PART"
Emma lives alone in a small house
Adam mows her lawn every week for free
Now his eyes are open wide
He sees the bike at Emma's side
She says, "This is for you
'cause you've been a friend to me"

Chorus:
Everybody has a part
all of us are important
To find out who we are
and how we fit with one another
hidden in their heart
everybody has a part

Nelson farms some land in Africa
but the cocoa price has fallen oh so low
Now when the times are tough
he believes he has enough
to give of what he has
to give because he knows (Chorus)

Bridge:
Whatever it is we have to give
beyond ourselves is where we live (Chorus)


Words and Music by Hans Peterson and James Hersch
©1997 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO OFFER"
Chorus:
Everybody's got something to offer
Young and old, the prince and the pauper
Everybody's got something to offer
in the name of the Lord

To the lost and the lowly ones
the message it is clear
we have all got a gift to give
our hands, our hearts, our tears (Chorus)

To the believers gathered here
the message it is true
we have all got a gift to give
in all we say and do (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson
©1989 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"EVERYDAY IS THANKSGIVING"
Sometimes it's hard to be thankful.
Sometimes it's hard to be me.
Sometimes there's too much trouble here to handle.
But then your love breaks through my fear.
I know I'm blessed just to be here.

Chorus: Ev'ryday is Thanksgiving
Ev'ryday is worth living 'cause I know you care.
Ev'ryday is Thanksgiving when I remember that you love me.
(when I remember who died for me.)

Sometimes it's hard to be giving.
I'm afraid there'll be none left for me.
I do not give thanks in how I'm living.
But then your love breaks through my greed.
I know I'm blessed for those in need. (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson
©1991 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.


"EVERYTHING IS GRACE"
Chorus:
Everything is grace
as we see in others God's loving face
Grateful people embrace
even the pains in life
with God they turn and face
Every moment we live by faith
Every breath that we breathe is grace
Everything that we live is grace

Can we live with sorrow and with joy
With conflict and also peace
Must a shade be only dark or light
for us to keep our sanity
Could it be that night and day
and dancing and mourning are all a part
part of the same movement (Chorus)

In the darkness there will be light
Amidst despair you will find hope
In your weakest moment there'll be strength
and out of death new life is born
When you see the face of pain find a home
trust the promise you already know
'cause you know (Chorus)


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©1993 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"FROM NOW ON"
Chorus:
From now on (I'll be with you 'til the end of the age)
From now on (Your kingdom come for this we'll live and we'll pray)
From now on (We'll work for peace until the final day)
From now on

God's near (He won't forsake you)
God's here (She knows the pains that face you)
Now we're (called to go out in the world)
Teach and heal and meet every need,
help the lame to walk and the blind to see (Chorus)

Christ cares (giving his life for all people)
We share (the love of his that's eternal)
Go there (for he has asked us to follow)
Spread the word that God's in our land,
spread the message that will always stand (Chorus)


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©1993 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"GET INTO THE RIVER"
I see you standing on the shoreline
watching life rush on by
Muddy water, raging current
you can't see 'round the bend
so you safely swim inside your head

I know you're lookin' for the answers
and a place where you belong
Take your shoes off, risk the moment
there's no time to fret
'cause the world needs you to get wet

Chorus:
Get into the river with me
feel the spirit flowing free
Below the surface
you'll find your purpose
Get into the river, youčll see

Waves of hunger, floods of fighting
all those tears could fill a sea
Feel the beat of all the people
Hear the holy one
sayin' there is work here to be done (Chorus)

Bridge:
You might get cut or you might sink down
but this water, this water of life will lead you on (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson
©2001 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"GIVER OF THE HEARTBEAT"
Chorus:
Giver of the heartbeat
Lover of the unclean
Singer of freedom for the wounded
You're the song of all life

We come blessed by your hand
tied to the pulse of the land
for all the breath of creation
we give thanks to you (Chorus)

We are longing for truth
courage to follow you
all of our hurts and our failings
we bring them to you (Chorus)

Open our lives to hear
the word to unwrap our fears
Free us to love all our neighbors
we pray this to you (Chorus)


Words and Music by Hans Peterson and Larry Olson
©1999 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"GLORY, GLORY"
It was in the night, the darkest of nights,
that a baby cry came giving light to the darkness
of this sinful world of ours.
It was in the plains, the prettiest of plains,
that the angels came to tell the good news to the shepherds,
that a Savior is born today on this earth for you.

Chorus:
Glory, glory, alleluia, peace on earth.
Glory, glory in excelsis Deo
Glory, glory, alleluia, peace on earth.
Glory, glory in excelsis Deo

The came from far, far, far from the east
with all their gifts; gold, perfume and silver
to welcome the baby boy.
Why don't you go with them? Open up your heart
and praise the one, Jesus the newborn Savior
who has come on this day to save your soul from death. (Chorus)


Words and Music by Daouda
©1999 Daouda, administered by Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"GO IN PEACE"
(Go In peace and serve the Lord)
Go in peace and serve the Lord
(Let your life shine out in the world)
Let your life shine out in the world
(Christ is calling you to follow him)
Christ is calling you to follow him
(Make your lives a living sacrifice)
Sacrifice


©1997 Jeff Kjellberg
Administered by Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"GOD OF THE HARVEST"
Chorus:
You are God of the seed, God of the soil
God of the hope, God of the toil
You are God of the rain, God of the sun
God of the harvest with blessings for everyone

From the fields and the gardens
come your blessed gifts of life
Colors blossom, vines are dancing
roots uplifted with our thanks (Chorus)

From the womb of all creation
springs the fruit, the living light
Grace abundant, mercy flowing
nourishing and bringing life (Chorus)

Bridge:
Where there is hunger
where there is need
may we share your bounty
may we always see (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson & Karol Baer
©2003 Dakota Road Music.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.


"GOOD NEWS"
Chorus:
Good news, there has been a Savior born
Good news, that is why we sing
Good news, dancing through the centuries
Good news, changing everything

Hear the cries, hear the sighs
hear the whys? unspoken
Feel the blame, feel the shame
and all the pain of being lost and broken (Chorus)

See the might, see the fright
See the light for living
Know the One, know the Son
and what's been done to set us free for giving (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson
©1993 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"GUARDIAN LIGHT"
Guardian light, love so bright
Shine away for a peace-filled day

In our fears, please be near
Through our days show your ways

A world where, all people there
Together breathe in harmony

Stir our lives, make us wise
So that we may live this dream


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©2003 Dakota Road Music.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.


"HALLELUJAH DAFFODIL"
Hallelujah maples flow, Hallelu an acorn grows
Hallelujah there is hope we know, Hallelujah

Hallelujah graces green, Hallelu with everything
Hallelujah wherever beauty is seen, Hallelujah

Hallelujah daffodil, Hallelu come drink your fill
Hallelujah where oh heart is your will, Hallelujah

Hallelujah you give sight, Hallelu the moon shines bright
Hallelujah we make it through the night, Hallelujah

Hallelujah breath you bring, Hallelu death lose your sting
Hallelujah to the one we sing, Hallelujah

Hallelujah life has come, Hallelu warmth of the sun
Hallelujah peace for everyone, Hallelujah

Hallelujah the world sighs, Hallelu Christ is alive
Hallelujah from ashes we all arise, Hallelujah


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©2003 Dakota Road Music.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.


"HE CAME TO SET US FREE"
Chorus:
He came to set us free, to set us free,
to set us free from oppression.
He came to set us free, to set us free,
to set us free from oppression.

To bring good news to the poor in the world;
to grant release to the captives in the world,
to restore sight to the blind in the world.
We are captured by the world, captured by the world. (Chorus)

To break the chains of sin that hold us tight;
To conquer death so that all may have new life,
to be our light in our darkness like the night.
We are captured by the night, captured by the night. (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson and Karol Baer
©1991 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.


"HE HAS BEEN RAISED"
Lost and frightened, feeling sadness
someone you loved has gone away
Seeking answers; finding questions
Could it be true, what the people say?

Chorus:
He has been raised.
He is not here.
Can you believe your ears?
Let go of all your hurts and fears.
Jesus is alive!

We are struggling, we are wond'ring
Can we walk the streets of faith?
We are loved and we're forgiven
Why don't we trust in these arms of grace? (Chorus)

Bridge:
Our mourning and weeping has turned to rejoicing,
the stones from our tombs have been rolled away
life has come from death today, now.... (Chorus)


Words by Larry Olson/James Desai, Music by Larry Olson
©1997 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.


"HEART OF THE PEOPLE"
Hear the sounds of tragedy,
the tears are falling on our hearts.
Is anybody left with love inside there?
Suffering has no name
but the people living it they do.
Is anybody left with love inside their heart,
their heart?

Chorus:
I'm looking to the heart, the heart
the heart of the people.
One heart on fire can change the world
Oh with the heart, the heart,
the heart of the people
we can change the world.

What are the reasons why
we don't hear God calling in our hearts?
Is anybody left with love inside there?
Frightened or unaware,
too tired, just no time to care?
Is anybody left with love inside their heart,
their heart? (Chorus)

I believe that just one heart
can touch the face of human pain
and the world will never be the same.
If one more tear is dried,
if one less child has to die,
the world will never be the same again,
again. (Chorus)


Words and Music by Larry Olson
©1991 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"HELP US O LORD"
Help us, O Lord, to hear your word.
Open our hearts to feel your word.
Give us the strength to live your word each day.


Words and Music by Larry Olson
©1989 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"HELP US OH LORD"
Help us, oh Lord, to do what is right and wise
Help us to see our brothers' needs that are in disguise
Help us, oh Lord, to feel the pain in our sisters' eyes

Teach us to live your kingdom come here on earth
Open our lives to treat each person with equal worth
Remind us we're family, we're bound by baptismal birth

We offer in joy what you first to us gave
Ourselves, our time, the very things that our hands have made
Receive them all now, this is our prayer in Jesus' name


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©1997 Dakota Road Music
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"HERE'S HOPE"
Chorus:
Here's hope given for you
gift of life full and true
Jesus comes to make us each his own
Beloved, we are made new

My grace is sufficient for you
for pow'r is made perfect in weakness
Give witness to the truth (Chorus)

We are the body of Christ
here to be food for each other
in joy, in suffering (Chorus)

Rise then as servants of God
Follow the light of freedom
to walk the way of love (Chorus)


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©2003 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

HOLY LORD"
Holy Lord, Holy Lord
who was and is and is to come
Holy Lord, Holy Lord
who was and is and is to come

You, O Lord are most worthy to receive
glory and honor and power
For you made all things and by your will
they came into being

Holy Lord, Holy Lord
who was and is and is to come
Holy Lord, Holy Lord
who was and is and is to come
Holy Lord, Holy Lord
who was and is and is to come


Words and Music by Mark Douglass
©1993 Dakota Road Music
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"HOLY, HOLY (is the story)"
Holy, Holy is the story.
At creation begun
and carried through history by the word.

We are woven by the story and in turn we weave it more.
We are working with each other to see our tapestry made whole.

Holy, Holy is the story.
At creation begun
and carried through history by the word.


Words and Music by Allison Schuette and Sara Thomsen
©1995 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"HOLY, HOLY (tender, gentle God)"
Holy, holy, holy, tender, gentle God.
Heaven and earth are full of you.
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest
and in the low ones.
Blessed is the one who comes in your name.


Words and Music by Sara Thomsen
©1997 Sara Thomsen, administered by Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"HOW LONG"
Chorus:
How long will you hide from me, oh Lord? How Long?
How long will you hide your face from me? How long?

How long till the lion lies with the lamb? How long?
We long to see you great I am (Chorus)

When will swords become that which plows the land? How long?
When will all as one together stand? (Chorus)

When will justice flow like a river running wide?
We long for you to come and sit and be close by our side (Chorus)


Words and Music by Hans Peterson
©1992 Dakota Road Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.