In album order

TO EMMANUEL

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

Chorus – All praise to Emmanuel, our God is with us
Give thanks to Emmanuel, our God lives in us

V1 – Not us without hope, not us without rest
Not us all alone, not us fatherless (chorus)

V2 – Not us slaves to sin, not us born to die
Not us without a friend, not us without life

(instrumental break)

V3 – We have a Good Shepherd, we have a Mediator
We have a Solid Rock, we have a gracious Savior (chorus)

Tag – All praise to Emmanuel, give thanks to Emmanuel (2X)
To Emmanuel, to Emmanuel, to Emmanuel

A WAY (Where there is no way)

words by Chuck Elmore, music by Andy Othling & Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V1- It used to be I’d let my cares stack up ‘til they stood tall

but You went before me, I marched around with faith You’d make them fall
Now a pile of rubble, a cloud of dust where there was once a wall

Pre-CH1 – My head is up, my sights are high,
The accuser comes but I won’t buy his lies

Chorus- ‘Cause You make a way where there is no way
You make a way where there is no way
I won’t walk by sight, I walk by faith
You make a way where there is no way

V2- I built my house upon a rock and left my shifting sand
Now fear flies in like a blackbird but finds no place to land
The storms come down but I am up ‘cause you have made me stand

Pre-CH2 – I don’t trust my eyes, I trust in you
When the waters rise we’ll walk on or walk through (chorus)

Bridge- Faithful, Lord I know you’re for me
Faithful, who can be against me (3X)
(instrumental break, then chorus)

JUST YOU

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V1 – Jesus, look into my crowded heart
Jesus, look into my crowded heart
Clear away the clutter, things that block my view, let me see what matters
Show me how to see just You

V2 – Jesus, send Your peace to rule my mind
Jesus, send Your peace to rule my mind
Take my faulty notions, thoughts that are untrue, let me see what matters
Show me how to see just You

Bridge – Oh, I want to see beyond the shadow
Oh, I want to live beyond the veil (repeat)

V3 – Jesus, break these doubts that bind my soul
Jesus, break these doubts that bind my soul
Remind me once again how my captive days are through, let me see what
matters, Show me how to see just You

Tag – Through these eyes of faith, now all has become new
You’re showing me what matters, You are showing me just You
You’re showing me just You, showing me just You
(I want to see beyond the shadow, I want to live beyond the veil)
Showing me just You, showing me just You
(I want to see beyond the shadow, I want to live beyond the veil)

SAYING I LOVE YOU

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V1- I’ve come so far to show you my affection but distance makes no difference to me
To get to you I’d leave behind the heavens, to comfort you I’d walk across the sea
If you were lost you know I’d come to find you,
And you would hear me calling out your name
To rescue you I’d go to rags from riches, and trade away my dignity for shame

V2 – I’ll be here while you’re chasing other lovers,
They promise you a love that will not end
I’ll be here when they leave you for another, I’ll be here when you try to love again
The world tells you I don’t have much to offer, to stay away would be your safest bet
But I know that you’ve searched the earth a long time,
And you know that you haven’t found love yet

Chorus – And I’m not demanding that you understand it,
I’m not requesting that you pay your due
But when you hear me saying “I love you” I just want you to believe that it’s true

V3- You could say you don’t care much about me,
You could say you aren’t glad I came
You could say you never will be faithful, but I will remain faithful just the same
When you think you’ve finally lost your last chance,
When you think you’ve pushed me all you could
Please don’t think I’ve given up on your life, I gave my life to make you mine for good
(chorus)

HOLD YOU CLOSE

For Bryan and Ann Marie Ryder on their wedding day. Words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V1- Beside myself with you beside, grace in all its beauty
In wonder of my second love, in loving you I love my first

V2- He’s brought us near and joined us here, all fear has been cast out
And here we’ll stay and with each day I’ll draw as close to you as we are to Him

Pre-chorus- All that I have for you is not good enough
My fleeting sentiments won’t see you through
So I surrender to Him as my gift to You

Chorus – So He can hold you close within these arms of mine
And with my lips, a kiss from Him to ease your mind
With this heart a love by way of me He sends
And through my words His grace and comfort for a friend

V3- Gold is fine and diamonds shine, the circle is unbroken
But memories fade and days get hard, love without condition
is the jewel to find (pre-chorus and chorus)
(instrumental break, then pre-chorus and chorus)

BREATH OF FAITH

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V1- So where does it go from here, you cannot see the end
But if you think it through, your doubts will go, or so you pretend
But fears you’ve entertained, you simply can’t dismiss
Already brought them in and treated them like guests
They’re here to play their games and get inside your head
They want to call your name and drag you out of bed

Chorus – Be still, be still, take a breath of faith

V2- It’s not for you to know your steps for another day
‘Cause life will leave you long before you find your own way
You’re staring down the road, you’re standing on your toes
While the answer waits just beneath your nose
But you think something more will surely come around
And so you chase shadows until the sun goes down (chorus)

(instrumental break)

V3- You’re following a path that won’t lead to your relief
Across the wilderness, you see bones of others unbelief

The fruit looks sweet enough, the milk and honey flow
But everywhere you turn are giants in the road
You are no match for them as far as you can see
But if you let me fight, you can walk in free
The fruit looks sweet enough, the milk and honey flow
(So where’s the rest, you need the rest)
But everywhere you turn are giants in the road
(Come get the rest, I’ll give you rest)
You are no match for them as far as you can see
(Give in to rest, I’ve got the rest)
But if you let me fight, you can walk in free

(You need the rest, I’ll give you rest)

So where’s the rest, you need the rest
Come get the rest, I’ll give you rest
Give in to rest, I’ve got the rest
You need the rest, I’ll give you rest (repeat)

Be still, be still, take a breath of faith (repeat)

AWAKE

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V1- Awake and staring, I’m warm though cold surrounds this desert night
Fireside, I see You awake, You haven’t slept forever now
I move to You, You draw me in and I have everything

V2- I rest against You, I think I’ll stay here ‘til the end of time
Long gone my worries, amazed to think of how You made them go
I hold your hand, I touch the scars where You gave everything

(instrumental break)

V3- Though night still lingers, the Son has risen and Your light won’t fade
My eyes grow heavy but Yours will watch ‘til I awake and then
We’ll start again, You’ll draw me in, I’ll rest in You and hold Your hand
I want to stay with You, Jesus because you are my everything

We’ll start again, You’ll draw me in, I’ll rest in You and hold Your hand
I want to stay with You, Jesus because You are my everything

Jesus You’re my everything, Jesus You’re my everything

AT YOUR FEET

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V1- I came to listen to You to hear Your words of life
I came to listen to You to hear Your words of life

V2- I came with tears and perfume, broken holding faith
I came with tears and perfume, broken holding faith

Chorus – Oh Lord, find me at Your feet

V3- Accuser brought me forward, the Law had cast me down
Accuser brought me forward, the Law had cast me down

Ch- Oh Lord, find me, Oh Lord, find me at Your feet

Bridge 1- I will be where the air is sweet, I will be where I’m made complete
No condemnation awaiting me at Your feet

V4- Followed You out of the city, followed You up a hill
Followed You out of the city, followed You up a hill

Ch- Oh Lord, find me, Oh Lord, find me at Your feet

Bridge 2- And the life poured out, and the ransom paid
And the veil torn down, and the peace was made, and the peace was made

V5- A new way has been opened into Your holy place
A new way has been opened into Your holy place

Ch- Oh Lord, find me, Oh Lord find me at Your feet

Bridge 3- I will be where my soul was healed, I will be where grace revealed
A new covenant by blood You sealed
I will be where the air is sweet, I will be where I’m made complete
No condemnation awaiting me at Your feet

V6- Every tongue confess You, every knee will bow
Every tongue confess You, every knee will bow

Ch- Oh Lord, find me, oh Lord find me at Your feet
Tag- Oh Lord, find me, oh Lord find me
Sweet Jesus, find me at Your feet
At Your feet, at Your feet

GAZE

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

V- The Lord is my light and my salvation
Whom shall I fear?  Of whom shall I be afraid?
The Lord is my stronghold, my enemy’s stumble
Though they come near, my heart will not fear

Pre-CH- In the day of trouble, I’m safe in Your dwelling
You set me high upon a rock, my head is exalted, my heart is made joyous
So I sing unto You, Lord

Chorus- I want to gaze, I want to gaze on You
I want to gaze on Your beauty within Your house, my God
I want to gaze, I want to gaze on You
I want to gaze on Your beauty within Your house, my God

GIVE ME YOU

words and music by Chuck Elmore © 2009.

Prelude - I was raised from dust, given breath for life
But my wandering heart chased its appetite
Led me far from home, but I’ve tasted and seen You are good
So satisfy us with your love when morning breaks
That we may sing with joy and be glad all our days
Repay us days of gladness for our suffering, and all we do may you establish firmly

Verse 1- How greatly I long for you, how sweetly I ache for you
But not as one who can’t have what I need, you give me what I need
How greatly I long for you, how sweetly I ache for you
But not as one who can’t have what I need, Jesus you’re what I need
You give me you

Chorus – And I’ve tasted and seen I want nothing else
You fill me up, come fill me up, come give me You

Verse 2- How truly I yearn for you, how deeply I thirst for you
But not as one who can’t have what I need, you give me what I need
How truly I yearn for you, how deeply I thirst for you
But not as one who can’t have what I need, Jesus you’re what I need
You give me you (repeat chorus)