Song Lyrics to, “Room For More” W e l c o m e T o T h e F a m i ly The tablecloths are red and white, the tea is sweet and cold The lines are long for that good fried chicken and green bean casserole Old folks all are fanning, the young kids are at play The preacher asks the blessing, it’s a scene that seems to say CHORUS: Welcome to the family you can feel at home here There’s a lotta love that goes beyond these years There’s nothing like the fellowship of those who love the Lord So welcome to the family, there’s always room for more We all feel like nappin’ on a Sunday afternoon But we’ll stick around for a while to sing some good ole gospel tunes It doesn’t matter if the voices and the songs are new or old There’s something in the harmony that’s speaking to my soul. BRIDGE: When I count my blessings it’s easy to see My brothers and sisters that mean so much to me I think about the many times they’ve kept me in their prayers And the countless ways they’ve always shown me that they care And I know they’ll still walk with me no matter what’s ahead IYes so much more than just their words, their lives have always said W h e n H e S av e d M e I don’t believe He’s sitting up in Heaven Evaluating sinners by their scars But I see Him excited to forgive us And it’s not at all in spite of who we are Chorus: When He saved me He knew What I had done, what I would do He looked beyond the worst in me And saw not what I was, He saw what I could be He looked at all the broken scattered pieces And made a brand new vessel of my life Every day possibility increases ‘Cause he placed me in a dream that never dies Bridge: And though I was a sinner, the Savior heard my cry His mercy came and rescued me, He did not pass me by S ta n d Some will say it’s foolish Some that it’s absurd But still we choose to build our lives Upon God’s holy Word We know It’s always perfect We trust It in all things It’s holy and It’s right So whatever this life brings Chorus: We stand on what is timeless We stand on what is true We stand up unashamed No matter what the world may do We stand upon this rock Spoken by the Lord of all And though other lives built on sand may fall We stand It may not be in fashion It may not be in vogue But when we look at empty lives All around we know We could live pursuing power Thinking pleasure satisfies God’s light cuts through the shadows Revealing they’re just lies Bridge: Let us trust His every word Resisting every wrong Let us read It and believe It It’s our only hope for standing strong Faithful One I’ve lived it, I’ve seen it, I know that it’s true The dawning of each day His mercies are new He’s good to His children you can trust in that We’re never forsaken, facts are facts Chorus: He’ll always do what He’s always done He’s the faithful One We’re in His care whatever comes He’s the faithful One Protector, Provider, Sustainer, God’s Son I’m standing on His promises He’s the faithful One You’ve got your story the grace that you’ve known Been put down mistreated but never alone You’ve tried Him and He’s proven time and again Gotta lifetime of reasons to keeping trusting Him Bridge: Always constant, always kind. Always gracious all the time Always constant, always kind Always loving true friend of mine W h at S a lvat i o n ’ s D o n e F o r M e I used to be so lonesome, I never had a friend Always looking out for number one Didn’t know where I was going, didn’t care where I had been The life I lived had me on the run One day Jesus found me and took my sin away He showed me what I thought I’d never see He put me in His family, and He’s with me to this day Let me tell you what salvation’s done for me Chorus: I used to be a blind man, but now my vision’s clear Mercy came and drove the shame from me There’s peace of mind with Jesus that drives out every fear I’m stronger than I thought I’d ever be I can’t tell you why He loves me, as bad as I had been Why I’m worthy of this life of victory I know I’m not a scholar just a sinner saved by grace But I can tell you what salvation’s done for me One day when life is over, I’ll go to my reward Where Heaven waits for those who have been set free With saints from all the ages, in the presence of our Lord This is what salvation’s done for me S t u ff O f L i f e Two bikes and a football in the driveway A couple of cap guns dropped on the front porch Matchbox cars and skateboards in the kitchen Green army men piled by the bedroom door I stepped across a catcher’s mitt, leaned in to kiss my wife We both smiled and laughed about All the stuff of life Gotta write a check for next week’s field trip One for this year’s fifth new pair of tennis shoes We just found that one is needing glasses The other’s braces go on in a month or two These days being family really comes at quite a price Such are the times that we live in For all the stuff of life Bridge: More than all these things I want to give them All that I work so hard to provide What I want for them to have the most is What matters most and that is what’s inside May they have peace, no matter what, I’ll love them May it give them strength in these uncertain days May they have dreams that fill their lives with purpose Full of joy and hope from living life with faith But most of all may their hearts burn with passion to serve Christ ‘Cause more than all these other things That’s the stuff of life P e a c e I n T h e S h e lt e r When the cares of life seem more than I can handle And clouds of doubt have settled in my soul When everywhere I turn the storm is raging Into the Savior’s loving arms I go Chorus: There is peace in the shelter of His arms A refuge from the storm where I am safe from harm Through the strongest winds and pouring rain There’s peace in the shelter of His arms There’s never been a moment on this journey That I have been forsaken or alone “Cause every time I face the unexpected My Father gently leads through the unknown Bridge: There’s peace that passes all understanding And peace that goes beyond all comprehending T h e H a l f T h at ’ s N e v e r B e e n T o l d Some folks have set their sights above on a heavenly mansion Others long to gaze upon a jasper wall But I know there’s more beyond imagination It’s the part that’s never been explained at all Chorus: I’m looking for the half that’s never been told Not looking for the streets that are paved with gold I wanna hear the rest of the story told when I get there I wanna hear the voice of the One who died Telling of the things never been described Revealing every truth of eternal life That has never been told Every question that I had will then be answered All the mysteries of God will then be clear Unveiling secret after secret of His wonder He will tell me all I ever longed to hear S ta n d i n g T a l l It’s hard to watch a good friend going through a time so tough But I’ve seen the way you take the heat and never do give up It seems unfair that most folks just aren’t trying to live by faith But I think back to years ago when I heard my grandpa say Chorus: Thunder shakes the mountainside but it seems to me When lightning strikes somehow it always finds the tallest tree I look at what you’re facing and think maybe after all The only thing that you’ve been guilty of Is standing tall Let the hurt keep you humble, let it make you look inside Let it keep you on your knees searching for a reason why I may not have the answers but I’ve seen this before Sometimes the faithful ones are called to bear a little more Love And Grace The woman was surrounded by accusers Every man was picking up a stone Standing there in pride and pointing fingers Claiming that her right to life was gone Jesus made His way and knelt between them Writing freedom’s message in the sand When He reminded them there’s not a man without sin You could see her start to smile again Chorus: Love and grace makes real the gospel message Love and grace takes all the shame away Love and grace breaks the heavy chains of bondage Gives every heart a resting place Love and grace sings a happy song of praises Love and grace seems to brighten up the day Love and grace brings us up to heavenly places Just to know the debts been paid And Heaven’s on the way Makes the world a better place Love and grace Every day we represent the Master With a chance to show His love within our hearts By showing grace to a struggling brother We give the one who fell another start Knowing there is no one great among us No one who should dare pick up a stone If we’re gonna win this world to Jesus It’ll be by love and grace alone Freedom In this world where you’ve been living, you have lived for much too long And your life has lost its sunshine, and your heart has lost its song You have made your life a prison with a wall so big and wide And you left the Lord outside Chorus: Freedom, freedom is yours for the asking Jesus is waiting to make you free His love will take you where wall can’t separate you And you shall be free when the Truth makes you free You have made yourself a prisoner of a world you won’t let go And the walls rise up around you, and each day they upward grow Look above the sun is shining, there’s a bright new world above It is God’s world of freedom and love