Lyrics from the 'Live To Love' CD

1. "My Lord and My God"
by Bill Tonnis, © 2006

(Chorus)
MY LORD AND MY GOD, I PRAISE YOU. MY LORD AND MY GOD.
MY LORD AND MY GOD, I PRAISE YOU. MY LORD AND MY GOD.
MY LORD AND MY GOD, I PRAISE YOU. MY LORD AND MY GOD.
MY LORD AND MY GOD, I PRAISE YOU. MY LORD AND MY GOD.

(Verse 1)
PRAISE THE LORD AND SING HIS GLORY
I ONLY WANNA PRAISE GOD'S NAME.
PRAISE THE LORD WITH MY STORY.
I ONLY WANNA SPREAD HIS FAME.

(Verse 2)
SING A SONG AND LIFT OUR PRAISES
SHOUT GOD'S WONDROUS DEEDS.
SEEK GOD'S FACE WITH ALL YOUR POWER
HE'S GONNA SATISFY YOUR NEEDS.

(Bridge)
BLESS OUR GOD NOW ALL YOU PEOPLE
LOUDLY SING HIS PRAISE.
GOD HAS GIVEN US SALVATION
LET US PRAISE HIM ALL OUR DAYS.

 

2. "Come to Jesus"
by Bill Tonnis © 2008

(Verse 1)
I am lost and forsaken again.
Why this happens I don?t know.
I can't shake it - this thorn in my skin.
I don't know which way to go.

(Chorus 1)
So I... Come to Jesus and see.
I come to Jesus and am free.
I come to Jesus when I am alone.
All are welcome in His home.

(Verse 2)
Only you can make sense of my life
There is nothing I can do.
May your grace fall like manna from on high.
I surrender all to you.

(Chorus 2)
And I... come to Jesus when I'm afraid.
I come to Jesus and am saved.
I come to Jesus when all falls apart.
And He draws me to His heart.

(Bridge)
He did not come to condemn the world
But that all might be saved.

(Chorus 3)
So... Come to Jesus and see.
Come to Jesus and be free.
Come to Jesus if you are alone.
All are welcome in His home.
Come to Jesus when you're afraid.
Come to Jesus and be saved.
Come to Jesus when all falls apart.
He will draw you to His heart.
He will draw you to his heart.

 

3. "I Surrender"
lyrics by Lisa Wefer; music by Bill Tonnis, © 2003

(Verse 1)
I RUN AND I RUN AND I RUN SOME MORE
I POUND AND I POUND AND I POUND THE DOOR
I TRY TO FIND A PLACE TO HIDE
I CAN'T GET OUT I AM DEEP INSIDE
THE RUINS OF MY PAIN.

I TURN AROUND AND FACE MY FEAR
ALL I'VE HELD BACK THROUGH OUT THE YEARS
COMES TUMBLING OUT IN RAW EMOTION
I'M TOSSED ABOUT IN AN ANGRY OCEAN
TELL ME IT'S NOT IN VAIN.

(Chorus)
I SURRENDER
AND ALLOW THE TRUTH TO ENTER.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO GIVE IN TO THE TIDAL WAVE OF MY SIN.
I'VE FINALLY FOUND MY CENTER.
LET IT RAIN. LET IT RAIN, LET IT RAIN, LET IT RAIN.

(Verse 2)
I?M STUCK INSIDE THIS HELL NO MORE
I TURN THE KNOB AND THROW OPEN THE DOOR.
THE LIGHT IS BRIGHT IT MAKES ME CRY
I BREATHE AGAIN AND TOUCH THE SKY
BELIEF HAS SHATTERED THE CHAINS.

NOW I HAVE THE STRENGTH I NEED
TO CREATE MY OWN DESTINY
THE UNKNOWN IT NOW BECKONS ME
TO BE A PART OF THE MYSTERY
I'M READY TO DO IT AGAIN.

 

4. "HEAL ME"
by Bill Tonnis, © 2002

(Verse 1)
LORD I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY
HUMBLY REQUESTING YOUR WAY.
UNTO YOUR SPIRIT I CLING
AND FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY SOUL NOW I SING.

(Chorus)
HEAL ME...WITH YOUR MERCY
HEAL ME...WITH YOUR STRENGTH
HEAL ME...WITH YOUR ENDLESS LOVE
HEAL ME.

(Verse 2)
TAKE NOW AWAY MY FEAR
AND PLEASE BE WITH ME HERE.
I DON'T REQUIRE A SIGN.
I PLACE ALL MY TRUST IN YOUR PLAN,
YOUR DESIGN.

(Bridge)
EVEN NOW... AS I STRUGGLE TO FEEL YOUR EMBRACE
EVEN NOW... AS I SEARCH FOR THE ANSWERS YOU GIVE
I ASK FOR YOUR GRACE.

HEAL ME...WITH YOUR MERCY.
HEAL ME...WITH YOUR STRENGTH.
HEAL ME...WITH YOUR ENDLESS LOVE
HEAL ME.

HEAL ME...WITH YOUR MERCY
HEAL ME...WITH YOUR STRENGTH.
HEAL ME... WITH YOUR ENDLESS LOVE.
HEAL ME

 

5. "I Will Give You Rest"
by Bill Tonnis © 2007

(Verse 1)
COME HEAVY LADEN, COME ALL YOU BURDENED
COME, FOR YOU ARE MY GUEST.
COME ALL YOU WEARY, COME WITHOUT WORRY
AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.
*(final) AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.

(Chorus)
FOR MY HOPE'S IN YOU
FAITHFUL STRONG AND TRUE.
INTO YOUR HANDS... I PLACE MY PLANS
RESTORE, REDEEM, AND RENEW.

(Verse 2)
ETERNAL GIVER... PLEASE DELIVER
ME FROM ALL OF MY FEARS.
CHRIST, REDEEMER, DRAW ME NEARER
AND WIPE AWAY MY TEARS.

 

6. "Love God"
by Bill Tonnis, © 2004 (Based on the Beatitudes)

(Chorus)
LOVE GOD... WITH ALL YOUR MIND AND HEART
LOVE GOD... WITH ALL THE STRENGTH YOU'VE GOT
LOVE GOD... LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
LOVE GOD

(Verse 1)
BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS THEIRS
BLESSED ARE THE ONES WHO MOURN, FOR
GOD WILL LIGHTEN ALL THEIR CARES

BLESSED ARE THE MEEK AND HUMBLE
THEY WILL HAVE THE PROMISED LAND
BLESSED THOSE WHO SEEK SALVATION
THEY'LL HAVE PEACE AND UNDERSTAND

(Verse 2)
BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL, FOR
GOD'S OWN MERCY WILL THEY KNOW
BLESSED ARE THE PURE OF HEART, FOR
THE FACE OF GOD TO THEM HE'LL SHOW

THOSE WHO WORK FOR PEACE ARE BLESSED
CHILDREN OF OUR GOD ARE THEY
BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED
SOMEDAY IN HEAVEN THEY WILL STAY.

(Final Chorus)
LOVE GOD... WITH ALL YOUR MIND AND HEART
LOVE GOD... WITH ALL THE STRENGTH YOU?VE GOT
LOVE GOD... LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
LOVE GOD
LOVE GOD
LOVE GOD

 

7. "God Is the Goal"
by Bill Tonnis © 2007

(verse 1)
GOD ALONE WILL NAME ME. I AM NOT MY OWN.
POINT ME TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN.
LEAD ME TO THE DESERT, BLEAK AND DRY
SET ME FREE BEFORE I DIE.

(chorus)
THIS LIFE WILL END, EMPTY OR FULL
MY BODY WILL DIE, BUT I HAVE A SOUL.
GET OUT OF THE WAY... LET GO OF CONTROL.
LET CHRIST LEAD THE WAY... GOD IS THE GOAL, GOD IS THE GOAL

(verse 2)
I AM WEAK AND SHAKEN, TO YOU I CRY.
I LIFT MY PRAYER TO YOU ON HIGH.
YOU WALKED THE PATH TO CALVARY, FOR LOVE YOU DIED.
NO LONGER LOST... I WILL NOT HIDE.

(bridge)
ONE... DAY... WE'LL SHINE.
FOR I KNOW WE WILL RISE
WE WILL RISE.

 

8. "Singing My Song"
by Bill Tonnis, © 2003

(Verse 1)
HOW MANY TIMES DID I TRY TO FIND HAPPINESS
NOT KNOWING WHY I WOULD ALWAYS FIND EMPTINESS
DOING THE THINGS THAT I DO, WELL, JUST BECAUSE
LOSING MYSELF, FURTHER, FURTHER, UNTIL I WAS

(Chorus)
SINGING MY SONG
AS I GO ALONG
GOING FROM DAY INTO NIGHT.
LIVING THE DREAM
LET GOD'S LOVE BEAM
LEADING THE BLIND TO THE LIGHT.

(Verse 2)
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE I'M STUCK AND TREADING WATER
CHOOSING THE PATH THAT SOMEONE ELSE THINKS I OUGHTA
SWIMMING UP STREAM AND I'M TIRED AND I'VE GOT NO PLAN
TILL I SURRENDER AND FIND OUT WHO I AM

(Bridge)
TIME TO LOOK DOWN DEEP INSIDE
AND AWAKEN WHAT YOU HIDE
LIFT THOSE CHAINS THAT HOLD YOU DOWN
AND THEN LISTEN TO THE SOUND

(Final Chorus)
AS YOU?RE SINGING YOUR SONG
AS YOU GO ALONG
GOING FROM DAY INTO NIGHT.
LIVING THE DREAM
LET GOD?S LOVE BEAM.
LEADING THE BLIND TO THE LIGHT (Repeat)

LEADING THE BLIND TO THE LIGHT
LEADING THE BLIND TO THE LIGHT

 

9. "How Wonderful to Me"
by Bill Tonnis © 2007

(Chorus)
HOW WONDERFUL TO ME?IS YOUR MAJESTY.
MY SOUL PROCLAIMS YOUR LOVE... YOU POURED IT OUT IN BLOOD.
THE MAKER OF THE LAND, MADE ME WHO I AM MAY
ALL MY DAYS BE SONGS OF ENDLESS PRAISE
TO YOUR LOVE.

(Verse 1)
YOU'RE MY ROCK, MY STRENGTH.
WHERE I LACK YOU ARE ENOUGH.
WHEN I CALL YOU HEAR MY VOICE.
IN MY PAIN... YOU LIFT ME UP.

(Verse 2)
GOD FROM AGE TO AGE,
YOU HAVE LOVED ME FOR ALL TIME.
YOU GAVE ALL THAT I MIGHT LIVE
I AM YOURS AND YOU ARE MINE.

(Bridge)
WITH EACH BREATH I WANT YOU NEARER
WHERE I ACHE... YOU ARE THE CURE.
TAKE MY CARES AND TAKE MY SORROWS.
FILL ME UP... FOREVER MORE.

 

10. Take Me Now, Forever"
by Bill Tonnis, © 2000

(verse 1)
Take me now forever.
Tell me that you're mine.
Take me now forever.
Love me for all time.

Tell me that you need me.
Tell me you'll be true.
Tell me that you love me
as much as I love you.

(chorus)
All I have is yours now.
All I have I give.
I pledge that I will stand beside you
as long as you shall live.

(verse 2)
Take me now and hold me.
Pull me to your heart.
Press our lips together.
We will never part.

As God is our witness
may this bond be blessed.
With Him as our anchor
We'll survive all tests.

 

11. "Salvation"
by Bill Tonnis © 2007

(Verse 1)
THE GOD OF ALL BECAME A MAN
THANKS TO A VIRGIN'S 'YES' HE WAS BORN IN BETHLEHEM.
BY GRACE HE GREW AND BECAME WISE
THAT EVERYONE COULD SEE WITH THEIR OWN EYES.

(Chorus)
LOVE, MERCY... GRACE
FORGIVENESS AND COMPASSION.
LOVE, MERCY... GRACE
FORGIVENESS AND COMPASSION.

(Verse 2)
HE LIVED TO LOVE AND GAVE HIS ALL
AND EVEN WHEN REJECTED CARRIED OUT HIS CALL.
ARMS OPENED WIDE, GOD'S FACE TO SHOW.
THE WORD MADE FLESH SO ALL WOULD COME TO KNOW. (to chorus)

(Bridge)
HE CURED THE SICK, RESTORED THE BLIND
FREED THE OPPRESSED... THE LOST HE'D FIND
THE LAME WOULD WALK... THE DEAD WOULD RISE
THOSE IN DESPAIR... HE'D HEAR THEIR CRIES.
BUT IN THE END... THE ONLY WAY
TO MAKE IT CLEAR... A FINAL SAY
PIERCED AND BEATEN AND BLEEDING SO
THAT EVEN IN DEATH HE COULD SHOW (to final chorus)

(Final Chorus)
LOVE...MERCY...GRACE
FORGIVENESS AND COMPASSION
LOVE...MERCY...GRACE
FORGIVENESS AND COMPASSION

(alternate voice during final chorus)
HE ROSE... HE LIVES, HE REIGNS, LOVE WINS FOREVER.
HE ROSE... HE LIVES, HE REIGNS, LOVE WINS FOREVER.
HE ROSE... HE LIVES, HE REIGNS, LOVE WINS FOREVER.
HE ROSE... HE LIVES, HE REIGNS, LOVE WINS FOREVER.

 

12. "Sing a New Song"
by Bill Tonnis, © 2008 (Based in part on Psalm 105)

(Verse 1)
SING AND PRAISE AND PLAY OUR MUSIC
PROCLAIM WHAT GOD HAS DONE.
HE HAS SET THE CAPTIVES FREE
SALVATION NOW HAS COME.

(Chorus)
LET US SING! LET US SING!
LET US SING! LET US SING!
A NEW SONG! A NEW SONG!
A NEW SONG! A NEW SONG!

(Verse 2)
REJOICE O HEARTS THAT SEEK OUR MAKER.
GLORY IN THE LORD!
WE HAVE SEEN GREAT SIGNS AND WONDERS.
THE KINGDOM IS RESTORED!

 

13. "Take the Road Less Traveled"
by Bill Tonnis, © 2004

(verse 1)
IT'S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE
IT'S HARD TO SEE IT END
BUT I'M WANTING YOU TO KNOW
I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND
BEFORE YOU GO YOUR WAY
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW
THERE'S SOMETHING I MUST SAY
BEFORE I LET YOU GO.

(chorus)
TAKE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
THOUGH YOU MAY DO IT ALONE.
LET THE LORD'S LIGHT GUIDE YOU
UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR HOME.

(verse 2)
SO AS YOU LOOK AHEAD
REMEMBER WHAT WE HAD
ALL THE FUN AND JOY
THE TIMES WHEN WE WERE SAD.
HOLD THEM IN YOUR HEART
AND LEAN ON GOD AGAIN.
FOR SOMETHING NEW TO START
SOMETHING OLD MUST END.

(bridge)
BLAZE YOUR PATH TO FREEDOM
LISTEN TO YOUR CALL.
GO WHERE YOUR HEART LEADS YOU
TRUST GOD THROUGH IT ALL!