Jesus At The Center Of It All
Words and music by Isaiah Houghton

David Berry: piano, keyboard
Rachel Zylstra: vox
Kevin Ham: drums
Paul Johnson: bass
Bryan Brown: electric guitar

Jesus at the center of it all
Jesus at the center of it all
From beginning to the end
It will always be, it's always been You Jesus
Jesus

Nothing else matters, nothing in this world will do
Jesus You're the center, and everything revolves around You
Jesus You

So Jesus be the center of my life
Jesus be the center of my life
From beginning to the end
It will always be, it's always been You Jesus
Oh Jesus

Nothing else matters, nothing in this world will do
Jesus You're the center, and everything revolves around You
Jesus You

From my heart to the Heavens
Jesus be the center
It's all about You
Yes it's all about You

Jesus at the center of Your church
Jesus at the center of Your church
And every knee shall bow, and every tongue
Shall confess you Jesus,
Jesus at the center of it all



Jesus At The Center Of It All - Rachel Zylstra and All Angels' 5pm Worship Team

I Surrender All
words by Judson W. Van DeVenter 
music by Winfield S. Weeden
(Public Domain)

David Berry: keyboards
Rachel Zylstra: lead vox
Kevin Ham: drums
Paul Johnson: bass and supporting vox
Bryan Brown: electric guitar

All to Jesus I surrender;
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.

refrain:
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;
Humbly at His feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken;
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

refrain

All to Jesus I surrender;
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power;
Let Thy blessing fall on me.

refrain

I Surrender All - Rachel Zylstra and the All Angels' 5pm Worship Team

Words by Marie J. Post
Music by Rachel Zylstra 
(Except for "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" - traditional)
Recorded on Rachel's iPhone in her apartment

Our world belongs to God
He called it into place
Upholds, renews, controls
With sovereign love and grace
Throughout our earth’s long history
Of God’ created family
All things were done by his decree
 
Our world belongs to God
He tells us in his word
Of his great covenant love
That many have ignored
Yet his great anger did not flame
The promised righteous Savior came
Who paid our debt and cleared our name
 
Our world belongs to God
We know that one bright day
Each challenge to his rule
Will surely pass away
We wait the ending of all wrong
Then we will join in triumph song to God
To whom all things belong
 
He’s got the whole world in his hands…

World Belongs/He's Got The Whole World

Words & Music by Rachel Zylstra (2013)

This is, this is my one regret each new year
Saying I’ll do it
Ever to stall and stay here

Sure it won’t make a difference
Whether I fight or I fly
I’ve bowed to the ease of
Believing this gentlest lie

Love was the goal once
It was the thing I idolized
Blessed with a fool’s strength
Faith that could doubt the ocean’s tides

Now I am uncertain
There is another for me
Sometimes I am lonely
Other times I feel free

God, hear this fleshed wreck
Brilliantly soiled and smoldering
Yet therein lies my heart, my blood
Miracle works within me

What more could I ask for
Spurring me out of my sleep
Thrill, fear of and comfort in
Love, living, and lent me to keep

New Year

Rachel Zylstra Live at the Fish House, Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
January 30, 2002

All songs  © 2002 Rachel Zylstra; all rights reserved

Track 1: Into this Town; Numb; Death

For your listening discernment: the wee self-deprecating flamboyance, cringing passion, and Calvinist sensibilities of collegiate RZ. First track, first three songs from a vintage 2002 live set. I'll be releasing in its entirety over the weeks ahead!

01  Rachel Zylstra 01a Into This Town 01b Numb 01c Death

Rachel Zylstra Live at the Fish House, Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
January 30, 2002

All songs © 2002 Rachel Zylstra; all rights reserved

Track 2: Holding These

In the summer of 2000 I turned down an ambivalent opportunity - to clean bathrooms at sub-minimum wage while living in the splendor of the Rockies - in favor of a straightforward "savings-friendly" gig leading tours and entering data at my college's admissions office. I remember gorgeous blue-sky days walking to my square but dignified on-campus job, and composing this song along the way.

02 Rachel Zylstra Holding These

Rachel Zylstra Live at the Fish House, Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
January 30, 2002

All songs © 2002 Rachel Zylstra; all rights reserved

Track 3: Think of You



03 Rachel Zylstra Think Of You

Rachel Zylstra Live at the Fish House, Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
January 30, 2002

All songs © 2002 Rachel Zylstra; all rights reserved

Track 6: Storm
Track 7: Sonnet #5

drama(s)

04 04a Rachel Zylstra Storm 04b Sonnet #5

written by Rachel Zylsta
Russ Wedelich: bass, effects
Alex Paul: drums, backing vox
Rachel Zylstra: piano, lead vox, backing vox

Dark (The Tacit Turn, 2015)

Perfume
Words and Music by Rachel Zylstra

Her perfume fills the room
And my cheeks flood with heat and red
And I am ashamed, don’t know for whom

She cries on your feet
And makes an awkward scene
As if we didn’t know she loves you too

I have no money for luxury
Do you measure when you look at me
What I hold back against what I give you?
I didn’t think I had any more
But now I see her her on the floor
And her tears are my tears, dear Lord

More than I thought I could afford, dear Lord
Take me in
Take me in
Take my all
Everything

Her perfume fills the room
And my cheeks flood with heat and red
And I am ashamed for the ways I assume

She cries on your feet
And makes an awkward scene
And I’m desperate for You to know, I love You, too

She cries on your feet
And makes her offering
And I’m desperate to say
I love You

Perfume By Rachel Zylstra - Rough Demo

Do Re Mi
Words and Music by Rachel Zylstra
Copyright 2015 Rachel Zylstra

We talk and it's sometimes awkward
Always nice and usually awkward 
And I could sometimes slightly die
Weird pauses not what they ought to be
Therein I wonder what you think of me
And sigh, 'cause that’s our college try
 
Do ti la sol mi
Hey, there's a way to let it be
 
Writing it, sometimes I second guess
How much to say about the messiness 
And why, 'cause what if it's a lie
True though, one time this brought me deep
Wide awake dreaming nights I couldn't sleep 
Or find the will to change my mind
 
Do ti la sol mi
Is there a way to let it be
Do re  mi fa sol
Walk up a way to let it go
 
Of a lonely frame on an open day
You can amplify the hardship of the role you came to play
But another day, you can smile back to when
At first it felt like falling, and you feel it again
 
Ease up, breathe, shoulders down
No one listens harder to the sound
Of your feet on the ground
But still a precious few 
Get the best and accept the rest of you
And they will listen, too

Do ti la sol mi
Hey, there's a way to let it be
Do re mi do sol
Take it up and let it go

Do ti sol mi re do re mi
Hey, there's a way to let it be
Do re mi do sol fa mi re
Take up the way and let it go