2020

Follow Jesus and Leave the world behind

Songs by Jake and Zach

Top 50: Folk & Singer-Songwriter

The Verns

Consecration

Psalm 16:1-3
1  Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.
2  I say to Jehovah, You are my Lord; No good have I beyond You;
3  As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent; All my delight is in them.

Preserve Me, O God (Psalm 16:1-3)

The Day Approaches, Jesus Soon is Coming

Lord, Thou Hast Won

BCOS U WILL NEVER B FREE
a bedroom album by Rex

all songs written by Alex O'Connor
(not including 'cape fear' written & performed by Cosmo Pyke)

recording and production by Gianluca Bottoni
mixed and mastered by Oscar Boyd-Palmer
cover image by Clint Frift


A Song About Being Sad

A Higher View

Song of Songs 3:7-8

There is Solomon's bed;
Sixty mighty men surround it,
Of the might men of Israel.

All of them wield the sword and are expert in war;
All of them wield the sword and are expert in war;
Each man has his sword as his thigh
Because of the night alarms.

In a union of love with Christ 
His lover fights to keep Him at rest, keep Him at rest.
Christ as the Spirit and the Word equips us with a sword, 
the instant Word to defeat
and slay the enemy.
In this dark age we fight
and rest in oneness with You.

~ with amayzhangrace

There Is Solomon's Bed

Until We All Arrive

I Heard the Voice of the Lord

NW College Training 2017

1 Thess 1:9

I Have to Decided to Follow Jesus (Rough)(with Priscilla Cho)

Seek The Lord (Isaiah 55:6-7)

All to JESUS i surrender

Hallelujah! Praise the name of Jehovah!
Hallelujah! Praise the name of Jehovah!

Praise Him, you servants of the Lord!
Praise Him, you servants of the Lord!

Who stand in the house of God,
In the courts of His house.
Oh, praise Him! Praise Jehovah!
Sing psalms to His name, Oh how pleasant!

For Jehovah is good!
For Jehovah is good!
For Jehovah is good, Oh how good!

Psalms 135:1-3

Before The Throne Of God Above

Ezekiel 36:26-27 (with Rachel)

Enjoyment from the Winter Semi-Annual on Numbers (2018)
According to Psalm 68

Let our God arise
And let all evil things,
His enemies, be scattered now,
Let them flee away.

Bless us, keep us, too
And make Your face to shine.
Lift up your countenance on us—
Our blessing, only You.

Lord make us Your captives!
Never let us win— defeat us all the time.
Load us with good!
You are the only good thing Lord!
Christ You are the meaning of our life!

We love our Triune God
We face His dwelling place
His presence is our everything
As we run this race.

Form Your people, Lord,
An army’s ranks to fill—
A group on earth to follow You,
Fighting for Your will.

Lord make us Your army!
The Body of Christ— a corporate warrior.
Come into us!
Spread all You are into every part!
Christ You are the meaning of our life!

Fill us, Lord, with faith
To rise and take the land
We are well able now to fight,
Walking in the light.

God return to us,
As we return to You;
In sweetest love and richest grace,
Give ourselves to You.

Lord make us Your bride!
You are the Captain— The Land we will enter.
What a romance!
Love strong as death has captured us Lord!
Christ You are the meaning of our life!

Christ You Are (J.F. and Z.V.)

I Want To Follow Him

(Written by Jacob Freeman)

Oh Lord, Your Name is Sweet! And from it flows
A river full of peace and light and life,
As on it, I cast all my anxious woes. 
I need not think! I only need to call.
In this way, I am less, and You are all. 

It is so rich to call and to receive—
To soak Your Spirit into all my being. 
As I absorb Your riches, I believe
And You are real to me. Oh, but to know
You, dearest Lord, and have a deeper flow!

You are a treasury of endless wealth,
So readily accessible to me!
How great! These riches constitute my health,
My great supply, my strength, my life, my all—
So effortless! I only need to call.

Continually soften all my heart
To cling to You and to receive Your Word.
Lord, make Your home in every inward part,
And, as I call, make deeper every root
That I might grow and bear You richest fruit.

I Only Need To Call (Lyrics by Jacob)

i uploaded this song's demo to my shitpost account @chevsmcgevs a few months ago and the response on it was so great i decided to make a proper version of it! so thank you all for your patience and a BIG thank you to @pivot1 for bringing this song to life and giving it that whimsical feel. i truly couldn't have done it without him :')

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2nzED6Q3yWuvSQnxw6QTlU?si=Jln9l7HkRemTp8Kc8A-AFQ

park bird: 
@pivot1
 twitter.com/parkbird789789

art by esther shin:
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 www.instagram.com/estartsy/

this song was inspired by Roger Ebert, an infamous film critic who lost his ability to speak. after reading an article about his life and relationship with his wife, I wondered what it would be like to fall in love with somebody who was unable to do the things in life we usually take for granted, like talking or simply riding a bike...

lyrics:
if i could ride a bike
i’d zoom around the world
with you sitting there behind me
i’d take you to places 
pass several faces
just living life so carefree

if i could sail a boat
i’d cruise across the seas
a sweet adventure for us two
i’ll be Jack and you Rose
just please don't let me go
cuz i’d be nothing without you

oh when you call me
i'm drifting on clouds like I'm dreaming
but in the morning
i wake up and see that your stuck here w me

if only you knew
what i would do for you
i'd jump up and hold you so tightly
but i will never be
able to do these things
so i'm just left imagining

if i could ride a bike (w/ park bird)

For just as the lightning comes forth from the east
and shines to the west
For just as the lightning comes forth from the east
and shines to the west
So will the coming of the Son of Man be
As the lightning comes forth from the east.

Come, Lord Jesus!
Grow in us!
Make us ready for Your coming!
Gain our hearts, our love, gain Your bride!
Make us those who bring You back!

Matthew 24:27 (EYPC 2019)

Every today that we have is truly the Lord's grace,
As long as we have today and as long as we still have breath,
We should love the Lord and His appearing,
Await and always take His coming as an encouragement.

Every today that we have is truly the Lord's grace,
Lord we pray you'd come back today,
We would soon behold Your face.

Every Today (EYPC 2019 Banner 4) with T and G

Hymn #593

1	All I have in Adam is but sin and death,
 	I in Christ inherit life and righteousness;
 	When in flesh abiding, Adam I express,
 	But when in the spirit Christ is manifest.
2	When I am in Adam, though I may not sin,
 	Unto death, a sinner, sentenced I have been;
 	When in Christ I need not righteously to act,
 	I’m already righteous, justified in fact.
3	In the flesh I need no effort to express
 	Marks of Adam’s nature and its sinfulness;
 	In the spirit I need not to strive or strain,
 	I can live as He is and in spirit reign.
4	Thru my death with Christ, from Adam I am free,
 	Thru my life with Christ, new life is giv'n to me!
 	Minding not the flesh, old Adam cannot move,
 	Minding just the spirit, life divine I prove.
5	Minding just the spirit is God’s saving way,
 	Minding just the spirit, Christ we will display;
 	Minding just the spirit, we can overcome,
 	Minding just the spirit, we the race may run.
6	Minding just the spirit, we the cross will know,
 	And His resurrection pow’r thru us will flow;
 	Minding just the spirit, Christ will live thru me,
 	And His life within will reach maturity.
7	In the spirit Christ is life and all to me,
 	Strengthening and blessing all-inclusively;
 	Living in the spirit, holiness I prove,
 	And the triune God within my heart doth move.

All I Have In Adam Is But Sin And Death

(Written by Jacob Freeman)

He is the world-bearer great.
He can bear my little heart.
His hands uphold the universe,
And never fail a part
All things cohere, subsist in Him,
The Holding Center, Keeper strong.
And, pivoting around His throne,
The globes give forth their heav’nly song

Through His Word, all things have life.
Everything of Him, to Him
And in the heavens now, He stands
Lord of Lords, King of Kings.
In Him we live, in Him we move,
In Him we are, have life and breath,
In wisdom great, He metes the earth,
Apportions each their hill and heath.

This One and I—unified,
Mingled and incorporate—
He bears me in His mighty hand—
On Him my hope is set.
The universe in which I live
Is sometimes turbulent in storm,
But all I wish to see therein—
His mighty, lovely, lordly form.

The World-Bearer (Alternate verse)

Artwork by Shirako
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chevy @chevyha
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park bird @pivot1
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Hey, it's been a while... haha...

This song is about having to say no to your friends after they invite you out to socialise because you have too many things to do. You tell yourself that today is the day you will get all your work done, but deep down you know this isn't true and you'll end up being lazy and procrastinating. The next day your friends ask you to come out again, but the same situation happens and you end up staying at home.

We hope that you can enjoy this song as much as we enjoyed making it. :)

Lyrics:

Sorry, sorry I don't think that I
Can make it to the plans we made
Something came up, I'm bogged down
Got so much work that I just found
A trip outside I can't allow
  
Maybe, maybe if I planned ahead
I'd feel a little more at ease
When I talk about my plans and why
I can't come out tonight
I laugh when I fall for my own lies

I can't leave my room (I can't leave my room)
I've got so many things that I gotta do
Checklist on the wall (the wall)
Oh you seem rather tall
 
I can't leave my room (I can't leave my room)
I made a daily schedule yesterday
Even if I missed the first thing on the list
And the hundred today got-to-do bits
I'm sure tomorrow's the day
I can't leave my room

You know, you know that I'm gonna try
But it seems that I've wasted time
See I lack in planning expertise
But excel in procrastinating
It's all on me

Please don't think that I don't care at all
If I could I’d be out that door
But you know that I've gotta stay
'Cause I've got too much on my plate
I said that yesterday

I can't leave my room (I can't leave my room)
I've got so many things that I gotta do
Checklist on the wall (the wall)
Oh you seem rather tall
 
I can't leave my room (I can't leave my room)
I made a daily schedule yesterday
Even if I missed the first thing on the list
And the hundred today got-to-do bits
I'm sure tomorrow's the day
I can't leave my room

I swear I swear I can't leave my room
Lah dah dee dah
Lah dah dee dah 
Oh oh

I Can't Leave My Room (w/ chevy & park bird)

(Written by Jacob Freeman)

1
He bears the whole universe;
He can bear my little heart;
The image of the Invisible,
Revealing all God’s heart.
All things cohere, subsist in Him,
The Holding Center, Keeper strong.
The universe His worth proclaims:
Christ as reality, its song.

2
Through His Word, all things have life;
Everything, of Him, to Him;
And in the heavens now, He stands
Lord of Lords, King of Kings.
In Him we live, in Him we move;
In Him we are, have life and breath.
In wisdom great He metes the earth,
Apportions each their hill and heath.

3
This One and I—unified,
Mingled and incorporate—
He bears me in His mighty hand—
On Him my hope is set.
The universe in which I live
Is sometimes turbulent with storm,
But all I wish to see therein—
His mighty, lovely, lordly form.

The Holding Center (Lyrics by Jacob)

Enjoyment from the 2020 Online NACT!
Written by Jacob Freeman

1
A separated one I long to be 
A freewill offering to You 
A volunteer to serve You faithfully, 
To linger in Your presence, Lord 
And feed upon Your living Word
     
Chorus
My Lord, You are the richest grace
     The sweetest love,
     My strength and song. 
     I long to live before Your face—
     A life above—All my life long. 
 
2
Lord, separate me now from everything
Related to the world’s joy. 
I would abstain from every earthly joy
Not sourced in You. You are my joy!
Cleanse now my heart from all alloy. 
 
3
You are the Head with all authority  
I’d follow You and serve You too,
Obeying and awaiting Your commands,
Submitting to Your word, all still. 
Subdue me now, make Yours my will. 
 
4
I long for life to flow within my being,
So I would separate from death
And its contamination all around.
I would be swallowed up by life,
Preserved and free from deathly strife. 
 
5
I take this vow: I give myself to You. 
I volunteer myself for You
To use—How great Your need!—I offer all,
And offer to You solemnly. 
I count the cost—paid willingly.

A Separated One (Lyrics by Jacob)

An acoustic version of the traditional lullaby "Hush Little Baby" which is also know as "Mockingbird"

Lyrics:

Hush little baby don’t say a word, Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird,
And if that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring,
And if that diamond ring turns brass, Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass,
And if that looking glass gets broke, Papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat,
And if that billy goat won’t pull, Papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull,
And if that cart and bull turn over, Papa’s gonna buy you a dog named Rover,
And if that dog named Rover won’t bark, Papa’s gonna buy you a horse and cart,
And if that horse and cart fall down, You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town.