RAY PETERS

Where is the passion, Where is devotion
To the One who has given all for me
Where is the sacrifice, willing to pay the price
For the One who has paid the price for me

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All that You gave is all that I need
The blood that You shed on Calvary
Has washed me from sin, a new life within
You’ve given to me
My all for Your all I gladly now give
All for Your all the life I now live
I lay myself down, no turning around
All for Your All

"Recorded By Hometown Quartet"

I once wandered aimless my life filled with sin
I wondered what is life worth living for
I searched for the answer, I searched for the truth
It was something I just could not ignore
Then I heard about Jesus and the life that He gives
A life forever on that heavenly shore
Well I trusted in Him and He gave me that life
It was something worth living for

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Now I’m not living for money, I’m not living for fame
I found something worth living for
I am no longer helpless I’m no longer the same
Since I made Jesus Christ my Lord
I will praise Him and praise Him till the day that I die
Then I’ll begin my praise on heaven’s shore
For in Jesus I have found everlasting life
Something worth living for

I’ve been ridiculed I’ve been criticized
I’ve been the laughing stock of this old world
Many times I’ve found myself pleading to God
I just can’t go on down here
But my spirit is lifted when I look up to Him
And He reminds me of that heavenly shore
And the glory that’s waiting when I get to my home

"Recorded By Hometown Quartet"

Once wandering alone in this old world
I had no one or no place to go
Then I opened a Bible that somebody gave to me
I took a trip thru the pages
Reading about the Rock of Ages
And I ended up at the Cross of Calvary

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Now I have a friend, I’m under the blood, the blood of Jesus
He lifted me up, saved my soul and set me free.
No more being alone, with me He’ll go
And I’m singing His praises
Now I have a friend since I took a trip to Calvary

Though I let Him down everyday
In my heart He’ll always stay
He said He’ll never leave and He’ll never forsake us.
If you want a friend who will never let you down
You can have this friend I’ve found
Just take a trip to Calvary and you’ll find Jesus

At Your Word the light broke forth thru the atmosphere
The mountains arose and the valley sank low and the heavens cheered
All creation stands in honor when Your Word rings thru the land
For the strength and power of Your Word is stronger than my hands

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So I will lift my hands in worship
For in awe of you I stand
I found that your Word is stronger than hands
You spoke Your Word into creation
And spoke Your Word into the heart of this man
Yes I know that Your Word is stronger than hands

Your Word was born in a manger of hay and walked the earth
To live out a plan, to seek and to save and to die for the world
But on that glorious Sunday morning the Word broke thru the tomb
And broke the chains of sin and death that had my spirit doomed

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In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God
And the Word was God and came to earth to set me free

1.Thru eyes of people gazing at the cross that fateful day
They saw the stripes and beating of a man who was to blame
What they saw was a criminal
They didn’t know He was God in full
A curse to them, their goal to cause Him shame

2.Thru eyes of Mary gazing at her son that promised day
She knew this hour was coming and that He would go away
She saw the pain and suffering
Knowing this would have to be
She saw Him see His children thru eyes of faith
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I’ve been seen thru Calvary’s eyes
Seen not as I was but in Jesus Christ
When He looks at me, He sees me as I am
A new creation, I’m somebody else
I’m wearing a robe of righteousness
It’s not what I’ve done, it’s not a disguise
Thru Calvary’s eyes
3.Thru eyes of Jesus gazing down thru time that glorious day
He saw someone receiving the sacrifice that He would pay
When it is finished was His cry
That poor lost soul was in His sight
The loving eyes of Calvary saw my face

Oh Lord I know I’ve let you down
I’ve made mistakes time and time again
The things I’ve done I know are wrong
But still I chose to wander into sin
The sacrifice I bring to you
A broken heart and sorrow for my sins
Renew in me a heart that’s clean
And restore the joy my soul has lost within

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When I need mercy and need grace
When I feel all hope is lost
I can find His sweet forgiveness
When I run to the Cross
When I need a friend to pick me up
When I feel I can’t go on
I can find the arms of Jesus
When I run to the Cross

Oh Lord you know I’m burdened down
The load on me is way to hard to bear
The world feels heavy on my shoulder
It seems I’m handling everybody’s care
But I cast them all on You
And I trust the promise that You’ll set me free
And pick me up and help me stand
For I know You’ll bear the load for me

"A special song written with my dad (US Army Chaplain, Major)who just returned home from Iraq."

No longer the sight of a desert of sand
No longer a pilgrim away from his land.
No longer the sound of the thundering roar
No longer the toil and heat of the war
I’m going home, I’m going home
To the ones I’ve left alone

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My ship is now sailing
The war is now past
We are thru with the fighting
I’m going home at last
To the place where I belong.

The Commander on High has sent us to fight
In a far away land thru the darkness of night.
We are lonely and homesick and long to have rest
While weary from the battle, the toil and the test.
We’re going home, going home
To the One who’s on the throne.

Bridge-
As a wife greets her husband
Returning from war
The bridegroom will greet us
When we step on that shore

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Our ship has now landed
The war is now past
We are thru with the fighting
And safe at home at last
In the place where we belong

Here I am, unworthy I am
For the sacrifice that You gave
From God to a man, to glory again
What a cost, the price that You paid
What could I offer to You in return
For nothing I have could repay
So I’ll offer my life, as a sweet sacrifice
And evermore worship Your name

Chorus
Lord I humbly bow to worship You
For Your blood has set me free
You gave to me Your everything
So I give back myself to Thee

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"I surrender all, I surrender all
All to Jesus I surrender, I surrender all"

Take a look a lot of saints today
Spend their time griping, they grumble, complain
Waiting on a ticket to the other side
All they talk about is doom and gloom
Makes you wish they'd leave the room
They just don't know ther's more than just gettin’ by
I've found the cure in Psalms 103
Lift up your hands and get down on your knees…and

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Bless the Lord----------------------- Oh my soul------------------
(Bless the Lord, bless the Lord, Bless the Lord Oh my soul)
And forget not one of His benefits and possibilities
For He sealed me------------------------------------------and He filled me,----------
(sealed me with the Spirit, sealed me with the Holy Ghost, filled me overflowing, filled me to the uttermost)
And He healed me, but most of all He forgave my iniquities.
Bless the Lord my soul and forget not one of these.

Take a look alot of churches today
The members are runin’ out and goin' astray
The deacons and elders are drivin’ the preacher insane
There’s clicks over here and groups over there
When a visitor comes in everyone stares
Lookin’ at 'em like they want them to go away
There’s still a cure in the Holy Word
We need to all be in one accord

He’s the Lion of Judah, the Prince and the King
He’s the Ruler and Maker of everything
He’s the First and the Last, the Beginning and End
A Comfort, the Shelter, Redeemer and Friend.

He is More Than Enough, He is El Shaddai
The Way that I follow, the Truth and the Light.
He’s Yahweh, Omniscient, the Rock where I stand
A Fortress, a Refuge, the Great I Am

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He’s God, His Glory I proclaim,
He’s evermore the same,
He’s God and I will bless his Holy Name.
To Him, I lift my hands and shout
I won’t let the rocks cry out,
He’s God and I will bless His Holy Name.

The Bright Morning Star, the Day and the Night
The Manna from Heaven and the Bread of Life
An Infinite Stronghold, the Word and the Sword
A Presence Most Holy, the Gate and the Door.
He’s Jehovah Jireh, Provider of needs
He’s Wealth for the Poor and Strength for the weak
He is my Abba, a Father to me
He Was and He Is and He Is To Be

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I praise You, adore You, I bow down before You
I honor and love, Your name magnify
I glory forever, I shout up to Heaven
Oh hear my cry as you sit on High