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FOREVER SPRINGTIME Words and Music by Ed Schief
Always smiling on the inside I’ve got a spring time point of view The lord is blooming in my spirit I’ve got a spring time point of view And it’s always forever spring time Circumstances seem so silly I know I should praise the Lord instead Kick my shoes off and let my hair down Running’ thru the meadows of His Word! YOU'LL
NEVER CHANGE Words and Music
by Ed Schief How
many times have you cried in the night. You
felt conviction, though try as you might You
just can't change a thing. How
many times have you heard it been said He'll
change your life cause He rose from the dead. You've asked Him, and not a
thing has changed. Chorus If
you think you'll change then you've been misled He doesn't change lives, He
raises the dead And you'll never change until you die. In
submission to His will nail yourself to the cross Let
all of your old man die and count your life as lost And look what you'll
gain. CREATE IN ME Words and Music by Calvin Bergsma Create
in me a clean heart, oh my Father And
renew a right spirit within me. Cast
me not away from your presence Holy Father, But
stretch forth your hand of love to me. Wash
me white as wool, make the stains of sin to vanish. Give
me back my joy, give me beauty for my ashes. You
said you would remove them as far as east is from the west. You said you
wouldn't reject me for things I've done, But
rather give me the honor due your son. Chorus Many
phrases rush my mind and I cannot choose just one To
relieve the need to tell you I'm so grateful for your Son. Who, though he had
all heaven, He still was missing one. And he gave His life as ransom, to
adopt me as his son. The
gift of your forgiveness hands life to every morning. A
brand new page to start with ‑ refreshment without warning. It's
not our works that give us peace, we could not earn our way Sure
it's us that acquired His righteousness, but it's Jesus blood that paid. |
YOUR WAYS Words
and Music by Paul and Calvin Bergsma Your
Ways seem strange to the modern man Whose
Thoughts and Ambitions run with reason From
time to tome he comes upon Something
he can’t explain But
he puts it from his mind till another season. And
Your love seems strange to the average man What
kind of man would give his life for a friend And
Your mercy far to high I can not comprehend It
is my pride that will not waver or bend Chorus But
Your Love reached down into my heart And
pulled down the walls that I had built. The
scales fell from my eyes I now can see Your
Loving kindness overshadows me. Come
build a throne inside of me. I'll
be the clay, form as you please. I
will yield even my breath that I may live. Taste
of your death so I can live. All
your ways I do not understand But
I feel so safe when I hold your hand. BRAND NEW DAY Words and Music by Paul Bergsma The
gray sky reflects your expression. 'Cause
the wind and the snow are cold today. But
when that wind is changin' its direction You
can hope there will be a brighter day. Chorus There's
coming a brand new day, A
brand new day full of livin'. Livin' in a world of darkness, bound by
changeless time. Loneliness you can't escape you know. Every new direction just turns you around, The way you feel you can't tell up from
down 'Cause
you're spinnin' around in circles to
a rhythm without rhyme. I
thought my life would be like yesterday But
then in loving kindness, my
Lord you're reaching out to me Jesus
I lost my life in you. You brought me a brand new day.
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LOOKING FOR THE SON Anticipation
grows as we await the day that evil fears Knowing
that we'll see redemption drawing close, salvation
near. Listen to the earth, I almost hear her say, If she
had her way it would be today. She's
looking for the Son. The
grass, the trees, the sky; they all agree with me That your Love is Life. Waiting
for the day when they will see us Lord Taken as
your wife. Lord, if
it was up to them it would be today If they
had their say they would bid you come. They're
looking for the Son. And I can hear Hear nature say Make it today Come take your Bride And when
the rain falls down I almost
hear it say that you're overdue. But I
know that the Father's Word is good And His
timing sure and true. Good
thing that the earth and I don't set the date, 'Cause if we did we wouldn't
wait. We're
looking for the Son. YOUR LOVING KINDNESS Words and Music by Paul Bergsma My joy
has always been your love. My
strength has always been your joy. Deep inside my heart you know what I'm thinkin' of,
And what
my life is for. Your
Loving kindness will always be my song of praise, For your Love is better
than my life. And your
compassion to me is gentle in every way. Your
Mercy will never pass from me. Every
morning, that rising sun tells Your Faithfulness. With each new day, brings a
promise of new life. Season to season the colors changin' right on time So Your
Love to me will always shine. HUMBLE MYSELF Words and Music by Calvin Bergsma I humble
myself before the Lord for He alone is worthy. Giving all thanks unto Him,
who doeth all things well. From the
time my feet hit the floor in the morning Till the
time they leave at night, I'll say
that God is good and does everything right. If I know
my place, a place for me will always be. Seated in
the heavenlies with Jesus next to me. Please
don't be a fool and think that you're so wise If you
look inside objectively it's in your pride the problem lies. I humble
myself before the Lord for He alone is worthy Castin' all my cares on Him,
who cares so much for me From the time my feet hit the floor in the morning Till the
time they leave at night. I'll say that God is good and does everything right.
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SET ME ON MY WAY Words and Music by Ralf Patterson Sometimes I tire as I run this race Pressin' ahead for the prize. But when I trip and fall right on my face You know it's really hard to rise But You pick me up, encourage me, And then You set me right on my Way. When I get discouraged, 'bout to throw in the towel, Because my attitude is wrong. I keep my eyes on You and You give me the strength To keep runnin' when the day gets long. CAREFREE Music by Ed Schief I'VE BEEN HOPE’N Words and Music by Calvin Bergsma I've been
hopin' and I've been prayin' too For the
ray of sonlight that will
end this age to shine through Aah .....
I've been
hopin' and I've been prayin' so, For Jesus
coming dressed in clouds like snow. My heart
gets so excited, my imagination runs wild, When I think that He'll be calling
me, Calling
me Home his child. And Jesus, we want you To come and take us home Jesus, we need you, never leave us alone . . . I've been hopin' and I've been prayin' too For the ray of sonlight that will end this age to shine through I've been hopin' and I'll keep prayin' till then. He said He will surprise the world sudden end. Ah, but He won't surprise me 'cause I'll be lookin' at the sky Waitin' for my transport to a land where no one dies (or even cries) CREDITS Doug
Bergsma – electric guitars, acoustic guitar on "Humble
Myself" Ed Schief ‑
Piano, Rhodes, Yamaha CP 20, Mini Moog Ralf
Patterson ‑ Drums, Percussion Calvin
Bergsma ‑ Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Piano on "Your
Ways", lead vocals", and background vocals Paul
Bergsma ‑ Bass, Acoustic Guitar, electric rhythm on
"Springtime" lead vocals, and background vocals SOME MORE CREDITS Cover by Calvin Bergsma and Paul Bergsma Recorded at Crosstown Recording Studio, Kalamazoo,
Mi. Produced by Bergsma Brothers Band Engineer: Brandon Wade String and Horn arrangements: Ricky Callier Prophet V and horns: Ricky Callier Sax solos: Kimble Owens Additional background vocals: Linda Schief Percussion ‑ Bruce Daggett All songs ° Perelandra Productions For booking information (616) 457-0108
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