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Beautiful and brave
03:47
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I feel the grief and the gratitude
For two weeks in a hospital room
It wasn’t enough
But you never know the difference it made
I feel the love and I feel the loss
Though it really isn’t mine to feel
My heart is changed
And you never know the difference it made
Be beautiful and brave
Every act of kindness sees the world change
In that moment I know you’ll be touched by grace
Be beautiful and brave (whoa)
Be beautiful and brave (whoa)
There is an ache hidden in the smile
Tears have flowed for a little while
Love lingers on
And nobody leaves the world unchanged
There is a light shining in the dark
And I keep it burning in my heart
Show me the way
Cos I will not leave the world the same
(And I hear you saying)
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Down the middle
03:36
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If there is a great divide
I could find myself on either side
When good and bad collide
There’s a battle raging on inside.
Even on my better days
I could still mess up ten different ways
I’m not easy to define
I guess that I’m on both sides of the line
It runs right down the middle of my heart
Right down the middle of my heart
I don't know where it ends
But this is where I start
It runs right down the middle of my heart
I was broken from the start
Everyone's a fractured work of art
In the light and in the dark
Smudged and dirty fingerprints of God
Hour to hour and day to day
I say things I wish I didn't say
All's not lost but all's not fine
I guess that I’m on both sides of the line
It runs right down the middle of my heart
Right down the middle of my heart
I don't know where it ends
But this is where I start
It runs right down the middle of my heart
Take my right take my wrong
Take these broken, simple little songs
Wipe the dirt from my face
Wash me in the river of your grace
Let it run right down the middle of my heart
Right down the middle of my heart
I don't know where it ends
But this is where I start
Running right down the middle of my heart
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Even when you're gone
03:39
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We don't get to know the differences we make
It's just the rules of the game
Some things are kept hidden for all our sakes
Some things we should share before it gets too late
Even when you're gone
Your love lives on
Even when you're gone
Your love lives on.
Some things in this life we don’t get to choose
We can only play the hand we’re dealt
So let your kindness be your legacy
You never know just where and when it will be felt
Even when you're gone
Your love lives on
Even when you're gone
Your love lives on.
Like ripples on a lake
Or the planting of a seed
When you love somebody
You can’t know where it leads
I still see the light from a star that long burned out
And there's a love that echoes beyond time
Even when you're gone
Your love lives on
Even when you're gone
Your love lives on.
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Look back, smiling
04:04
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I’m glad you’re here tonight
I’ll be sorry when you go
Hope I’ll see you later
Somewhere down the road
For this moment our lives intertwine
I am part of your story, and you are part of mine
I am grateful for the time we share
For these moments breathing the same air
When I remember this
I’m gonna look back, smiling
Like a summer’s day
Can be gone before you know
You savour every second
When the sun starts getting low
For this moment our lives intertwine
I am part of your story, and you are part of mine
I am grateful for the time we share
For these moments breathing the same air
When I remember this
I’m gonna look back, smiling
Through the highs and the lows
Every season of the soul
It means so much to know
That we’ve been together
For this moment our lives intertwine
I am part of your story, and you are part of mine
I am grateful for the time we share
For these moments breathing the same air
When I remember this
I’m gonna look back, smiling
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Not goodbye
03:28
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Not sure what this is
How to describe this moment
Don't know what to call it
But it's not goodbye
Reminds me of "so long"
A bit like "see you later"
But whatever it may be
It’s not goodbye
No it's not goodbye
It's not goodbye
I'll see you someday on the other side
Disguised as an end
It's a new beginning
Like losing, but still winning
And it's not goodbye
Weeping in the night
Joy comes in the morning
So whatever this may be
It’s not goodbye
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Some things you can't undo
Some things you can't unbreak
No amount of glue
Can fix the mess we make
Some things you can't unsay
Some things you can't unhear
You can't un-throw a punch
You can't un-cry a tear
But you can mend the cracks with gold
Mend the cracks with gold
When everything seems lost
You can mend the cracks with gold
Mend the cracks with gold
It could be better than it ever was
Better than it ever was
Time is a one way street
And clocks won’t be turned back
You shouldn’t shy away
From the pain that’s in the past
With fragments all around
It’s easy to despair
But the broken and the worn
Are not beyond repair
You can mend the cracks with gold
Mend the cracks with gold
When everything seems lost
You can mend the cracks with gold
Mend the cracks with gold
It could be better than it ever was
Better than it ever was
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So bright
03:37
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Have you got questions?
Have you got doubts?
Have you still got things you're trying to figure out
Have you got worries?
Have you got fears?
Have you got bundles of regrets from down the years
Then come, Oh come…
There is a field so bright
And we don't have to run
We can take our time
Hear a still, small voice, whispering
"Love, it's gonna be fine"
Have you got courage?
Have you got hopes?
Are they hanging by the last thread of the rope?
Have you got promise?
Have you got time?
Do you need to know there's someone on your side?
Then come, Oh come…
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Things no-one knows
04:04
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Where do all the teaspoons go?
And the other odd socks?
Do they dance with the Tupperware lids?
Which one’s Ant and which one’s Dec?
Is MySpace still ‘a thing’?
Who thought Ja Ja Binks was a good idea?
There are things no one knows
There are things no one knows
One flower withers and the next one grows
There are things no one knows
Why does toast fall butter-side down?
Why is belly button fluff blue?
What’s the second verse of “God save the Queen”
Why are pears always too hard,
or disappointingly soft
But hardly ever in-between?
There are things no one knows
There are things no one knows
One flower withers and the next one grows
There are things no one knows
Where’s the sense in sickness?
Can you reason with death?
Can you make sense of joy and pain?
Could it have been different?
Could you have done more?
Some things refuse be explained
There are things that no one knows
There are things that no one knows
I carry questions but He shares the load
This side of heaven that’s the way it goes
There are things no one knows
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Safely home
04:43
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You laughed as you ran
From slide to swing, with a song to sing
The ups and the downs
Of squeaking seesaws made you feel ten feet tall
But the bumps and the grazes
They sting like crazy
Tears are quick to fall
Do not worry
Your daddy's arms are strong
And he holds you
Safe in his love
And at the end of the day
When there's no time to play
He will carry you safely home
Out on the town
The days were long and the nights were warm
Laughs echo loud
And the evening air makes you feel ten feet tall
But a Father’s waiting
With a heart that’s aching
If ever you should fall
Do not worry
Your daddy's arms are strong
And he holds you
Safe in his love
And at the end of the day
If you should lose your way
He will carry you safely home
Years fly like weeks
They’ve just begun, and the next day they’re gone
Time is a thief
Steals the days that you thought were your own
So with tired eyes fading
And body failing
When it’s time to go.
Do not worry
Do not worry
Do not worry
Your daddy's arms are strong
And he holds you
Safe in his love
And at the end of the day
When there's no time to play
He will carry you safely home
Do not worry
Your daddy's arms are strong
And he holds you
Safe in his love
And at the end of the day
If you should lose your way
He will carry you safely home
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10. |
What matters in time
04:09
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When you are hurting
Keep your heart soft
Hold on to wonder
Lean in to love
Know that you’re precious
You are enough
Feel heaven smiling
Know you are loved
Cos nobody knows how many more goes we get round the sun…
I hope you laugh, I hope you cry
I hope you fail and go back for another try
I hope you’ll love, I hope you feel
Don’t settle for anything that isn’t real
And I hope you won’t waste any more time
Chasing the smokescreens that never could satisfy
And I hope that you find out what matters in time
Walk in the sunshine
Breathe deep and long
Fight for what’s right, now
Admit when you’re wrong,
Learn when to let go
And when to hold on
Live life for something
That lasts when you’re gone
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Paul Bell Nottinghamshire, UK
"Melodic Bliss" - BBC Introducing.
Paul is a singer, songwriter and worship leader based near
Nottingham. Featured on BBC Radio 2, BBC Introducing. Appeared at Greenbelt, Big Church Day Out, Spring Harvest and other UK Festivals
New worship music releasing 2023.
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