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We Are Seeking

by Friesen Family Band

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1.
Abide With Us 00:45
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Abide with us, O Lord For it is now the morning The day is fresh and open
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At the Crossroads 03:23
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Gonna turn off the TV and get out of town Gonna go out to the forest and lay my burden down Gonna feed on the Lord's word Gonna listen for his voice Well I won't be back till evening Not till I've made my choice To be yours, my God To mold as you please I'll do what you ask me I'll follow as you lead I'm your child, my God In your family I belong I'm a son of your dancing A daughter of your song Gonna find a secret hideout and stay there all day Gonna stand at the crossroads and ask for the way Gonna cry out, Lord, to see you Gonna cry out, Lord, to know the wind of your Spirit and whither it blows I am yours, my God ... I will ask for the ancient paths I will go where the good way is And I will walk in it and find rest for my soul Gonna close the door behind me and find me a field Where the wind blows around me and the earth holds my heel Where the sky pours down blessing and the Lord is at hand To whisper of the kingdom that's coming to this land I must be yours, my God ... I'm coming home, my God I've been wandering too long Let me live as a son of your dancing A daughter of your song
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For He is Good 06:18
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Let us give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love Let us give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love Some wandered in desert wastelands finding no way to a resting place Hungry and thirsty, they ebbed away Then they cried out to the Lord and he delivered them from distress He led them straight to their home He satisfies the thirsty He fills the hungry Thanks be to God for he is good Thanks be to God for he is good Let us give thanks ... Some sat in darkness and gloom suffering in iron chains They had rebelled against the words of God Then they cried out to the Lord and he saved them from their distress He broke their chains, set them free He breaks down gates of bronze He cuts through bars of iron Thanks be to God ... Let us give thanks ... Others went out on the sea in ships and there they saw his works His wonderful deeds in the deep For he spoke and stirred up the waves till they staggered like drunken men Then they cried out to the Lord And he stilled the storm to a whisper He calmed the wind hushed the waves there Thanks be to God ... Whoever is wise, whoever is wise let them heed these things And consider the love And consider the great love of the Lord Let the redeemed of the Lord tell of his endless love Those he redeemed from the hand of the foe Those he gathered from the lands From east and west, from north and south Let them give thanks to the Lord Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul Thanks be to God ...
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Where Can I Go 04:38
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O Lord, you have searched me And you know me You perceive my thoughts from afar You know when I go out And when I lie down You are familiar with all my ways Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely You hem me in behind and before Your hand is upon me Where can I go from your Spirit? Where in the day, where in the night? Where can I flee from your presence? Where in the dark, where in the light? Where can I go from your Spirit? Not to the east, not to the west Where can I flee from your presence? Not to the heights, not to the depths Your right hand holds me fast O Lord, you created my inmost being You fashioned me in the secret place Lord, you knit me together in my mother's womb I'm fearfully and wonderfully made All the days ordained for me were written in your book Before even one of them came to be Where can I go ... Your works are wonderful wonderful, wonderful I know that full well Full well, full well Search me O God, and know my heart Search me and know my heart Test me O God And know my anxious thoughts Test me and know my thoughts See if there is any offensive way in me And lead me in the way everlasting And then I will go in your spirit There in the day, there in the night Then I will live in your presence There in the dark, there in the light Then I will walk in your Spirit Walk to the east, walk to the west Then I will sing in your presence Sing to the heights, sing to the depths Your right hand holds us fast
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Praises to God 04:01
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Praise, praise, praises to God In God I live, in God I move Praise, praise, praises to God In God I have my being Life is turning, my heart is yearning This light is burning deep within me When I remember, I fan the ember Sadness bursts into joy Praise, praise ... Winds are blowing, waters are flowing God's love is showing all around me Planting and tending, healing and mending Waking my heart to sing Praise, praise ...
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And Forget Not 03:46
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Praise the Lord O my soul All my inmost being Praise his holy name Praise the Lord my soul And forget not all his gifts And forget not all his gifts Who forgives all of your sins And heals all your disease Who redeems your life from the pit Who crowns you with love and compassion Praise the Lord O my soul Praise the Lord ... Who satisfies your desires Satisfies your desires with good things Who renews your youth like a bird's Who crowns you with love and compassion Praise the Lord O my soul Praise the Lord ... Who works righteousness And justice for the oppressed He remembers that we are dust But he crowns us with love and compassion Praise the Lord O my soul Praise his holy name
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As A Poor Man 07:12
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Young man came to Jesus Got down on his knees and said Good teacher what must I do to have life Jesus said, God alone is good Do what you know you should Don't lie, kill, steal, or sleep with another man's wife Said young man, I've kept all these Since I was a boy, but Teacher, please Can you tell me if there's anything else I lack Jesus said, sell all your things Give to the poor, whatever it brings Come follow me And we'll never look back He could come along as a poor man But he couldn't come along as a rich man He could come along as a poor man Young man his face it fell For his wealth was great Well you know you're in chains to whatever you can't give up He would come along as a poor man But he wouldn't come along as a rich man He would come along as a poor man How hard it is children But with God all things are possible You may have so very much to bring To the cause of Jesus Christ the King Power, money, influence, or a good name But unless you set these things aside All self-sufficiency and pride Like the camel in the needle's eye You'll be stuck just the same He could come along ... He could come along as a poor man I can come along as a poor man Won't you come along as a poor man?
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God's Grandeur 02:48
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The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil; And wears man's smudge and shares man's smell: the soil Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod. And for all this, nature is never spent; There lives the dearest freshness deep down things; And though the last lights off the black West went Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs — Because the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.
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The Testimony of Paul 03:08
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I want to know Christ And the power of his resurrection And the fellowship Of sharing in his sufferings Becoming like him in his death And so somehow to attain to the resurrection from the dead For me to live is Christ and to die is gain For me to live is Christ and to die To die is gain Not that I have already obtained all this Or have already been made perfect But I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me Forgetting what is behind And straining ahead I press on towards the goal to win the prize For me to live is Christ ... I have been crucified with Christ And I no longer live but Christ lives in me The life I live in the body I live by faith in the son of God Who loved me and gave himself Who loved me and gave himself for me For me to live is Christ ... Hallelujah, O hallelujah He gave himself for me I give my life to him, to him
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Sun and the Moon 03:44
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Sun and the moon, stars in the heavens Darkness and light, space, time and motion Lightning and hail, wind, cloud and thunder Sing to the Lord praise Mountains and hills, fruit trees and cedars Cattle and beasts, birds and small creatures Dolphins and whales, depths of the ocean Sing to the Lord praise Praise the Lord from the heavens Praise him in the heights up above Praise the Lord from the earth Praise him here below Kings of the earth, princes and rulers Rich and the poor, young men and maidens Strong and the weak, old people, children Sing to the Lord praise Praise the Lord ... Let them give thanks to the Lord For he made them and saw they were good Let them sing to the Lord Beat of my heart, breath in my body Smile on my face, sorrow and laughter Steps of my feet, arms, hands and fingers Sing to the Lord praise Praise the Lord ... / Let them give thanks ...
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O the Depths 04:10
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Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God How unsearchable his judgments And his paths beyond tracing out Who has known the mind of the Lord Who has been his counselor Who has ever given to God that God should repay him For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever ... Therefore, children, in view of God's mercy Offer your bodies to him As living sacrifices, holy and pleasing This is your spiritual act of worship Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world But be transformed by the renewing of your mind Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is His good, pleasing and perfect will To him be the glory forever ... Forever and ever, amen
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Melting and Working 02:06
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Melting, melting, melting, melting Now the snow is melting, melting, melting Running, running, running, running Now the water's running, running, running Shining, shining, shining, shining Now the sun is shining, shining, shining Working, working, working, working Everybody's working, working, working Gladly, gladly, gladly, gladly We are working gladly, gladly, gladly Singing, singing, singing, singing Singing while we're working, singing, singing
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Love Rings Out 05:11
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On this day, hallelu, hallelujah In this place, hallelu, hallelujah Christ bring two, hallelu, hallelujah Christ makes one, hallelu, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah Christ is king, hallelu, hallelujah On this day, love rings out, hallelujah Christ wins two for love's way, hallelujah Hands, one hand hearts, one heart, hallelujah Lives, one life, hallelu, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah God has made one of two, hallelujah Halle-le ... On this day, hallelu, hallelujah In this place, hallelu, hallelujah Christ bring two, hallelu, hallelujah Raise the song, hallelu, hallelujah Bright and strong, hallelu, hallelujah Christ makes one, hallelu, hallelujah Halle-le ...
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We Are Seeking 03:54
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We are seeking the good life together We are seeking the true life together We are seeking the way We are finding the way And we hold out our hands and call to our brothers and sisters Come and join us Come and join us on this way We are seeking the good love together We are seeking the true love together We are seeking the love We are finding the love And we hold out our hands and call to our brothers and sisters Come and rest Come and rest in this love We are seeking the good God together We are seeking the true God together We are seeking our God, he is finding us And we hold out our hands and call to our brothers and sisters Come and meet Come and meet this God We are pilgrims together We are found on one path We are sinners together We are known by one judge We are saints together We are cleansed in one flame We are servants together We wait on one Lord We are children together We are holding one hand We are the little ones The foolish and the weak Who long for the kingdom that comes Who long for the kingdom that comes And the king, and the king And the king who is coming
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Abide With Us (Reprise) 00:51
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Abide with us, O Lord For it is now the evening The day is past and over

about

WE ARE
people on a journey that isn't finished yet. Our seeking
ranges in character from heart-full to forgetful, true north
to meandering, conflicted to concordant. As our own
branches continue to reach for light and the blue sky, our
roots for soil and moisture, come and join us. We'll all get
there sooner.

credits

released August 1, 2007

Produced by Chris Friesen
Recorded by Darryl Neustadter Barg
Mixed and mastered by Michael Petkau
Additional recording by Michael Petkau
MCM Studios, Winnipeg

All songs written by Chris Friesen except:
"Come On Now Children" (Darryl Klause), "Abide With Us: Evening" (traditional) and "For God So Loved Us" (traditional; lyrics tr. by Esther C. Bergen)

Original songs written between 1991 and 2007 in Vancouver (2,15,16), Little Buffalo (7,3,4,10,13), Fresno (6), and Edmonton (9,12,5,1,14).

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