dear life ep - credits

Drums & Percussion: Ken Lewis

Bass: Chris Donohue

Guitars: Stephen Leiweke & DJ Cox

Keyboards & Programming: Stephen Leiweke

Background Vocals: Amanda Scrimale

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Produced by Stephen Leiweke

All songs written by Nicole Coley

dear life ep - lyrics

stranger on the earth

In this kingdom of man

I’m just a pilgrim searching for my homeland

And I’ll keep taking steps

Even when to me it doesn’t make sense

 

Yeah, in this unknown country

I’m just a traveler determined in my wondering

‘Cause I won’t go back to my old way

When I know You have planned a better place

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So I’ll walk by faith and not by sight

With Your strength and not my might

‘Cause this is not my home, not where I find my worth

I’m just passing through a stranger on the earth

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I look off in the distance

And from afar I can see Your promises

And though they’re not clear now

I have a heavenly hope so I won’t doubt

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And I’ll walk by faith, and not by sight

With Your strength, and not my might

‘Cause this is not my home, not where I find my worth

I’m just passing through a stranger on the earth

 

My faith is the confidence

My faith is the evidence

Of everything I’ve hoped for

Of things I’ve never seen before

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And I’ll walk by faith, and not by sight

With Your strength, and not my might

‘Cause this is not my home,

No this is not my home

 

I'll walk by faith, and not by sight

With Your strength, and not my might

'Cause this is not my home not where I find my worth

I’m just passing through a stranger on the earth

masterpiece

I don’t know if you know
But before time began
A long, long time ago
God gave you a reason
And even if you don’t know just what it is
You’re being raised for a purpose

And perhaps you were created for such a time as this
And maybe you were made for this moment
So don’t be quiet, no, don’t be silent, let everybody see
That you are God’s masterpiece

Although you can’t see it now
God is working, God is moving
And he’ll show you someday, somehow
Exactly what he’s doing
So keep your eyes open to the possibilities
Yeah, be a willing vessel in the big blue sea

‘Cause perhaps you were created for such a time as this
And maybe you were made for this moment
So don’t be quiet, no, don’t be silent, let everybody see
That you are God’s masterpiece

Only God knows, only God knows for sure
Just what the plans are to give you a hope and a future

But perhaps you were created for such a time as this
And maybe you were made for this moment
So don’t be quiet, no, don’t be silent, let everybody see
That you are God’s masterpiece
Yeah, you are God’s masterpiece

broken & humbled

I start out walking on the water

Then I see the waves and my steps falter

And I come crashing down with them

But you still hold out your hand

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‘Cause You love this, You love this

Broken and humbled heart

Yeah,You love this, You love this

Broken and humbled heart

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And You don’t want my fake apology

Or I would give it, no You just want sincerity

So I come before you now

All my tattered pieces lying on the ground

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‘Cause You love this, You love this

Broken and humbled heart

Yeah, You love this, You love this

Broken and humbled heart

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And You pick the pieces of my heart up and put them back together

But my heart’s nothing lilke it was before You changed it forever

Yes I have been changed, changed by Your grace, yeah

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You love this, You love this

Broken and humbled heart

Yeah, You love this, You love this

Broken and humbled heart

dear life

I can hear

The whispers in my ear

Telling me

That I’ll never be free

 

But I won’t be burdened

‘Cause You set me free, indeed

I will stand from and

Live life abundantly

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‘Cause every wrong thing I’ve done, Lord, I confess

And I hear You say there is grace even for this

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So I’ll run for dear life

From the things of evil

And I’ll hold on for dear life

To the things of good

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You’re forgiveness

Is my defense

With my hope in You

I find strength renewed

 

‘Cause I’m no longer a slave

Of my fear and doubt

Yes, I have been changed

From the inside out

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‘Cause every wrong thing I’ve done, Lord, I confess

And I hear You say there is grace even for this

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So I’ll run for dear life

From the things of evil

And I’ll hold on for dear life

To the things of good

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‘Cause You said go and sin no more

So I’ll live like never before

You said go and sin no more

So I’ll live like never before

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So I’ll run for dear life

From the things of evil

And I’ll hold on for dear life

To the things of good