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Randy Chester Live

by Randy Chester

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1.
Mystery 04:31
There is a window in the sky That's where my spirit longs to fly I could go up and sneak a peek But heaven has got me by my feet But heaven is not so far away When I kneel down and I pray I close my eyes so I can see Heaven in here surrounding me It's a mystery And when I pray you're here beside me Your hand on my shoulder You drive away all the loneliness And when I pray though I don't see you I know you're with me You're filling up all my emptiness It's a mystery This is the mystery of God Which he works through Jesus Christ How he raised him from the dead And gave him the name above all names And may we also understand The love of Christ which knows no end And may he fill us with his love In the fullness of our God It's a mystery
2.
I met a woman at the well today She waved at me and then she walked my way I never really had that much to say But she did all the talking anyway She said excuse me but may I have a minute I have the most amazing news Where do I begin it We've waited so long for this day and now we're in it God made a promise, and now he has sent it And then she said I met a man who read my mind He looked at me and knew that I'd divorced five times Said he knew that I had been a wayward wife And then he offered me eternal life He gave me joy I've never known before He put this love in me I can't ignore Just like a fountain flowing from my heart Flowing, flowing Rivers of Life I met a man out on the road today He looked at me and then he walked my way I never really had that much to say But he did all the talking anyway He said excuse me man, but my name is Jesus God the Father sent me to reach all who will believe us He really loves you, and He only wants to free us God is the Spirit, and His Spirit frees us He gave me joy I've never known before He put this love in me I can't ignore Just like a fountain flowing from my heart Flowing, flowing Rivers of Life Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I'm found Was blind but now I see
3.
You could go far with a six-string guitar Baby, you are a star in the making Fortune and fame and a flashier name Man, I must have been a fool for the taking Well, I was just a child lost in my own mind Why didn't I see then You were there all the time Just when I thought I was better off dead And good times were too few to mention Just like a spider trapped in my own web But You saved me from my invention Lord, You are the very reason I live Come, come take my life, it's all I can give With my heart I can say I love You With my mind I can say I love You With my strength I can say I love You I love You I want to be there When Your kingdom comes And Your will is done On earth as it is in heaven
4.
Behold I send my Messenger And He will prepare the way And the Lord, whom you seek Will suddenly come into His temple But who can endure the day of His coming And stand when He appears For He is like a refining fire And He will purge us from our sin He will purge us from our sin How beautiful, how beautiful How beautiful on the mountains Are the ones who bring good news How beautiful, how beautiful Prepare ye the way of the Lord
5.
Come as a child Cause only a child's faith can open the door Open the door Open it wide Come on inside What are you waiting for Open the door Open the door Leave behind your world, and all its wisdom Leave behind your lust and your pride Cause Jesus is the door to the kingdom Let the little children come inside, inside, inside
6.
He came, He lived, and He died But He rose again Jesus Christ, the Savior came and He died But He rose again He came, and He died, but He rose again In the land of America, why can't the people see That Jesus, He came to die To set the captive free Wounded for our transgressions Bruised for our iniquity And the punishment that brought our peace Has set the captive free
7.
Foxes 04:42
The foxes of the earth have holes And the birds of the air have nests To dwell, to dwell But the Son of Man has no place No place to lay His head down To lay His head down If anyone hears Him, open up the door Open up the door The Kingdom of Jah Almighty can not be seen With human eyes, human eyes For the Kingdom of God Almighty comes to you When you realize the King is Jesus Christ Behold I stand at the door and knock So lift up your heads, o ye gates And be lifted up, You everlasting doors And the King of Glory shall come in Who is this King of Glory? The Lord, Strong and Mighty
8.
A friend asked me what it meant To be made in God's image At first I didn't know just what to say I thought I might see clearer If I went to the mirror But what I found didn't look anything like him So I went to the Scripture To get the bigger picture And there I found someone who looks like Him It seems we started out okay But we messed up along the way And this man, Jesus bore God's image once again Here's my life, o my God Make me in the image of your Son So I may be like You Let the words of my mouth And the meditations of my heart Be acceptable to You What does the Lord require of you To love justice and love mercy And walk humbly with your God So throw away your mirror And you will see much clearer The image of the One Who died and rose again
9.
Twenty-3 02:58
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not lack anything He makes me lie down in green pastures And He leads me beside the still waters He restoreth my soul And He leads me in paths of righteousness For His name sake Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil For Thou art with me Thy rod and Thy staff They comfort me Thou preparest a table before me In the presence of all of my enemies Thou anointest my head with oil My cup runneth over Surely goodness and mercy Shall follow me all the days of my life And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever
10.
Rest 03:30
Once upon a time I was a little boy My mother and my father were my only joy And as the years went by I began to realize That there's a pain inside of me that people just can't heal Once upon a time I was a little man Smoking marijuana with a whiskey in my hand And as the years went by I began to realize That there's a pain inside of me that drugs could never heal Hey God, I long for you I just want to be with you Where do I begin I want to live again Once upon a time I was a lover man Thought that love was measured by the girl holding my hand But as the years went by, I began to realize That there's a pain inside of me that sex cannot satisfy Jesus, I long for You I just want to be with You Where do I begin I want to live again Then I remembered what I once read Words from a man that this world says is dead Jesus said, "Come to me, all who are weary And heavily burdened. Come to me. Bring all your sorrows and bring all your worries. Just come to me. And I will give you rest."
11.
Close your eyes now and dream As the night sings you to sleep And I'll protect you from the dark Rest in peace now and sleep Know my nail-scarred hands are here Wrapped around your tender heart Dream, baby, dream And I'll love you while you sleep Dream, baby, dream Let me love you while you sleep You are beautiful to me More than all of earth's creation Made fearfully and wonderfully And when my eyes meet with you You are a princess in my heart And I know I will love you eternally Dream, baby, dream And I'll love you while you sleep Dream, baby, dream Let me love you while you sleep And please believe me when I say I'd do anything to make you fall in love with me Scars of love I bear from a darker day When I was crucified to set your captive soul free Dream, baby, dream And I'll love you while you sleep Dream, baby, dream Let me love you while you sleep
12.
Our Father in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread Forgive us our sins as we forgive Those who have sinned against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from the evil one Deliver us Thine is the kingdom, and all the power And all the glory, and all the honor Forever and ever Amen

credits

released May 20, 2000

Randy Chester-guitar, vocals
Mackenzie Terrell (Chester)-backup vocals
Seth White-bass
Cornelius Freeman-drums
Adam Beadles-backup vocals

All songs written by Randy Chester, except Lullaby, written by Mackenzie Chester.

Recorded at Full Moon Studios, Watkinsville, GA

Thanks to Shank Records for making this album possible.

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Randy and Mackenzie Chester Georgia

Randy and Mackenzie Chester (formerly 4 and 20 blackbirds and The Josephine Knot), are a husband-and-wife duo from northeast Georgia. With instrumentation including piano, guitar, bass, accordion, Irish whistle, and melodica, (to name a few...), their music is full of surprises. Their songs are characterized by strong melodies, interesting chord progressions and arrangements, and fresh lyrics. ... more

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