Roll the Stone Away
Blinded by these earthly eyes,
can't find the light of day
The tears run dry, my heart's untied
and left in disarray
My fragile faith seems far from safe,
I try so hard to stand
The ground beneath my feet is sinking sand
Roll the stone away
Roll the stone away
Give my heart your resurrection
Roll the stone away
Cover me with memories,
breathe down sweet words of hope
Get me through this one more day,
reach out and draw me close
Blessed are the broken hearts,
for comfort they shall gain
I hear the words but all I feel is pain.
Roll the stone away
Roll the stone away
Give my heart your resurrection
Roll the stone away
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon(ASCAP)
Copyright 2009
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Calvary
Morning breaks on Calvary
Between the shade of crosses three
Crimson flesh and thorny wreath
Climb that hill to Calvary
See the lamb on Calvary
Writhing hands and pierced feet
Iron nails on twisted tree
Guilty not, he dies for me
Silence falls on Calvary
Muffled calls, a mother's grief
Whispered fear on blood-stained streets
Night has come to Calvary
Sinners, come to Calvary
Olly, Olly oxen free
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2010
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You Are My God
(Worship Song)
In a world, so cold, that it chills my very soul,
There is still a warmth that brings me through each day.
It’s a raging fire; it’s a voice from deep inside,
And it tells my heart to follow, you are the way.
Refrain:
You are glory, you are might
You are wisdom, you are light
You are power, you are peace
And you bring me to my knees
To worship you
For you are my God
You are Lord, my king
I surrender everything
Take my life and make it to your own.
God of perfect love,
I’m so desperate for your touch,
Teach my heart to follow, you are the way
(Refrain)
Bridge:
You are my God, You are my God, You are my God, Alleluia
You are my God, You are my God, You are my God, Alleluia
(Refrain)
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2004
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Extraordinary
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win
Sometimes you're sheltered from the truth, sometimes you're in
Sometimes you soar ,sometimes you fly
Sometimes you're crashed out on the floor with your back to the sky
Sometimes this place, it's not what you'd choose
You find you're up above your neck in six o'clock news.
Too scared to scream, too numb to cry
So you curl up on your couch and ask yourself why
Refrain:
It's an extraordinary moment
In an extraordinary time
Fortunate for you and I
We got an extraordinary God
Long time ago, high on a hill
A man hangs by his hands perfectly still
Too weak to speak, too strong to try
So he turns his eyes above and quietly dies
(Refrain)
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2005
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Who Will Save the Children?
They're gathered again, it's an hour past 10
at the church of Saint Prosperity
The minister ends with a rousing "Amen"
Saying "Go now in comfort and peace;
Enjoy all your blessings,
We'll see you the same time next week"
A world away, a little girl scrapes
the prodigal crumbs from her plate;
With dust-crusted eyes unable to cry;
she's not tasted water for days
We say "What a shame;
What kind of God are you anyway?"
Who will save the children?
In Washington, they're meeting again
to debate the fate of the poor;
They say "We'd like to help out, but the economy is down
and we're saving the money for war;
We've done all we can, someday we'd like to do more"
And where's the "Amen" when a child of ten
in Uganda is handed a gun
He's ordered to fight or his mother will die
so he marches until he is numb
We say, "What a pity;
Please change the channel my son"
Who will save the children?
Near a run-down hotel in Ohio
A young woman begs on the street
A little boy sees and he says "Momma, please,
can we buy her something to eat"
And down from the heavens
a smile cannot be contained
It says" Blessed are you
who welcome such ones in my name
Who will save the children?
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2008
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Surrounded
My God's love is like a river,
Or the rolling of the tide
You can try to swim against it,
You can stand your ground and fight
But only in sweet surrender will you finally find
You are perfectly surrounded by God's love
My God's will, it is a mountain
Standing tall in firm resolve
You can try to walk around it
Or pretend it's not there at all
But only in sweet surrender will you understand
You are perfectly surrounded by God's love
My God's mercy is an ocean
Stretching wide from shore to shore
And he covers all his children
With his grace forevermore
By our God's sweet surrender we have been restored
And are perfectly surrounded by God's love.
(Refrain)
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2009
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Can You Hear Me?
Someone's shaking, someone's breaking,
Someone I don't see.
Looking over heaven's shoulder
At a world in need;
Someone's hungry, someone's hurting,
Beat down on their knees.
Through the silence of my indifference
A billion voices scream
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me now?
Someone's lonely, someone's only
wishing for to die.
Someone's dreaming, someone's waiting
For someone to hear them cry
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me now?
(Repeat)
Someone's shaking, someone's breaking,
Someone I don't see.
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2009
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In Memory of Mary Ellen
(Newborn who spent one wonderful day in this world)
They say in all creation
That God has got a plan
And so it was that I was formed
By His almighty hand
Cradled in an ocean
Of possibility
Daddy won’t you sing me soft asleep
I touched the fragile sunlight
Felt the pulse of your strong hand
I gazed into my mama’s eyes
That begged to understand
And every breath that filled me
Was wonderfully sweet
Daddy won’t you sing me soft asleep
I’ve seen the face of angels
And the fire of heaven’s light
I forged across the river
And I danced across the sky
But know the heart you gave me
Is always yours to keep
Daddy won’t you sing me soft asleep.
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2000
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Nothing
You got your new Mercedes,
Got all your fancy cars.
Your house looks down on Hollywood,
You got your own star.
You got your perfect body
For all the world to see,
And all the lovely ladies
Fall down on their knees.
But you got nothing.
Your team’s gone undefeated,
You’re everything they said.
Your wall is full of trophies
And so is your bed.
All the morning papers,
They want your interview;
You say that you could walk on water
If you had the right shoes.
But you got nothing.
Without Jesus you are lost,
And there’s really just one god.
Don’t believe me, but it’s true,
That the one god isn’t you.
All you are and all you own
Will so soon come crashing down.
Without love and without heart
You will find that you are nothing.
You climb the corporate ladder,
You leap from rung to rung.
The method does not matter
‘Cause you get things done.
Upon your penthouse office,
Your name is etched in gold,
But your heart’s been disconnected
And your soul has been sold.
And you got nothing.
Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 1999
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