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Jesus, My Lord

Words by Henry Collins (1827-1919)/Colin Buchanan
Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All
Hear me, blest Saviour, when I call
Hear me, and from your dwelling place
Pour down the riches of your grace

Chorus
Jesus my Lord, You I adore
O make me love you more and more.

2. Jesus, what did you find in me?
That you would deal so lovingly
How great is the joy that you have bought
So far exceeding hope or thought!

3. Jesus, of you shall me my song
To you, my heart and soul belong
All that I have or am is thine
And you, O blessed Saviour, you are mine

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Holy Father

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. Holy Father
Pity the mortal
Pity this unclean, fallen one
Holy Father
Deliver the sinner
Have mercy on your wayward son

Chorus
O scorching, blinding God of Light
My sin is all around me
O endless timeless King of All
Seek me out and find me
Oh Holy Father, Righteous One
Have mercy upon me.

2. Blessed Saviour
God of the godless
Hope of this hopeless child of dust
Blessed Saviour
Shine in the darkness
Atone for my blackness, O light of the lost

Chorus

Bridge
I drove the nails
I cast the lot
I washed my hands of him
I mocked
I made the thorny crown
I spat on the King of Kings
So…

3. Holy Father
Pity the mortal
Pity this treacherous, fallen one
Holy Father
Deliver the sinner
Have mercy on your wayward son

Chorus

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Is This The King?

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. Is this the King?
Taking the form of a servant
God in the flesh
Risking it all for our rescue…

Chorus
His name is Jesus
He stopped at nothing
To win us the life
That we never deserved
He is King Jesus
Friend to the sinner
Mighty Redeemer
Wonderful Lord

2. Is this the Life?
Hanging so broken and empty
Taking our place
The innocent one for the guilty

Chorus

3. Is this the Light?
Entombed for a moment in darkness
Shattering death
Opening the way to forgiveness...

Chorus
His name is Jesus
He stopped at nothing
To win us the life
That we never deserved
He is King Jesus
Friend to the sinner
Mighty Redeemer
Wonderful Lord

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Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © (Aust)

The Word Became Flesh

Words & Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music.
CCLI 3119907


Chorus
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us
Oh you’d better believe it
The light of grace to ones in darkness
Oh you’d better believe it
All the glory of the One and Only
Wrapped in perfect humanity
Oh – Grace and truth
Has come through Jesus
Oh you’d better believe it

1. The one who made every bone and muscle
Who was from the beginning at the Father’s side
The one who’s the giver of light and blessing
Was the one the world wouldn’t recognise

2. The endless power of the boundless Saviour
The blood and pain of human birth
Messiah in the line of David
Son of Joseph, God on earth!

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Real Hope

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. It was a real birth in real stable
In a real dusty Judean town
And a real mother nursed her precious baby
And a bunch of wide-eyed shepherds gathered round
And real angles sang “Glory!”
For real hope was born that day.

Chorus
I bet all I have on Jesus
I will throw myself on him
For the one who died a real death, for real sin
I bet all I have on Jesus
And throughout eternity
I will marvel at the real hope
That my Saviour won for me

2. It was a real life
He had real friends
He walked shoulder to shoulder with the lost
He wept real tears
For the fallen ones
And he anguished over sin's dreadful cost
And on a real cross he cried, "Forgive them!"
As his real life drained away.

Chorus

3. I have real fears
I do real sin
And I hurt the ones I cherish and adore
But the real mercy
Of the true God
Sees the filthy fallen purchased and restored
And I cry "My God - O fill me
With a heart completely yours!"

Chorus

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Glory To The Rock Of Ages

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

Chorus
Glory to the Rock of Ages
Glory to the Righteous One
He has ended death – the battle’s won

1. It was as if we drove those nails
Into his sinless hands
He knew we didn’t understand
The place that he was taking was our own

2. We would not praise him - we despised
With anger in our eyes
We watched the tallest poppy fall
But rise again to offer us his love

3. He bore our sorrow and our shame
Our wilfulness and pain
And when these earthly bodies fall
His mighty love will draw us to his breast

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Press On, Mums

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. Press on, Mums
In all the chaos
Look to Jesus through the tears
Press on, Mums
God will guide you
Through those precious, tender years

Chorus
And in all you do, do it for Jesus
Who won you life and free forgiveness
Yesterday, today he is the same
All you do, do it in Jesus’ name

2. Press on, Dads
Love your wife
Serve your children, set the pace
Press on Dads
Seize the moment
Show them Jesus
Run the race

Chorus

3. Press on, Kids
God adores you
He will hear you
When you pray
Press on, Kids
Love your family
Honour, serve
Forgive, obey...

Chorus
And in all you do, do it for Jesus
Who won you life and free forgiveness
Yesterday, today he is the same
All you do, do it in Jesus’ name

...and when all your human energy is gone
Look towards your Jesus and press on.

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Grow Like A Tree

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. Grow like a Cabramurra snowgum
Steady and strong in the Lord
Facing the cold winds of hardship
With roots that go deep in God’s Word

2. Grow like a Darling River redgum
Standing through flood and through drought
Solid in God's timeless promise
Growing year in and year out

Chorus
Blessed is he
Who grows like a tree
Planted by streams and fruitful in season
Blessed is he
Who grows like a tree
And delights in the law of the Lord

3. Grow like a Rockhampton mango
Enduring in love and in truth
Casting the cool shade of kindness
And bearing God's spiritual fruit

4. Grow like a Dorrigo cedar
Precious and towering and true
Treasured by God the Almighty
And nourished by his love for you

Chorus
Blessed is he
Who grows like a tree
Planted by streams and fruitful in season
Blessed is he
Who grows like a tree
And delights in the law of the Lord

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The Power Of The Love Of The Father

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. Oh, the power of the love of the Father
Thundering in like the waves on the shore
Millions of mercies from God’s ocean of goodness
Straight from the hand of the Father to me

We – give thanks – to you – oh God
We – give thanks – to you – oh God

2. Oh the power of the love of the Father
Falling like rain from his storehouse above
Showering provision on the parched and the needy
Straight from the hand of the Father to me

We – give thanks – to you – oh God
We – give thanks – to you – oh God

3. Oh the power of the love of the Father
Tumbling like streams from his mountains of grace
Refreshing the thirsty with God's infinite mercy
Straight from the hand of the Father to me

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All I Can Bring

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. All I can bring to you, Lord Jesus
All I can bring to you my King
Is a heart that is broken, torn and bleeding
All I can bring to you is my heart to heal

2. All I can offer you, Lord Jesus
All I can offer you, my King
Is a life that is needing your forgiveness
All I can offer you is my life to mend

3. All I can do for you, Lord Jesus
All I can do for you, my King
Is trust in your word and fall before you
All I can do is let you make me new

4. All that I have is yours, Lord Jesus
All that I have is yours, my King
Take what is yours and use your servant
All of the glory be to God alone

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Thy Way, Not Mine

Words by Horatius Bonar (1809-89)
Music by Colin Buchanan
© 2000 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. Thy way, not mine, O Lord
However dark it be
Lead me by thine own hand
Choose out the path for me

2. Smooth let it be or rough
It will be still the best
Winding or straight, it leads
Right onward to thy rest

3. I dare not choose my lot
I would not if I might
Choose thou for me, my God
So shall I walk aright

4. The Kingdom that I seek
Is thine; so let the way
That leads to it be thine
Else I must surely stray

5. Take thou my cup, and it
With joy or sorrow fill
As best to thee may seem
Choose thou my good and ill

6. Choose thou for me my friends
My sickness or my health
Choose thou my cares for me
My poverty or wealth

7. Not mine, not mine the choice
In things or great or small
Be thou my guide, my strength
My wisdom, and my all.

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We Preach Christ

Words and Music by Colin Buchanan © 2002 Rondor Music (Aust)

1. We headed up to the blue, Blue Mountains
In summer sun and winter rain
And we were taught from the Word of the Lord
Again and again and again

2. Tin shed on a misty morning
Big top on sunny days
Over 1,000 tongues all singing
Our Great Redeemer’s praise

CHORUS
We preach Christ and him crucified
Raised to life, Glorified
He is our Rock, he is our life
Give him praise, lift him high
We preach Christ, we preach Christ

3. They came to serve on a plywood platform
They came to speak from across the globe
The Word of God was alive and setting
countless hearts aglow

4. For some a verse and word in season
Became the start of a life of faith
As they heard the sweet, sweet sound
Of God’s amazing grace

CHORUS
We preach Christ and him crucified
Raised to life, Glorified
He is our Rock, he is our life
Give him praise, lift him high
We preach Christ, we preach Christ

5. 100 years of faithful teaching
Generations have heard the truth
In the power of the Holy Spirit
The Gospel’s bearing fruit

6. So give thanks to the King of Mercy
You ransomed of the fall
All hail the power of Jesus’ Name
And crown Him Lord of All

CHORUS
We preach Christ and him crucified
Raised to life, Glorified
He is our Rock, he is our life
Give him praise, lift him high
We preach Christ, we preach Christ

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