Casting Crowns

Giver of every breath I breathe Author of all eternity Giver of every perfect thing To You be the glory Maker of Heaven and of Earth No one can comprehend Your worth King over all the universe To You be the glory And I am alive because I'm alive in You It's...

I just looked up today And realized how far away I am from where You are You gave me life worth dying for But between the altar and the door I bought the lies that promised more And here I go again Lord, I know I let You down But somehow, I will make Y...

From where I'm standing Lord it's so hard for me to see Where this is going And where You're leading me I wish I knew how All my fears and all my questions Are going to play out In a world I can't control Oh, oh When I'm lost in the mystery To You my future...

In a dry and weary land Lord, You are the rain In a sea of shattered ones Your love comes rushing in You hold the world within Your hands And see each tear that falls Through every fire and every storm You’re always enough, always enough Your love is...

All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul But he's moving on full steam He's chasing the American dream And he's gonna give his family finer things “Not this time son I've no time to waste Maybe tomorrow...

I once was lost, but now I’m found I once was lost, but now I’m found So far away, but I’m home now I once was lost, but now I’m found And now my lifesong sings I once was blind, but now I see I once was blind, but now I see I don’t know how, but when He touc...

It was a day Just like any other day I was a boy Just like every other boy But when a girl Unlike any I had seen It's like she stepped out of a dream And into my world Could have been the summer wind Playing with her hair As the sun danced in her eyes We wer...

Years I spent in vanity and pride Caring not my Lord was crucified Knowing not it was for me He died At Calvary By God's Word at last my sin I learned Then I trembled at the law I'd spurned Till my guilty soul imploring turned To Calvary There Your mercy and...

Here at Your feet, I lay my past down My wanderings, all my mistakes down And I am free Here at Your feet, I lay this day down Not in my strength, but in Yours I’ve found All I need, You’re all I need Jesus, Jesus, at Your feet Oh, to dwell and never...

All my days I will sing the song of gladness Give my praise to the fountain of delights For in my helplessness, you heard my cry And waves of mercy poured down on my life (chorus) Beautiful Savior, wonderful counselor Clothed in majesty, Lord of history You'r...

Beulah Land, I'm longing for you And some day on thee I'll stand There my home shall be eternal Beulah Land - Sweet Beulah Land I'm kind of homesick for a country To which I've never been before No sad goodbyes will there be spoken For time won't matter anymo...

Up Calvary’s mountain one dreadful morn Walked Christ my Savior, weary and worn Facing for sinners death on the cross That He might save them from endless loss Blessed Redeemer, precious Redeemer Seems now I see Him on Calvary’s tree Wounded and bleeding, for...

What do you think about when you look at me I know were not the fairytale you dreamed wed be You wore the veil, you walked the aisle, you took my hand And we dove into a mystery How I wish we could go back to simpler times Before all our scars and all ou...

Did you hear of the city on the hill Said one old man to the other It once shined bright, and it would be shining still But they all started turning on each other You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow And the soldiers thought the poets were weak...

We were made to be courageous We were made to lead the way We could be the generation That finally breaks the chain We were made to be courageous We were made to be courageous We were warriors on the front lines Standing, unafraid But now we're watche...

She is running A hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction She is trying But the canyon's ever widening In the depths of her cold heart So she sets out on another misadventure just to find She's another two years older And she's three more steps behind Doe...

Hey, David, I hear you've been dreaming About being a big time shepherd some day You're gonna prove your brothers wrong You're gonna sing your shepherd song To the cattle on a thousand hills But Ive been thinking I'm having trouble with a giant down the...

Here I am, Lord, and I’m drowning in your sea of forgetfulness The chains of yesterday surround me I yearn for peace and rest I don’t want to end up where You found me And it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight I know You’ve cast my sin as far as th...

I'm the man with all I've ever wanted All the toys and playing games I am the one who pours your coffee, corner booth each Saturday I am your daughter's favorite teacher I am the leader of the band I sit behind you in the bleachers I am every man I'm the coac...

Lord, the worship we bring Is more than songs that we sing It’s a reflection of our ever-changing lives The best we have to offer We don’t just lift up our hands Lord, we lift up our lives For we know that You are worthy of our praise To You our lifesongs rai...

Oh,what I would do To have the kind of faith it takes To climb out of this boat I'm in Onto the crashing waves To step out of my comfort zone Into the realm of the unknown Where Jesus is, And he's holding out his hand But the waves are calling out my name and...

At the end of myself I'm empty and dry I have nothing to give But surrender inside Let down your nets This is not the end From now on, you'll be Fishers of men Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me At the end of myself Judgment calls out my na...

When I'm standing at the end of me In the rubble of my broken dreams And the wells I've dug aren't filling me And the world I've made's not what it seems to be My life, Your grace Here I exchange All of me for all You are I lay at Your feet my broken heart An...

One day when Heaven was filled with His praises One day when sin was as black as could be Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin Dwelt among men, my example is He Word became flesh and the light shined among us His glory revealed Living, He loved me D...

You are holy in this place You are worthy of my praise and we worship You Jesus we worship You You're the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords You're the Master of the Universe You're the Ruler of all Nations And we sing to You, we sing to You.... we sing to Y...

The skies don't seem to be as dark as usual The stars seem brighter then they've been before Deep within I feel my soul a stirring As though my hope has been restored The shepherds say they've heard the voice of angels Confirming rumors spread across the...

I came to You with my heart in pieces And found the God with healing in His hands I turned to You, put everything behind me And found the God who makes all things new I looked to You, drowning in my questions And found the God who holds all wisdom And I truste...

Hallelujah Hallelujah On the morning of creation Father, Son and the Spirit rise As they set the world in motion The morning of the first sunrise A symphony of golden sunlight Dancing in the Father's eyes He gazes at His masterpiece As all creation cries Hal...

Father, hear my prayer I need the perfect words Words that he will hear And know they're straight from You I don't know what to say I only know it hurts To see my only friend slowly fade away Chorus: So maybe this time I'll speak the words of life...

She's on her own, two girls at home Thirteen years just up and walked away And left her all alone With bills to pay and mouths to feed And every day she's taking care of everybody else's needs But she's finding her strength in the One love that won't eve...

A corner office was his dream More like a prison now it seems Somewhere on the corporate climb He left his warrior behind Now he's just a worker at a daily grind Steals his years and numbs his mind His strength is fading, his dreams are blind This is no...

I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play And mild and sweet their songs repeat Of peace on earth goodwill to men And the bells are ringing (peace on earth) Like a choir they're singing (peace on earth) In my heart I hear them (peace o...

If all I had was one last breath I'd spend it just to sing Your praise Just to say Your name If all I had was one last prayer I'd pray it 'cause I know You're always listening If I could live a thousand lives, bind the hands of time I would spend every moment...

All to Jesus I surrender All to Him I freely give I will ever love and trust Him In His presence I will live All to Jesus I surrender Savior make me wholly thine Let me feel Your Holy Spirit Truly know that You are mine [Chorus] All to Jesus I surren...

It's crowded in worship today As she slips in Trying to fade into the faces The girls' teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know Farther than they know CHORUS But if we are the Body Why aren't His arms reaching Why aren't His hands healing Why aren'...

Hear our cry, Lord we pray, Our faces down, our hands are raised, You called us out, we turned away, we’ve turned away. With ship wrecked faith, idols rise, We do what is right, in our own eyes, Our children now, will pay the price, We need Your light, Lord,...

If you asked me to leap Out of my boat on the crashing waves If you ask me to go Preach to a lost world that Jesus saves I'll go, but I cannot go alone 'Cause I know I'm nothing on my own But the power of Christ in me makes me strong Makes me strong 'Cause w...

Living on my own, thinking of myself Castles in the sand, temporary wealth Now the walls are falling down Now the storms are closing in And here I am again Jesus, hold me now I need to feel You in this place To know You're by my side And hear Your voi...

Jesus, friend of sinners, we have strayed so far away We cut down people in your name but the sword was never ours to swing Jesus, friend of sinners, the truth's become so hard to see The world is on their way to You but they're tripping over me Always loo...

Joyful, joyful, we adore You God of glory and Lord of love Hearts unfold like flowers before You Opening to the sun above Joyful, joyful, we adore You God of glory, Lord of love Hearts unfold like flowers before You Opening to the sun above Melt the...

Sixteen finds me Blowing out candles and making wishes And all around me Is everyone but the one I'm wishing for And he sent me flowers And gift-wrapped excuses From a daddy whose daughter Wants to see him again And I know, I know It's just another b...

Hold it all together Everybody needs you strong But life hits you out of nowhere And barely leaves you holding on And when you're tired of fighting Chained by your control There's freedom in surrender Lay it down and let it go So when you're on your...

I will love You, Lord always Not just for the things You've done for me And I will praise You all my days Not just for the change You've made in me But I'll praise You for You are holy, Lord And I'll lift my hands, but You are worthy of so much more CHORUS Fo...

Empty Hands held high Such Small sacrifice If not joined with my life I sing in vain tonight May the words I say And the things I do Make my lifesong sing Bring a smile to you Chorus: Let my lifesong sing to You Let my lifesong sing to You I want to sign your...

How do you explain How do you describe A love that goes from East to West And runs as deep as it is wide You know all our hopes Lord, You know all our fears And words cannot express the love we feel But we long for You to hear So listen to our hearts Hear our...

The love of her life is drifting away They’re losing the fight for another day The life that she’s known is falling apart A fatherless home, a child’s broken heart You’re holding her hand, you’re straining for words You trying to make - sense of it all She’s...

For the longest time, I believed the lie That I'm not a strong enough believer To be the friend that can take your hand And lead you straight to Jesus I'm waiting on the preachers, singers, and the teachers To string the perfect words together But every...

I was a wandering soul Traveling a well worn road A sinner so far from home No second chance in sight I heard You call my name I felt You lift my shame And I made a vow that day That I'd spend the rest of my life Loving my Jesus Showing my scars Telling my st...

In the morning when I rise Jesus be my eyes Before the day rushes in With You is where I begin As You sing over me with Your love I will sing praise for all You have done Fill my heart as I hunger for You Flood my mind with Your wisdom, Your mercy, Your truth...

Here I am a sinner Broken and in need of You Take my life and wash my fears away For You are the Great I AM Rest assured, I feel Your hand Holding me until the darkness clears A Father to the fatherless Redeemer of my soul My Life is Yours forever I want the w...

God, help me get away Break the chains and set me free From the other side of me I am my own worst enemy I caught a glimpse in my rearview mirror Of an old familiar face Blurry image coming in clearer Of a past I can't erase I could've sworn I put hi...

One name holds weight above them all His fame outlasts the earth He formed His praise resounds beyond the stars And echoes in our hearts The greatest One of all His face shines brighter than the sun His grace as boundless as His love He reigns with healing in...

Oh, my soul Oh, how you worry Oh, how you're weary, from fearing you lost control This was the one thing, you didn't see coming And no one would blame you, though If you cried in private If you tried to hide it away, so no one knows No one will see, if you sto...

What if you could go back and relive one day of your life all over again And unmake the mistake that left you a million miles away From the you, you once knew Now yesterday's shame keeps saying that you'll never get back on track But what if I told you… You'r...

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down and wiped our tears away, stepped in and saved the day. But once again, I say amen and it's still raining as the thunder rolls I barely hear You whisper through the rain, "I'm with you" and as Your mercy...

Verse: I will sing to the Lord And I will lift my voice For You have heard my cry I will sing to the Lord And I will lift my hands For You have brought me out of the pit For You have brought me out of the pit Chorus 1: And I'll sing glory, hallelujah I lift...

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do I lift my friend to You Complicated circumstances have clouded his view Lord, I lift my friend up to You I fear that I won't have the words that he needs to hear I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, an...

Living on my own, thinking for myself Castles in the sand, temporary wealth Walls are falling down, storms are closing in Tears have filled my eyes, here I am again Chorus: And I've held out as long as I can Now I'm letting go and holding out my hand Daddy, h...

It hasn't always been this way I remember brighter days Before the dark ones came Stole my mind Wrapped my soul in chains Now I live among the dead Fighting voices in my head Hoping someone hears me crying in the night And carries me away Chorus: Set me free...

Silent night, Holy night, All is calm, all is bright 'Round yon Virgin Mother and Child, Holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar,...

Be careful little eyes what you see It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings Be careful little feet where you go For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow It's a slow fade when you give yourself away It's a s...

Somewhere between the hot and the cold Somewhere between the new and the old Somewhere between who I am and who I used to be Somewhere in the middle, You'll find me Somewhere between the wrong and the right Somewhere between the darkness and the light S...

I have a song that the angels can't sing You saved my weary soul from all my sin and pain and suffering A song of the redeemed I once was lost but You found me Oh, I have a song that the angels can't sing I have a song that the angels can't sing You stepped o...

Ezekiel stared down into the valley Filled with dry bones baking in the sun Remains that used to be a mighty army To him, it looked like their fighting days were done But driven by a calling on his life He spoke God's words, the bones began to shake He...

Is there anyone that fails Is there anyone that falls Am I the only one in church today feelin’ so small Cause when I take a look around Everybody seems so strong I know they’ll soon discover That I don’t belong So I tuck it all away, like everything’s okay...

Oh, you lead us home Oh oh The world’s getting darker by the day I’m on my knees but don’t know what to pray The broken things that broken people do But knowing just how far You came for me Gives me hope for every soul I meet There’s no one so far gon...

I spend all my time Dreaming what the future's gonna bring When all of this time There's a world passing by Right in front of me Set my sights on tomorrow While I'm tripping over today Who says big things Are somewhere off in the distance I don't want to look...

Leave it all behind, Leave it all behind, Leave it all behind, Leave it all behind, I have what you need, But you keep on searchin, I've done all the work, But you keep on workin, When you're runnin on empty, And you can't find the remedy,...

Looking out from His throne, the Father of light and of men Chose to make Himself known and show us the way back to Him Speaking wisdom and truth into the hearts of peasants and kings He began to unveil the Word that would change the course of all things With...

Standing at the water's edge I dropped my dreams when I dropped my nets No hesitation, no regrets I followed You But that was then And this is now You washed my feet and You changed my name I swore I'd never be the same But just like the tides, I gues...

Here in this worn and weary land Where many a dream has died Like a tree planted by the water We never will run dry So living water flowing through God we thirst for more of You Fill our hearts and flood our souls With one desire Just to know You an...

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path When I feel afraid think I lost my way Still You're there right besisde me Nothing will I fear As long as You are near and please be near me to th...

'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus Just to take Him at His word; Just to rest upon His promise, Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord." Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I've proved Him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more! I...

To know you is never worry for my life, and To know you is to never to give in or compromise To know you is to want to tell the world about you Cause I can’t live without you To know you is to hear your voice when you are calling To know you is to catch my br...

Lord I want to feel your heart and see the world through your eyes I want to be your hands and feet I want to live a life that leads chorus ready yourselves ready yourselves Let us shine the light of Jesus in the darkest night ready yourselves ready yourselve...

Oh,what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes To climb out of this boat I'm in Onto the crashing waves To step out of my comfort zone Into the realm of the unknown Where Jesus is, And he's holding out his hand But the waves are calling out my name and...

There's an old man living in the back of your woods tonight You forgot he was even there, but you've never slipped his mind He's living off of scraps of you you never knew you left behind And as the sun goes down, he rises with a smile He's waiting on the...

There's a stirring in the throne room And all creation holds it's breath Waiting now to see the bride groom Wondering how the bride will dress And she wears white And she knows that she's undeserving She bears the shame of history But this worn and wear...

What if the armies of the Lord Picked up and dusted off their swords Vowed to set the captive free And not let satan have one more What if the Church, for heaven's sake Finally stepped up to the plate Took a stand upon God's promise And stormed hell's rusty g...

All my life I longed to be a hero My sword raised high, running to the battle I was going to take giants down Be a man you would write about Deep in my chest is the heart of a warrior So why am I still standing here Why am I still holding back from You I hear...

What this world needs Is not another one hit wonder with an axe to grind, Another two bit politician peddlin` lies, Another three ring circus society. What this world needs Is not another sign wavin` super saint that's better than you, Another ear pleasin` ca...

When the God-man passes by The blind will see and the dead will rise Redeemed will dance and broken wings take flight When the God-man passes by I was a hollow man My treachery despised and rightly so And even though my chains were gone I'm still a slave and...

Oh little town of Bethlehem Looks like another silent night Above your deep and dreamless sleep A giant star lights up the sky And while you’re lying in the dark There shines an everlasting light For the King has left His throne And is sleeping in a manger ton...

Who am I? That the Lord of all the earth, Would care to know my name, Would care to feel my hurt. Who am I? That the bright and morning star, Would choose to light the way, For my ever wandering heart. Bridge: Not because of who I am, But because of what you'...

One more mother with a broken heart One more family is torn apart One more orphan out in the cold One more fear that takes control One more tangled in the same old lies One more shackled to the same old highs One more scared of what tomorrow brings And...

Your love is extravagant Your friendship, it is intimate I feel I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace Your fragrance is intoxicating in the secret place Cause Your love is extravagant Chorus: Spread wide in the arms of Christ is the love that covers sin No g...