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Sacred

by Rich Smith

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What A Friend We Have In Jesus 04:48
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Verse 1 What A Friend we have in Jesus All our sins and griefs to bear What a privilege to carry Ev'rything to God in prayer O what peace we often forfeit O what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry Ev'rything to God in prayer Verse 2 Have we trials and temptations Is there trouble anywhere We should never be discouraged Take it to the Lord in prayer Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share Jesus know our ev'ry weakness Take it to the Lord in prayer Bridge (spoken) "I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble; but take heart, I have over come the world!" Verse 3 Are we weak and heavy laden Cumbered with a load of care Precious Savior still our refuge Take it to the Lord in prayer Do thy friends despise forsake thee Take it to the Lord in prayer In His arms He'll take and shield thee Thou wilt find a solace there What a friend we have in Jesus...
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Be Thou My Vision 04:04
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Verse 1 Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart Naught be all else to me save that Thou art Thou my best thought by day or by night Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light Verse 2 Be Thou my wisdom and Thou my true word I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord Thou my great Father I Thy true son Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one Verse 3 Riches I heed not nor man's empty praise Thou mine inheritance now and always Thou and Thou only first in my heart High King of heaven my Treasure Thou art Verse 4 High King of heaven my victory won May I reach heaven's joys O bright heav'n's Sun Heart of my own heart whatever befall Still be my vision O Ruler of all Waking or sleeping... Thou in me dwelling... Still be my vision O Ruler of all
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Solid Rock 02:52
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Verse 1 My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness I dare not trust the sweetest frame But wholly lean on Jesus' name On Christ the solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand Verse 2 When darkness veils His lovely face I rest on His unchanging grace In every high and stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil On Christ the solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand Verse 3 When He shall come with trumpet sound O may I then in Him be found Dressed in His righteousness alone Faultless to stand before the throne On Christ the solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand
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How Firm A Foundation 02:15
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Verse 1 How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord Is laid for your faith in His excellent word What more can He say than to you He hath said To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled Verse 2 Fear not I am with thee O be not dismayed For I am thy God I will still give thee aid I'll strengthen thee help thee And cause thee to stand Upheld by My gracious omnipotent hand Verse 3 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply The flames shall not hurt thee I only design Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine Verse 4 The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not I will not desert to its foes That soul though all hell should endeavor to shake I'll never no never no never forsake
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No Not One 03:32
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Verse 1 There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus No not one no not one None else could heal all our souls' diseases No not one no not one Jesus know all about our struggles He will guide 'til the day is done There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus No not one no not one Verse 2 No friend like Him is so high and holy No not one, no not one And yet no friend is so meek and lowly No not one, no not one Jesus knows all about our struggles He will guide 'til the day is done There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus No not one, no not one Verse 3 There's not an hour that He is not near us No not one no not one No night so dark but His love can cheer us No not one no not one Jesus knows all about our struggles He will guide 'til the day is done There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus No not one, no not one NOT ONE! Bridge There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus No not one, no not one No friend like He's gonna ever please us No not one, no not one...
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My Jesus I Love Thee 03:32
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Verse 1 My Jesus I love Thee I know Thou art mine For Thee all the follies of sin I resign My gracious redeemer my Savior art Thou If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now Verse 2 I love Thee because Thou has first loved me And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now Verse 3 In mansions of glory and endless delight I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now
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Count Your Blessings 01:59
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Verse 1 When upon life's billows You are tempest tossed When you are discouraged Thinking all is lost Count your many blessings Name them one by one And it will surprise you What the Lord hath done Chorus Count your blessings Name them one by one Count your blessings See what God hath done Count your blessings Name them one by one Count your many blessings See what God hath done Verse 2 Are you ever burdened With a load of care Does the cross seem heavy You are called to bear Count your many blessings Ev'ry doubt will fly And you will be singing As the days go by Chorus Count your blessings Name them one by one Count your blessings See what God hath done Count your blessings Name them one by one Count your many blessings See what God hath done
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Come Thou Fount 02:35
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Verse 1 Come Thou Fount of ev'ry blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace Streams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above Praise His name I'm fixed upon it Name of God's redeeming love Verse 2 Hitherto Thy love has blest me Thou hast brought me to this place And I know Thy hand will bring me Safely home by Thy good grace Jesus sought me when a stranger Wand'ring from the fold of God He to rescue me from danger Bought me with His precious blood Verse 3 O to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be Let Thy goodness like a fetter Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee Prone to wander Lord I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart O take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above Here's my heart O take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above
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It Is Well 05:47
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Verse 1 When peace like a river attendeth my way When sorrows like sea-billows roll Whatever my lot Thou has taught me to say It is well it is well with my soul It is well with my soul It is well it is well with my soul Verse 2 Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come Let this blessed assurance control That Christ has regarded my helpless estate And hath shed His own blood for my soul It is well with my soul It is well it is well with my soul Verse 3 My sin O the bliss of this glorious thought That my sin not just part but the whole Has been nailed to the cross And I bear it no more Praise the Lord praise the Lord O my soul It is well with my soul It is well it is well with my soul Verse 4 And Lord haste the day when the faith shall be sight The clouds be rolled back as a scroll The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend Even so it is well with my soul It is well with my soul It is well it is well with my soul
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Be Still My Soul 03:46
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Verse 1 Be still my soul the Lord is on thy side Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain Leave to thy God to order and provide In every change He faithful will remain Be still my soul thy best thy heav'nly Friend Thro' thorny ways leads to a joyful end Verse 2 Be still my soul thy God doth undertake To guide the future as He has the past Thy hope thy confidence let nothing shake All now mysterious shall be bright at last Be still my soul the waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below
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Be Still My Soul (string arr.) 03:17
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My earliest memory is Mom standing my toddler feet on the back of the pew in front of us, wrapping her arms around me while holding a hymnal, singing deep, alto harmonies into my ticklish ears. I grew up in a church that celebrated solid doctrine, creeds, sacraments and Christian heritage - these were sacred.

In recent years, however, my understanding of sacred has expanded, as I've wrestled with the true scope of Christ's redemptive plan and the recognition that God's kingdom is not exclusively hemmed within the four walls of a church building, but loosed in a messy, wild, unpredictable world that is yearning for His sons and daughters to be revealed.

Scripture tells us, "A wise man brings out treasures, old & new." This recording is a marriage of two worlds. Hymns, expressing the bedrock of our faith, wrapped around new forms of musical expression. As the inside montage suggests, this is more an eclectic collection than a traditional album. Several of the songs have that simple, acoustic arrangement many of you have been asking for. While a few songs are a wild departure from my typical stuff.

This is a multi-generational project. I hope everyone in your family will have a different favorite song (from 4 years old to 84)!

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released August 11, 2008

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Rich invites folk of all ages to join him, making music that encourages deeper relationships with each other and with their Creator.

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