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Meet the Crew
01:27
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Relentless Love
03:47
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Relentless love
Tinker/Chester
1. How many chances should we give?
How many times should we forgive
When someone else has done us wrong?
Well, listen as the Saviour speaks
Explaining holy mathematics
For mercy flows, flows on and on
As far as the east is from the west
So far has the Lord removed our sin from us
To Infinity and Beyond
Spans God’s relentless love
You’ll never find the end
Of the grace that’s shown
Through his Son
(for mercy flows, flows on and on)
2. How many chances does God give?
How many times does he forgive
When you and I have done him wrong?
Well, listen as the Saviour says
“For every sin there is more grace
For mercy flows, flows on and on”
As far as the east is from the west
So far has the Lord removed our sin from us
[Chorus]
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It's All About Grace
02:56
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It’s All About Grace
Tinker
1. Your works won’t do it (hoo, ha)
Your money won’t do it (ka-ching, ka-ching)
You cannot earn God’s love
Your tears won’t do it (boo-hoo)
Your singing won’t do it (la-la-la)
You cannot earn God’s love
It’s all about grace, grace, grace
He freely gives to us
There’s nothing we can do
To earn God’s love
It’s all about grace, grace, grace
And then when we think he’s done
There’s loads more grace he gives to us
Through Jesus Christ, his Son
2. Your beauty won’t do it (look at me)
Your prayers won’t do it (amen)
You cannot earn God’s love
Your fame won’t do it (I’m so amazing)
Your family won’t do it (aren’t they lovely)
You cannot earn God’s love
[Chorus]
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Great Land
03:56
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Great Land (with Laurie Leigh Allport)
Tinker/Cox/Chester
A great land
A great nation
A great name
A great blessing [repeat]
His promises are true
He’ll always follow through
His promises fulfilled
Through Jesus Christ
1. Now Abraham was old and grey
his youth had slipped away
There was no way he could see
to have a family
But God the Lord had other plans
and picked out Abraham
For all that God says he will do
will certainly come true
For God is gonna make for you
[Chorus]
2. Now Sarah thought the words God spoke
were just a cruel joke
There was no way she could see
to have a family
But God had overheard her laugh
and told her to hold fast
For all that God says he will do
will certainly come true
For God is gonna make for you
[Chorus]
[Solo]
[Chorus]
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Jacob Had 12 Sons
02:00
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Jacob Had 12 Sons
Tinker
Jacob had 12 sons
12 sons
Jacob had 12 sons
12 sons
Reuben, Simeon and Levi
Judah, Dan and Naphtali
Gad, Asher, Issachar and Zebulun
Joseph and Benjamin
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As For Me And My House
02:47
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As For Me and My House (with Ron Block)
Tinker/Chester
As for me and my house
We will serve the Lord
Serve, serve the Lord
1. Leave the gods that you have served
for they will lead you away
Trust the Lord who rescued you
and join me as I say
2. Still today we turn from God
we want to be number one
But Jesus died to rescue you
so you could be his sons (and daughters!)
3. It can be hard to follow God
with all your friends saying ‘no’
But God is near; we’re not alone
He helps us get … set … go!
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This Is Faith
03:23
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This is Faith
Cox/Tinker
1. Consider Abraham
Trusting God’s word
So he moved home
Based on what God said
Consider Sarah
Childless but trusting
Enjoyed God’s blessing
She became a mum
2. Consider Moses
Facing Pharaoh
But knowing he could
Trust in the Lord
Consider Rahab
Who heard of the Lord’s deeds
So she put all
Of her faith in him
We are sure of
What we hope for
And certain of what we don’t see
This is faith
3. Consider Gideon
Barak and Samson
Jephthah and David
The prophet Samuel
Who all through faith stood
And faced danger
For they knew that
God’s word is true
4. Consider Jesus
Giving his life
With his eyes set
On the joy ahead
Consider Jesus
When life gets tough
Keep on running
For he’s led the way
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Think of all those who’ve gone before
How they have trusted in the Lord
And with that cloud of witnesses
Let us remove what hinders us
So fix your mind on Christ above
Who gave his life for you in love
He’s the perfecter of our faith
So we can run the race by grace
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Michael's Log - Heroes
00:32
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There’s Nothing You Can Do
Chester/Tinker
1. Goliath was extremely tall
And built as solid as a wall
Goliath wore the latest bling
while David had a sling
Goliath said, “I am the best
I’ll conquer you like all the rest
Your God cannot deliver you
There’s nothing you can do”
But David said, “I’m not afraid
the power of God will be displayed”
A stone flew at the giant’s head
and left Goliath dead
2. Sennacherib, Assyria’s king
had gone round looting everything
And now his army camped before
Jerusalem’s front door
Sennacherib said, “I am the best
I’ll conquer you like all the rest
Your God cannot deliver you
There’s nothing you can do”
But Hezekiah prayed to God
“Don’t let the nations mock your love”
Next morning when he rose from bed
the enemy was dead
3. Now all of us have done what’s wrong
and though we think we’re big and strong
we’re tangled in our selfish ways
which do not bring God praise
And so our stinking sin says, “I am the best
I’ll conquer you like all the rest
Your God cannot deliver you
There’s nothing you can do”
But Christ has died for you and me
to bear our guilt and set us free
For just when it seemed death would reign
Jesus rose again
There’s nothing you can do
there’s nothing you can do
But Jesus died and rose again
and he can rescue you
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But God
04:44
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But God
Tinker/Chester
1. Do you feel like you are lost?
Do you feel your hope is crushed?
Do you feel that you are all alone?
Do you cry your tears dry?
Do you want to run and hide?
When nothing’s left then hear the Spirit say…
But God is my strength
But God goes ahead
But God intends it all for your good
But God will never forget
But God has given you rest
But God has shown us his love in sending Christ
2. Do you feel like giving in?
Do you feel you’re lost in sin?
Do you feel that you cannot be loved?
Do you feel that hate has won?
Do you ask where God has gone?
When nothing’s left then hear the Spirit say…
[Chorus]
Fear not
for God
The King
Loves you [repeat]
Fear not (take heart)
for God (dear child)
The King (your Father)
Loves you (repeat)
[Chorus]
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Everyone Seems Normal (’Til You Know Them)
Tinker
1. Everyone seems normal till you know them
Everybody seems to be ok
They walk around town without even a frown
As they bat each care away
(Jolly good shot there!)
2. Everyone seems normal till you know them
It makes you feel odd it’s true
But it doesn’t take long before their mask is gone
It turns out they’re as strange as you!
Nobody is normal
We’re all a little strange
We each have cracks
That show our brokenness
But God will make us normal
For all those he has won
Cos one day he’ll transform us
To be like his Son!
3. Everyone seems normal till you know them
But take a moment and you’ll see
In each one you’ll find so do be kind
A fragile person just like me!
[Chorus]
4. God knows no-one’s normal for he knows them
Nothing that you do surprises him
He knows just what you’re like, yet still sent Jesus Christ
He loves you as a child of the King
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God vs Baal
02:24
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God vs Baal
Chester/Tinker
1. Elijah called on Israel
to make a proper choice
to choose the God that they would serve
and listen to his voice
‘Let’s build an altar, get some stones
and place them in a stack
Then call upon each God in turn
and see who answers back
With fire
With fire
With fire
Fire from above!
2. The dodgy prophets cried to Baal
to come and pass the test
But no-one heard and no-one came
to answer their request
‘Your god’s asleep,’ Elijah joked
‘or has no time for you
Perhaps he’s on his holidays
or sat upon the loo!’
For nothing came down from above
No sign that Baal was there
For Baal is not the living God
And cannot hear your prayer
3. At last it was Elijah’s turn
to call upon the LORD
But first he soaked the sacrifice
to make it extra hard
Then God sent fire from the sky
which even burnt the stones
The people cried, ‘The LORD is God
and he is God alone’
For fire came down from above
A sign which did reveal
The living God, the God of love
The God who’s really real’
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May My Mind
03:01
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May My Mind (with Ron Block)
Tinker/Chester
May my mind be filled with the word of life
May my eyes be fixed on the glory of Christ
May my heart be stilled as I rest in you
So that Christ is seen in all I do
1. When my mind is muddled and confused
My head is numb and my heart is bruised
I’m battered by all the quarrels and fights
I fill my thoughts with the word of life
[Chorus]
2. When I’m feeling stressed, plagued by doubt
I don't close my mind or empty it out
I look up and see, the beauty of Christ
I fill my thoughts with the word of life
[Chorus]
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66 Books (About Him)
02:45
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66 Books (About Him) Part I
Tinker
There are 66 books in the Bible
66 books about Him
That’s 66 books about Jesus
So come along and meet the King
1. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus
Numbers, Deuteronomy
Joshua and Judges lead to Ruth
The great grandmother of the King
[Chorus]
2. 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings
1 and 2 Chronicles
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and Job
The Psalms can be sung by all
[Chorus]
3. Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
And the songs of Solomon
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations
Show us that we need God’s Son
[Chorus]
4. Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel
Amos, Obadiah
Jonah, Micah, Nahum and Habakuk
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi!
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There’s a Party Coming Soon
Chester/Cox/Tinker
1. There’s a party coming soon
with lots of food to eat
There’s a party coming soon
and our joy will be complete
2. There’s a party coming soon
satisfaction guaranteed
There’s a party coming soon
It will meet your every need
You don’t need a train
You don’t need a car
You don’t need a plane
Like some superstar
You don’t need your party clothes
Just come as you are
The price has been paid
The party’s coming soon…
3. There’s a party coming soon
and the entrance price is free
There’s a party coming soon
Christ has paid for you and me
You don’t need a train
You don’t need a car
You don’t need a plane
Like some superstar [repeat]
[Final time]
You don’t need a train
You don’t need a car
The price has been paid
Just come as you are
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Pigs In The Mud
00:50
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Pigs in the Mud
Tinker
We wallow like pigs in the mud
We wallow like pigs in the mud
We roll all our worries
Around in our heads
We squelch in our fears like we’re
Pigs in mud beds
We wallow like pigs in the mud
We wallow like pigs in the mud
But Jesus comes to us
And lifts our heads up
To rest in our King
And get out of the mud!
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24. |
Episode 1 Scene 1
01:50
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25. |
Episode 1 Scene 2
02:54
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26. |
Episode 1 Scene 3
03:55
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27. |
Episode 1 Scene 4
03:25
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Michael J Tinker Bridgwater, UK
Michael J Tinker is a multi-faceted musician. You will find him on exciting musical adventures as he tours his latest show around the country.
Find out more at www.michaeljtinker.com
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