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Album: I'll Bless That Name

GOD WROTE MY NAME

WRITTEN BY: RICH ADKINS

VERSE - I WAS NOBODY SPECIAL  I DIDN'T HAVE A WELL KNOWN NAME I WAS NOT AN HEIR TO GREAT RICHES NEVER CELEBRATED A LIFE OF FAME THEN ONE DAY I MET SWEET JESUS AND SUDDENLY MY LIFE WAS CHANGED WHEN I KNELT AT AN OLD FASHIONED ALTAR AND HE WASHED MY SINS AWAY

CHORUS - HE TOOK OUT THE BOOK OF LIFE AND HE TURNED TO A NEW PAGE THEN GOD ALMIGHTY HE WROTE DOWN MY NAME NOW MY LIFE IT HAS BEEN DIFFERENT SINCE I ROSE TO GREAT FAME ON THE DAY I WAS FORGIVEN AND GOD WROTE MY NAME

VERSE - NOW SOME FOLKS DON T UNDERSTAND WHY I CELEBRATE MY NEW LIFE I M SO PROUD TO BE A CHRISTIAN IT S A JOY THAT I CANNOT DENY BUT I WOULD NEVER POSSESS THIS JOY HAD I NEVER MET JESUS CHRIST AND AS LONG AS I LIVE I LL NEVER FORGET THE TIME

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TAG - NOW MY LIFE IT HAS BEEN DIFFERENT SINCE I ROSE TO GREAT FAME ON THE DAY I WAS FORGIVEN I WAS FORGIVEN AND GOD WROTE MY NAME!

AND THE RAIN CAME

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VERSE - GOD TOLD NOAH, TO BUILD AN ARK LOOK FOR THE RAIN, WHEN THE SKY GETS DARK SIN IS THE CAUSE, THE FLOOD THAT WILL COME CAUSE OF ALL THE WICKEDNESS, THAT MAN HAS DONE

VERSE - NOAH OBEYED, THE LORD S COMMAND HE BUILT THAT ARK, JUST LIKE GOD HAD SAID WHEN NOAH S FAMILY, WAS ALL SAFE ON BOARD THE VERY HAND OF GOD, CAME AND SHUT THAT DOOR

CHORUS - AND THE RAIN CAME, BUT NOAH WAS SAVED IN THE EYES OF GOD, HE FOUND GRACE IT PAYS TO LIVE RIGHT, DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE MERCY OF GOD WILL REIGN IN YOUR LIFE

VERSE - AND WHEN THE RAIN, BEGIN TO FALL ALL THE LOST SOULS, BEAT UP ON THAT WALL OH BROTH'A NOAH, WON'T YA LET US IN WE RE SO SORRY, FOR OUR LIFE OF SIN

VERSE - BUT, BROTH'A NOAH, WELL HE DID SAY SORRY LOST SOUL, YOU WAITED TOO LATE GOD GAVE THE SPACE, HE GAVE THE TIME FOR YOU TO REPENT, OF YOUR SINFUL LIFE

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BRIDGE

AND THE RAIN CAME ( BUT NOAH WAS SAVED)

AND THE RAIN CAME ( FOR HE FOUND GRACE)

AND THE RAIN CAME (FORTY DAYS AND NIGHTS)

BUT, OLE BROTH'A NOAH WAS SAFE INSIDE

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TAG - YEAH THE MERCY OF GOD WILL REIGN IN YOUR, IN YOUR, YOUR LIFE, AND THE RAIN CAME!

BEFORE THE CROSS, HE LOVED ME

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VERSE - SOME SAY GOD PROVED HIS LOVE WHEN HE ALLOWED HIS ONLY SON TO BE NAILED TO A CROSS AND SHED HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD BUT EVEN BEFORE THE DAY CHRIST WAS CRUCIFIED ON THAT OLE TREE I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT BEFORE THE CROSS HE LOVED ME

CHORUS - LONG BEFORE A CROWN OF THORNS SCARRED MY SAVIOR S HEAD BEFORE THE TIME HE'D GIVE HIS LIFE AND THOSE NAIL-PIERCED WOUNDS BLED LONG BEFORE THE MOMENT HE DIED TO SET ME FREE I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT BEFORE THE CROSS HE LOVED ME

BRIDGE - THERE ON THAT OLE MOUNTAIN TRUE LOVE WAS DISPLAYED BUT HIS LOVE FOR ME BEGAN LONG BEFORE THAT DAY

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TAG - I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT BEFORE THE CROSS HE LOVED ME HE LOVED ME BEFORE THE CROSS HE LOVED ME!

HE CHOSE TO LOVE

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VERSE - GOD SO LOVED THIS WORLD  THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON THUS PROVIDING LIBERTY AND TRUE FREEDOM TO THOSE ENSLAVED BY SIN WITH BATTLES THAT COULD NOT BE WON BUT HOPE SPRANG UP THAT VERY DAY GOD CHOSE TO LOVE

1st CHORUS - HE CHOSE TO LOVE WHEN HE COULD HAVE CHOSE TO HATE HE CHOSE TO COME WHEN HE COULD HAVE WALKED AWAY HE LOOKED PAST ALL OUR SINS AND FOUND WE WERE REASON ENOUGH I M SO THANKFUL FOR THE DAY GOD CHOSE TO LOVE

VERSE - I HID MYSELF IN SHADOWS WHERE NO ONE WOULD NOTICE ME COULDN'T LOOK IN THE MIRROR THE SCARS THEY WERE TOO DEEP THEN ONE DAY GOD CAME NEAR HE SAW EXACTLY WHO I WAS HE PICKED ME UP WIPED MY SIN WAY GOD CHOSE TO LOVE

2nd CHORUS - HE CHOSE TO LOVE WHEN HE COULD HAVE CHOSE TO HATE HE CHOSE TO COME WHEN HE COULD HAVE WALKED AWAY HE LOOKED PAST ALL MY SINS AND FOUND I WAS REASON ENOUGH I M SO THANKFUL FOR THE DAY GOD CHOSE TO LOVE

TAG - HE LOOKED PAST ALL OUR SINS AND FOUND WE WERE REASON ENOUGH OH, I M SO THANKFUL FOR DAY AREN'T YOU THANKFUL FOR THE DAY GOD CHOSE TO LOVE

HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE, BUT HE S MORE THAN I NEED

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VERSE - A FRIEND ONCE SAID TO ME YOU DON T HAVE MUCH TO RELY ON FOR YOU ONLY TRUST IN A GOD YOU'VE NEVER LAID EYES ON I SAID FRIEND IF YOU ONLY KNEW HIM I'M SURE THAT YOU D AGREE HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE BUT HE'S MORE THAN I NEED

CHORUS - TO SOME HE MAY BE NOTHING MORE THAN AN UNSEEN GOD OF OLD BUT TO ME HE S A PRICELESS TREASURE THAT BROUGHT LIFE TO MY DYING SOUL I WOULDN'T TRADE HIM FOR ANYTHING THIS WORLD COULD OFFER ME HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE BUT HE'S MORE THAN I NEED

VERSE - MY FRIEND LAUGHED AND SAID HOW COULD YOU BE SO WEAK AND FRAIL? DON'T YA EVER WORRY YOU LL FIND YOUR GOD S NOT REAL? I SAID FRIEND ALL THESE YEARS I'VE TRUSTED HIM HE'S ALWAYS PROVED TO BE ALL THAT I HAVE BUT SO MUCH MORE THAN I NEED!

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TAG - NO, I WOULDN'T TRADE HIM FOR ANYTHING THIS WORLD COULD OFFER ME HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE HE S ALL THAT I HAVE HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE BUT HE'S MORE THAN I NEED HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE BUT HE S MORE THAN I NEED SWEET JESUS HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE BUT HE S MORE THAN I NEED MY JESUS HE S ALL THAT I HAVE BUT HE'S MORE THAN I NEED SWEET JESUS HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE BUT HE'S MORE THAN I LL EVER NEED.

I'LL BLESS THAT NAME

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VERSE - THE BIBLE TELLS OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN WHO HONORED GOD IN ALL HIS WAYS HIS LIFE WAS LADEN WITH JOY AND PEACE HIS POSSESSIONS THEY WERE GREAT IN ONE DAY JOB LOST ALL HE HAD HE TREASURES WERE CONSUMED AND THOUGH HE SUFFERED THIS TRAGEDY FAITHFUL TO GOD HE REMAINED TRUE AS TEARS STEAMED DOWN HIS FACE HE LOOKED PAST HE DESPAIR SPOKE THESE WORDS BY FAITH

CHORUS - I LL BLESS THAT NAME I LL BLESS THAT NAME THROUGH THE STORM AND THROUGH THE RAIN FAITHFUL TO GOD I LL REMAIN AND I LL BLESS THAT NAME I LL BLESS THAT NAME THROUGH MY HURT AND THROUGH MY PAIN I LL STILL LIFT MY VOICE IN PRAISE AND I LL BLESS THAT NAME

VERSE - THE ENEMY WHISPERS IN MY EAR WHAT IF THIS STORM IS HERE TO STAY WHAT IF THE SUN NEVER SHINES AGAIN AND YOUR BLUE SKIES REMAIN GRAY IF GOD WOULD LEAVE YOU IN THIS PLACE AND NOT DELIVER YOU IF LIFE WOULD ALWAYS BE THIS WAY TELL ME WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS TEARS STREAM DOWN MY FACE I LOOK THE ENEMY IN THE EYE AND I SAY

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TAG - THROUGH THE STORM AND THROUGH THE RAIN THROUGH MY HURT AND THROUGH MY PAIN I LL STILL LIFT MY VOICE IN PRAISE AND I LL BLESS THAT NAME I LL LIFT UP THE NAME OF JESUS NO MATTER WHAT LIFE BRINGS MY WAY IF MY BLUE SKIES REMAIN GRAY I LL BLESS THAT NAME

I'VE GOT MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY

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VERSE - BY THIS WORLD S STANDARDS I M NOT A WEALTHY MAN IN FORBES MAGAZINE MY NAME IS NOT LISTED BUT ONE DAY AT AN ALTAR I GAVE JESUS MY LIFE NOW I'VE GOT MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY

CHORUS - YES, I'VE GOT MORE, MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY SINCE THE DAY I BECAME GOD S CHILD OPENED MY HEART S DOOR LET JESUS MOVE INSIDE NOW I'VE GOT MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY

VERSE - DON T HAVE A MANSION IN BEVERLY HILLS NO BANK ACCOUNT FILLED WITH HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS BUT ONE SUNDAY MORNING FRIENDS I WAS BAPTIZED NOW I'VE GOT MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY

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TAG - WELL I OPENED MY HEART S DOOR LET JESUS MOVE INSIDE NOW I'VE GOT MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY

JESUS KNOWS, AND HE STILL LOVES YOU

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VERSE - OH, YOU TRY TO HIDE, SO THAT NO ONE KNOWS YOU FORCE A SMILE, SO, THE PAIN DOESN'T SHOW A PRISON YOU'VE BUILT, BARS OF IRON, WALLS OF STEEL NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY, THE TRUTH CAN NEVER BE CONCEALED

1st CHORUS - JESUS KNOWS JUST WHO YOU ARE HE SEES EVERY WOUND AND HE KNOWS, WHAT MADE THE SCARS HE KNOWS YOUR SECRETS AND ALL THE SHAME, HE KNOWS THAT TOO YES, JESUS KNOWS AND HE STILL LOVES YOU HE STILL LOVES YOU

VERSE - SEE, ONE DAY ON A CROSS, HE WAS RAISED HIGH FOR YOUR FREEDOM TO BE BORN, JESUS HAD TO DIE EVERY WEIGHT, FROM EVERY SIN, WAS LAID ON HIM HE S FELT WHAT YOU'VE FELT, AND HE S BEEN, WHERE YOU'VE BEEN

2nd CHORUS - JESUS KNOWS JUST WHO YOU ARE FOR YOU HE WAS WOUNDED AND FOR YOU HE WAS SCARRED HE S FELT THE WEIGHT OF YOUR SECRETS AND ALL THE SHAME, HE S FELT THAT TOO YES, JESUS KNOWS AND THAT'S WHY HE LOVES YOU THAT S WHY HE LOVES YOU

BRIDGE - DON T TRY TO HIDE, WHAT YOU NEED TO REVEAL OPEN YOUR HEART WIDE, AND LET GOD BEGIN TO HEAL I KNOW YOU THINK NOBODY WOULD WANT YOU I KNOW YOU THINK NOBODY WOULD LOVE YOU LISTEN AS I TELL YOU, THIS SIMPLE TRUTH

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TAG - WANTS TO WRAP HIS ARMS AROUND YOU IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'VE BEEN OR WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH MY FRIEND, JESUS KNOWS, AND HE STILL LOVES YOU

NOT A PRISONER OF ME, ANYMORE

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VERSE - USE TO BLAME MY FAILURES, ON SOMEONE ELSE WOULDN'T ADMIT, I WAS THE REASON, I CONTINUED TO FAIL COULDN'T SEE PAST THE PLACE, WHERE I D ALWAYS BEEN I WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BARS, TO SEE THE PRISON, I WAS IN

CHORUS - WAS ME& THE WALLS TO MY PRISON CELL WAS ME NO ONE TO BLAME, BUT MYSELF WHEN I REALIZED THIS SIMPLE TRUTH TEARS FELL LIKE RAIN, TO THE FLOOR I'M NOT A PRISONER OF ME, ANYMORE

BRIDGE - IT WAS HARD TO ADMIT, THAT I WAS THE REASON WHY I CONTINUED TO FAIL, WHEN I TRIED TO GET IT RIGHT ALL THOSE YEARS SPENT BLAMING, EVERYONE INSTEAD OF ME I WAS BLINDING MYSELF FROM SEEING, THE GUILTY ONE S IDENTITY

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TAG - SEE, THE LORD IS GOOD, AND HE'S READY TO FORGIVE ABUNDANT IN MERCY, TO THOSE WHO CALL ON HIM SO I FELL TO MY KNEES, I ADMITTED IT WAS ME AND I FELT MERCY RAIN DOWN FROM HEAVEN S DOOR I M NOT A PRISONER OF ME, NOT A PRISONER OF ME I M NOT A PRISONER OF ME, ANYMORE, ANYMORE NOT A PRISONER OF ME, ANYMORE

OH JESUS!

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OH JESUS!

CHORUS - OH JESUS YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL I JUST WANT TO LIFT YOU UP I MA SINGIN' OH JESUS YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL MY SIMPLE WORDS ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH BUT I JUST WANT TO LIFT YOU UP

VERSE - WHEN I AM WEAK LORD YOU RE MY STRENGTH WHEN I LACK FAITH YOU RE MY CONFIDENCE WHEN I NEED A SHELTER YOU RE MY REFUGE EVERYTHING THAT I NEED LORD I FIND IT IN YOU

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VERSE - WHEN I AM SICK LORD YOU RE MY HEALTH WHEN I AM POOR YOU ARE MY WEALTH WHEN I NEED A FRIEND I FIND YOUR TRUE EVERYTHING THAT I NEED LORD I FIND IT IN YOU

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TAG - I'MA SINGIN OH JESUS!

WILL THAT BODY BE YOU

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VERSE - TO OFTEN WE COME IN TO GOD S HOUSE WITH A FROWN ON OUR FACE WHEN THIS WORLD, IT GETS US SO BOGGED DOWN WE NEGLECT TO GIVE GOD HIS PRAISE BUT THE LORD HAS BEEN, WAY TOO GOOD FOR US TO SIT HERE ON OUR PEWS SO, AS WE ALL STAND, TO OUR FEET LET ME ASK THESE SIMPLE QUESTIONS OF YOU

CHORUS - CAN SOMEBODY PRAISE THE LORD? WON T SOMEBODY SHOUT AMEN? WILL SOMEBODY LIFT THEIR HANDS AND START WORSHIPING THE GREAT I AM CAN SOMEBODY TESTIFY SHARE SOME MIGHTY GOOD NEWS? CAN SOMEBODY? WON T SOMEBODY? WILL THAT BODY BE YOU? WILL THAT BODY BE YOU? OOOH, YEAH, YEAH!

VERSE - THESE BODIES ARE THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD AND WE WERE MADE FOR PRAISE WHEN OUR TIMES ARE GOOD, WHEN OUR TIMES ARE BAD GOD IS WORTHY TO BE RAISED IF WE LIFT OUR VOICE TO HEAVEN GOD WILL COME AND DWELL IN THIS PLACE I WANT TO FEEL THE SPIRIT MOVE SO, ONCE AGAIN I BOLDLY PROCLAIM

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BRIDGE - SOMEBODY PRAISE THE LORD! SOMEBODY SHOUT AMEN! SOMEBODY LIFT THEIR HANDS! WORSHIP THE GREAT I AM! WILL THAT BODY BE YOU? WILL THAT BODY BE YOU?

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TAG - SOMEBODY PRAISE THE LORD! SOMEBODY SHOUT AMEN! SOMEBODY LIFT THEIR HANDS! WORSHIP THE GREAT I AM! SOMEBODY PRAISE THE LORD! SOMEBODY SHOUT AMEN! SOMEBODY LIFT THEIR HANDS WORSHIP THE GREAT I AM WILL THAT BODY BE YOU? WILL THAT BODY BE YOU?