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SONRISE - Live at Providence

by Matthew Stephen

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1.
Let there be light! Let there be sky! Let it divide! Let the earth dry! It was a good sunrise! Let there be seas! Let there be trees! So many "let there be's" It was a good sunrise! +:::+ You created this You created this You created this O my God! Let there be stars! In every part Of that endless dark Until the sunrise Let there be lights To rule the sky A moon for the night and when the morning comes A real sunrise! +:::+ Let the waters be filled! Flippers and gills! Let birds fill the skies It was a good sunrise Let the fields fill with beasts Let the creeping things creep Now cattle and sheep and all things that breathe Beneath the sunrise Now the dust of the earth Divine breath gives birth The image of God brought forth from the sod Such a good sunrise +:::+
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Awake! 04:42
What is this darkness that I see? It's everywhere How did it creep up on me? I'm so scared Something new inside of me Is laid bare All this new depravity Is right there What are those footsteps in the Garden? They're drawing near I can't bear to face my Father He's almost here Why do I even bother? He sees so clear I can't imagine any pardon I want to disappear +:::+Awake O sleeper Your life is now turned death The sun won't shine on you Tragic dreamer Gasping for breath The sun won't rise for you The life that I once knew The holy, blessed fruit Of light has been, by shadows, dimmed Little lambs upon the alter Dressed for me by my Father To clothe me in my sin
3.
Waiting for the dawn of glory All our fathers tell us stories Of a mighty King Dial in and take a listen O Jehovah's little children Have you heard the prophecy? That... +:::+The long awaited Son of David Will come to take His throne Robed in power He'll devour Everything that's not His own We're waiting to be justified We're waiting for that sun to rise Generations now have passed by We still wrestle, we still try To save ourselves The blood of rams and bulls shall cleanse us And countless hours of our lives Are spent in holy, sacrifice to God, to save us all from Hell But... +:::+ How long O Lord How long O Lord Will we be cast from Thee We cry O Lord We strive O Lord We wait for our Messiah's peace The long awaited Son of David Has come to take His throne Mad with power We'll devour Everything He calls His own We know that we are justified We've waited for that Son to rise How dare He claim to be our Christ We're crying now to crucify
4.
The deepest dark of loneliness Is to love and not receive To give more love than all the rest And to bear a cross of grief The path to make me justified Before my God and King Was paved with blood spread over all my Filth, and foul, and stain +:::+All my sins and sorrows were Upon the Savior laid His great love bore my judgment there Upon that sunless day O what a wondrous day The rankest and the foulest smell Arose from in my heart Gleefully I tempted Hell To be my portion and my part No other hope on earth I find Nor any other realm Than Jesus blood, poured out for mine To save me from myself +:::+
5.
I Have Seen! 05:24
Life began in a garden On that Resurrection Day A tear, a gasp,"Rabboni!" Sent Mary on her way She ran as fast as feet could go To town she finally came She found the mourners hiding there And burst in to the place saying I have seen the Risen Son In glory now arrayed Death and Hell He rose above And triumphed over the grave He walked with me in the garden And there I heard His voice I saw His resurrected face And there I found my joy We traveled to Emmaus That Resurrection Day A stranger approached us And he joined us on our way He taught us and he sat with us And blessed and broke the bread Our blinded eyes were opened So we traveled back and said We have seen the Risen Son In glory now arrayed Death and Hell He rose above And triumphed o'er the grave He walked with us and He taught us And we listened to His voice He opened up the Word to us And there we found our joy I found Him as a child So alone, and lost, and scared My mother sat and told me That the God of all things cared I prayed and found forgiveness And a faith that never dies His grace has been enough for me And will bear me on to Life I have seen the Risen Son In glory now arrayed Death and Hell He rose above And pulled me from the grave He walks with me where'er I go I never shall despair His Promise lives inside of me His joy, and love, and peace, and hope His mighty grace is all I know His Kingdom is a coming place Where we shall see Him face to face His Kingdom and His throne Are all that we will care to know
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I've waited so long for this moment I've cried in my best friend's arms I've wanted to see this great Heaven Laid out for the daughters and sons I've longed for the great hallelujah And echoes of glorious praise To ring from the throats of the nations To worship the Ancient of Days! And they say-- +:::+Let there be life! Let there be love! Let there be freedom from sin for each sinful one! Let there be peace! Let there be blessing! Let there be hope, and when the sun comes up A new Jerusalem! I cannot believe what I seeing Such colors of wonder and glass They seem to have just been created But there's no telling how they have lasted The light here is glory unending The shadows are brightness too But this story is only beginning My song is forever made new And I say-- +:::+ Come, Jesus come... +:::+

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Recorded live at Providence Church, SONRISE follows the true tale of the coming of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. From the first words of "Let there be..." to the advent of His new Jerusalem, the Gospel is presented, one song at a time, one story at a time, so that those who hear may believe, and by believing have life in His name.

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released July 16, 2018

Written and performed by Matthew Stephen
Produced by Allen Odell
Cover art & graphic design by Lauren McCoy

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Matthew Stephen Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Matthew Stephen has a deep love of music, words, and storytelling. He is
the founder of Reformation Artists Initiative Network (RAIN), a multi-platform network designed to connect "little guy" artists of the Reformed Christian faith and to bring reformation and revival to the arts within the local church. Post tenebras lux. ... more

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