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Empty Graves

by Topher Daniels

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1.
Doxology 00:53
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost! Amen.
2.
He Has Won 03:52
Welcome happy morning! Age to age shall say Hell today is vanquished And heaven has won today! Lo, the dead are living In God forever more. Him, there true creator, All His works we shall adore. He has won He has won Hallelujah to the Son He has won He has won He has won Earth, her joy confesses, Clothing her for spring. All fresh gifts return With her returning King. Bloom in every meadow And leaves on every bow Speak his sorrow ended As we hail His triumph now! Lord you come with fire! Brighter than the sun. Jesus, you inspire Life in everyone! Loose the souls long prisoned, And bound with satans chain. All that now has fallen Will raise to life again. Show thy face in brightness And bid the nations see. Bring again our daylight As day returns with Thee!
3.
With the sunrise all my little skeletons are gone. You have shown me how to keep my bones moving on. There's no reason to keep my little tragedies around. They've been buried so I don't have to lie in the ground. So rise up children who live in the dust The day of the living is here We lift our eyes to the morning sun Who dries up all of our tears. The grave is empty Our coffins to rust The day of the living is here We'll dance and sing with the Risen One Who drives away all of our fears. All my loved ones and all my little family who've passed Wait in silence to fill up their hearts and their glass Light a candle for all my little criminal marks. Snuff them out Lord and take back your place in my heart.
4.
I. You know I nearly died. I nearly gave up the ghost. I felt the heat on my toes. The fire was burning. Out. I heard you digging me out. I saw the shovel and spade. I saw your hand as you moved the dirt away. Oh, empty graves And empty coffins, They're the reason that we sing. They're the reason that we give ourselves to you. They had found me guilty as charged. They walked me out in the yard. I felt a chill as I saw the nooses swinging. But oh, I felt the rope go slack. I heard the gallows crack. Why did He do it? My God had set me free!
5.
Death won't you row me right over to shore. Tell me 'bout the ones who were here before. You carved every name in your skeleton hands. Every man passes, but few understand That good enough ain't good for nothing at all, 'Cause death takes a swing and the good enough fall. At least that's the sense that I get from the news. Nobody's safe from the weapons we use. Oh, my God. We were wrong, we were wrong all along. Been sailing 'round this lake of fire Where good boys go to die. Twenty-nine years I've been digging my grave Building a house for my head to lay. But all of the beams that I hung were decayed, And when that flood comes again they'll wash away Oh, muddy water. Oh Salton Sea. Pray there'll never be room in your arms for me. 'Cause all that we love will be thrown into fire And if it comes out, then it's fit for desire.
6.
Some people cry when the night is all around Some people lay there and moan. Still others fear that their lives are over now But death isn't gonna take me baby Death isn't gonna take me Some try to rest safe inside the Ivory Tower Built out of carbon and bone. Trying in vein to avoid that awful hour But death isn't gonna take me baby Death isn't gonna take me Oh my Lord has paid the price for me For my friends and for my family. When you get tired just keep on You've got a God to lean on And then you'll find death is not the end. Some people burn Burn their candle at both ends Some flicker out in the breeze And other's shoot bright like a firework As they try to outdo their friends But death brings them to their knees baby Death brings them to their knees Oh my Lord has paid the price for me For my friends and for my enemies. When you get tired just keep on You've got a God to lean on And then you'll find death is not the end. Jesus wept for Lazarus Jesus wept for all of us
7.
Leviathan 04:07
I have no sympathy, Sympathy for the devil. His time is at an end. Light the torch, and slam the gavel. Tied to that wicked stone The same that held the Lion. We'll gather round the fire And watch the serpent as he's dying. Cause he hates the rescued sons and daughter of Adam. For his crimes against the bride his ashes scattered! I have no sympathy, Sympathy for the darkness. Black smoke will clear the air, While choking out the heartless. Oh, every dark and evil thing That the grave has left to offer Burns for all eternity With that old demon on the alter. Leviathan go to hell!
8.
I didn't get to be the man Who named the Earth and held Your hand. I didn't get to sail the ark And land it on Your loving heart. I never had to hold the knife And stare into my child's eyes Not knowing what Your plans could be. But seeing faith laid out for me. But You have made me who I am In the image of the Lamb I will not regret a thing In the service of the King I never saw You in the cloud While leading all of Israel out I never heard the trumpets sound And watched to see the walls come down Oh I never fed 5000 strong Or ruled over Babylon I never heard the angels sing As kings knelt down in offering I didn't see what Peter saw The day they put You on the cross I know that I'd have done the same And ran and hung my head in shame. Oh I may not be like all the rest But Lord I feel it in my chest The purpose I can finally see To be who You would have me be.
9.
The Answer 03:52
Where do I go when my courage is spent? Jesus the light and the glory. When I'm surrounded who else could defend? Jesus the light and the glory. You're the answer for once and for all. Ohh Jesus without you we can't climb this wall. What do I speak of when all seems a loss? Jesus the light and the glory. Who put the nail through my death on the cross? Jesus the light and the glory. Why do we always abandon the call of Jesus the light and the glory? How did this one man absolve us of all? Jesus the light and the glory. Jesus without you we're blinded like Saul. Ohh Jesus without you we can't climb this wall.
10.
My Lord 03:56
11.
One day, we won't have to dig anymore.

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released August 7, 2012

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