Fall Retreat 2023

Across The Distance

Your nearness is not temporary
Your Grace leaves me un-lost

When I’m running away, You’re still there
When the night is my day Your light is where I’ll sing

Behold my soul, I know that you are with me.
This love won’t go, You’ve reached across the distance

Behold my soul, I know that you are with me
This love won’t go, You’ve reached across the distance

I don’t know a lot, but I know I need you
I don’t know a lot, but I know I need you
I don’t know a lot, but I know I need you
But I know I need you

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Come Like The Dawn

You are welcome here
You are welcome here
You are welcome here
Holy One

Spirit of God come like the dawn
Open the heavens on us
We want to know You
We want to know You

Make Your presence known
Make Your presence known
Make Your presence known
Holy One

How marv'lous how wonderful
Is Your love is Your love

Let Your glory fall
Let Your glory fall
Let Your glory fall
On us

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Come As You Are

Come out of sadness
From wherever you've been
Come broken hearted
Let rescue begin
Come find your mercy
Oh sinner come kneel
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can't heal
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can't heal

So lay down your burdens
Lay down your shame
All who are broken
Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home
You're not too far
So lay down your hurt
Lay down your heart
Come as you are

There's hope for the hopeless
And all those who've strayed
Come sit at the table
Come taste the grace
There's rest for the weary
Rest that endures
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can't cure

So lay down your burdens
Lay down your shame
All who are broken
Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home
You're not too far
Lay down your hurt lay down your heart
Come as you are
Come as you are
Fall in his arms
Come as you are
There's joy for the morning
Oh sinner be still
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can't heal
Earth has no sorrow
That heaven can't heal

So lay down your burdens
Lay down your shame
All who are broken
Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home
You're not too far
So lay down your hurt
Lay down your heart
Come as you are
Come as you are
Come as you are
Come as you are

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Across The Distance

Your nearness is not temporary
Your Grace leaves me un-lost

When I’m running away, You’re still there
When the night is my day Your light is where I’ll sing

Behold my soul, I know that you are with me.
This love won’t go, You’ve reached across the distance

Behold my soul, I know that you are with me
This love won’t go, You’ve reached across the distance

I don’t know a lot, but I know I need you
I don’t know a lot, but I know I need you
I don’t know a lot, but I know I need you
But I know I need you

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I am Yours (TheWesleyCovenant)

I am not mine, I am Yours God
So put me to your will alone
Whether used or laid aside lord
In joy or suffering your grace be known

I give myself to you
To your pleasure
and your use

Lifted high or made low for you
Emptied out or filled to over flow
Give me all things
Let me have nothing
Put me to to your will and yours alone

Glorious God. Father son and spirit
You are mine and I am yours so be it
Let this covenant I made
Abound in heaven in your grace

Amen

Firm Foundation (He Won't)

Christ is my firm foundation
The rock on which I stand
When everything around me is shaken
I've never been more glad
That I put my faith in Jesus
'Cause He's never let me down
He's faithful through generations
So why would He fail now

He won't He won't

I've still got joy in chaos
I've got peace that makes no sense
So I won't be going under
I'm not held by my own strength
'Cause I've built my life on Jesus
He's never let me down
He's faithful in every season
So why would He fail now

He won't He won't
He won't fail
He won't fail (no)

(Oh) Rain came and wind blew
But my house was built on You
(And) I'm safe with You
I'm going to make it through

Yeah I'm going to make it through
'Cause I'm standing strong on You
Yeah I'm going to make it through
'Cause my house is built on You

He won't He won't
He won't fail
He won't fail no He won't

God Our Mother

God our Father, giver of daily bread
Blessing our hands and covering our heads
God our Mother, leading us into peace
Drawing and comforting all those In need

Hallowed, hallowed be thy name
Hallowed, hallowed be thy name
Hallowed, hallowed be thy name in all the e—a—r—th

Jesus, brother, guiding our very step
Deliver us and grant places of rest
Jesus, savior, grabbing us from the grave
Cheating the fall and bringing the light of day

Hallowed, hallowed be thy name
Hallowed, hallowed be thy name
Hallowed, hallowed be thy name in all the e—a—r—th

In all the e—a—r—th

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Will We Ever Rise?

Will we ever rise?
Will we ever rise above the fear?
Can we learn to see the need?
Can we share humanity?
I can see another day come

Broken people we can be made whole
We can be made whole
We can be made whole
As we lay down our weapons
Open up our hearts
Love is breaking us, Love remaking us

Will we ever rise?
Will we ever rise above the hate?
Can we learn another way?
Forgive as you forgave?
I can see another day come

Broken people we can be made whole
We can be made whole
We can be made whole
As we lay down our weapons
Open up our hearts
Love is breaking us, Love remaking us

Come heal now, take away the blindness
So we can see as we were meant to see
I feel light devastating darkness
I can see another day come
I can see another day come

Broken people we can be made whole
Broken people we can be made whole
Broken people we can be made whole
We can be made whole
We can be made whole
As we lay down our weapons
Open up our hearts
Love is breaking us, Love remaking us

Will we ever rise?
Will we ever rise?

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Graves Into Gardens

I searched the world
But it couldn't fill me
Man's empty praise
And treasures that fade
Are never enough

Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire
Is now satisfied
Here in Your love (hey)

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

I'm not afraid
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws
Lord, You've seen 'em all
And You still call me friend

'Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
There's not a place
Your mercy and grace
Won't find me again

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You're the only one who can

You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You're the only one who can

You turn graves into garden
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can
You're the only one who can

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You

You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can

You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can
You're the only one who can
You're the only one who can

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Endless Alleluia

In the morning when I rise to meet You
In the morning when I lift my eyes
You're the only One I wanna cling to
You're the first thought on my mind

Let our voices rise
All creation cries
Singing out an endless alleluia
From this moment on
Join with Heaven's song
Singing out an endless alleluia!

In the moments where You go unnoticed
In the ordinary day to day
Countless miracles of life around us
Point like arrows to Your name

Let our voices rise
All creation cries
Singing out an endless alleluia
From this moment on
Join with Heaven's song
Singing out an endless alleluia!

Only a moment to live this life
Like shooting stars burning up the night
Till Heaven's opened and we arrive
In Your presence, Lord
In Your presence, Lord

Let our voices rise
All creation cries
Singing out an endless alleluia
From this moment on
Join with Heaven's song
Singing out an endless alleluia!

There's nothing better
There's nothing better
There's nothing better
Than this right now now
There's nothing better
There's nothing better
There's nothing better
Than this right now, now

In the evening when I lay my head down
In the evening when I close my eyes
You're still the only One I wanna cling to
You're the last thought on my mind

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Run To The Father

I've carried a burden
For too long on my own
I wasn't created
To bear it alone
I hear Your invitation
To let it all go
Yeah, I see it now
I'm laying it down
And I know that I need You

I run to the Father
I fall into grace
I'm done with the hiding
No reason to wait
My heart needs a surgeon
My soul needs a friend
So I'll run to the Father
Again and again
And again and again
Oh, oh, oh

You saw my condition
Had a plan from the start
Your Son for redemption
The price for my heart
And I don't have a context
For that kind of love
I don't understand
I can't comprehend
All I know is I need You

I run to the Father
I fall into grace
I'm done with the hiding
No reason to wait
My heart needs a surgeon
My soul needs a friend
So I'll run to the Father
Again and again
And again and again

Oh, oh
Again and again
And again and again
Oh, oh (oh)

My heart has been in Your sights
Long before my first breath
Running into Your arms
Is running to life from death
And I feel this rush deep in my chest
Your mercy is calling out
Just as I am You pull me in
And I know I need You now

I run to the Father
I fall into grace
I'm done with the hiding
No reason to wait
My heart needs a surgeon
My soul needs a friend
So I'll run to the Father
Again and again

I run to the Father
I fall into grace
I'm done with the hiding
No reason to wait
And my heart found a surgeon
My soul found a friend
So I'll run to the Father
Again and again
And again and again

Oh, oh
Again and again
And again and again
Oh, oh, oh
Again and again