Welcome back to Your
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As I often say,
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this is my favorite
segment of the program
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where we get to talk to
some really important people,
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you the viewers.
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And this is a
friend of mine on the line
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that is a music minister
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in Springfield, Missouri
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at the Crossway Baptist Church,
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Mark Mathes, a
wonderful songwriter
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and singer and piano player.
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I am honored to have
you with us Mark Mathes.
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Thank you for calling in.
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Well, thank you.
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It's good to be here.
It's good to see you today.
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Yeah, great to see you too.
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Now, tell me what
does music mean to you?
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Oh, Tim, music
means a world to me.
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I've been singing
since I was child.
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My family, all sing.
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And we would sing in the
car on our way to church.
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We'd sing at home. Sing
with grandma and grandpa.
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I've just been
around music all my life.
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It just really
speaks to my heart.
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Right.
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And... You are...
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How many are in your
choir there at Crossway?
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Oh, right now
somewhere around 160.
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That is awesome.
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And you have an
orchestra as well?
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We do, yeah.
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Now do you lead
worship from the piano,
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or do you stand
and lead worship?
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Most of the time I
stand and lead worship.
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But I do go to piano
from time to time and play.
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Nice, I love to
have that flexibility.
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That is awesome.
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And you are a
wonderful songwriter,
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you have some songs...
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What are some of the
songs that you have written?
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A lot of southern gospel songs.
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Yeah, lots of
southern gospel songs,
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some that you
might be familiar with.
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Sometimes it takes mountain
by the gate of could be.
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Now, The Hoppers are
singing a new song I wrote
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called "Life is good".
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Nice, yeah.
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Great. Yeah.
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Gold City says what?
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Oh, they did, I
believe in some other songs.
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Right. Yeah, you know what?
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It's always hard
to think of songs
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when you're put on the spot.
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I know. I know
from my experience.
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Well, what about a favorite song
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that you have, maybe
that you haven't written.
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Oh, in this, it's hard
to pick out a favorite song
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but, one that's
really dear to me
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"What a day that would be".
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Oh, great, that's
by Jim Hill and...
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I think so. Yeah.
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I remember whenever
I was with the Spears.
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Brock Speer used to
love to sing that song,
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and let's give that one a
stamp right here, and so...
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Okay. Just sing along with me.
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Sing along at home.
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There is coming a day
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When no heart aches shall come
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No more clouds in the sky
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No more tears to dim the eye
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All is peace forever more
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On that happy golden shore
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What a day,
glorious day that will be
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Sing it out loud.
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What a day that will be
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When my Jesus I shall see
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And I look upon His face
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The One who
saved me by His grace
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When He takes me by the hand
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And leads me
through the Promised Land
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What a day,
glorious day that will be
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Wonderful, wonderful song.
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Mark Mathes,
thank you very much.
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You're a dear friend,
I appreciate you so much.
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Thank you, Tim, and
you too. God bless you.
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You have mentioned
a song that you wrote
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and I just want to do just
a verse and a chorus of it,
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because it's
such a beautiful song
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and if you want to sing
along, you are free to do so.
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You wrote it so,
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but I'm gonna play
it in the key of A.
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I faced a mountain
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That I never faced before
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That's why I'm
calling on the Lord
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I know it's been awhile
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But Lord please hear my prayer
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I need you like
I never have before
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Sometimes it takes a mountain
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Sometimes a troubled sea
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Sometimes it takes a desert
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To get a hold of me
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Your Love is so much stronger
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Then whatever troubles me
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Sometimes it takes a mountain
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To trust you and believe
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Awesome, sometimes
it takes a mountain,
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Mark Mathes wrote that song.
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Great, great song.
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Here is a song I want
to send out to Jessica
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in Rocky Mount, North Carolina,
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a great classic,
"There is a River".
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There is a river
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That flows from deep within
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There is a fountain
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That frees the soul from sin
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Come to this water
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There is a vast supply
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There is a river
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That never shall run dry
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There was a thirsty woman
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She was drawing from a well
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Her life, it was
ruined and wasted
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And her soul was bound for hell
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Oh but then she met the Master
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And He told her of her sin
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He said
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"If you just drink this water
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You'll never thirst again"
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There is a river
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That flows from deep within
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There is a fountain
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That frees my soul from sin
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Just come to this water
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For there is a vast supply
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There is a river
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That never shall run dry
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You are beautiful
beyond description
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Too marvelous for words
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Too wonderful for comprehension
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Like nothing ever seen or heard
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Who can grasp
Your infinite wisdom?
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Who can fathom the
depths of your love?
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You are beautiful
beyond description
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Majesty enthroned above
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And I stand, I
stand in awe of You
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I stand, I stand in awe of You
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Holy God, to
whom all praise is due
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I stand in awe of You
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You are beautiful
beyond description
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Yet, God crushed You for my sin
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In agony and deep affliction
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Cut off that I may enter in
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Who can grasp
such tender compassion?
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Who can fathom
this mercy so free?
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You are beautiful
beyond description
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Lamb of God, who died for me
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And I stand, I
stand in awe of You
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I stand, I stand in awe of You
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Holy God, to
whom all praise is due
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I stand in awe of You
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I stand in awe of You
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I stand in awe of You
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My prayer is that...
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You know Christ
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and that you know Him so well
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that you stand in awe of Him,
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as He directs your life
with the song on your lips.
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We'll see you next time.
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Send me your song
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Then you sing along with me
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Your Favorites by Request
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La-la-la, la-la-la
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