Here I Am To Worship



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Verse I : D – A – Em D – A - G

D A
Light of the world
Em
You stepped down into darkness
D A
Open my eyes
G
Let me see


Verse II :

D A
Beauty that make
Em
This heart adore you
D A
Hope Father love
G pause
Spent with you


Chorus:

D
Here I am to worship
A/C#
Here I am to bow down
Bm G
Here I am to say that you're my God
D
You're altogether lovely
A/C#
Altogether worthy
Bm G D A G
Altogether wonderful to me


Verse III :

D A
King of all days
Em
Oh so highly exalted
D A G
Glorious in heaven above


Verse IV:

D A
Humbly You came
Em
To the earth You’ve created
D A
All for love sake
G
Became poor


Chorus:
D
Here I am to worship
A/C#
Here I am to bow down
Bm G
Here I am to say that you're my God
D
You're altogether lovely
A/C#
Altogether worthy
Bm G
Altogether wonderful to me


Coda:

A D G
I’ll never know how much it cost
A D G
To see my sins upon that Cross
A D G
I’ll never know how much it cost
A D G
To see my sins upon that Cross


D A
Call upon the name of the Lord
Bm G
And be saved
D A
Call upon the name of the Lord
Bm G
And be saved


Chorus:
D
Here I am to worship
A/C#
Here I am to bow down
Bm G
Here I am to say that you're my God
D
You're altogether lovely
A/C#
Altogether worthy
Bm G
Altogether wonderful to me

The Wooden Bowl

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about grandfather," said the son. I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather's direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.

One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.

For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day that building blocks are being laid for the child's future.

Let us all be wise builders and role models. Take care of yourself, ... and those you love, ... today, and everyday!

Moving Rocks

A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him his box of cars and trucks, his plastic pail, and a shiny, red plastic shovel. In the process of creating roads and tunnels in the soft sand, he discovered a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock, managing to dislodge it from the dirt. With a little bit of struggle, he pushed and nudged the rock across the sandbox by using his feet. (He was a very small boy, and the rock was very large.) When the boy got the rock to the edge of the sandbox however, he found that he couldn't roll it up and over the little wall.

Determined, the little boy shoved, pushed, and pried, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the rock tipped and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy grunted, struggled, pushed, & shoved; but his only reward was to have the rock roll back, smashing his chubby fingers.

Finally he burst into tears of frustration. All this time the boy's father watched from his living room window as the drama unfolded. At the moment the tears fell, a large shadow fell across the boy and the sandbox. It was the boy's father. Gently but firmly he said,

"Son, why didn't you use all the strength that you had available?"

Defeated, the boy sobbed back,

"But I did, Daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had!"

"No, son," corrected the father kindly.

"You didn't use all the strength you had. You didn't ask me."

With that the father reached down, picked up the rock and removed it from the sandbox.

Do you have "rocks" in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you don't have what it takes to lift them? There is One who is always available to us and willing to give us the strength we need. Isn't it funny how we try so hard to do things ourselves.

A Box Full of Kisses

Taken from: www.indianchild.com

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.


In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

Code of Ethics

1. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak.

2. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance.

3. Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

4. Treat the guests in your home with much consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor.

5. Do not take what is not yours whether from a person, a community, the wilderness or from a culture. It was not earned nor given. It is not yours.

6. Respect all things that are placed upon this earth - whether it be people or plant.

7. Honor other people's thoughts, wishes and words. Never interrupt another or mock or rudely mimic them. Allow each person the right to personal expression.

8. Never speak of others in a bad way. The negative energy that you put out into the universe will multiply when it returns to you.

9. All persons make mistakes. And all mistakes can be forgiven.

10. Bad thoughts cause illness of the mind, body and spirit. Practice optimism.

11. Nature is not for us, it is a part of us. They are part of your worldly family.

12. Children are the seeds of our future. Plant love in their hearts and water them with wisdom and life's lessons. When they are grown, give them space to grow.

13. Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of your pain will return to you.

14. Be truthful at all times. Honesty is the test of ones will within this universe.

15. Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental self, Spiritual self, Emotional self, and Physical self, all need to be strong, pure and healthy. Work out the body to strengthen the mind. Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional ails.

16. Make conscious decisions as to who you will be and how you will react. Be responsible for your own actions.

17. Respect the privacy and personal space of others. Do not touch the personal property of others, especially sacred and religious objects. This is forbidden.

18. Be true to yourself first. You cannot nurture and help others if you cannot nurture and help yourself first.

19. Respect others religious beliefs. Do not force your belief on others.

20. Share your good fortune with others. Participate in charity.

Puppies for Sale

Taken from: www.indianchild.com

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he Felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy.
Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer.
And with that he let out a whistle,"Here,Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself To a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need Someone who understands."

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.

A story about positive attitude

Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."

I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business...he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Jerry continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'BULLETS!'

Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead'." Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, after all, is everything.

THE 4 WIVES

Taken from: www.indianchild.com

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.

He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!"

Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives

a. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.

b. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.

c. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

d. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.


Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament


Wait For The Brick

Taken From: www.indianchild.com

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, "What was that all about and who are you?

Just what the heck are you doing?
That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.
Why did you do it?"
The young boy was apologetic. "Please mister ... please, I'm sorry... I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded.
"I threw the brick because no one else would stop..."
With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car.
"It's my brother," he said.
"He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."

Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.

"Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger.
Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!


God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us.

It's our choice: Listen to the whisper ... or wait for the brick!

To The Ends Of The Earth

Intro: Em C2 G D
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VERSE:
Em C2
Love unfailing
G D Em C2
Overtaking my heart
G D
You take me in
Em C2
Finding peace again
G D C2
Fear is lost in all you are

PRE CHORUS:
D
And i would give the world
Em
To tell your story
C2
'Cause I know that you've called me
G
I know that you've called me
D
I've lost myself for good
C2
Within your promise
Em
And I won't hide it
C2
I won't hide it

CHORUS:
G
Jesus I beleive in you
D
And I would go
Am7
TO the ends of the earth
C2
To the ends of the earth
G
For you alone are the Son of God
F2
And the world will see
Am7
That you are God
C2
That you are God

SOLO:
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Heart Of Worship

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Asus D/F# G Bm
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Verse I :

D5 D/C#
When the music fades
Em
And all is striped away
Asus-A
And I simply come
D D/C#
Longing just to bring
Em
Something that's of worth
Asus-A
That would bless your heart


Refrain:

Em Bm Asus
I'll bring You more than a song
A Em
For a song in it itself
Bm Asus-A
Is not what You have required
Em Bm Asus
You search much deeper within
A Em
To the way things appear
D/F# Asus-A
You’re looking into my heart


Chorus:

D D/C#
I’m coming back to heart of worship
Em D/F#
It’s all about you
G Asus-A D
It’s all about you, Jesus
D/C#
I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it
Em D/F#
When it’s all about you
G Asus-A D
All about you Jesus


Fill: D – D/C# - Em - Asus - A


Verse II :

D D/C#
King of endless worth
Em
No one could express
Asus-A
How much you deserve
D D/C#
Though I’m weak and poor
Em
All I have is yours
Asus-A
Every single breath


Refrain:

Em Bm Asus
I'll bring You more than a song
A Em
For a song in it itself
Bm Asus-A
Is not what You have required
Em Bm Asus
You search much deeper within
A Em
To the way things appear
D/F# Asus-A
You’re looking into my heart


Chorus:

D D/C#
I’m coming back to heart of worship
Em D/F#
It’s all about you
G Asus-A D
It’s all about you, Jesus
D/C#
I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it
Em D/F#
When it’s all about you
G Asus-A D
All about you Jesus


Rock on for Jesus!

I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever

These are the chords to be used throughout this song:

E G#m Esus F#m B C#m
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B --0-- --0-- --0-- --0-- --0-- --5--
G --1-- --4-- --2-- --2-- --4-- --6--
D --2-- --6-- --2-- --4-- --4-- --6--
A --2-- --6-- --2-- --4-- --2-- --4--
E --0-- --4-- --0-- --2-- --X-- --X--


Verse I :

E G#m
Over the mountains and the sea
F#m
You're river runs with love for me
B
And I will open up my heart
E
And let the healer set me free


Verse II :

E G#m
I'm happy to be in the Truth
F#m
And I will daily lift my hands

For I will always sing of
B E
When your love came down


Chorus:

E B
I could sing of Your love forever
C#m A
I could sing of Your love forever
E B
I could sing of Your love forever
C#m A
I could sing of Your love forever

Coda:

F#m G#m
Oh, I feel like dancing
A B
It's foolishness I know
F#m G#m
But when the world has seen your Love
A B
They will dance for joy like we're dancing now


Chorus:

E B
I could sing of Your love forever
C#m A
I could sing of Your love forever
E B
I could sing of Your love forever
C#m A
I could sing of Your love forever

(Repeat Chorus)

Salvation Is Here



Intro:
B


Verse 1:
B G#m F#sus4 E
God above all the world in motion
B G#m F#sus4 E
God above all my hopes and fears
B G#m F#sus4 E
And I don't care what the world throws at me now
G#m9 E B E F# G#m B E F# G#m
I'm gonna be all right


Verse 2:
B G#m F#sus4 E
Hear the sound of the gene - rations
B G#m F#sus4 E
Making loud their freedom song
B G#m F#sus4 E
All in all that the world would know Your name
G#m9 E
We're gonna be all right


Chorus 1:
B E
'Cause I know my God saved the day
F# G#m
And I know His word never fails
B E C#m
And I know my God made a way for me
E B
Salvation is here


Bridge:
C#m G#m
Salvation is here
B E C#m
Salvation is here, and He lives in me
G#m
Salvation is here
B E C#m
Salvation that died just to set me free
G#m
Salvation is here
B E C#m
Salvation is here, and He lives in me
G#m
Salvation is here
B E C#m
'Cause You are alive, and You live in me
B
Salvation is here
E F# G#m
Salvation is here and He lives in me
B E
Salvation is here
F# G#m
'Cause You are alive and You live in me


Chorus 2:
B E
I know my God saved the day
F# G#m
And I know His word never fails
B E C#m
And I know my God made a way for me
E
It's gonna be alright
B E
'Cause I know my God saved the day
F# G#m
And I know His word never fails
B E C#m
And I know my God made a way for me
E G#m B E C#m G#m B E
Salvation is here


Ending:
E B
Salvation is here
E F# G#m
Salvation is here and He lives in me
B E
Salvation is here
F# G#m
'Cause You are alive and You live in me
B
Salvation is here

Through It All

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Intro: G-D/F#-Emsus--C9--D (2x)

Verse:

G D/F# Emsus
You are forever in my life
C9 D
You see me through the season
G D/F# Emsus
Cover me with Your hands
C9 D
And Lead me in Your righteousness

Bm C9
And I look to You
Bm C9-D
And I wait on You


Chorus:
G C9
I'll sing to You, Lord a hymn of love
D Emsus C9 D
For Your faithfulness to me
G C9
I'm carried in everlasting arms
D/F# G C9(pause)
You'll never let me go
D(Pause)
Through It all

Repeat Intro, Verse and Chorus..

Exit:
G D Em C9
Hallelujah....(4x)