Wither. Fade. Remain.
Words & Music © 2007 Kevin Thompson

01-This is the Introduction (instrumental w/ spoken word)
Wither, Fade, Remain,
This is the introdution. This is where we start.

02-Jesus Come & Rescue Me
When I woke up today – I would never believe
That this could happen to me- This doesn’t happen to me
And now I’m moments away from coming undone
Maybe seconds away, from falling apart

So won’t you come
Won’t you come

Right about now I can’t stand up
Keep me from falling
Right about now your all I’ve got

Right about I can’t hold on
Keep me from falling
Right about now your all I’ve got

Right about now I can’t stand up
Keep me from falling
Right about now your all I’ve got

Jesus come & rescue me
Jesus won’t you come

Oh I need You now,
I really need- show up in power

Oh I need You now
to stay

03-Speak
Speak. Your servant is listening

04- I’m Still in Awe
I came as a stranger
and You called me Your friend
I had nothing to offer
and You welcomed me in

The King of all Heaven
called me by name
With such great compassion
He covered my shame

And I’m still in awe of everything You do
Everything You are
and every word of truth
spoken from Your lips, into the heart of man
how can it be
I’m part of your plan

I came as a stranger
and you called me Your friend
I had nothing to offer
You welcomed me in

05-Interlude (instrumental)

06- Blessed are the Weak
Blessed are the weak,
those who cannot speak
and those that are on their knees

To those who can’t hold on
Hold on

Just when you cant, just when you cant

Hold on-I hear a whisper in the distance
Hold on-I see a promise in the sky

Hold on-this could be the day that love comes to save you
Hold on-I hear a whisper, I hear a whisper

Blessed is the sound
that cries from holy ground

The weary hands of praise
a broken voice is raised.

Just when you cant, just when you cant

Hold on-I hear a whisper in the distance
Hold on-I see a promise in the sky

Hold on-This could be the day that love comes to save you
Hold-I see a promise, I see a promise

07- If Tomorrow Your World Explodes
If tomorrow your world explodes,
don’t say I didn’t tell you so
If tomorrow your sun doesn’t shine,
don’t say that the fault was mine

You could be happy if you’d shut your mouth
Don’t speak, silence, not another word
You could be happy if you’d shut your mouth
Don’t speak, silence, don’t say a word until spoken to

And if your waiting for someone to come and change you
You probably shouldn’t wait that long
Like some big wind is gonna come and rearrange you
Don’t hold out too long

If tomorrow your world explodes,
don’t say I didn’t tell you so
If tomorrow your sun doesn’t shine,
no, no, no, no, you can’t borrow none of mine

08-My Brother was a Terrorist
My brother was a terrorist, my sister was a slave
And they were both found orphaned and redeemed by saving grace
And it’s grace that we talk about like it’s a novelty
Beloved please remember-because it’s free it wasn’t cheap

We know the words but the words have lost their meaning
We know the tune have we grown hard of hearing
We’ll give it back to You , come bring it back to You

How we treat the common and how we treat the profane
And how we treat the holy can’t be one and be the same
Beloved please remember we were rescued by grace
We can’t clap our hands and sing our songs and walk away unchanged

We know the songs have the words all lost their meaning
We know the tune have we grown hard of hearing
Come bring us back to You
Come bring it back to You

We know the words have our songs all lost their meaning
We know the tunes have grown tired of hearing
Come bring us back to You
Come bring it back to You.

09-Interlude for Beatrice (instrumental)

10-Don’t Let Your Heart be Troubled
Don’t let your heart be troubled
Don’t let your love grow cold
Don’t let your eyes be weary
Don’t let your faith grow old

And all at once, everything was shaken
All at once, my world came crashing down
All at once, I forgot my reason
All at once, I can’t lift myself from the ground

Prepare your mind for action
Prepare your knees for war
Don’t let your heart be troubled
Don’t let your song grow old

Can you save me
Can you save me
Can you save me from myself

Can you see me
Can you hear me
Can you save me from myself

Can you heal me
Can you reach me
Can you save me from myself

11-I’m Not Afraid
Outside the world is pouring down
I don’t care I’m in your arms
I’m not afraid

Outside the wolves are closing in
I see their teeth they see my skin
I’m not afraid

You are everything to me

So take me to the highest place
Suspend me in a state of grace
I’m not afraid

Where mountains crash like plastic seas
And rivers run in place of trees
I’m not afraid

You are everything to me

12-Afterward (instrumental)

13-Our King has Come
And will you be there-when the levees break
And will you be there-when the towers shake
And will you be there- when the ocean kills the shore
And will you be there-when we’re marching off to war

Hallelujah, our king has come
Peace on earth for everyone
Hallelujah, our king has come
Peace on earth in God’s own son

And will you be there-with the refuge
Will you be there-they’re crying on their knees
And will you be there-when a life is born
Will you be there -when a life is torn

14-There’s a Voice
Gather ‘round you children
All you sons and daughters
All you friends and strangers
and every heart that wanders.

There’s a voice that speaks today

Gather ‘round you sinners
Come all who are blessed
All you sons and daughters
go gather up the rest

There’s a voice that speaks today

Gather ‘round you weary
Come into your rest
All you tired and faithful
and those put to the test

There’s a voice that speaks today

15-Movement #4 (instrumental w/ spoken word)
A voice was saying cry out
another was saying what should I cry out
all men are like grass and their goodness like the flowers of the field.
the grass withers the flowers fade
but the word of the Lord remains forever
Wither, Fade, Remain,