Download the Tracks:
- The Dawn (instrumental)
- Awake
- You Are God and I am Not
- Hope
- Merely Dust
- God of Glory
- Follow Your Ways
- What Heaven Will Be
- Renew, Rebirth
- Your Sovereign Will
- Merely Dust (Upbeat)
Production Notes:
All songs written, produced, recorded, performed and arranged by Colin Ellliott. Orchestral scores and string arrangements by Colin Elliott. Mastering assistance by Erik Sather. Photography by Eric Holst, used with permission.
Thank you to my family and friends.
Lyrics:
Awake
My heart is steadfast O God
My heart is steadfast
Awake! O my glory
Awake! Lute and harp
Awake! O my glory
I will praise my God
Awake! O my glory
Awake! Lute and harp
Awake! O my glory
I will awake the dawn
You Are God and I am Not
I love You Lord and I will lift my eyes
Above myself and I confess my sin
Forgive me Lord, I am so weak and tired
But You are God and I am not
For I am but dust
Mortal and frail
But Jesus my God
Your love never fails
Though moth and rust
Corrupt and decay
In You I trust
In You I’m saved
I love You Lord and I will sing to You
You set me free
Conquered my sin by grace
So teach me now
How I must walk by faith
And praise Your name all my days
For I’m all but lost
Without Your grace
But You made me new
When I was disgraced
Lifted me up
By the blood of Your son
Thank You my God
For all that You’ve done
Hope
I need You Lord, O how I need You
Without You, I’m all but lost
Without You, I am but dust
With times getting rough
The refuge I seek is in You, only You
Christ You’re the hope in my life
You love me Lord, why do You love me?
You knew my mistakes
Yet went to the cross
Though I was to blame
You paid the cost
With times getting rough
The victory I need is in You, only You
Christ You’re the hope in my life
Merely Dust
Below the depths
Above the heights
The great I AM
Outside of time
In grace and love, in power and might
Over all that is, Your reign will never end
Never fade
The universe is Yours
And by Your death I’m made alive
Though in my sin I deserve to die
To go to hell, to burn in flame
Instead of that You took it all away
Far away
As the east is from the west
Though I fell from You so far
You picked me up again
In Your arms
Though it cost Your only son
He took my punishment
And bore Your scorn
Your hate of all my sin
Endured by Him in my place
Why do I deserve such love?
Who am I Lord?
Merely dust
God of Glory
God, I need Your grace
To let the old man fade away
To love integrity
To live as a child of the King
Who bore, the pain of calvary
Who hung upon a tree
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Power, riches, wisdom to Your name
Lord You are so beautiful and great
God of glory, honor and strength
And now I need Your peace
To serve without guile or complaint
To walk in honesty
To live as slave to the One
Who knows my secret thoughts and deeds
Yet loves me anyway
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Power, riches, wisdom to Your name
Lord You are so beautiful and great
God of glory, honor and strength
I know it’s not by my might
I know it’s not by my strength
I can’t change
On my own
But this I know
When I am weak
Well, then I am strong
(I have been redeemed)
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Power, riches, wisdom to Your name
Lord You are so beautiful and great
(I cast my crown before Your throne)
God of glory, honor and strength
Let Your Joy Be My Strength
Here I am
Break me that I may see
Your power, glory and holiness
So I cease to think I can do this on my own
I’ll follow Your ways
All of my days, oh Lord
Let Your joy be my strength
I won’t fear
Because I’m in Your love
Your grace is all that I could need
Jesus, what You’ve done for me -
I can’t describe
I’ll follow Your ways
All of my days, oh Lord
Let Your joy be my strength
Let Your joy be my strength
This I can do
Only through You
For You are the same
Yesterday, today and forever
Joy is mine
Not false emotions
It comes from knowing who You are
Your love is genuine and never, ever fails
What Heaven Will Be
Sin has been defeated
In the new heaven
And remade earth
We bask in holy presence
We are sanctified
Glorified
What heaven will be
A millions shard of white
They pierce through the soul
Endlessly shot through
Passages of infinite depth
The glory of God
The righteous Son of David
Who has set us free
The worthy King
We throw our crowns beneath Him
Falling to the floor
Before His throne
I can’t imagine the songs I will sing
Like the stones that cried in Jerusalem
Old notes birth new notes
No man has heard
A choir spanning millions
singing gratefully, in purity
Proclaiming our redemption
And the end of days, eternal life
What heaven will be
Worship always
Jesus is praised forever
Hope swells as I think
Of what I’ll see
And that a dream
Compared to what awaits
Renew, Rebirth
I need all that You are
for all I am not
for all I am not
I need Your grace in my life
To give You my life
Lord take up my life
Your love heals me
Your touch restores
Though I had gone off on my own way
Your mercies are new every day
You called me back home
Jesus I thank You
I need my eyes on the cross
You died on the cross
You died on the cross
I need the blood of the lamb
the pure and spotless lamb
the sacrificial lamb
When You were slain
I was reborn
I cannot grasp the depths of Your grace
But I’ll respond with an overflow of praise
Jesus my God
I’m humbled by Your love
My heart cries out, in awe of Your grace
And I respond, with a overflow of praise
Oh Lord my God, I’m reaching up to You!
Hallelujah!
Your Sovereign Will
I admit, I don’t know what to do
I need power, and love
And the mind of Christ
You’re the God of peace
Not of confusion
There’s no fear when You are in charge
Grant me assurance
Obedience and diligence
Grace in repentance
It is not by man’s wisdom
My feelings or circumstance
Not random chance
But the sovereign will
Of the Father of lights
Let me do, not just hear
Your words of wisdom
Write Your law upon this open heart
Build my faith, that I
Might move the mountains
Empowered by
Your perfect truth
Show me Your dominance
Your mercy and providence
The biblical evidence
That there is no variation
No shifting of shadow
Abounding love
But the steadfast word
Of the Father of lights
In the sovereign word
Of the Father of lights
Consider the lilies
they neither toil or spin
The Lord is good, He never will forget
Consider the sparrows
As not one will fall from the sky
For God is in charge, but trusting Him sometimes is hard
O ye of little faith
Consider the wisdom of God
I admit, I don’t know
What to do
I need power, and love
And the mind of Christ
