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2007 Joel Smoker Reminiscent of the Gospel music that comes out of places like New Orleans and Memphis in the U.S.A.
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Credits
Lucky Oceans - pedal steel guitar
Milton Quackenbush - piano
Ian Simpson - guitar and banjo
Adam Gare - fiddle and mandolin
Ben Franz - bass guitar
Ric Eastman - drums
Joel Smoker - lead vocals
Ian Simpson and Adam Gare - harmony vocals
Track Listing
Lighthouse
Redemption Train
Wash Each Other's Feet
In Exile From the Kingdom
Heaven
Sing Praise to the Lord
Lyrics
LIGHTHOUSE
Lyrics and music by Joel Smoker
The road is rough and rocky,
And it’s hard to find my way.
I need a light to light my footsteps,
Turn my night into day.
Chorus. Let the light from your lighthouse shine on me, shine on me.
Let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
Let it shine, Oh let it shine, so I can see.
The pathways are many,
Leading down to the sea.
I need to make the right connection,
If I want to be free.
Chorus
Time is running short,
And there’s much for me to do.
I don’t need no one’s deception,
I need to know what is true.
Chorus
The universe is vast,
And I feel so small.
I need to make sense of the journey,
To make sure I don’t fall.
Chorus
REDEMPTION TRAIN
Lyrics and music by Joel Smoker
Chorus. I’m gonna ride, ride, ride the Redemption Train,
I’m gonna leave behind all the trouble and pain.
I don’t care what people may say,
It doesn’t matter any-way.
When you riding, riding the Redemption Train.
I climbed on board this train,
One dark and lonely night,
I was reaching, reaching for the light.
I got down on my knees,
And I confessed my sins,
It was just like being born a-gain.
Chorus
If you climb aboard this train,
It ain’t no easy ride,
You’ve got your brothers and sisters riding at your side.
The people on this train,
They’re the people of the book.
To know the mind of God that’s where you must look.
Chorus
The driver on this train,
He’ll forget your past.
He’ll just say, “The first shall be last”.
On this train that’ll take you on,
Up around the bend,
On a ride, a ride that will never end.
Chorus
WASH EACH OTHER’S FEET
Lyrics and music by Joel Smoker
The day was long and hot and they’d walked many a mile
Talking to the crowds who’d followed for a while,
When Jesus and his friends made camp for the night,
And found some time to have themselves a meal.
Chorus. Then he took a bowl of water and began to wash their feet,
He washed them one by one.
Then taking the towel that was wrapped around his waist,
He wiped a way the dirt from their feet.
He came to Simon Peter and Peter said, “Not me”.
Jesus said, “You do not under-stand,
If I cannot wash your feet, you can’t be part of me”.
Simon said, “Lord wash all of me”.
Chorus. Take your bowl of water, wash my head, my hands, my feet,
Lord wash all of me,
And take that towel you have wrapped around your waist,
And wipe the dirt away from my life.
When he has washed their feet and taken his place,
Jesus said, “Do you know what I have done?
If I your Lord and teacher have washed your feet,
You also should wash each other’s too”.
“A new command I give unto you,
That you love one an-other, as I have loved you.
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples,
If you have love for each other.”
Chorus. So take a bowl of water and wash each other’s feet,
Wash them one by one.
Then take that towel that you have hanging behind your door,
And wipe the dirt away from your feet.
Chorus. Yeah take a bowl of water. Wash your head, your hands, your feet,
Wash them one by one.
Then take that towel that you have hanging behind your door,
And wipe away the dirt from your life.
IN EXILE FROM THE KINGDOM
Lyrics and music by Joel Smoker
I’m in exile from the Kingdom; I’m a stranger in the land
These are not my people, I hope you under-stand.
My home is far a-way, up-on another strand.
But this is where I choose to stay, where I make my stand
Chorus. And I’m standing on the Rock, and not upon the sand.
Though storm clouds gather round, by faith I can with-stand,
Every trial and tribulation, every sorrow in this land,
Cause my name’s written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
There’s a call going out, to all the folks a-bout
A call to walk the straight path, the Truth you can-not doubt
For the wages of sin, will surely lead to death
I’m gonna stand with the righteous while I draw breath.
Chorus.
There’s a new day a comin’, and they say it won’t be long,
When the people of the world can sing the same song.
A song of peace and joy, a song of harm-on-y.
If we want that day to dawn, then it’s up to you and me.
Chorus. So stand on the Rock, and not upon the sand.
Though storm clouds gather round, by faith you can with-stand,
Every trial and tribulation, every sorrow in this land,
If your name’s written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Chorus. Yeah stand on the Rock, and not upon the sand.
Though storm clouds gather round, by faith you can with-stand,
Every trial and tribulation, every sorrow in this land,
If your name’s written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
HEAVEN
Lyrics and music by Joel Smoker
I’ve been told man-y things,
Been told there are angles that fly with wings.
Been told of a place be-yond the sky,
Where I’ll go when I die.
Chorus. Heaven, Heaven,
Is it a place on high or somewhere else?
Heaven, Heaven,
Is it where I’ll go when I die?
I don’t know but I’ve been told,
The streets of Heaven are paved with gold.
If I get there and it’s not the case,
You’ll know someone lied to my face.
Chorus. Heaven, Heaven,
Is it a place on high or somewhere else?
Heaven, Heaven,
Are the streets of Heaven paved with gold?
I’ve been told there’s a place called hell,
A place so bad no tongue can tell.
Where sinners go who don’t con-fess,
Where it is I can only guess.
Chorus. Hell, Hell,
Is it a place be-low or somewhere else?
Hell, Hell,
Where it is I can only guess.
When I look in-to my true love’s eyes,
I seem very close to paradise
She pick’s me up when I’m feeling down,
Makes me think I’m Heaven bound.
Chorus. Heaven, Heaven,
Is it a place be-low or somewhere else?
Heaven, Heaven,
I’d like to think I’m Heaven bound
There’s places I’ve been that seem like hell,
Where people scream and people yell.
There are places I know where I love to go
That seem like Heaven here be-low.
Chorus. Heaven, Heaven,
Is it a place on high or somewhere else?
Heaven, Heaven,
Is it a place below or somewhere else?
I’ve been told man-y things,
Been told there are angles that fly with wings.
Been told of a place be-yond the sky,
Where I’ll go when I die.
TAG: Heaven, Heaven, Heaven
SING PRAISE TO THE LORD
Words and music by Joel Smoker
We are gathered here together, to sing praise to the Lord.
We are gathered here together, to hear his Holy Word.
Though He may convict of sin and His truth cut like a sword,
We are gathered here together, to worship the Lord.
Chorus. Sing praise to His name, sing praise to His name.
Sing praise to Him, Sing praise to the Lord.
When the storms of life come crashing down up-on our fragile shore,
And we think we’ve had enough and can’t take any more,
We are called to serve each other and to bear each other’s loads,
And if we all stand together, we won’t stand a-lone.
Chorus. Sing praise to His name, sing praise to His name.
Sing praise to Him, Sing praise to the Lord.
We are the family of God and we walk in the Light,
It matters not our name or if we are black or white.
In giving we receive, in loving we live,
And with hands held together, we stand on solid ground.
Chorus. Sing praise to His name, sing praise to His name.
Sing praise to Him, Sing praise to the Lord.
Chorus. Sing praise to His name, sing praise to His name.
Sing praise to Him, Sing praise to the Lord.
Chorus. Sing praise to His name, sing praise to His name.
Sing praise to Him, Sing praise to the Lord.
Chorus. Sing praise to His name, sing praise to His name.
Sing praise to Him, Sing praise to the Lord.
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