Back to the Street 1986
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1. Back to the Street
2. You Are I Am
3. Shakin the House
4. King's Ransom
5. Whole World
6. Another Crossroad
7. Run for Cover
8. Fool's Gold
9. Altar Ego
10. Thankful Heart
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Back to the Street 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthew 28:19, 22:9

It's so easy to lose the burden - Take our eyes off the fields 
Settle into apathy and forget what the harvest yields 
It's so easy to think we're finished with our labor for awhile 
Kick back and let somebody else go the extra mile 

(Chorus) 
Jesus said Go (Go!) into all the world 
Make disciples of all men 
We gotta Go (Go!) to the highways and compel them to come in 
As long as there's a tearful eye that cries alone at night 
As long as there's a weary soul ready to end the fight 
As long as there's an aching heart that still has strength to beat 
We gotta take this message back to the street 
We gotta take this message back to the street 

It's so easy to stay untangled in everyone else's life 
Don't get involved with strangers - don't get involved with strife 
It's so easy to save your own life - resting on what you've done 
But Jesus would leave the ninety nine to try to save the one 

It's not easy to beat the system 
It's not easy to face the heat 
But somebody's got to take this message 
Back to the street 





You Are I Am 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Exodus 3:14, John 8:58

From the top of the mountains to the bottom of the sea 
From beginning of time through eternity 
From burning bush to Gethsemane 
From the Red Sea shores to the Galilee 

(Chorus) 
You are I Am, You are I Am 

Let the heavens rejoice in you Your majesty 
Let the earth hear Your voice in its purity 
From the fiery furnace to upper room 
From the lions' den to the empty tomb 

You have always been - You will always be 
Yesterday, today, and through eternity 
I will always bow my knee 
You will never cease to be I Am 

From the breath of life to the Living Word 
To the broken heart when good news is heard 





Shakin the House 
Words by Bob Hartman and John Lawry 
Based on 1 Peter 4:17, Hebrews 12:27
There's a rumble in the distance - a trembling in the air 
It's uncertain in direction - does it come from here or there 
It's approaching by the minute - does it lead you to despair 
Feel it shakin your foundation - when you haven't got a prayer 

(Chorus) 
Everything that can be shaken will be shakin' from within 
Better have your house in order when the shaking begins 
Shakin' the house 
Shakin, shakin' the house 

You examine your foundation - does it stand on rock or sand 
When the smoke clears, does it bring fears - when the houses fall or stand 
In the fire of refining - with the flames too high to douse 
You remember someone saying it's beginning in the house 

But don't fear when it comes near 
And you see the raging fire 
If you hold fast it will all pass 
Till your heart has His desire 






King's Ransom 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthew 20:28
It's such a paradox - it's such a mystery 
Why a King would leave His throne to save humanity 
They could not have known when they mocked Him in disgrace 
They could not have known when they spit upon His face 

(Chorus) 
The Rose of Sharon wore a crown of thorns that day 
The carpenter had a nail right through His hand 
The Master of the earth became a servant of no worth 
And paid a King's ransom for my soul 
He paid a King's ransom for my soul 

Creator of the earth - Name above all names 
Some just stood in unbelief when listening to His claims 
They could not have known when they hit Him with their fists 
They could not have known when they nailed his feet and wrists 

The ransom that He paid was the sacrifice he made 
The life of a King in place of me 
The shame that He bore for the rich and for the poor 
Changed His crown of thorns into glory






Whole World 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Hebrews 1:3, Matthew 20:29, 6:34
Hearts are falling left and right 
Children fear this planet's plight 
Fatalistic fears abound 
And take their toll without a sound 
But through the vague uncertainty - comes a bold assurity 
This world is under sovereignty - divinely ordered destiny 
He holds this world together with the Word of His power 
Safe within His hands - til its own appointed hour 

(Chorus) 
He's still got the whole world in His hands - tonight 
And only He knows where the sparrow lands - tonight 
And nothing in this world can stop His plans - tonight 
'Cause He's still got the whole world in His hands 
In His hands tonight 

Humanistic lies lament 
The holocaust is imminent 
Doomsday prophets in the news 
Predicting who will light the fuse 
The fate of His creation isn't subject to a man 
The final consummation is according to His plan 

He's still got you - He's still got me in His hands tonight 






Another Crossroad 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Psalm 119:105, Proverbs 10:30
Another day of indecision - there's a battle in my head 
It's not a matter of submission - I'll go where I'm led 
But my mind keeps changing every day 
I need your peace to point the way 

(Chorus) 
And now I'm at another crossroad 
And I don't know which way to go 
My steps are ordered and I know I'll find the way 
When your Word lights the path and I obey 
When your Word lights the path and I obey 

Sometimes I feel a hesitation - is it me or is it You 
I only need some kind of clue - I just need an indication 
It's not hard to miss a turn along the way 
I know I've missed some in my day 

I don't want to be wrong 
I want to do what's right 
I know that you can lead me through the maze 
When I acknowledge you in all my ways 






Run for Cover 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on 1 Peter 5:5
You muyst have seen the light somewhere along the way 
The flashing warning sign that you would not obey 
You ran the roadblock before the danger zone 
You cut the lifeline - now you're on your own 

(Chorus) 
Run for cover - better get under authority 
Run for cover - better listen to somebody 
Like a lone ranger running through the night 
With noone to tell you if you're wrong or right 
Run for cover 

You want to call the shots - you want to take control 
You want to throw the dice and gamble with your soul 
Taking the liberties that grace will not afford 
Is He your Master, can you call Him Lord? 

Why do you stand out in the rain 
What do you think you have to gain 
When you try in your own strength but don't prevail 
The arm of flesh will always fail 






Fool's Gold 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on 1 Corinthians 1:21-25, Revelation 21:18
Some say this life is only foolishness 
No waiting pot of gold in the fath that I possess 
But the treasures of this life will slowly turn to dust 
And this fool will find His gold in the Savior that I trust 

(Chorus) 
Fool's gold - it's waiting in a crown 
Fool's gold - in a city coming down 
I'll leave the gold I can't afford 
For the higher prize I'm pressing toward 
I'll preach the foolish cross of Christ 
And wait for my reward 
Fool's gold 

The wisdom of the cross - is easy to receive 
But only foolishness - to them that don't believe 
They may say that I'm a fool for the cross that I proclaim 
But the gold that I must seek won't be found in earthly fame 

When the crowns of gold all lay before His feet 
Then the worthy Lamb of God is the treasure we will keep 
Some may call me foolish - some may call me odd 
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of men 
Than a fool in the eyes of God 






Altar Ego 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthew 6:5,16, James 4:6
I can tell by the look on your face 
It's another day of fasting 
I can tell by the length of the shadow 
That your face is casting 
And you look both ways before you pray 
Just to see who's watching you today 

(Chorus) 
It's just your altar ego - and it's so hard to know 
Beneath the piety and hidden vanity begins to show 
It's just your altar ego - and you don't even know 
And you won't even grow til His Spirit strikes a bow 
To your altar ego 

You love to seen by men 
In all the public places 
And you always pick the best of the seats 
You've got the social graces 
Can you be so proud of respect you've won 
When your left hand knows what the irght has done 

Turn around and face the One 
Who knows your heart 
He knows your heart 






Thankful Heart 
Words by Bob Hartman and Dino Elefante 
Based on Ephesians 5:20
(Chorus) 
I have a thankful heart that You have given me 
And it can only come from You 

There is no way to begin to tell you how I feel 
There are no words to express how you've become so real 
Jesus, You've given me so much I can't repay 
I have no offering 

There is no way to begin to tell you how I feel 
There's nothing more I can say, and now way to repay 
Your warming touch that melts my heart of stone 
Your steadfast love - I'll never be alone 

I have a thankful heart that You have given me 
And it can only come from You 
I have a thankful heart - Words don't come easily 
But I am sure you can see my thankful heart 

Help me be a man of God 
A man who's after Your own heart 
Help me show my gratitude 
And keep in me a thankful heart 

