This Means War! (1987)
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1. This Means War!
2. He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
3. Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man
4. I Am Available
5. Kenaniah
6. You Are My Rock
7. The Water Is Alive
8. Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened
9. Dead Reckoning
10. All the King's Horses

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This Means War 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Romans 16:20, Isaiah 14:12-15

Son of the morning - highest of all 
You had so much going till you took the fall 
Had a place in the glory but you wanted it all 
Impossible odds but you had the gall 
It seemed so unlikely that you would rebel 
Such a worthy opponent that you knew so well 
But you went down fighting when you heard the bell 
Took a third down from heaven when you went to hell 

(Chorus) 
This means war - and the battle's still raging 
War - and thought both sides are waging 
The Victor is sure and the victory secure 
But till judgment we all must endure 
This means war! 

Then came the cross - you thought you had won 
You thought you had conquered God's only Son 
"So much for Jesus," you said in jest 
Then you got a visit from an unwelcome guest 

Now it's all over down to the wire 
Counting the days to your own lake of fire 
But you'll go down fighting for all that you're worth 
To try to abolish His image on earth 





He Came, He Saw, He Conquered 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Genesis 3:15, Matthew 28:6, John 20:19, Revelation 6:2

He came alone into the battle 
He knew nobody else could face His foe 
He left His throne, He left His glory 
He knew nobody else could ever go 
He called the bluff, He took the challenge 
He came into this world to seek and save 
Noone could know, noone could fathom 
The way to win was only through the grave 
They laid Him in His tomb 
They thought they'd sealed His doom 
But He rose 
He rose! 

(Chorus) 
He came, He saw, He conquered death and hell 
He came, He saw, He is alive and well 
He was, He is, and only He forgives 
He died, He rose, He lives 
He came, He saw, He conquered! 

The doors were locked, they heard Him knocking 
They were afraid they would be taken, too 
Familiar voice said, "Come and follow" 
Come and see the things the Lord can do 
They went to where He lay 
The stone was rolled away 
He rose 
He rose! 

He came into this world 
He saw humanity 
He heard the SOS 
He met the enemy 
The enemy was conquered 
The enemy was conquered! 





Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on 2 Chronicles 10:4, James 5:16

Out on your own with your own self reliance 
You've got noone to watch your back 
You find yourself caught with no strong alliance 
You've been left open for attack 

Over your heard the condition is graver 
You've given ground you can't retrieve 
The cards are stacked and they're not in your favor 
But you've got an ace up your sleeve 

(Chorus) 
Get on your knees and fight like a man 
You'll pull down strongholds if you just believe you can 
Your enemy will tuck his tail and flee 
Get on your knees and fight like a man 

Under the gun, you've got no place to hide out 
Backed in the corner on your own 
This is one storm you are destined to ride out 
One way to leave the danger zone 

You've got the backbone to fight this tide 
You've got the will to survive 
You've got the weapon, it's at your side 
You've got to learn to confide 





I Am Available 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthews 9:37-38, Romans 12:1

I don't have much to offer you, I don't have much to give 
There's so much I may never be as long as I may live 
I may never be all I want to be although I'll always try 
But if you choose me, to use me, there's just one reason why 

(Chorus) 
I am available, I am available 
I will go when you say go 
I am available, I am available 
I will stop when you say no 
My whole life was incomplete till I laid it at Your feet 
So use me as You will 
I am available 

I'm not the most dependable - sometimes you can't rely 
There's no excuse, there's no defense, there's only one reply 

I know that my ability is not Your main concern 
It's my availability and willingness to learn





Kenaniah 
Words by Bob Hartman, John Lawry, and Danny Kingen 
Based on 1 Chronicles 15:22,27

Kenaniah of the Levites appointed by the king 
To teach the songs of Zion, to lead them as they sing 
Your song is not forgotten, we hear it in our souls 
Let it burn and burn within us 
And fan the sacred coals 

Kenaniah, Kenaniah, we will sing your ancient song 
Kenaniah, Kenaniah, we will sing it loud and strong 

Gathered for the battle, Kenaniah led the way 
As the singers closely followed him, they all began to pray 
The musicians all assembled, Kenaniah gave the word 
Through the raging battle zone, the anthem could be heard 

Kenaniah, Kenaniah, we will never let it die 
Kenaniah, Kenaniah, we must lift it to the sky 

Sing unto Jehovah of His wondrous ways 
Sing a song of triumph, sing a victory song 
And in the cloud of witnesses, Kenaniah sings along 

Kenaniah, Kenaniah, through the ages it will ring 
Kenaniah, Kenaniah, to Jehovah we will sing 





You Are My Rock 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Psalm 18:1-6, Psalm 31

Moving through the shadows of uncertainty 
Clinging to the words You said 
Through my loneliness and fear I long to feel You near 
But I hear another voice inside my head 

But then the darkness is broken into 
By inescapable light from You 
I'm never standing alone 

(Chorus) 
You are my rock, my fortress, my shield 
You are my rock, let Your strength be revealed 
My rock, my comfort, my peace 
My salvation, my refuge, my God 
You are my Rock 

Through the despereate night my soul cries out to You 
Longing just to hear Your voice 
In the quiet solitude, I sense Your magnitude 
I feel the strength that makes my heart rejoice 
You are the anchor securing me 
I'll never drift on the shifting sea 
You are the eye of the storm 

Through all the loneliness this world can ever bring 
I'll take my refuge in the shadow of Your wing 





The Water Is Alive 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on John 4:10,13-14, John 7:38

Gazing out across this desert world 
There are thirsty souls everywhere you go 
Searching for a drink to satisfy 
Their thirsty hearts till they overflow 

They come up empty when the sun goes down 
And they look around and they wonder why 
Their grand delusion seems to quickly fade 
When their own supply leaves them high and dry 
They could be drinking living water til they're satisfied 
Whosoever will won't ever be denied 

(Chorus) 
The water is alive, there is no doubt 
The water is alive, feel it flowing out 
Alive - coming from within 
Alive - and I will never thirst again 

And now beneath the desert stars tonight 
The oasis waits for those who roam 
It seems so hard to think there was a time 
That I used to call this wasteland home 
He lets me drink the living water till I'm satisfied 
Whosoever will won't ever be denied 

Now and forever it will satisfy your thirsty soul 
Now and forever living water makes your spirit whole 

You could be drinking living water till you're satisfied 
Whosoever will won't ever be denied 





Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Psalm 95:7-8, Hebrews 3:13

(Chorus) 
Don't let your heart be hardened - don't let your love grow cold 
May it always stay so childlike - may it never grow too old 
Don't let your heart be hardened - may you always know the cure 
Keep it broken before Jesus, keep it thankful, meek, and pure 

May it always feel compassion - may it beat as one with God's 
May it never be contrary - may it never be at odds 
May it always be forgiving - may it never know conceit 
May it always be encouraged - may it never know defeat 

May your heart be always open - never satisfied with right 
May your heat be filled with courage and strengthened with all might 





Dead Reckoning 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Romans 6:11, Galatians 2:20

It's a new day at last, but you're sinking so fast 
If left up to your head, you'd remember the past 
But a new day has come and new life has begun 
Let the old pass away, reconsider it done 
There's got to be a reckoning 
When you feel the Spirit beckoning 

(Chorus) 
It's a dead reckoning 
Trade the old for the new 
It's a dead reckoning 
Learn to die daily till the new life comes through 
It's a dead reckoning 

You've got nothing to lose but you do have to choose 
When the Spirit says yes but the flesh wil lrefuse 
And although you feel odd there are many who trod 
Till they're dead to the world but alive unto God 
Some still believe it can't be done 
To the steady the race is still won 

And the battle is already through 
And it's hard to believe but it's true 
On a hill long ago where the blood runs below 
Died a King, two thieves, and you 





All the King's Horses 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Revelation 19:11-21

It's an age-old score that's got to be settled 
It's an age-old debt that's got to be paid 
When the King breaks through in all of His glory 
To claim His throne and the world that He made 
The nations wait with their armies gathered 
With Jerusalem firmly under their thumbs 
There will be no peace in Armageddon valley 
Till the trumpet sounds and the cavalry comes 
When He arrives He will conquer them all 
Take back the ground given after the fall 

(Chorus) 
All the King's horses and all the King's men 
Gonna ride down from heaven from where they've been 
All the King's horses and all the King's men 
Gonna put this world back together again 
Gonna put this world back together 

On a great white horse the King will come riding 
He's the One they call Faithful and True 
With His eyes of fire and blood dipped clothing 
He had a name nobody else knew 

And by His side ride the armies of heaven 
Dressed in linen clean and white as the snow 
Riding down to earth with a vengeance so holy 
For a one-day battle that will trample their foe 
And when the dust and the smoke disappears 
The King will reign for a thousand years 

When the lion lays down with the lamb 
There'll be peace in the land of Abraham 
They will beat their swords into plows 
When every tongue declares and every knee bows 


