Wake-Up Call (1993)
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1. Midnight Oil
2. Good News
3. Strong Convictions
4. He's Been in My Shoes
5. Praying Man
6. Underneath the Blood
7. Sleeping Giant
8. Believer in Deed
9. Marks of the Cross
10. Just Reach Out
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Midnight Oil 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthew 25:1-13

We wait since the day He ascended 
He said He would come again 
Some think it will be such a long time 
Some they the know just when 
We live like there's no tomorrow 
We wait with out lamps of oil 
We watch for the midnight hour 
The day we cease our toil 
When the trumpet sounds and the bridegroom comes 

(Chorus) 
The wedding's gonna be so royal 
So we gotta keep staying loyal 
'Cause our feet are gonna leave this soil 
When we burn the midnight oil 
When we burn the midnight oil 

Some wait from the top of the mountain 
Away from the world below 
Some work while there's still a harvest 
No rest when there's seed to sow 
We go out to wait for the bridegroom 
Some bring oil of readiness 
Some lamps will be burned out waiting 
Left out in their emptiness 
Will our lamps be full at parousia? 

When the bridegroom comes we will hear the call





Good News 
Words and musicby Bob Hartman 
Based on Romans 10:15

It's just the same thing every day 
It's only bad news coming my way 
Another war, there's a film at eleven 
Another crime from the heart of man 
I can sit here with my lock on the door 
Change the channel as I try to ignore 
Or get ready with shoes on my feet 
And start dancing to another beat 

(Chorus) 
Good news - you can read all about it 
Good news - speak the word, never doubt it 
Good news- 'cause we can't live without it 
I got good news on a long-standing offer 
Life you can never lose 

Some people can't see the light of day 
They need somebody to show them the way 
They climb the walls in fear of the future 
But God alone has the only cure 
The world is spinning like it's out of control 
There's only one thing that can save the soul 
I'm feeling today is the day 
So listen up, I've got something to say 

All this bad news is getting me down 
Got my head spinning around 
Don't have to take it, you know you can choose 
So listen up...I've got some good news 

The world needs to hear good news of the love of God's Son 
Every life can be changed by the hearing of what He's done





Strong Convictions 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Romans 12:2

Western world where the strong survive 
And the meek will inherit the dregs 
Living now in the twilight time 
Will the world hear the answer it begs 

Secular and sacred blur 
Without even raising a flag 
When so many masters call 
Is it the tail or the dog that will wag? 
With some among us weak at the knees 
And many others who do as they please 
There still remains a witness 
The few who will stand and say 

(Chorus) 
I've got strong convictions 'bout the way that I live 
I've got no concessions that I'm willing ot give 
Strong convictions that are worth living by 
Strong convictions 'till the day I die 

It's so hard seeing black and white 
When so much appears to be gray 
WIth no faith in the absolute 
It's no wonder the standard will stray 
With bold convictions leading the way 
With those who have them willing to say 
There is a new horizon 
I can say as for me and mine 

Pressure makes the perfect diamond 
Measure of the saints refining 
Don't ever want to stray 
I really want to stay 
Steadfast and immovable in Him





He's Been In My Shoes 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Hebrews 2:18, 4:15

Here in my hour of need 
I'm lonely, forsaken again 
I'm wounded and left here to bleed 
With no solace from a stranger or friend 
Who hears my cry to revive and restore? 
One who has been here before 

(Chorus) 
He's been in my shoes 
Been down this road before 
He's been tested, too 
He's been through this door 
He feels the pain and He heals the bruise 
He's been in my shoes 
He's been in my shoes 

The union of God in a man 
Is a mystery that I can't understand 
And now with my suffering known 
I'm reminded that I'm never alone 
Who has been tried and been tempted this way? 
Jesus who now hears me pray 

He was a man just like me 
But He lived His life blamelessly 
Now I'm beginning to see 
He holds my hand 
He understands





Praying Man 
Words by John Lawry 
Based on James 5:16b

Noah saw the coming of the flood 
(He built an ark upon dry land) 
When Moses prayed, 
God parted the Red Sea 
(In faith, he made his stand) 
And David dropped the giant to his knees 
(Empowered by a stronger hand) 
God changed the course of history 
(See the power of the praying man) 

(Chorus) 
Faith lives in folded hands 
Mountains move when you make a stand 
It's never been a case of sleight of hand 
It's the power, oh the power of the praying man 
Whoa, I see the power of the praying man 
Whoa, I see the power of the praying man 

Jesus turned the water into wine 
(No tricks, no magicians) 
He rules the earth, the wind, the sky 
(In control of the situation) 
He knew that 

Prayer is alive and well today 
(It's a matter of dedication) 
Prayer works when you take the time to pray 
(It's a matter of true devotion) 
You'll see that





Underneath the Blood 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Hebrews 9:14

I was just a young man 
With a burning fuse 
Headed in the wrong way 
'Til I heard the news 
'Bout a substitution 
Blood shed for me 
'Bout a grace so amazing it can make a man free 

Now I'm rescued, pulled from the mud 
It's all behind me, under the blood 

Underneath the blood 
Through the cleansing flood 
Guilt is left behind 
Never brought to mind 
I'm an innocent man 
Underneath the blood 

Now a little older 
I recall the past 
Farther from me 
Than east is from west 
But in all the wisdom 
That my growing brings 
I can't seem to put down all my childish things 

Where do I go when 
I've missed the mark 
And my heart starts feeling like it's stained and dark 
Only know one way to go 
I take it to the crimson flood 

Underneath the blood 
Through the cleansing flood 
Guilt is left behind 
Never brought to mind 
Underneath the blood 
Pulled up from the mud 
Feet on solid ground 
What was lost is found 
I'm an innocent man 
Underneath the blood 

I'm an innocent man 
Underneath the blood 

Underneath the blood 
Through the cleansing flood 
Guilt is left behind 
Never brought to mind 
Underneat the blood 
Pulled up from the mud 
Feet on solid ground 
What was lost is found 
I'm an innocent man





Sleeping Giant 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Romans 13:11, Isaiah 60:1

Whoa, sleeping the night away 
Darkness enclosing the world so desperate for day 
We're under the spell of disunity 
WHen will this giant awake and stand and be free 
Now the hour has come 
To awaken and redeem the time given to the night 
Curse this darkness and stand in the light 

(Chorus) 
Can you hear the alarm echo down the hall 
The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call 
Awake from your sleep 'cause it's time to stand tall 
The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call 
The sleeping giant gets a wake-up call 

Whoa, been sleeping so long, yeah 
How can we hope to discern the right from the wrong? 
The gauntlet is thrown in the face of denial 
Each time we sleep through an inch we're losing a mile 
We will get this rude awakening to reality 
And arise in unity 


It's been dark for so long night is almost gone 
Always darkest before the dawn 
Sunlight soon appearing, a new day it will bring 
Do you feel it?





Believer in Deed 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on 1 John 3:18

On his journey we begin at birth 
This fleeting moment that we spend on earth 
No second chance to live it all again 
It must be now or never 
To cherish each endeavor 
What will they say that I have left behind 
A faithful heritage for all to find 
What will the see? 
I want my legacy to be 

(Chorus) 
He was a believer in deed 
He had a heart of a different breed 
He made his mark and he lived by his creed 
A true believer 
A believer in deed 

Am I living everything I say? 
Am I pointing others to the way? 
Will I leave this world a better place? 
Will Jesus say he knew me 
Is Jesus living through me? 
Did I maintain my authenticity? 
A man of honor and integrity? 
Remembering me 
I hope that they will truly see 

At the end of my days I know I'm gonna say 
I wouldn't live my life any other way 
I'll look to my posterity to carry on for me 
And pray that they will see





Marks of the Cross 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthew 10:39, Luke 9:62

These days shallow and feeble resolve abound 
And true devotion and passionate fervor are seldom found 
But there are those who often feel they're all alone 
Those of whose identites are known 
By the mark of the crucified Son 

(Chorus) 
Praying, caring, loving, sharing 
These are the marks of the cross 
Giving, bearing, feeling, daring 
To lay down your life on the line 
Forgetting what you leave behind 
And willing to suffer the loss 
Of the marks of the cross 

These days the search for detachment and solitude 
Lead to retreating to fortresses noone would dare intrude 
Then there are those whose restless burdens start to show 
Those who unmistakably most know 
There's no crown 'til we sugger the cross 

All our identity rests in the knowledge 
Of who we;re created to be 
We are His workmanship, made in His image 
For all of creation to see 
The marks of His pain and His glory





Just Reach Out 
Words and music by John Schlitt and Rick Gootee 
Based on Psalm 34:16-18, Romans 10:9-13

Sometimes the night seems to go on for days 
When it's hard to see the light through the darkness and haze 
While the world around you makes you feel out of place 
And the burdens that you carry are just too hard to face 

(Chorus) 
Just reach out and He'll reach in 
Take your broken heart and make it whole again 
It don't matter who you are or where you've been 
Just reach out, and He'll reach in 

Standing in a crowd, but still all alone 
Crying out for answers that nobody knows 
Everybody's busy looking out for themselves 
Is there anyone who really cares about anyone else? 

You say you've walked ten thousand steps away 
But don't you know that it's only one step back? 
Because the One who hears you when you pray 
Is the One who's the beside you 
And He'll never walk away