God Fixation (1998)
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1. If I Had to Die for Someone
2. Hello Again
3. A Matter of Time
4. Falling Up
5. Over the Horizion
6. God Fixation
7. Set for Life
8. Magnet of the World
9. Shadow of Doubt
10. St. Augustine's Pears
11. The Invitation
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If I Had To Die For Someone 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on John 15:13

I wear my seatbelt in the car I buckle up for safety 
I run for cover from the storm 
I wear a band aid on my knee I look both ways when crossing and I flee 
Any danger I can see 
And if I try each day to save my life in every way I can 
How could I understand the way 
You died for me 

(Chorus) 
'Cause I don't know if I could even if I think I would 
If I had to die for someone 
If I had to die for someone else 
How could I ever give my life to set the guilty free 
When I cannot imagine 
If I had to die for someone else like me 
Someone else like me 

I keep away from falling rocks and I don't play with matches 
I lock the door I don't know why 
It seems to me I'm much too old to wear a scarf out in the cold 
But I want to live until I die 
I guess I love my life a little more than I should love it 
And if I had to I don't know if I could 
Lay it down 

And I am glad that You are not at all like me 
'Cause You laid down Your life and did it willingly 
It still amazes me to know 
It's me that You were thinking of 
No One else could have a greater love





Hello Again 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Revelation 21:4

Everybody has to say their goodbyes 
While they wipe away the tears from their eyes 
Everybody bids a fonder farewell 
When they know there won't be any sequel 
Everybody says a Sayonara 
When they know they won't be back tomorrow 
Everybody hopes to have reunions 
Back together with the ones they knew once 

There's a salutation that's reserved for heaven's own 

(Chorus) 
Hello again- we're back together 
Hello again- we're here forever 
Hello again- rejoined in heaven 
Hello again 

Everybody's gonna be there waiting 
They just want to see you graduating 
Gonna see the ones who've gone before us 
They'll be cheering in a mighty chorus 
Everybody will be glad to see ya 
Even if it wasn't their idea 
Every argument will be forgotten 
We remember them for now but not then 

When we see each other there'll be just one thing to say... 

Say goodbye to the loneliness forever (Never be alone) 
Say hello to the garden once again 
Say goodbye to this world of stormy weather 
Say hello to the One who calls you "friend" 
I can't wait until we're reunited and we say...





A Matter Of Time 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on I Peter 4:3

Do you ever think about the ways you're getting older? 
You sit around and realize your heart is colder 
There'll come a time you'll think your youth is almost over 
Where did it go, you'll never know so you'll just wonder 

Did you ever want to turn the hands of time back to your 
childhood? 
Back to the time you had it made, you had it so good 
What would it take to see mistakes before they happen? 
What would you do with all the choices that you made then? 

It's just a matter of time 
It'll all be over (And it makes you wonder) 
It's just a matter of time 
Better think about it (How did it go so fast?) 
It's just a matter of time 
You know you're gettin' older 
It's just a matter of time 

You sit around, you're all alone, the party's over 
You think about it all again, your thoughts are sober 
You waste away another day and then it happens 
You're old and grey, you dream away about your past sins 

God has a plan worth listening to 
Not built on sand that is sifting through 
It's not too late for redeeming the time





Falling Up 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Psalm 37:23-24

Standing on the corner I was losing track of time 
When away in the distance saw an old friend of mine 
He was smiling when he walked up held a tract out in his hand 
Then he told me Jesus loved me and said "so do I, man" 
Told me Jesus wants to save me from the fiery pit of hell 
Then I told him I was livin' there I knew that place well 
I was just about to leave when a love came over me 
Like nothin I had felt then we kneeled and we prayed 
Right there in the street we prayed 

And now, after all those years of falling down 
I fell up in the arms of love 
When I heard Him call 

(Love was calling I was falling) 
He was there and I could hear Him callin' 
I was fallin' up into His arms 
Love was catchin' me that day and somehow 
I was fallin' up then 
And I'm fallin' up now 
I'm fallin' up now 

I remember that same feeling I'm reminded everyday 
See, Jesus lives inside me and I know He's there to stay 
Sometimes I start to fall down just like any other man 
But His arms are there to catch me 
And lift me up again 

After all those years of falling down 
I fell up in the arms of love 
When I heard Him call 

Now - couldn't live without Him 
Now - wanna know more about Him 
Now - I'm falling once again 
Now - falling up to heaven





Over The Horizon 
Words by Chelsea Brandow 
Based on 1 Peter 4:12-13

Traveling far from home 
Out into the unknown 
Nothing familiar around me 
This journey seems so long 
As I await the dawn 
All alone and so weary 

There's a Light over the horizon 
I'll keep walking down this road of hope 
Faithful in my prayer 
There's a Light over the horizon 
Though I may not know what lies ahead 
I trust that You'll be there 

I spend too many days 
Lost in a mindless haze 
Not really sure of my purpose 
And I may question You 
And what I'm going through 
When life seems so uncertain 

Some days are a mystery to me 
But I believe that answers are revealed in time 
Even when the path is just not clear 
I'm anticipating what I'll find 
Oh... 

There's a Light over the horizon 
I'll keep walking down this road of hope 
Faithful in my prayer 
There's a Light over the horizon 
Though I may not know what lies ahead 
I know that you'll be there 
You'll be there





God Fixation 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Psalm 112:7

He's got a straight head 
in a world of brain dead 
He's got a clean nose 
even when the wind blows 
He's got a backbone even when he's all alone 
Ain't taken no chances following the masses 

He's got his mind set 
On high with his affections 
He's got the jones 
He makes no bones 

(Chorus) 
It's a God fixation 
A singleness of heart, an undistracted mind 
It's a God fixation 
Addiction of a different kind 

He's got 20/20 vision making a decision 
He's so unaffected by what he has rejected 

Rooted and grounded - 
he's standin' up to be counted 
And he's already proved 
that he will not be moved 

He will not bend to 
The pressures and persuasions 
He knows the lies 
He won't compromise 

Repeat Chorus 

(Bridge) 
Fascinations 
In the heavenlies 
Imaginations 
In captivity 

Repeat Chorus twice





Set For Life 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthew 6:19-21

He likes caviar, he likes champagne 
Calls his broker just to check his gain 
He made a profit of considerable size 
Don't ask him no questions, he will tell you no lies 
He kept thinking that he had it made 
Never considering the price he paid 
Earth bound treasures that will fade away 
There ain't nothin' that will last him through the judgement day 
Then he heard somebody say 
There's a true Way 

You'll be set for life 
If you give your heart and believe what He's done for you 
You'll be set for life 
With your treasures stored up in heaven when you're through 
Woah, woah 
Never have another care, as long as you are there 
Woah, woah 
Rich in God beyond compare 

Now these days, he's like a different man 
He's got a heart of gold, he lends a helping hand 
All he has he knows is never his 
His heart is up in heaven where his treasure is 
And now you'll hear him say 
In his own way 

You'll be set for life 
You'll have all you need 
Just receive with a willing heart 
You'll be set for life 
You'll be on your way 
Any day you decide to start 
Set for life 
You've got it made 

Now he has the right to say 
In a true way





Magnet Of The World 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on 2 Peter 2:20

There are things that look attractive 
on the surface of despair 
There are things that hold my interest when I really shouldn't 
care 
I have felt intoxicated viewing 
pleasures from afar 
But I've been illuminated when they're seen for what they are 
Keep me ever closer 
Save me from this strong seducing... 

Magnet of the world 
It reaches to my heart and pulls me 
Magnet of the world 
Wants to keep me far from You 
If it wasn't for Your love that holds me 
I would give in to the 
Magnet of the world 

When a compass pulled by magnetism points a different way 
It's not hard to lose your bearings, it's not hard to go astray 
Guide me with Your lighthouse 
Keep me from the rocks and from this 

When will I be free from this 
The unfulfilling counterfeit 
When will I learn to resist 
The constant pull that does exist 
Take me farther from this path 
Of least resistance now 
Will You show me how? 

And if it wasn't for Your love 
that holds me 
I would give in to 
The magnet of the world 
It reaches to my heart and pulls me 
Magnet of the world 
Wants to keep me far from You 
Magnet of the world 
It reaches to my heart and pulls me 
Magnet of the world 
Magnet of the world...





Shadow Of A Doubt 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on James 1:6-8

Shadows of a different kind 
Come and cloud my mind 
And make me wonder 
Am I still in touch with You? 
Or could it be my doubting point of view? 
Seems like only yesterday 
I was seeing clearly through the haze 
Now I find I'm not so sure 
When a shadow casts it's doubt upon my ways 

Beyond a shadow of a doubt 
I seem to find You waiting there 
Behind the wall of my own reason 
I discover how You care 
Lord, I know You won't ignore my prayer 
Through faith I'll find You waiting 
Beyond a shadow of a doubt 

I know You are waiting there 
I can hear You when I'm listening 
I can't see You clearly now 
And I know that I am missing all You have... 

I will follow You although I cannot see my way 
Cast Your light upon these shadows 
Make them go away 
If I hear Your voice I will obey 
Help my unbelief and help me go...





St. Augustine's Pears 
Words and music by Bob Hartman 
Based on Romans 7:19

Late one night I heard a knock at the door 
The boys were really painting the town 
I was just another bored teenage boy 
Kickin' up and actin' the clown... Yeah 

One dare led to another dare 
Then things were getting out of control 
We hopped the fence and we stole the pears 
And I threw away a part of my soul 
Yes, I threw away a part of my soul (now it's) 

(Chorus) 
Haunting me how I stole those pears 
'Cause I loved the wrong 
Even though I knew a better way 
Not for hunger or poverty 
It was more than pears that I ended up 
throwin' away... Yeah 

Time goes by - now I'm old and grey 
Those pears are just a memory 
I would gladly pay all I have today 
But that's just not the problem you 
see... ('cause it's) 

(Chorus) 

Bridge: 
Why do we love all the things that are wrong 
Forbidden fruit has a strange siren song 
Why do we do what we don't want to do 
When we live with regrets our whole lifethrough 

Repeat Chorus 

And I don't even like pears that well...





The Invitation 
Words by Bob Hartman 
Based on Matthew 22:2-10

The King has planned the supper for the wedding of His Son 
And He sent out His servants to invite the chosen ones 
But they would not receive them and they all refused to come 
So He sent them to the highways inviting everyone 
They came from every direction 
They entered into the gates of the One 
The One who called them and gave them the right to sit next to His Son 
Do you see... 

It's your invitation 
Your presence is requested at the marriage of the Lamb 
It's your invitation 
To be the guest of honor at the wedding of the Great I Am 

They'll come from every nation, tribe, and tongue 
All those with ears to hear Him knocking 
There will be rich and poor alike 
There will be old and young 
He stands outside of the door 
Not all will hear Him but there will be some 
They'll hear the voice of the Bride and the voice of the Spirit 
say, "come" 
Do you hear... 

Oh, He's God's worthy Lamb 
We'll drink from the Water of Life 
In garments of white 
With no end in sight Did you know...