A love like no other. Merry Christmas.

Joy calls us to trust when we want to doubt

Calls us to accept what we want to reject

Calls us to celebrate when we want to fear

Setlist: My Own No More / The Glory of Your Name / Proven In You

My Own No More

I give my heart to You, trade all my lies for truth

Nothing is withheld

Give up my right to be king of my destiny

O God I need Your help

I take my crown and lay it down

All I am offered now

I adopt Your name and I call You Lord

I am my own no more

I give my days to You, take hold my evenings too

Nothing is withheld

Forsaking wrong for right, stepping from dark to light

O God I need Your help

I give my dreams to You, things I hold tightly to

O God I need Your help

The Glory Of Your Name

All Your ways are perfect and ours are surely not

Still we try to walk in our own way

But we are only human and You're Almighty God

Help us Lord to lean upon Your grace

Take these hands, they are Yours to use

Use them now to glorify Your name

All we have only comes from You

We will share the glory of Your name

Lord we long to give out but You're the one who has

All who drink our water still will thirst

But Your Holy Spirit poured out will quench the thirsty soul

Satisfy the hunger, heal the hurt

Proven In You

You make us on the mountain but teach us in the valley

Inspire us at sunrise and strengthen when it sets

Wherever You might take us we know You won't forsake us

So we will trust You here

For You are greater than our greatest trial

There is no obstacle You won't push through

In every circumstance, through every battle

Our faith is proven in You

So whether on the mountain or deep within the valley

As long as You go with us in confidence we'll rest

Our hope and our confession is the depth of Your redemption

O Lord redeem us here

No matter what the test Your loving faithfulness will not fail

You will not fail

However fierce the pain Your promise is the same

All songs written by Jason Houtsma

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Peace? In the midst of this?

Setlist: I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day / Doxology

I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day

I heard the bells on Christmas day

Their old familiar carols played

And wild and sweet, the words repeat

Of peace on earth, goodwill to men

I thought how as the day had come

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along the unbroken song

Of peace on earth, goodwill to men

And in despair I bowed my head

There is no peace on earth, I said

For hate is strong and mocks the song

Of peace on earth, goodwill to men

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep

"God is not dead nor doth He sleep"

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, goodwill to men

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise Him all creatures here below

Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Amen

I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day is an excerpt from the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1863 and was set to a melody written in 1848 by John Baptiste Calkin. 

Doxology was written by Thomas Ken in 1674

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Setlist: Still My Heart / Whatever Did You Mean, Jesus? / Emmanuel

Still My Heart

Oh still my heart, I want to hear You

Oh still my heart, I want to hear You

Lead me to that sacred place

Where all my distractions fade

And Your voice rings clear

Waiting on You, waiting on You

I'll keep waiting on You

You are worth the wait

Whatever Did You Mean, Jesus? (Anonymous)

Whatever did you mean, Jesus?

Whatever we ask in prayer,

In faith,

We will receive?

I don’t think so.

That hasn’t been

My experience.

Or is my faith so small

As not to count

Among your promises?

You can be impatient, you know,

Just ask the fig tree

That you withered

Because it was not ripe

With fruit for you.

Will you do the same

To me?

It is Advent,

And I want to long for you,

Not to hide from you.

Besides, there is no place to hide,

No place where you are not.

That should be comfort.

Even in Advent

As we await your coming

You are already here.

I have faith in that.

It would be nice

If you answered all my prayers

Like some Almighty Santa Claus,

But I get it,

You are the answer to all my prayers,

Just not the answer I expected.

That’s the trouble with expectations,

Isn’t it, Jesus,

That we sometimes miss the gift

Because we are looking for

Something else than you.

Emmanuel

What's going on? Where am I? Is it all over? The short answer is no but the Tuning Room is changing. 

Where we are our most natural selves.

Setlist: I Am Yours / Always You / My Jesus I Love Thee

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I Am Yours

I was dead, buried where my sins had led

But You offered life instead

I was made for You I know

For You I know

I am Yours

All my life I will follow, every joy and every sorrow

Shall be had within Your hand

I am Yours

You are strong faithful Father, never far shall I wander

For You will not let me go

I am Yours

By design when I seek You I shall find

A heart that's full and peace of mind

I was made for You I know

For You I know

I am Yours and the joy is mine

There's no place that might offer me escape

From Your love it will pursue

I was made for You

Always You

Some days I will win, others I will lose

Some days I'll be wise and others act the fool

Some days I will wander out of bounds but I'll be found

Because You'll be You. You're always You

Faithful and true

You're always You

So daily I will call, sit with You and rest

You deserve my all, I'll give You nothing less

I will lay my life at Your feet because I believe

Lord You are righteous, holy, worthy of honor

You are gracious, patient, kind loving father

You are healer, redeemer, Jesus my Savior You are

My Jesus I Love Thee

My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine;

For thee all the follies of sin I resign;

my gracious Redeemer, my Savior art thou;

if ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

I love thee because thou hast first loved me

And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree;

I love thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow;

if ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

I'll love thee in life, I will love thee in death,

And praise thee as long as thou lendest me breath,

And say when the deathdew lies cold on my brow:

If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

In mansions of glory and endless delight,

I'll ever adore thee in heaven so bright;

I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow:

If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

I Am Yours and Always You written by Jason Houtsma

My Jesus I Love Thee written by William R. Featherstone

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There is nothing we can do to make God love us any more or any less than He does right now.

Setlist: The Gracious Love of Our God / I Am Yours / Once A Sinner

The Gracious Love of Our God

We find our home in the family of our King

For You knew our names long before we came to be

You have blessed us with Your greatest, forgiven us our worst

You have lavished us with mercy, a gift we cannot earn

There is nothing we can do to garner nor to lose

The gracious love of our God

We'll trust Your word, we will trust Your saving blood

Be identified by the way we live Your love

We are free to take and free to give

We are free to choose how we want to live

Our choice is made and Father we choose You

We will walk with love and love with grace

With compassion of the prisoner's saved

Our choice is made and Father we choose You

I Am Yours

I was dead, buried where my sins had led

But You offered life instead

I was made for You I know

For You I know

I am Yours

All my life I will follow, every joy and every sorrow

Shall be had within Your hand

I am Yours

You are strong faithful Father, never far shall I wander

For You will not let me go

I am Yours

By design when I seek You I shall find

A heart that's full and peace of mind

I was made for You I know

For You I know

I am Yours and the joy is mine

There's no place that might offer me escape

From Your love it will pursue

I was made for You

Once A Sinner

I was once a sinner I was lost

I was once a sinner I was lost

Clinging to my sickness and my death would be the cost

Yeah I was once a sinner I was lost

But gracious is the God who rescued me

Gracious is the God who rescued me

Wrapped Himself in skin and spilt His blood to set me free

Yeah gracious is the God who rescued me

Singing Hallelujah Holy Holy!

The love of Christ is my whole story

I'll give my days to live for Your glory

The love of Christ is my whole story

My heart longs for home.

Setlist: Always You / Speak O Lord / Worthy This

Always You

Some days I will win, others I will lose

Some days I'll be wise and others act the fool

Some days I will wander out of bounds but I'll be found

Because You'll be You. You're always You

Faithful and true

You're always You

So daily I will call, sit with You and rest

You deserve my all, I'll give You nothing less

I will lay my life at Your feet because I believe

Lord You are righteous, holy, worthy of honor

You are gracious, patient, kind loving father

You are healer, redeemer, Jesus my Savior You are

Speak Oh Lord

Lord, tune my heart to listen for You

To know that still, small sound

I'll let Your word shape my point of view

I'm ready for now

Speak, oh Lord    Speak, Oh Lord

I'm listening for Your voice

It resonates with truth, love and grace

Speak, speak Oh Lord

Whether in calm or midst of the storm

I will hang onto You

You are my strength, my hope, my reward

I trust You'll see me through 

Worthy This

Christians lift Your hearts and lift Your eyes

Set them on our Savior Jesus Christ

For though we had only rags to offer

He has made us sons and daughters

Called us out of darkness into His light

We are saved, justified

Brought from death into life

By the great sacrifice made for our sin

So all together voices raise

Celebrate Him, Sing His praise

The King of love, of peace and grace is worthy this

So Christians lift Your hearts and lift Your lives

Now before our Savior Jesus Christ

Grateful take Your seat here at His table

By His grace alone we're able

To suffer not His wrath but join in His feast

So loose Your tongue and raise Your glass

Toast His life and faithfulness

The King of love, of peace and grace is worthy this

All songs written by Jason Houtsma

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When God does His best work.

Setlist: Hidden In You / Your Grace Prevails / Scars

Hidden In You

You are my strong tower

When ways get dire I hide in You

Your hand - my soul's shelter

Your mercies like embers that warm me through

Though I suffer unbelief

Your face will not turn from me

For You are God unchanging

And I am remaining hidden in You

Your Grace Prevails

I will open up my heart to You

And show You everything that I have ruined

You promise to redeem every broken thing

And I confess I'm full of weakness

Your love carries on, steady and strong

Where my intentions fail Your grace prevails

I will open up my life to You

Letting go of all that weighs me down

And boldly take the hand that paid my sins demand

Your holy blood my sole confession

There's no pain to deep, no damage done

That's beyond Your reach, ever too far gone

You still break through

And every wall I've build is cursed to fall

'Neath the crushing weight of Your relentless love

You still break through

Scars

There are scars on the hands that reach out to me

And they reach me wherever I roam

But they never reached further than on Calvary

Where they reached out to welcome me hom

How I love those scars

Every wretched mark hails the story of Your grace

I remember Your scars so that I won't forget

That my own have all be washed away

There are scars on the feet that chase after me

And they find me wherever I run

Though I'll never run further than old Calvary

For it's there that my soul has been won

Praise and honor be to my worthy King

Who gave everything my soul to save

Every bruise and scar borne to win my heart

Oh my grateful soul, bless His name!

There are scars on the brow that looks now on me

And sees only with love without scorn

Sees only perfection where shame used to be

And a crown made of gold not of thorn

All songs written by Jason Houtsma

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What part does Jesus play in my life?

Setlist: My Own No More / Kingdom Prayer / I Will

My Own No More

I give my heart to You, trade all my lies for truth

Nothing is withheld

Give up my right to be king of my destiny

O God I need Your help

I take my crown and lay it down

All I am offered now

I adopt Your name and I call You Lord

I am my own no more

I give my days to You, take hold my evenings too

Nothing is withheld

Forsaking wrong for right, stepping from dark to light

O God I need Your help

I give my dreams to You, things I hold tightly to

O God I need Your help

Kingdom Prayer

Jesus I don't want to be distracted anymore

Caring more for politics than caring for the poor

Seeking after wealth and power looks nothing like You do

And Jesus I just want to look like You

Jesus I just want to look like You

So not my will but Yours be done

Let Your kingdom come

Where the least are great, orphans - daughters and sons

Let Your kingdom come

Jesus I don't want to be defensive anymore

Building my protective walls instead of building doors

You welcome the lepers, tax collectors and prostitutes

And Jesus I just want to love like You

Jesus I just want to love like You

Lord take all of me, I am Yours to lead

Take me near and far, Father guide my heart

I am Yours to lead

I Will

Treasures of man all will rust

Bodies the same turn to dust

Leaders will rise up and fall

Lord You are greater than all

Seasons will change but Your kingdom shall reign evermore

I will, I will, I will live for You, I will

I will, I will spend my life on You, I will

Your way is righteous and just

Your hands make beauty from dust

Your grace and mercy redeem

Lord You are worth everything

Seasons will change but my life shall remain ever Yours

All songs written by Jason Houtsma except "I Surrender All" which was written