For the men of MercyMe -- Bart Millard (vocals), Jim Bryson (keys), Mike Scheuchzer (guitar), Nathan Cochran (bass) and Robby Shaffer (drums) -- worshipping the Lord and leading others in praise is very much a life-long calling. That commitment has guided the band through the creation of six independent projects, their major label debut ALMOST THERE which has song an excess of 500,000 units making it RIAA Gold Certified, and now their sophomore release SPOKEN FOR. Lead singer Bart Millard says the band's goals for the ministry of MercyMe are still quite simple.
"I pray God would use us like psalmists - it would be an immense privilege to think that a song we write might out live the band. I pray that when people look at these five men, they see the hand of God. We want to lead people to His throne through worship. It's not about us. Any time I can step away from the microphone and listen to the body of Christ sing, I'll do it. I'd rather hear that than hear myself sing any Day of the week. Praise and worship will continue! It's the reason we were created."

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FACTS:
- Best Selling New Artist of 2001
- Almost There - Certified Gold in less than 10 months
- Dove Award Winning Song of The Year
- Pop/Contemporary Song of The Year
- Bart Millard - Songwriter Of The Year
- Playing over 200 dates a year
- On tour with Festival Condios
     
     

This is an evolving online pre-release for MercyMe’s new CD Spoken For. We are currently in the studio mixing the album and will post new songs regularly as we get them from the producer. Check in every day for updates.
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The Change Inside of Me

Pardon me
If I've been acting strange
haven't been myself lately

What you see
Is a person rearranged
Someone affected me greatly

And I've got so much to say
Ever since Jesus looked my way

Gonna raise my voice like thunder
And leave the world in wonder of the change
The change inside of me
And I will never stop believing
That you are reason for the change
The change inside of me

Everyday
I'm taking in the view
Of His glory around me

I'm awake
And I have been made new
By the One who has found me

Words just can't say enough
When all I can feel is love

Your life you gave for mine to save its nothing less than a miracle
Your name I praise, because the change inside of me is so beautiful

  
All the Above

Stuck in a day
like a runner with no race
Are you afraid
That your joy has been misplaced

And its been a while
Since I've seen you smile
How easy you forget

So roll back the time
And there you will find
What never left

Remember the day
When God forgot your sin
Remember the way
Joy came tumbling in

There will be times
When you cannot find
A reason to stand and sing
But let this remind
You time after time
you're a child of the King

The day heaven found you
The day the angels sang
Praises to the Father
Who called you by name

The moment you surrendered
The moment you were saved
Life as you knew it
Forever was changed
And all the above rejoiced

See Them dancing
See Them singing
All of heaven is rejoicing over You
 


SPOKEN FOR

Take this world from me
Don't need it anymore
For I am finally free
My heart is spoken for
Oh and I praise You
Oh and I worship You

Covered by a love divine
Child of the risen Lord
To hear you say "This one's mine"
My heart is spoken for

Now I have a peace
That I've never known before
I find myself complete
My heart is spoken for
Oh and I praise You
Oh and I worship You

Covered by a love divine
Child of the risen Lord
To hear you say "This one's mine"
My heart is spoken for

 

 

There is Reason

Now's the time
Let the redeemed celebrate
If you know what I know
You can't wipe the smile off your face
Oh people, stand up and praise

There's reason to dance
Reason to sing
Of the sacred romance
With our Savior and King
We lift up our hands
Fall on our knees
To the Son of Man
The reason we are free
There is reason

All glory to
The King of Kings, Lord of Lords
Oh the value of Your worth
No worldly treasures can afford
And we praise You forevermore

There's reason to stand
reason to shout,
shout your name on high
We take up our cross,
there's reason to die
Because Jesus is alive

Come One, Come All

Come you who are weary
Come you who are strong
Take in His wondrous Glory
And Dance the freedom song

Everything revolves here
Around His Holy name
And after you have been here
You'll never be the same

Come one, come all
To the presence of our God
This is where all hope and peace and joy are found

Come taste and see
We've been summoned by the King
Enter in and place your feet on Holy ground

Come you who are searching
Come you who are saved
Embrace the gift of mercy
Embrace the gift of grace

enter all you nations
worship at His throne
Glorify the wonder
Of Christ and Christ alone

We'll shine the light of Gloria

  

Crazy

Why would I spend my life longing for the day that it would end
Why would I spend my time pointing to another man
Isn't that crazy
How can I find hope in dying with promises unseen
How can I learn your way is better in everything I'm taught to be
Isn't that crazy

I have not been called to the wisdom of this world
But to a God Who's calling out to me
And even though the world may think
I'm losing touch with reality
It would be crazy to choose this world
Over eternity

And if I boast let me boast in filthy rags made clean
And if I glory let me glory in my savior's suffering
Isn't that crazy
And as I live this daily life I trust you for everything
And I will only take a step when I hear you leading me
Isn't that crazy

Call me crazy
you can call me crazy
Call me crazy

Word of God Speak

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's OK
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what you would say.

Oh Word of God speak
Would you pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You're In this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak

I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is its OK

  

YOUR GLORY GOES ON

 Well I'm amazed
by the wondrous Glory
Struck by the way its consuming me

And I embrace
The feeling deep within me
Worshipping You is my destiny
There's not an end to your majesty

Your glory goes on and on and on and on
It's never gonna fade away
Its keeps going on and on and on and on
Forever will your glory reign

No matter what
I'm gonna keep on living
Even when times get the best of me

Cause I'm in love
With the King of heaven
Whose Glory goes on for eternity
And I will proclaim so all the world will see

Lord I tremble with the truth
That you think of me
There's no end to what you'll do
For Your glory

The Love of God

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;

The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,

To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall for evermore endure
The saints' and angels' song.


 

Go

My life has been instilled
By a hope that never moves
And yet it moves me still
So I’m crying out to you

Use Me
So I can take Your fame and glory
For all to see
No matter where you’re hand may lead me

I will Go
I will go
To make You known
I will go

I can’t keep you to myself
My heart is just too small
There’s so many left to tell
That You came for one and all

Use me
So I can take Your fame and Glory
For all too see
No matter where You’re hand may lead me

For a dying world in need
For the hungry and the weak
For the sinner scared to speak
I will go


All because of this

Why do we do the things we do
How can we sing when there seems no reason to
How do we smile when there's not much to smile about
When the world is down who are we to stand and shout
They wonder why we do the things we do

its all because of this
its all because of this
We've tasted love, tasted hope, tasted holiness (repeat)

And they wonder why, we do the things we do.



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