He that hath an ear let him hear
what the Spirit’s saying to the churches
He that hath an ear let him hear
what the Spirit’s saying to the churches
to him that overcomes and keeps my works unto the end
to him will I give power over the nations
I will give him the morning star
I will give him the morning star
You will be feasting on the tree of life
In the paradise of God
safe where the second death can not hurt you
where the manna is hidden I’ll give you a name
I shall be yours alone
and it shall be written on a white stone
on a white stone, on a white stone
and I will give you the morning star
By Eric|2015-03-26T08:47:41-05:00March 26th, 2015|
One of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar. I love this version because my (then one year old) son Ian can be heard walking in on our recording session. Such great memories here!
By Eric|2015-03-26T08:32:18-05:00March 14th, 2015|
This is an early recording from my dads Gateway College days 1969 or 1970. I can picture him in one of those great marble stairways making this recording (one of my favorite spots to sit and play when I was there). This is a great snapshot of his early music and the type of songwriting that influenced him.
Special thanks to Jeff Miller for taking a box of my dads old cassette tapes and and preserving these gems!
By Jeff Miller|2015-03-11T20:00:58-05:00March 11th, 2015|
Dedicated to a dear friend Lance Appleton, a mighty warrior for Jesus who fought the good fight. He made it his life to worship Jesus, and this is a song he played with friends in the Lord, not intending this to be published, but the song is a great one deserving to be shared, glory be to the God on high!
By Eric|2015-04-13T15:28:10-05:00March 10th, 2015|
This is one of my all time top 10 favorite songs written by my Dad. Hearing it now gives me a sense of wonder to think that he is now truly making “Music For My Lord”
The story is that Dad originally wrote One God Apostolic on the way to a 1972 youth convention, because he had been given a 15 min time slot to speak and he wasn’t sure what he was going to say to fill all that time. Here are the same lyrics being sung 37 years later at the 2009 National Youth Convention … Guess it still works to fill in those small gaps 🙂
By Eric|2015-03-06T00:23:20-06:00February 26th, 2015|
Lance C. Appleton
Sept. 22, 1952 – Feb. 18, 2015
Freelancemusic.net is now a celebration of the life, music, and ministry of Lance Appleton. Lance passed away at home with his family by his side Feb. 18, 2015 after a long battle with cancer.
He recorded 8 albums, “One God Apostolic” 1974, “Harp Warming” 1975, “So Happy” 1977 , “Run On” 1981, “Live in San Francisco”1985, “Songs of Deliverance”1995, “Unto You and To Your Children” 1997, and “Hopes are High” 2002. In addition he made two quality home recordings of his original songs “Lance Appleton Unplugged” in 2006 and a 5 disc compilation dubbed “In the Living Room with Lance” in 2008 and 2009. Lance wrote more than 250 songs, and many were never recorded in studio quality. This site is dedicated to bringing you his complete body of work some only left behind on cassette tapes, handwritten notes, or perhaps just in the memory of those who heard him playing, and singing his songs around the house. Feel free to contribute your own recollections of his unique style of ministry though the comment section of this blog.
” … even death can never change, this flesh may fade, but this song remains” – Lance Appleton This Song Remains
By Eric|2015-03-07T17:09:10-06:00April 30th, 2013|
Words and music by Lance Appleton
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Dm F G Bb
Whole heartedly … the soul and the heart of me Dm Am Bb C
I give unto thee Holy One … whole heartedly Dm F Gm Bb
Lord I confess … I need Your righteousness Dm Am Bb C
And power to be true to You … Lord I confess
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