Freelance Music

Category: Song Lyrics

  • Time out to pray

    Time out to pray

     

    Words and music: Lance Appleton

     

    Hey when did I last take time out to pray

    when did I last say Jesus I love you

    well I don’t want to delay

    Father of light I love you

    You are God no shadow of darkness there

    you alone will not let my heart despair

    Heaven is Your throne and Earth your footstool

    I am just a stone but I will praise You

    Hey when did I last take time out to pray

    when did I last say Jesus I love you

    well I don’t want to delay

    Father of light I love you

    Father of light I love you

     

     

  • Be a Soldier

    Be a Soldier

    Lance Appleton
    Key:[Fm]


    Got to be a soldier the rest of my days
    Got to be a soldier that’s what I say
    Nobody wants to be a soldier anymore
    Everybody just wants to be free
    I tell you what we ain’t ever won a war with just 
    Peace talks with the enemy

    Got to be a soldier the rest of my days
    Got to be a soldier that’s what I say
    Nobody wants to be a farmer anymore
    But everybody likes to eat
    Gonna take more than just a check in the mail
    For a man to stand on his own two feet
    Got to be a farmer the rest of my days
    Got to be a farmer that’s what I say

    Soldier, Farmer, Soldier, Farmer, Soldier

    Got to be a soldier the rest of my days
    Got to be a soldier that’s what I say
    Nobody wants to be a farmer anymore
    They all moved to the city
    Thinking that their gonna get rich quick
    Listen it’s such a pity
    Nobody wants to work in the fields 
    But everybody likes to eat
    Gonna take more than just a check in the mail
    For a man to stand on his own two feet


  • I have everything (Resurrected from the dead)


    I Have Everything
    by Lance Appleton


    Get away from my windows
    don’t try the backdoor
    your dead
    as far as I’m concerned
    don’t bother me no more
    the times we had together you say
    you’d like to have more still
    but those days are gone forever
    the memories have been killed
    I got someone who loves me
    He broke my chains when I took His name
    you left me with nothing
    but now I have everything

    He sweetens up my sorrows
    with hope for tomorrow
    keys He carries open all locks
    and heaven listens when His spirit talks
    such a long list of mysteries
    come to light with the eyes He sees with
    everything is righteous
    He’s the one I’ll always be with
    cause I have everything

    I’m asking him to empty me of me
    and to fill me with himself instead
    I desire
    the liberty of living
    resurrected from the dead

    He took my chains
    And I took His Name
    Yesterday today forever
    He’s just the same

    I have everything …

  • Yesterday’s Prayers

    Yesterday’s Prayers

    New Year’s Song (Melody Unknown) written for “Shepherd’s Apostolic Church” of Troy, Missouri 12/31/97

    Yesterday’s Prayers

    by Lance Appleton

    Dear friends,
    As the year ends
    Tho’ we don’t know
    Where the time goes
    Still we understand there is an unseen hand
    Guiding us on to a land beyond tomorrow.

    I just want to say I’m grateful
    For yesterday’s prayers,
    Those stepping stones of hope
    That helped to get me here from way back there;
    I could have died
    Somewhere
    Lost without the tears you cried
    For me in yesterday’s prayers.

    Just as sure as JESUS
    Shed His blood at Calvary
    The words you said
    Were like love poured out on me;
    The sounds may fade
    But I hear them yet,
    My life is changed
    And I won’t forget
    Yesterday’s prayers.

  • Prayer and fasting is an upper

    Prayer and fasting is an upper

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    Prayer and fasting is an upper
    words and music by: Lance Appleton


    Prayer and fasting is an upper
    it makes me want to sing a happy song
    and I’m gonna love that marriage supper
    because I’ve been praying and fasting all day long

    people nowadays think its a drag to pray
    and it brings them down to push that plate away
    they regulate their moods by the chemicals in foods
    but friend there’s just one thing I’d like to say

    Prayer and fasting is an upper
    it makes me want to sing a happy song
    and I’m gonna love that marriage supper
    because I’ve been praying and fasting all day long

    I’ve been backslidden I’ve been cold and carnal too
    I’ve even had those sugar blues
    but the joy of the Lord now has been restored
    by practicing this simple Bible truth

    Prayer and fasting is an upper
    it makes me want to sing a happy song
    and I’m gonna love that marriage supper
    because I’ve been praying and fasting all day long

    well I prayed dear Jesus please I want to be like you
    to fast and pray the way you used to do
    why my waist would get so small I could squeeze right through a wall
    and be light enough to walk on water too

  • I dedicate it

    I dedicate it
    Words and Music by: Lance Appleton


    To the one eternal who dwells in realms of light
    I dedicate it
    to the Lord immortal who’s love dispels the night
    I dedicate it
    a life that was in darkness a broken carcass of sin and shame
    lost in hopeless dispare headed for worse nowhere until Jesus came

    down from His glory
    and wrapped His arms around me
    I’m so glad He found me
    before it was to late

    heaven and earth cannot contain
    the mind of man cannot explain
    listen to my hearts refrain
    I dedicate it

  • God is Light

    God is Light

    God is Light
    Music by: Lance Appleton
    1John 1:5-7


    God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all
    God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all
    No darkness, in Him is no darkness
    No darkness, in Him is no darkness

    If we say that we have fellowship with Him
    and walk in darkness we lie
    and do not the truth

    But if we walk in the light as He is in the light
    We have fellowship with one another
    and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin

  • Jesus made a rock

    Jesus made a rock (out of a rolling stone)
    words by: Maggie Buckner
    music by: Lance Appleton


    Jesus made a rock out of a rolling stone
    Jesus made a rock out of a rolling stone
    Oh Jesus, You made a rock out of a rolling stone
    Oh Jesus, You gave this wondering soul a home

    I was lost and I was confused, and I didn’t know what to do
    But Jesus made a rock out of a rolling stone

    Oh Jesus, I want to thank you Lord for giving me the Holy Ghost
    Oh Jesus, I want to thank you now for giving me your Spirit Lord

  • Come Unto Me

    Come Unto Me

    Come Unto me
    words and music by: Lance Appleton

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    Let me be your Rock of Ages
    Let me be your El Shaddai
    Shelter from the storm that rages

    Let me be your paid vacation
    Come unto me I’ll give you rest
    Let me be your soul’s salvation

    Come unto me, come unto me
    Come unto me, come unto me
    Come unto me, come unto me

    Never leave you or forsake you
    And I will not tell you lies
    Of all the places I can take you

    Let me be your Rock of Ages
    Let me be your Adonai
    Shelter from the storm that rages

  • Kiss the Son

    Kiss the Son

    Kiss The Son
    music by: Lance Appleton
    Psalms 2:11-12

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    Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling
    Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling

    Kiss the Son lest he be angry and ye perish by the way
    When His wrath is kindled but a little
    Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him

  • We See Jesus

    We See Jesus

    We See Jesus
    words and lyrics by: Lance Appleton

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    We see Jesus,
    Made a little lower than the angels
    We see Jesus,
    Leading this assault against the gates of hell
    We see Jesus,
    Praying to His father in the garden
    That He by the grace of God might taste of death for every man

    We see Jesus
    We see Jesus
    We see Jesus

    He’s not somewhere, upstairs, don’t care, outta sight
    He’s the high priest, and He, intercedes for you and I
    At the right time, and the right place, He joined in this human race
    He’s not immune, but He’s in tune, with the problems that we face

    As in adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive
    As in adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive
    As in adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive

  • Call Your Name

    Call Your Name
    Words and Music by: Lance Appleton


    I just heard the Savior call your name
    I just heard the Savior the Lord and the Maker
    Call your name … Call your name

    we stood together on the battle field
    the blood was hot and the bullets real
    its all for nothing you swore
    and I can’t fight no more

    we stood together in the poring rain
    you took my hand and I felt the pain
    life has no meaning you said
    I hate living dead

    I beg you to come with me
    please try to understand
    the kingdom of our god is now at hand
    my dearest friend come with me
    don’t turn and walk away
    I just heard the Savior call your name

    I just heard the Savior call your name
    I just heard the Savior call your name
    I just heard the Savior the Lord and the Maker
    Call your name … Call your name

    we stood together on a mountain side
    you shed a tear and the ocean tide
    its all for nothing you cried
    and I’m so lost inside

    I beg you to come with me
    please try to understand
    the kingdom of our god is now at hand
    my dearest friend come with me
    don’t turn and walk away
    I just heard the Savior call your name

    I just heard the Savior call your name
    I just heard the Savior call your name
    I just heard the Savior the Lord and the Maker
    Call your name … Call your name

  • Behold I stand

    Behold I stand

    Behold I stand
    Words and Music by: Lance Appleton
    (Revelations 3:20)


    Behold I stand at the door and knock
    Behold I stand at the door and knock

    If any man hear my voice and will open the door
    I will come in

    Behold I stand at the door and knock
    Behold I stand at the door and knock

    If any man hear my voice and will open the door
    I will come in

    I will come in to him and will sup with him
    and he with me
    To him that over cometh
    will I grant to sit with me in my throne
    Even as I also overcame
    and am sit down with my father in his throne

  • Are You With Me

    Are You With Me

    Are You With Me
    words and music by: Lance Appleton
    (Matthew 12:30-31)


    Are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … are you with me
    he that is not with me … is against me
    he that gathereth not with me … scattereth abroad

    wherefore I say unto you all manner of sin
    and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men
    but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
    shall not be forgiven unto men

    are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … then don’t argue with me

    hear O Israel the Lord our God is One Lord
    hear O Israel the Lord our God is One
    and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all of thy heart
    and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all of thy soul
    and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all of thy mind
    and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all of thy strength

    are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … are you with me
    are you with me … then don’t argue with me

  • With Joy

    With Joy

    With Joy
    words and music by: Lance Appleton
    (Isaiah 12:2-3)


    Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation
    therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells
    therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation
    therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells

    the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song
    he has become my salvation
    the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song
    he has become my salvation

  • Rejoice in the Lord Always

     

    Rejoice in the Lord Always
    Words and music by: Lance Appleton
    (Philippians 4:4-6)


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    Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say
    rejoice in the Lord always and again and again and again and again
    rejoice in the Lord always and again I say
    rejoice in the Lord always and again and again and again and again

    be careful for nothing but in everything by prayer
    and supplications with thanksgiving
    let your request be made known unto God
    and the peace of God which passes all understanding
    shall keep your hearts and your minds through Christ Jesus

  • Never Thirst Again

    Never Thirst Again
    Words and music by: Lance Appleton


    Now from somewhere down deep inside I start to cry
    tears of joy falling from my eyes
    I can hear the sweetest anthem ever sung
    no purer tones on mortal tongue

    I’ll never thirst again
    I’ll never thirst again

    nothing else in all the years I’ve lived
    ever has affected me like this
    not one of the places I have been
    not one of my acquaintances or friends
    ever washed away my sins

    nothing written in the books I’ve read
    not what some philosopher has said
    nowhere in the drugs or the alcohol
    was there any love like this at all

    you have raised … you have raised me
    you have raised me from the dead

    I’m coming just as you commanded
    to the fountain of forgiveness
    now I’m plunging under covered by your name
    rivers of living water flow from my innermost being
    you are the only one who know what it is
    you are the only one who know

    Now from somewhere down deep inside i start to cry
    tears of joy falling from my eyes
    I can hear the sweetest anthem ever sung
    no purer tones on mortal tongue

    I’ll never thirst again
    I’ll never thirst again

    Spring up o well of joy and gladness
    spring up O well of sweet salvation
    Holy Ghost make intercession

    Rivers of water flow from my innermost being
    You are the only one who knows what it is …
    You are the only one who knows what it is I’m needing
    life’s eternal mysteries heavens revelations
    like a flower opening filled with holy
    filled with holy , filled with holy fragrance.

    Now from somewhere down deep inside i start to cry
    tears of joy falling from my eyes
    I can hear the sweetest anthem ever sung
    no purer tones on mortal tongue

    I’ll never thirst again
    I’ll never thirst again … I’ll never thirst again

  • All Power

    All Power
    words and music by: Lance Appleton
    Matthew 28:18-20


    all-powerBuried with Him in the only name
    given among men whereby we must be saved
    buried with Him in the only name under heaven

    all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth
    all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth

    go ye therefore and teach all nation
    baptizing them in the name of the Father
    and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost
    teaching them to observe all things
    whatsoever I have commanded you
    and lo I am with you always
    even unto the end of the world amen

    buried in the name of the Father
    buried in the name of the Son
    buried in the name of the Holy Ghost

    Jesus is the one
    He’s the only one
    Jesus is the one with all power

    all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth
    all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth

    so I got buried with Him in the only name
    given among men whereby we must be saved
    buried with him in the only name under heaven
    under heaven … under heaven

  • Calm Down

    Calm Down

    Words and Music by: Lance Appleton


    calm down
    way down
    calm way down

    lift your vision higher
    lift your vision higher
    lift your vision higher
    calm way down


    Recorded at Lance Appleton’s home
    June, 2008
    – part of the 77 song compilation “In the living room with Lance”

  • My Offering

    My Offering

    Words and music by: Lance Appleton


    Let my prayer be set before you as incense
    and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice
    Let my prayer be set before you as incense
    and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice

    I’m on my way to heaven
    I’ve got a ways to go
    when I’m underneath a burden and the weight of it is so heavy

    Lord I cry unto thee harken thou unto me
    and give ear unto my prayer
    when I cry unto Thee
    Let my pray fill the air
    with a fragrance of praise
    and Lord please receive my offering

    This is my offering by faith a gift of love my spirit makes
    this is my song to thee oh King
    it is my offering

    Let my prayer be set before you as incense
    and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice

  • Come with me my love

     

     

     

    Come with me my love
    words and music by: Lance Appleton


    Come with me to eternity
    my spirit will not away strive with man
    my spirit will not away strive
    I can’t let it go, I can’t let it go on
    I can’t let it go, I can’t let it go on
    forever, forever

    So come with me to eternity …

    The world will never live in peace
    till all the wars in heaven cease
    I can’t let it go, I can’t let it go on
    I can’t let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go on
    I can’t let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go on forever

    So come with me to eternity …
    follow me my love …
    follow me to eternity …
    come and see my love …
    come and see my love …

    This is no temporary plan
    I promised when we first began
    I said life will go … life will go on
    life will go … life will go on forever
    forever

    but time will be no more
    time will be no more
    time will be … no more time
    no more time will be
    so come with me to eternity
    follow me my love
    follow me to eternity …
    come and see my love …
    my love … come and see

  • I Believe

    I Believe
    words and music by Lance Appleton


    Dear Jesus
    I believe in God and I believe in you
    the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth
    and I will not let me heart be troubled
    I will hear what you say
    You are the Shepherd and I am your little lamb
    Lord Jesus lead the way

    dear Jesus
    let me not forget this gospel I’ve received
    your death and your burial
    how you came out of that grave
    and how your coming back for me
    if I continue in your word
    then your disciple I will be
    and I will know the truth and the truth will make me free

    and I will follow you forever
    and you will never let me go alone
    through the valley of the shadow
    to my souls eternal home
    and we will always be together
    because thats what heavens all about
    your my every hope of tomorrow
    you are my only comfort now

  • I Bless You Lord

    I Bless You Lord
    Words and music by: Lance Appleton


    I am standing in an even place in the congregation
    and I bless you Lord
    I declare you name to my brethren in the congregation
    and I bless you Lord

    examine me oh Lord try the reigns of my heart
    redeem me and be merciful
    that I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving
    and declare thy wondrous words
    and I bless you Lord

    I have loved the habitation of thy house
    and the place thy honor dwells
    and I bless you Lord
    for your loving kindness is before my eyes
    and I am walking in your truth as well

  • Covered with Mercy (in the holy of holies)

     

    Covered in Mercy (in the holy of holies)

    Words and music by: Lance Appleton


     

                                    E
    Thank you for the laver

                                   B
    thank you for the alter

                                       A
    thank you for the incense the candle stick

                    E                      B
    and the table of your presence

                                    C#m     Ab                       A   C
    thank you for the mercy seat upon the ark of safety

      E                      B               A
    covering your covenant forever

                                E                                           B
    Lord I love to wash up when its time to worship

                         A
    offer up a sacrifice of praise

                              E                                       B
    you shine the light and you guide the way

                                                 C#m         Ab
    and you feed me on the bread of heaven

             A                                      C
    you hide me in your secret place

                               E        B                     A
    covered with mercy in the holy of holies

                                      E         B                     A
    I’m covered with mercy in the holy of holies

    F                     G                          C              C/B          F
    This world a wilderness and my poor soul will be wandering

                 C                          G
    never finding heavens door

      Eb                    F                                       Bb
    your love laid down a blood stained pathway

    Bb/A                     Eb               Bb                               D        B/Eb
    straight into the joy that my soul was searching for

                                  E
    Thank you for the laver

                                   B
    thank you for the alter

                                       A
    thank you for the incense the candle stick

                    E                      B
    and the table of your presence

                                    C#m     Ab                       A   C
    thank you for the mercy seat upon the ark of safety

      E                      B               A
    covering your covenant forever

                                E                                           B
    Lord I love to wash up when its time to worship

                         A
    offer up a sacrifice of praise

                              E                                       B
    you shine the light and you guide the way

                                                 C#m         Ab
    and you feed me on the bread of heaven

             A                                      C
    you hide me in your secret place

                               E        B                     A
    covered with mercy in the holy of holies

                                      E         B                     A
    I’m covered with mercy in the holy of holies

  • I Make The Praise – words and music by Lance Appleton

    I Make The Praise

    words and music by: Lance Appleton


    I make the noise, I make it with my voice

    I make it with my hands and my feet

    it may not be music to anyone but You (more…)

  • Mercy to the max – words and music by Lance Appleton

    Mercy to the Max

    words and music by: Lance Appleton


    I can still hear the devil say 99 years and 1 dark day

    but You can take it all away with

    mercy to the max … maximum mercy (more…)

  • Happy Hobby – words and music by Lance Appleton

    Bonus points if you can find the acronyms hidden in the lyrics of this song!

    Happy Hobby

    words and music by: Lance Appleton


    First thing every morning

    I feel my knees start to bend

    soon I’m giving You glory 

    and I’m entering in (more…)

  • Leaving it all in His hands – words and music by: Lance Appleton

    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!

    Leaving it all in His hands

    words and music by: Lance Appleton


    I met a stranger in the park today

    he was carving crosses on the trees

    I must have watched him for an hour or so

    working up the nerve to speak (more…)

  • Such Sweet Communion – words and music by: Lance Appleton

    Such Sweet Communion

    words and music by: Lance Appleton

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    Now you are clean by the word I have spoken

    alive and new by the word I have spoken

    your spirits refreshed the bread has been broken (more…)

  • Holding On

    words and music by: Lance Appleton

    recorded on “Lance Appleton Unplugged” 2006

     


     

    Chorus

                     D                          G                            D

    I’m holding on … I’m holding on … I’m holding on

                           G                               Bm

    Yes I’m holding on … I’m holding on to

                       G                               Em       Fmaj7

    I’m holding on to … I’m holding on to You
    (more…)