Christian Jung
(c) 2003
VERSE 1
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Jesus, You're always so faithful, Your blood it sanctifies me
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And I want to thank You, and I want to give You praise
CHORUS
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You'll be there for me, You'll be there for me
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After everybody else has gone their own way
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You'll be there for me
VERSE 2
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Jesus, Your friendship is vital, Your love, it captivates me
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And I want to thank You, and I want to give You praise
CHORUS
BRIDGE
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You've always been the One who loved me
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You've always been the One who cared
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I've always been the one who needs You
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You've always been the One who's there
CHORUS
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Even from the time I was in my mother's womb
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You've been there for me, You've been there for me
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When all of my friends and everyone else has gone there own way
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You've been there for me, You've been there for me
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Well we lift Your name on high because You are the only One
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Who could pay the penalty as God's one and only Son
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You came to the earth and You died on the cross
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Just to take all of my sins away
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Then You rose from the dead and You sat on the throne
And You're gonna come back anyday now
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Jammin' with Jah, jammin' with Jah Jah...
COMMENTARY:
I actually began to write the chorus of this song in California after coming back from a snow boarding trip with my good friend David Ronca. David was on the summer missions team that I was on back in 1994 when we went to Croatia. I remember just thinking about how God is always there for us, even if everyone else around us bails on us, He will never leave us or forsake us. This is the first song that I have ever written that was reggae. I have always loved reggae music since I gave my life to Christ and would listen to Christian reggae from Christifari, a band from Southern California. I saw them live while we were in Bible College in 1997. Later on, in 2005, I had the privilege of leading worship for a season with James Pach, one of the original members of Christifari, while we were at Calvary Chapel in Tigard, Oregon. He is also the one who made dreadlocks out of my long hair around that time. The off-time signature rhythm is just a part of who I am...from where it originated, in Africa, and then from Jamaica and the Carribean. I make it my aim to incorporate indigenous music style and instruments into all of the original worship that flows from my heart in every country that we travel to as missionaries. Check out the little bit of "scatting" I tried to do at the end of the song on the Reckless Abandon album.
