PETRA - HOPE (LYRICS)
FILTHY LUCRE
1 Tim 3:3-5
In the shadows of the city,
Where the lights deceive the night,
There’s a hunger never sated,
A thirst that blinds the sight.
Chasing gold and fleeting treasures,
Running after empty dreams,
But in the end,
they’re left with nothing,
Lost in hollow schemes.
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Oh, the lies that wealth can tell,
Binding souls within their spell.
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Filthy lucre, chains of gold,
Binding senses, taking hold
Filthy lucre, chains of gold,
wound your conscience
Stain your soul
In the darkness, hearts grow cold
Filthy lucre, lose your hold!
They build their towers
high and mighty,
On the backs of those in need,
Never seeing, never caring,
Blinded by their endless greed.
But the riches of this world,
Cannot save a dying soul,
Only Christ can bring redemption,
Only He can make us whole.
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Only Christ can save your soul.
In His love, we find our goal,
Filthy lucre, lose your hold!
Filthy lucre, lose your hold!
KISS THE COALS
Isa 6:6-7
In the heart of the fire,
the flames refine the soul,
Every broken life,
You make the pieces whole.
Through the trials and the pain
You’re forging me anew,
In the midst of the furnace,
I am drawn closer to You.
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Oh, the pain that purifies,
Brings new life, opens eyes.
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Kiss the coals, embrace the flame,
In Your fire, I’m not the same.
Kiss the coals, let the heat,
Burn away the sin’s deceit.
In Your love, I am made whole,
Kiss the coals, redeem my soul.
Through the path of surrender,
my pride is laid to rest,
There is hope in Your purpose,
In Your will, I am blessed.
Through my hard tribulation,
You’re molding me like clay,
In the kiln of compassion,
I am shaped a brand new way.
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Oh, the pain that purifies,
Brings new life, opens eyes.
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Through the forge,
through the blaze,
I will lift my voice in praise.
Every trial, every tear,
lets me know You are near.
In the heat, through Your grace,
In the fire, I seek Your face.
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Kiss the coals, embrace the flame,
In Your fire, I’m not the same.
Kiss the coals, let the heat,
Burn away the sin’s deceit.
In Your love, I am made whole,
Kiss the coals, redeem my soul.
Kiss the coals, redeem my soul.
OXYGEN
Ps 119:50b
In the silence of the morning,
when the world is still asleep,
I turn my heart to heaven,
and Your promises I keep.
In the chaos of the daytime,
when the noise begins to rise,
I find my strength and refuge,
in the truth that never lies.
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Oh, the life within Your breath,
gives me hope, defeats the death.
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Your Word is my oxygen,
breathing life into my soul.
Your truth, my foundation,
makes the broken pieces whole.
In Your Word, I find
my strength again,
Your Word is my oxygen.
In the shadows of the evening,
when the doubts begin to creep,
I hold fast to revelation,
in Your arms, I find my sleep.
Every line a healing whisper,
every verse a guiding light,
In the darkness, You’re my beacon,
turning wrongs to make them right.
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Every page, a breath of heaven,
every word, a holy sound.
In Your grace, I find my haven,
on this rock, I stand my ground.
With each promise, I’m uplifted,
in Your wisdom, I am found.
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Your Word is my oxygen,
every day, I breathe it in.
In Your Word,
I find my strength again,
Your Word is my oxygen.
Your Word is my oxygen.
SKIN IN THE GAME
Isa 53:5
In the garden of Gethsemane,
where angels weep for all His scorn,
He knelt and prayed in agony,
for a world so lost and torn.
The weight of sin upon His shoulders,
the burden of a love so pure,
In His silence, strength unspoken,
for our souls, He would endure.
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Oh, the price of love so deep,
a promise He would keep.
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Skin in the game, His blood was shed,
A crown of thorns upon His head.
For every heart, for every name,
He bore the weight, skin in the game.
On the cross, He breathed forgiveness,
with His final, sacred breath,
Breaking chains, embracing sorrow,
conquering the sting of death.
In the echoes of His suffering,
lies the hope of life renewed,
In His wounds, we find our healing,
in His pain, our souls are soothed.
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In every step, we give our all.
we hear His voice and heed His call
Through every trial we call His Name
and sacrifice skin in the game.
Through loss, through gain,
We follow Him, skin in the game.
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In the end, when shadows fall,
we’ll stand in light and heed His call.
For in His love, we do the same,
we sacrifice, skin in the game.
For in His love, we do the same,
we sacrifice, skin in the game.
WE REJOICE IN HOPE
Rom 12:12
In a world that’s lost and broken,
Where the shadows cast their lies,
We stand firm on the promise,
Of the One who never dies.
Through the storms and
through the fire,
Through the darkest of our days,
We lift our eyes to heaven,
And we sing a song of praise.
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We rejoice in hope, unshaken,
By His grace, we are awakened.
In His love, our hearts are taken,
We rejoice, we rejoice in hope!
When the weight of doubt
surrounds us,
And the night is closing in,
We will call upon our Savior,
And find strength to rise again.
For His light will always guide us,
And His Word will show the way
All our hope is in our Savior,
For in His name we pray.
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When the weight of doubt
surrounds us,
And the night is closing in,
We will call upon our Savior,
And find strength to rise again.
For His light will always guide us,
And His truth will set us free,
In the name of Christ our Savior,
We find our victory.
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In every trial, in every pain,
We know our God, He reigns.
In every valley, in every storm,
We are held by His mighty arm.
His faithfulness will never fail,
In His name, we will prevail!
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We rejoice in hope, unshaken,
By His grace, we are awakened.
In His love, our hearts are taken,
We rejoice, we rejoice in hope!
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MIRACLE MAKER
Jn 2:11
In the midst of our despair,
when our hope is running dry,
We lift our voices to the heavens,
to the One who hears our cry.
With a heart full of faith,
we know He’s always near,
Every moment, every heartbeat,
He wipes away our fears.
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Oh, the power in His name,
bringing life to broken frames.
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Miracle Maker, You heal the blind,
turning water into wine.
Miracle Maker, You calm the sea,
setting every captive free.
Miracle Maker, we believe,
in Your love, we receive.
In the silence of our waiting,
when the answers seem so far,
He’s the light that guides our journey,
He’s the bright and morning star.
Every promise He has spoken,
will be faithful and true,
He’s the God of all creation,
and He’s making all things new.
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In the silence of our waiting,
bringing life to broken frames
Miracle Maker, You heal the blind,
turning water into wine.
Miracle Maker, You calm the sea,
setting every captive free.
Miracle Maker, we believe in Your love,
we receive.
Miracle Maker, we believe,
in Your love, we receive
Miracle Maker, we proclaim,
all the glory to Your name.
Miracle Maker, You heal the blind,
turning water into wine.
Miracle Maker, You calm the sea,
setting every captive free.
Miracle Maker, we believe in Your love,
we receive.
Miracle Maker, we proclaim
all the glory to Your Name
Miracle Maker, we believe in Your love,
we receive
Miracle Maker, we believe.
THERE WILL STILL BE A DAWN
Ps 30:5
In the quiet of the midnight,
Where shadows weave their tales,
Dreams whisper soft and faded,
As hope seems thin and frail.
Yet through the veil of darkness,
and through the dark disguise,
Beyond the night’s deep silence,
A new day’s light will rise.
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Oh, the night may linger on,
But the morning brings a song.
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There will still be a dawn,
When the stars give way to light.
There will still be a dawn,
Banishing the longest night.
In His love, we journey on,
For there will still be a dawn.
Through valleys shrouded in sorrow,
Where tears like rivers flow,
There blooms a quiet courage,
In the heart’s eternal glow.
Each trial, a re-defining fire,
Each heartache, a sacred song,
For in the arms of mercy,
We find where we belong.
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Every tear will turn to diamonds,
In the morning’s gentle grace,
Every shadow chased by sunlight,
In the warmth of His embrace.
For the night is not forever,
In His truth, we find our way,
With each breath,
we move towards heaven,
Where eternal light will stay.
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For His light is always near.
In His love, we carry on,
For there will still be a dawn.
There will still be a dawn,
There will still be a dawn.
THORNS
Mk 4:7
Such a cruel deception
false security,
Nothing I can’t handle
thinking I was free.
Promises of fortune,
dreams of earthly gain
Never satisfying
driving me insane
In my mind consumption,
filled with earthly cares
No room to consider
heavenly affairs
Over time, seduction
nothing I can see
Coming to my senses,
I’m no longer free
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Suddenly I’m surrounded,
By the lies that have confounded.
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Thorns – got to break away,
Thorns – over my head.
Thorns – choking the life away,
Thorns – just like He said.
Where I seek my treasure,
there my heart will be,
Will it last a lifetime, or eternity?
Chasing empty visions,
blinded by desire,
Thirsting for the pleasure
found in something higher
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Got to begin to break free,
From the chains that bind me.
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In the garden of my heart,
I find the weeds have grown,
Tangled up in false desire,
I can’t do this alone.
With His strength, I’ll rise again,
leaving thorns behind,
Walking in His freedom,
peace within my mind.
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LOOKING BACK
Jer 29:11
Thinking back
I can remember much uncertainty
About which way to go and what to do
Second guessing every choice
I made and path I took
Hoping to avoid a bad mistake or two
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I could not see your guiding hand
through all of it
And how you always make
the pieces fit
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Looking back - now I know
You planted me where I could grow
Looking back – I can see
The way You shaped my destiny
Filled my thoughts, inspired my mood
Looking back…
I have such gratitude
Now I understand
how You always had my back
And I was never close
to being far away
There was never any danger
I could go astray
Your light would always,
somehow point the way
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Now I know your loving hand
was always there
To pull me back from danger
I can’t see
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They say that hindsight’s
Always 20/20
But I wish
that I could understand it now
The way You’re making
all things work together
But for now I see what You allow
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DELIVER US
Gal 1:4
In the face of darkness,
we stand firm
With our faith
the coming tide will turn
Despite our every fear
We feel Your presence near
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We pray
For deliverance from evil
We pray
Every stronghold
will come down
We bind
Every power that opposes
Until
Every freedom
will abound
Through God’s own Son
You Keep us from
The evil one
When a nation starts to lose its hope
And tries to bind
our freedom with a rope
Your light dispels the night
For in Your name we fight
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With angels’ might
and saints’ pure prayers
We conquer darkness,
dissolve despairs
Your kingdom’s banner
we lift high
In Your power,
evil’s hold will die
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[Tag]
Deliver us through God’s own Son
And keep us from the evil one
Words & Music by Bob Hartman, © 2025 by
House of Bob Publishing (SESAC)
Words of “Kiss the Coals” and “There Will Still
Be a Dawn” By Jeff Hartman and Bob Hartman
© 2025 by House of Bob Publishing
(SESAC) and CoalForge Publishing (SESAC)