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By Surprise cover
04. By Surprise
Album: By Surprise
Artist: Joy Williams
         
 

I’ve got a secret to tell
A midnight confession
I love the life that I lead
But it’s no obsession

Because I’m waiting, anticipating
Watching for Your return
You’ll come and get me
You know I’m ready
Enjoyed my stay, but You’ll steal me away

CHORUS
Like a thief in the night
Like a runaway train
Like a first class, lightning fast hurricane
I’ll keep my ear to the ground
And my eyes to the sky
I’m ready now but somehow
I know You’ll take me by surprise

So I’ll keep spreading the word
To everybody
Until the masses have heard
About that party

Because I’m waiting, anticipating
Watching for Your return
You’ll come and get me
You know I’m ready
Enjoyed my stay, but You’ll steal me away

CHORUS

Cause I R.S.V.P.’d on the invitation
I sent it care of the blood
That saved me the spot
With the One who will come

CHORUS

Words and Music by Jesse Butterworth and Joy Williams / © 2002 Diadem Music Group, Inc. (a division of Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) / SESAC / New Spring Publishing, Inc. (a division of Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) / ASCAP. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

 

More Lyrics from By Surprise

  1. 01. New Day
  2. 02. I Wonder
  3. 03. Every Moment
  4. 04. By Surprise
  5. 05. Surrender
  6. 06. Desperate
  7. 07. Every Day
  8. 08. Wish
  9. 09. Beautiful Somehow
  10. 10. The Love of the Lord Endures
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This Tuesday, October 20
SINGLES
Philip Anthony Mud - Single (independent)

This Friday, October 23
ALBUMS
Bleach Fox Den Sessions, Vol. 1 [Residence]
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Miami Live [StowTown]
Alex Henry Foster The Fragile Beauty (Of New Morning Hopes) [Hopeful Tragedy]
Future of Forestry untitled (independent)
Galactic Cowboys What Planet Are You From? (independent)
Myles Maestro IDENTITY CRISIS [Syntax]
QEW & Cyrus Sonata Chamber Saga EP [Syntax]
Josiah Queen Damascus Road [Capitol CMG]
The Sean Coleman Project Apropos of Nothing (independent)
We The Kingdom Soon The Streets Of Gold [Capitol CMG]

SINGLES
Dave Barnes Christmastime - Single (independent)
Biscuits x albion. dawn - Single (independent)
Chris Caro Hannah's Song - Single [Syntax]
Hillside Recording & Addy Prado Joyful Joyful - Single (independent)
Keep Warm Like You (feat. Relient K) - Single [Real Fun]
Mountains in the Sea My Burden Is Light - Single [Dream]
Naveszn Meadow - Single [Syntax]
No Vain Glory MOVE YOUR BODY (PT2) - Single [Syntax]
Jordan Rowe If Jesus Lived In My Hometown - Single [Tape Room / Capitol CMG]
Saints in Exile Haunted Nobody - Single [Syntax]
Tommis & Company Your Name Is Jesus (Acoustic) - Single (independent)

Next Friday, October 30
ALBUMS
Beach Chapel A Special Place In Heaven (independent)
Kirk Franklin I Am What I Am [Uptown]
The Oak Ridge Boys Buried Treasures [Lightning Rod]
The Hyssongs We've Got a Song to Sing [Horizon]
Various Artists Songs Inspired By The Chosen: Season 1-5 [Capitol CMG]
Vomitorial Corpulence Martyrdomical Symphonanthem [Rottweiler]

SINGLES
Gracie Binion & Mitch Wong Gloria - Single [BEC]
Will Ellis My Yesterday’s Are Gone - Single (independent)
Leem of the Earth The Cavern of Dark - Single [Velvet Blue]
Hunter Plake It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas - Single [BEC]
Jordan St. Cyr Guide Me Home - Single [BEC]
ZOEgirl I Still Believe - Single (independent)
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