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Shine: The Hits cover
09. Spirit Thing
Album: Shine: The Hits
Artist: Newsboys
         
 

It's not a family trait
It's nothing that I ate
And it didn't come from skating
With holy rollers

It's an early warning sign
It keeps my life in line
But it's so hard to define
Never mind

It's just a spirit thing
It's just a holy nudge
It's like a circuit judge in the brain
It's just a spirit thing
It's here to guard my heart
It's just a little hard to explain

It pushes when I quit
It smells a counterfeit
Sometimes it works a bit
Like a teleprompter

When it's teleprompting you
I pray you'll let it through
And I'll help you with the how
But for now

It's just a spirit thing
It's just a holy nudge
It's like a circuit judge in the brain
It's just a spirit thing
It's here to guard my heart
It's just a little hard to explain

I took the pulpit
Then backed down again
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained

I took the soapbox
Then backed down again
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained

It's just a spirit thing
It's just a holy nudge
It's like a circuit judge in the brain
It's just a spirit thing
It's here to guard my heart
It's just a little hard to explain

I took the airwaves
Then backed down again
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained

It's just a spirit thing
It's just a holy nudge
It's like a circuit judge in the brain
It's just a spirit thing
It's here to guard my heart
It's just a little hard to explain

I took the pulpit
Then backed down again
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained

By Steve Taylor, Peter Furler

 

More Lyrics from Shine: The Hits

  1. 01. Shine
  2. 02. Not Ashamed
  3. 03. Breakfast
  4. 04. Reality
  5. 05. Take Me To Your Leader
  6. 06. Joy
  7. 07. Entertaining Angels
  8. 08. Praises
  9. 09. Spirit Thing
  10. 10. Woohoo
  11. 11. Step Up to the Microphone
  12. 12. God Is Not A Secret
  13. 13. Where You Belong/Turn Your Eyes
  14. 14. Who?
  15. 15. Believe
  16. 16. I Got Your Number
  17. 17. Mega-Mix
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Music Out This Week


This Monday, September 7
SINGLES
Michael W. Smith There She Stands - Single [The Fuel]

This Wednesday, September 9
ALBUMS
Natalie Layne Still Running to You - EP [Centricity Music]

SINGLES
Limoblaze Super Power II (feat. Rua Young) - Single [Reach]

This Friday, September 11
ALBUMS
Tasha Cobbs Leonard TASHA Unscripted (Live) [Motown Gospel]
Limoblaze Do It Now (Acoustic) - EP [Reach]
The Rock Music Not Alone (independent)

SINGLES
Philip Anthony Reminisce - Single (independent)
Johan Asgarde No Other - Single [Gotee]
Drea LP & OnBeatMusic Free Indeed - Single [Syntax]
K3hlab The Realm of Grief - Single [Syntax]
Myles Maestro SOUTHPAW - Single [Syntax]
Charly Perry Masterpieces - Single [Gotee]
Matthew Plante HAND ON ME! - Single [Dream]
QEW & Cyrus Sonata Chamber Exit - Single [Syntax]
Saints in Exile Stay For You - Single [Syntax]
Carly Ann Taylor Something Good Is Coming - Single [Curb]

Next Tuesday, September 15
SINGLES
Grace Frances The Promised Land - Single (independent)

Next Friday, September 18
ALBUMS
Anthony Brown & group therAPy Full Disclosure [Tyscot]
Cory Asbury Outsing The Angels [BEC]
Franni Cash Here I Am [Capitol CMG]
for KING & COUNTRY the most beautiful colours [Curb Records]
Hillside Recording Proverbs & Prayers (Morning) (independent)
Living Again Living Again II (independent)
Joseph O'Brien What's Good For Me? [Gotee]

SINGLES
ChristianXXII Lift Me Up - Single [Dream]
Dreamers The God Who Goes Before Me - Single [Dream]
Josh Grove I'm Done Running - Single (independent)
Steven Malcolm Kick It To My Twin (ft. DreBreeze Da Godson & DKG KIE) - Single [Curb]
Lloyd Nicks Can't Take My Eyes Off Heaven - Single [Curb]
Matthew Plante GOD FEARING! - Single [Dream]
Xander Sallows hidden treasure - Single [Dream]
Allan Scott Foxhole Prayers - Single [Dream]
Victory House Worship Returning - Single (independent)
Whosoever South Y'all My People - Single (independent)

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Newsboys Not Ashamed [Magenta] Vinyl [Girder]
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