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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 Thursday, October 15
SINGLES
Anberlin TRENCHES (feat. Switchfoot) - Single [Equal Vision]

This Friday, October 16
ALBUMS
Alexander Pappas and The Lofi Christian HINDSIGHT (independent)
Josh Baldwin Worth Everything [Bethel]
Grace Frances Clothed with Dignity (independent)
Jamie MacDonald Jamie MacDonald (The Deluxe Album) [Capitol CMG]
Northview Worship Awaken to Wonder (Live From the Conservatory) [BEC]
Jenna Raine Jeans, Boys & Jesus (Deluxe) [Warner]
Unteachers Under Bright Sadness [Rottweiler]

SINGLES
Riley Clemmons For The Boy - Single [Capitol CMG]
Dex the nerd who loves Jesus Holy Barz (ft. TNV & Bill B.) - Single [Syntax]
The Dryes Mud Room - Single (independent)
EJ Swavv Nineveh? - Single [Syntax]
PEABOD Ooh! - Single (independent)
Charly Perry In the Middle - Single [Gotee]
Slow Salvation Wait Around Another Day - Single [Velvet Blue]
Vineyard Worship & Dreaming The Impossible I Follow Jesus (Disciple) - Single [Vineyard Worship UK]

Next Friday, October 23
ALBUMS
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)
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
Biscuits x albion. dawn - Single (independent)
Hillside Recording & Addy Prado Joyful Joyful - Single (independent)
Mountains in the Sea My Burden Is Light - Single [Dream]
Jordan Rowe If Jesus Lived In My Hometown - Single [Tape Room / Capitol CMG]
Tommis & Company Your Name Is Jesus (Acoustic) - Single (independent)
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