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“TAKE UP YOUR CROSS”, WORDS AND MUSIC BY PAUL HAYDEN LUKE 18.31-33: “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. (32) For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. (33) And after flogging him, …

“THE BLIND MAN”, WORDS AND MUSIC BY PAUL HAYDEN MARK 10.47-48: And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (48) And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” …

“I HAVE SEEN THE LORD”, WORDS AND MUSIC BY PAUL HAYDEN JOHN 20.18: Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord” — and that he had said these things to her. (ESV) I wrote this song from the unique vantage point of the Gospel of John. John focused a great deal of attention upon Mary …

“THE BLIND MAN”, WORDS AND MUSIC BY PAUL HAYDEN John 9.32-33: Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. (33) If this man were not from God, he could do nothing. (ESV) It is important to emphasize again that no prophet, no apostle, nor anyone else in the Bible …

“FERRY ‘CROSS THE MERSEY”WRITER: GERRARD MARSDEN, PUBLISHER: UNIVERSAL – SONGS OF POLYGRAM, LICENSE: 1450017881 When I was a child, I remember grandparents talking about how fast life flies by. In the mid 1960’s I was a pre-teenager and I clearly remember listening to the original recording of the song I’ve recorded and included above. Whether it was on the radio …

“The Race”, words and music by Paul Hayden Hebrews 12.1-2:Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the …

“Beautiful Feet On The Mountains”, words and music by Paul Hayden Romans 10.14-15:How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? (15) And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As …

“Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled”, words and music by Paul Hayden JOHN 14.1-3: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. (2) In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? (3) And if I go and …

“Zacchaeus, The Little Man”, words and music by Paul Hayden LUKE 19.1-4: He entered Jericho and was passing through. (2) And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. (3) And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small …

“REACHING OUT”, WORDS AND MUSIC BY PAUL HAYDEN MATTHEW 9.20-22: And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, (21) for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” (22) Jesus turned, and seeing her he …