John 3:16
Words John 3:16
Music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story Behind
the Song
For God so loved the world
That He gave His only begotten Son
That whosoever believes in Him
Should not perish but have everlasting life
The Wise Men
Words and music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story Behind
the Song
Far in the east in our own native land rulers and kings in
the deserty sand
Wise men of intellect knowledge and fame and great
philosophical reign
With long fascination we studied as one of how Israel’s
promised Messiah would come
And then looking out through the darkness of night we saw a
mysterious light
We knew as we pondered the sign from afar we mounted our
camels and followed the star
Down through the valleys the hills and the plains to Israel’s
foreign domain to Israel’s foreign domain
Honor and praise to the glorious One Israel’s promised
Messiah has come
Lord above lords the Commander and King gifts from the Magi
we bring to
worship Messiah the King
Up to Jerusalem asking the news “Where is this Baby born
King of the Jews?”
But no celebration just wondering stares and inquiring ears
In light of the promise we can’t understand how this
confident ignorance sleeps in the land
Millenniums waited this Baby to come the giving of God’s
only Son the giving of God’s only Son
Refrain
Again in the distance the hovering star leading us on to
the Child afar
In lowly surroundings and sheltered within a humble young
carpenter welcomes us in
While a mother was humming a soft lullaby to the Baby
asleep in her arms
An awesome mysterious wonderful thing we fell to our knees
and we worshipped the King
Offering our gold, our incense and myrrh the promised
Messiah is here at last the Messiah is here
Refrain
The Man from Galilee
Words and music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story Behind
the Song
A mighty Teacher in the land He’s meek and gentle as a
lamb
He’s calling people by the sea He’s the Man from
Galilee
Greater love was never heard than when He speaks His living
word
He came to set His people free He’s the Man from Galilee
See Him with the fish and bread five thousand men are fed
See him calm the raging sea and when He speaks the demons
flee
Miracles thoughout the land are flowing through His healing
hand
He came to set His people free He’s the Man from Galilee
A weeping widow hangs her head her only son lies dead
The Galilean says arise and the young man opens up his eyes
The resurection and the life healer of all sin and strife
He came to set His people free the Man from Galilee
He says that He’s the Holy One the true Messiah, God’s
own Son
For our sins He must be slain but on the third day He’ll
rise again
Son of God and Son of man heall us with your mighty hand
He came to set His people free He’s the man from Galilee
Jesus’ Knee
Words and music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story
Behind the Song
Little children gathered round
Listening still without a sound
I’m as happy as can be
Sitting here on Jesus’ knee
Stories told so meek and mild
Warm the hearts of every child
Happy faces I can see
Sitting here on Jesus’ knee
Greatest wonders ever heard
I reach up and feel His beard
He looks down and smiles at me
Sitting here on Jesus knee
Stay and rest a little while
Feel the comfort of His smile
I’m secure as I can be
Sitting here on Jesus knee
He’s Forgiven Me
words & music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story
Behind the Song
In the doorway peering out across an open room
Through the shadows flowing down a woman came wandering in
a woman who was known for her professional sin
She came over walking towards the One who freed her soul
To anoint Him with her gift offered in the fragrance of
bloom an alabaster box full of spikenard perfume
She was crying and wiping up the teardrops with her hair
That came falling on His feet that one day would be pierced
through and through but in this special moment her joy was all
she knew
He’s forgiven me He took away my sin and made me free
He looked within my soul and saw what He really wanted to
see and I’ll never be the same cause He’s forgiven me
In Gethsemane the Son of God lies prostrate on the ground
Crushed beneath a load of sin pressing down from all of the
world sin long committed by you and by me
And by the lady who didn’t hold a flicker of a chance
And He just couldn’t turn away abandoning the helpless in
need He rose and drank the bitter cup so we could go free and
Refrain
Sunday morning a weeping woman finds an empty tomb
And to the One Who’s standing there she whispers and
inquiring word ‘Please can you tell me where you’ve taken
my Lord?’
“Mary” The melody of Jesus fills her ears
Resurrected and alive in flesh and blood the Savior of man
Creator and Redeemer the great I am has
Forgiven me He took away my sin and made me free He looked
within my soul and saw what He really wanted to see
And I’ll never be the same cause Jesus has
Forgiven me He took away my sin and made me free He looked
within my soul and saw what He really wanted to see
And I’ll never be the same cause He’s forgiven me
Peace
words John 14:27 / 15:7 & 12
music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story Behind
the Song
Peace I leave with you My peace I give to you
Not as the world gives do I give to you
Peace I leave with you My peace I give to you
Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid
If you abide in Me and My words abide in you
You will ask what you desire and it shall be done for you
Refrain
This is My commandment that you love one another
That you love one another as I have loved you
Refrain
Gethsemane
words Chester Schurch, music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story
Behind the Song
He entered in the garden His disciples at His side The
magnitude of that dark hour began to fill His mind
He said to His disciples I want Peter, James and John The
rest of you can stay right here as we go farther on
He said My Soul is sorrowful stay here and watch with Me He
went a littler farther and fell down on His knees
He felt the sins of all mankind engulf His weekend frame He
feared He’d loose His Father’s love and never be the same
Gethsemane Gethsemane where Jesus prayed alone Gethsemane
Gethsemane
where God’s great love was shown
Gethsemane Gethsemane twas there He took our place
Gethsemane
for you and me and all the human race
On that dark night He bore alone the awful weight of sin
His own disciples did not stay awake to comfort Him
His sweat came forth as drops of blood in painful agony He
felt sins awful separation for eternity
He groaned aloud in agony His heart was filled with dread
His human nature trembled there and this is what He said
My Father if it’s possible let this cup pass from Me Yet
not My will but Thine be done, I’ll drink it all for Thee
Refrain
The devil whispered in His ear it isn’t worth the price
Your own disciples won’t appreciate You sacrifice
But Jesus rose up from that place contentment filled His
soul He would accept the awful fate to cleanse and make us
whole
He woke up His disciples and encouraged them to pray A
darker hour awaited them when they would run away
He saw the torch led mob that Judas led out to that place
Then Judas betrayal kiss was placed upon His face
Refrain
Gethsemane for you and me and all the human race
The Answer is Me
words & music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story
Behind the Song
And there He was the Lamb from above perfect in innocence,
mercy and love
Heavenly silence beheld from on high the King above all
kings condemned to die
Why did He come Why did He stay Why did He let Himself be
treated that way
He long endured their abuses and scorns they laughed at His
royalty they crowned Him in thorns
In shouts and curses they spit at His name He took it all
in silence in suffering and shame
Why did He come Why did He stay Why did He let Himself be
treated that way
Why was the Son of God humbled so low In a world of
darkness, sin and woe
On top of the hill and lain on the ground they stretched
out His hands and nailed Him down
In a crucifying frenzy they lifted Him high and left Him to
hang there to bleed and die
O why did He come Why did He stay Why did He let Himself be
treated that way
Why did He give Himself to die on the tree How do I feel
when the answer is me
John 3:16
Words John 3:16
Music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story
Behind the Song
For God so loved the world
That He gave His only begotten Son
That whosoever believes in Him
Should not parish but have everlasting life
The Victor
Words and music by Mark Trethewey
© 1993 Mark Trethewey
Story
Behind the Song
Why are you sad? Why are you cry-ing Why do I see that
sorrow in your eyes?
He isn’t dead for He has risen Go tell the world Jesus is
alive
The mighty King has triumphed over evil The serpent’s
head is smashed beneath His feet
The gates of hell are now forever broken And saten’s nell
is sounded in defeat
The King ascending to His highest heaven Jesus our God the
Victor over sin
Lift up your heads O gates of hea-vens glory Lift up your
heads the King is com-ing in
Who is this King of glory? The Lord might-y in battle
Who is this King of glor-y The Lord of Hosts
King of Kings and Lord of Lords Je-sus reigns for-ev-er
more
King of Kings and Lord of Lords Je-sus reigns for- ev-er
more
Hall-e-lu-jah Hall-e-lu-jah Hall -e -lu -jah
The Crown
words & music Mark Trethewey
© 2001 Mark Trethewey
Story
Behind the Song
You looked with longing sympathy on the hopeless and the
lost
And You chose to set us free considering the cost
You humbled Your divinity, flesh and blood you came to be
You laid it on the line for me so I could wear the crown
Any good I’ve ever done is far short of your plan
My only hope depends on You and Lord You see what I am
Even so You cared for me and laid Your life down on that
tree
You bore the curse of calvary so I could wear the crown
Robed in sovereign deity adorned as God and King
Flanked by heavens mighty host to You their praises sing
Coming in Your majesty, Your righteousness is our purity
And with Your own right hand You’ll place on me that
glorious victory crow
The crown of life You won for me soon I can wear the crown
O I can wear the crown
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The Lord Is Near
(Scripture Songs Volume 2)
by Mark Trethewey |
This is a collection of scripture songs Mark has written
the music to. Fully produced and easy to listen to, it has had
excellent reviews from those who have heard it. The 3rd cut,
“I Will Praise The Lord” was placed at #3 on KVSN radio
and stayed there for over a month.
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Find A Place For The
Lord
(Scripture Songs Volume 1)
by Mark Trethewey |
This is the first collection of scripture songs Mark has
written the music to. Fully produced and easy to listen to.
“Find a Place” and “Psalm 51” received extensive radio
airplay shortly after this album came out.
The songs on the album include:
Find A Place, My Soul, My Sheep, Watch, God Is A Spirit, For
This Cause, He That Overcometh, Suffer Little Children, And
They Overcame Him, Not To Us, Hear My Cry, Psalm 51
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Wheatfields by
Mark Trethewey
Now Available
People still keep asking for this one.
We are planning to
digitally edit, remix, remaster
and transfer to CD soon
This is the first collection of original songs by
Mark Trethewey. “Call On Me” and “He’s Always
There” received radio airplay. The songs on the
album include: Wheatfields, He’s Always There,
Jailbreak, Love From Heaven, It Won’t Be Long,
Prodigal, Call On Me, King Of Glory, This Is My Father’s
World (hymn), To The Least Of These |
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