1. TRAIN CROSSING

Half a mile from nowhere out in the sand
There is an old train crossing waving its hand
Just a set of rusty rails the people's heart
Hard as nails no train coming

Time stopped here years ago
Some people say there's no was to know

Hallelujah the train is coming
Hallelujah the train is coming

The red light's flashing better beware
Bells are ringing hey don't you care?
The people say they've heard it before
No train coming

Clouds roll back and the sun shines down
The old freight train is glory bound
The Earth rumbles and the train arrives
Those who believe it saves their lives

Hallelujah the train is coming
Hallelujah the train is coming

Time stopped here years ago
Time stopped here years ago
Time stopped here years ago


2. NOON SUN

I need a drink, an everlasting drink
Can someone save a dying man?
I've lost my way, I walk day after day
I'm wandering in the burning sand

Jesus is the one
In the noon sun
In the noon sun
I've been overfilled
My cup has overspilled
In the noon sun

I walk along but I don't walk alone
Cross every valley filled with sand
Walk in the bright light
See his star at night
Can almost touch the guiding hand

Jesus is the one
In the noon sun
In the noon sun
I've been overfilled
My cup has overspilled
In the noon sun

Jesus is the one
In the noon sun
In the noon sun
I've been overfilled
My cup has overspilled
In the noon sun

I crawl at night
My knees at night
I crawl at night
My knees at night
At night
At night


3. A SALT MINE

Sweating in the sun - 'til the day is done
Loadin' up my 15 tons
Cuts on my hands - sweat in my eyes
Grinding my flesh and bones

Loading the train - grain by grain
Feeling the pain - making haste
Passing the time - things on my mind
Healing with time - no time to waste

Saltiness in the salt - salting the Earth
The reason I sing - trying to bring
Glory to him - what he's worth

Trampled under wheels - maybe how it feels
Thrown down into the cracks
Turn another page - and you get your wage
What a man sows is coming back

Loading the train - grain by grain
Feeling the pain - making haste
Passing the time - things on my mind
Healing with time - no time to waste

Saltiness in the salt - salting the Earth
The reason I sing - trying to bring
Glory to him - what he's worth

Sweat until I'm done - out in the sun
Loadin' up a hundred and 15 tons
Cuts on my skin - sweat on my brow
Grinding me down to the bone

Loading the grains - onto the train
Healing my mind - the passing of time
'Til the day is done - sweatin' in the sun
Making my wage

Saltiness
Saltiness
Saltiness
Saltiness


4. ASHES AND DUST

Ashes and dust and ashes and dust
Ashes and dust and ashes and dust

Going to and fro
Walking up and down
Looking high and low
Roaming town to town
Have you seen my servant?
He's an upright man
He fears the Lord God
Firm and fast he stands

Ashes and dust and ashes and dust
Ashes and dust and ashes and dust

Skin for skin all he has
Will he give for his life
Reach your hand now
He will curse you, and how
Then was smote with boils
From sole to crown
There among the ashes
He sat down

Shall we receive good and not evil?
We shall receive from the hand of the Lord?

Though he slay me
Yet shall I praise him
What is man that
God is mindful of him?
Who can counsel him who laid
The foundations down
Where were you when all the stars
Sang out loud?

Ashes and dust and ashes and dust
Ashes and dust and ashes and dust


5. FORTY

Forty years thinking I was somebody
Forty years finding I was nobody
Forty years out on the desert sand
Forty years on the road to the promised land

Tell me people what's your forty?
Time of testing time of trial

Cloud by day fire by night light my way burning bright
Anakin in the land overcome by his hand

Forty days tempted in the wilderness
Forty days going hungry
Satan tempts make bread from this stone
Jesus says live by God's word alone

Tell me people what's your forty?
Time of testing time of trial

Cloud by day fire by night light my way burning bright
Anakin in the land overcome by his hand


6. SHIFTING SAND

Past years political answer turns out to be a disaster
Health food that's good for me turns out it gives me cancer
Movie stars who have the life end up being divorced in strife
Turns out the home run king was doing that steroid thing

One God who made us all
One Lord saves us from the fall
One Rock on which to stand
In this world of shifting sand

Rock stars I loved the most wound up dead from an overdose
Scientists with brilliant minds find new ways to destroy mankind
Military super power can't protect us from the darkest hour
Only Jesus who leaves me never his word will last forever

One God who made us all
One Lord saves us from the fall
One Rock on which to stand
In this world of shifting sand


7. TIME TO RIDE

Settin' up high in the saddle, headin' up, moving out
Gettin' on down the trail, maybe time's a running out?
I don't know, just how far, we got to go
One thing I know, setting sun's sinkin' low

Tell you 'bout my destination
Paradise and streets of gold
Peoples of all tongues and nations
No one, no thing, ever gets old

New city of peace, where the good times never cease
New kingdom reign, no tear will flow again

Settin' down low in the saddle, rolling down the holy highway
Gettin' on down the road, tellin' you there's only one way
Salvation, got to have, shield of faith held high
Carry the cross everybody, word of truth is all you need

We will see our destination
Paradise and streets of gold
Peoples of all tongues and nations
No one, no thing, ever gets old

New city of peace, where the good times never cease
New kingdom reign, no tear will flow again

New city of peace, where the good times never cease
New kingdom reign, no tear will flow again
New city of peace, where the good times never cease
New kingdom reign, no tear will flow again

Time to ride
Leave your pride
Jesus inside
You can know, ya got to know

New city of peace, where the good times never cease
New kingdom reign, no tear will flow again
New city of peace, where the good times never cease
New kingdom reign, no tear will flow again

Time to ride
Time to ride
Time to ride
Time to ride


8. SNOWY PLAIN

I had to put on my shades
This blinding light snowy plain so white
Transfigured before my eyes
Glorious white shining so bright
And as the moon hung in the sky
I stopped and stared should I stay all night?

And it was gone melted in a flash
Everything returned to as it was before
And I traveled on and I traveled down
Where I was before to the demon possessed valley

For a moment, for a moment
I saw you I felt your presence

Just a glimpse of your face
Can help me hold on making me strong
Just a touch of your hand
Can help me to stand 'til you come again
I have traveled so far
Kept my eye on your star 'til I see you
Face to face I wait for the day
From this snowy plain reminded of you

And it was gone melted in a flash
Everything returned to as it was before
And I traveled on and I traveled down
Where I was before to the demon possessed valley

For a moment, a brief moment, for a moment
I saw you I felt your presence

I have traveled so far
Kept my eye on your star 'til I see you
Transfigured before my eyes
Glorious white shining so bright

And it was gone melted in a flash
Everything returned to as it was before
And I traveled on and I traveled down
Where I was before to the demon possessed valley

For a moment, for a moment


9. WILD WIND BLOWS

It all started for me out in Detroit city
When my mama said California's real pretty
Pack up the car got nothing to lose
Riding Route 66 to shake them blues

Any where I go any where I go
Any where I go is where the wild wind blows

Well it's John 3:8 baby I ain't lying
When the wild wind blows we're really flying
When the spirit leads is right on time
Better get on board or get left behind

Any where I go any where I go
Any where I go is where the wild wind blows

Only goes to show that you never know
When the spirit flows is when the wild wind blows

Nashville Tennessee anywhere you wanna be
Riverside to Oceanside or way back east
Jacksboro Texas if the spirit lets us
Princeton New Jersey or to where the wind takes us
To Phoenix Arizona, Washington Tacoma
Muscle Shoals Alabama to Tulsa Oklahoma oh yeah

Right now I'm living way out in the desert
But I'm waiting for the wind to blow to make things better
Up in the mountains down by the ocean
Any way the wind blows that's where I'm going

Any where I go any where I go
Any where I go is where the wild wind blows

Only goes to show that you never know
Where the spirit flows is where the wild wind blows


10. DESERT RAIN

This desert rain washing me from above
Making me clean I overcome your saving grace
And your tender mercies taking my place
That you would do this for me do this

Desert rain coming down washing everything away
Like the rain coming down washing all my sins away

Look at the rain clouds in the desert sky
Jesus my savior an endless supply

When your love comes down I wear it like a crown
And cast it back at your feet
Then the world will know your love will overflow
And set the captives free

I will worship I will praise your name
When your love comes down like a desert rain
Like a desert rain like a desert rain