The Measuring Lines Download
Based on Psalm 2:8; 8:3-4; and 16:4-6
Music and lyrics by Matthew David Fritz
Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb
Ask of Me And I will give
Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb
the nations as Your inheritance
Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb
And the limits, the limits of the earth
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as Your possession
When I see … the works of Your fingers
The moon and stars, which You’ve ordained
What is mortal man, that You remember him
Through Your visitation?
Ddim Bb Eb
They bartered for some other god
Ddim Bb
Their portion only sorrows;
Cm G Ab Bb Bb7
You maintain my lot
– Eb Bb Fm Ab Ddim
The measuring lines have fallen on pleasant places
Eb Bb Fm Ab Ddim
Earth’s confines, my portion, my cup, His graces
Eb Bb Fm Ab Ddim
Now I find; indeed the inheritance is
Eb Bb Fm7 Bb
Beautiful to me
Could I devise the path my life has taken
My choices and my destiny
I would leave it all in my Father’s hand
For it all is so beautiful to me
No idol names will I take up
Jehovah is the only
portion of my cup
The measuring lines have fallen on pleasant places
Earth’s confines, my portion, my cup, His graces
Now I find; indeed the inheritance is
Beautiful to me
Eb Bb Fm Bb Eb Bb Fm Ddim
beautiful to me, beautiful to me
Cm Bb Ab Abm Eb
BETHANY Download
Based on John 12:1-3
Music and lyrics by Matthew David Fritz
D Em C#dim D
Jesus came to Bethany having nowhere to lay his head
– Bm A G D
Raising Lazarus up from the dead while the saints were weeping
– D Em C#dim D
And while Martha served and some reclined, Mary anointed His feet
– Bm A G D
With her ointment so costly and sweet in a house of feasting
D C#dim Em C#dim D
We are Ma- r – tha, we are Ma – ry
– F# G A Em D
We are Lazarus in resurrection in Be – tha – ny
– Bm G A A7 D
We all serve Him, as we tes – ti – fy
D F#m Bm Em C#dim D
Ab-so-lutely pouring all our love on the crucified
I was a sinner cleansed from leprosy, whom the word of the Savior restored
In a village so outwardly poor and full of man’s affliction
Yet enjoyment came and gold abounds in the spirit to realize
Making Bethany in man’s eyes an utter contradiction
So it came from resurrection life, a genuine dwelling of rest
In the place where we’ve given our best for His satisfaction
Here we love the Lord at any cost, serve Him so diligently
And our testimony ever will be our main attraction
AND PETER (feat. Vessels) Download
Based on John 21, Mark 16:7, and the book, And Peter, by Watchman Nee
Music and lyrics by Matthew David Fritz (co-written and co-produced by Vessels)
(For easier singing, chords below are in C major, but the recording is in G major):
C G Dm C
O Lord, how I have fallen because of my great sin
C G F C
You may have forsaken me but here I am again
C G F G
Standing on the shoreline right where I did begin
F D G
Oh where do I begin again
C G Dm C
Ooh
G C
Ooh
Casting nets on deep blue seas, my purpose yet unknown
Then light from the heavens came and turned my name to stone
But with all my confidence, to failure I was prone
Oh how could I atone?
Em Dm C Dm G Dm C
Lord, You know; You know I love you though I’m fallen
Em Dm C Dm G
Lord, You know; when I denied you how my heart had me deceived
Em G Am G Em
Lord, You know; for Your forgiveness now my heart to you is calling
Am G C Dm G CG C Dm G
But I know that You still loved me when You called to Your disciples and me
Em Dm C Dm G
Oh and me
(motif)
C Em Am C Dm G C
C Em Am C Dm Gno5 G C
If loving me He suffered, and to the cross was nailed
Would He cease from loving me just because I failed?
In my utter vanquishment, His heart’s love He unveiled
His love for me prevailed
