Name: Nearer Higher Closer
Duration: 3 min
Channel: Joanne Burns
Description: "Nearer Higher Closer" is a song by LivingSTONES Praise and Prophecy Band.

Nearer Higher Closer

LivingSTONES Praise and Prophecy Band

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LivingSTONES Praise and Prophecy Band

Hometown Church Band playing Eclectic, Poetic Contemporary Christian Folk with a Message and Spiritual Inspirational Praise Songs. Instruments include Drums, Ke

LivingSTONES Praise and Prophecy Band is constantly changing according to the leading of God's Holy Spirit. Our first recording was completed at Electric Faith Studio in Newburg NY with the help of Manny Vasquez. Those STONES included Doug Marcolina on keyboard, Gary Berg on Base, Tyler Ryan on Guitar, Joanne Burns and Lori Ryan, Voice, Gene Palfy on Steel Guitar and Paul Zappier on Drums. I recently relocated to Murrell's Inlet, SC, near Myrtle Beach and the beautiful Grand Strand. Now, I'm just in a holding pattern..hoping for my song writing to evolve and livingSTONES PRAISE and PROPHECY BAND to rise again in God's perfect timing.

Song Info

Genre

Pop • Christian Pop

Charts

#11,859 today Peak #173

#1,241 in subgenre Peak #28

Author

Joanne Burns

Rights

1985

Uploaded

March 11, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.8 MB • 128 kbps • 3:00

Story behind the song

I wrote this when some missionary friends were leaving their affluent life style as private practice MD and wife in upstate NY to go live and work with in a leper colony,
It's about following Jesus whereever hecalls us to.

Lyrics

NEARER HIGHER CLOSER YOU'RE CALLING US TO YOU
FARTHER LONGER STRONGER AND ON TO SOMETHING NEW
AND WE WILL FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW
LORD WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO
WHERE EVER YOUR LOVE LEADS US WE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU
FROM GLORY UNTO GLORY AND ONTO GLORY STILL
FROM FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH WE GO 
MOUNTING IN YOUR WILL
AND WE WILL FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW
AS SHEEP THAT KNOW YOUR VOICE
OH GOOD AND GENTLE SHEPHERD WHEN YOU CALL WE WILL REJOICE
WIDER DEEPER GREATER YOUR LOVE GROWS MORE EACH DAY
CLEARER BRIGHTER STRAIGHTER THE TRUTH THE LIGHT THE WAY
AND WE WILL FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW 
PRESSING ON TO WHAT'S AHEAD
BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN LOVE AND POWER ALWAYS SPIRIT LED
FORWARD ONWARD UPWARD OUR COURAGE WILL NOT FAIL
RESTING RISING SOARING ABOVE WHERE EAGLES SAIL
AND WE WILL FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW
OVER LAND AND SKY AND SEA
TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED AND TO SET THE CAPTIVE FREE
UNTIL THEY FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW 
AND EVERY LIFE'S MADE NEW
LET YOUR LIGHT YOUR LOVE SHINE BRIGHT LORD AS WE FOLLOW YOU

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