What Happens When God Calls?  

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Below are some lyrics to a song that has been a favorite of mine for years. As I prepare sermons on the book of Jonah, I'm reminded that sometimes we forget that God's purpose is not to trip us up, nor to flabbergast us, but instead it is to bring us to Him, and as He does so, to bring others to Him as well.

He Didn't Bring Us This Far to Leave Us
Words and music: Phil Johnson © 1978 BMG MusicLead: Dale Underwood

Chorus 1:
He didn't bring us this far to leave us
He didn't teach us to swim to let us drown
He didn't build His home in us to move away
He didn't lift us up to let us down

There are some promises in a letter
Written a long, long time ago
They're not getting older, they're getting better
Because He still wants us to know

Chorus 2:
He didn't bring us this far to leave us
He didn't teach us to swim to let us drown
He didn't build His home in us to move away
He didn't lift us up to let us down (to let us down, let us down)
He didn't lift us up to let us down

I read those promises in His letter
And now I claim them for my own
Filling my heart and making life better
And I just wanted you to know

Repeat Chorus 2

Never use the word defeat
Claim His promises, every one of them
And every spoken word He'll hear
Because we're everything to Him

Repeat Chorus 2

He didn't lift us up to let us down

What do you think? Are you familiar with this old CCM standby? Is it new to you? Tell me what you think.

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Anonymous  

i dont really know what this site is, or how it works.. but my dad came home tonight after hanging out with some guys from church and wanted me to find this song so i could download it.. because he wants to sing a duet for something.. i dont know he diddnt elaborate too much and he wasnt shure of the title so i began to google it and found this site with these lyrics and he said this is the song hes looking for.
he said god told him to sing this song years ago but he was too scared to do it, now he beleives god has told him to do so again, he doesnt want to let him down again, if you could help me with any information on this song so i can find it to purchase online..
it would be of much help!!
if youd like to e-mail me its ButterflyEMQ@aol.com

thank you very much,
Erin

8:02 PM

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