Song Lyrics by James Mellick

Jim Composing a new song titled "I'm Old Enough To Be Her Father and
Praise God I've Lived This Long"

Lyric Samples of Original Songs
Copyright of James Mellick

She's Never Been More Beautiful (copyright 2004)
She's walking down the aisle
With her father arm in arm
The shimmer of her white gown
Sets off her fleshy charms
She only sees her lover's eyes
As she glides up to his side
They say their vows, he lifts the veil
To kiss his lovely bride
She's never been more beautiful
Not a time he can think of
They begin their lives together
This is life, this is love

Boogie With the Gospel (copyright 2004)
I wasn't all good and I wasn't all bad
So I thought about Heaven and Hell
I'd wake up in the middle of the night
With the clanging of the crossing bell
I'd wake up with the trumpet sound
It was just as the Bible warned
I'd jump out of bed and get on my knees
With the New York Central's horn

Wasn't a piano in the house
So we jammed in the church next door
Guitar, horns and trashcan drums
Five brothers rocked the floor
Dad would come running to quiet us down
But to our neighborhood's delight
We sang sweet songs in the choir on Sunday
Boogied with the Gospel at night.

I'll Rise Up (copyright 2003)
The day is done, the sun's gone down
Blue shadows reach across the snow
Summer's seeds frozen in the ground
Birds seek shelter from the cold
The bare branches of a tree
Hold an empty Robin's nest
She'll return, on a Southern breeze
At the end of Winter's rest

The night has come and I will sleep
Waiting for next summer's morn
As the seed springs from the deep
I'll rise up with Gabriel's horn
I'll Rise up with Gabriel's horn

In the Arms of My Father (copyright 2003)
In the arms of my father
On a summer day
Put me under muddy water
To wash my sins away
He pulled me from the river
And walked me to the shore
Put his arms around me and said
"Son, don't sin no more".

Our Father's arms will lift us up
Everytime we fall
Run to your Father's arms
When you here Him call
He's waiting by the riverside
To wash you in the pure water
There you'll find peace and rest
In the arms of your father

Jesus Will Lift the Veil (copyright 2004)
Standing at my window
In the early darkness
Waiting for the mornings glow to push back the night
The valley gives up the morning mist
Like my spirit on the rise
Tears from old memories fill my eyes

Looking through this cold dark glass
I don't see clearly now
There's just a poor reflection of my self
As the sun lifts the morning mist
And drives the darkeness from the skies
Jesus will lift this veil from my eyes

Hold him in Your love that's lasting
Heal the fragments of his heart
Give him peace and understanding
You have loved him from the start
Touch his eyes so he can see You
Touch his ears so he can hear
Touch his soul that he will know You
Let him know that You are near

Table and the Cross (copyright 2001)
She's proud of her new table
That stands against the wall
He built in his workshop
He fears that its too tall
On the table is a clay jar
Shaped by the hands of her son
Filled with valley lillies
He chose and picked each one

She's loves watching them
In the wooshop side by side
The son climbs on the sawhorse
And takes his "donkey" for a ride
Dad saws through the lumber
And gives the scraps a toss
The son picks up the pieces
And stands them in a cross
What on earth are you doing my son?
Do you know what you have done?
I've seen these on the hillside dad,
Father, you seem sad...

Where Is Our Heavenly Father (copyright, 2004)
Where is our Heavenly Father when we need his touch
Where is His cup of water when we thirst?
Where is His healing power? Where is our God Who's just?
And Who will lead us out of Evil's curse?

When I hold a baby, I feel God's gentle touch
Giving drink to my lost brother, fills my deepest thirst
Caring for the sick and lonely, we are His healing power
And love will lift us out of Evil's curse

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