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Enter the Worship Circle: Chair and Microphone Volume 2

by Aaron Strumpel

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1.
Stricken 03:14
2.
Coltrane 02:58
With the force of a Coltrane I am waiting for You to come to me With the patience of Miles I am waiting for You to come to me I’ve been taken and beaten and left on the streets I’ve been taken and beaten and left alone Could I take another hit to make my eyes roll into my head Could they really push me down and leave me on the ground, close to dead Could they get me really lit and leave me immovable 
I’m at the end, I’m at the end
3.
One Word 01:06
One word, is all I seek today One word, is all I want from You One word, is why I’ve come right now One word of hope, one word of life You who knows me more than myself You who loves me more than I know You who speaks to me more than I hear Open my eyes, soften my heart, help me to hear
4.
Undone 03:21
I refused to speak, I refused to see Even when I felt, the weight of Your hand Undone by the heat, Undone in my will And you broke my heart I cried Love will You come, and lift me above Cause I can’t hardly breathe, just to think of Your love Will You take me away, and sing in my ear Songs that save My bones are broke. my mind is gone Just a passing mist, I’ve become Undone in my sin, Undone in my will And You broke my heart I cried Love will You come, and lift me above Cause I can’t hardly breathe, just to think of Your love Will You take me away, and sing in my ear Songs that save They call me Blessed, it’s the name that You gave I am Your child, that You stole from the grave And I sing
5.
Pain 03:45
My life so far Has been touched by Your grace But there’s still things that shake me I grow nearly faint When I see all the pain There’s times I wish I wasn’t so tender There’s AIDS in the world And cancer in my friends And I’m sick now cause I’m scared There’re people on the street Too cold to feel their feet And I’m shaking inside cause they hurt Our kids just don’t know To live in Your love Is all that we need to be saved It’s simple enough Is it just like they say? Can we call on Your name to get help When I hear Your voice I won’t harden my heart I don’t want to turn away from You And it’s just ‘round the corner When every knee will bow And freedom will come And it’s just ‘round the corner
6.
Centuries 03:39
You will turn Your ear to me You will hear my cry for mercy You will loosen things unseen What can man do to me? You will be my help in trouble You will be my place of refuge You will cut these bindings free What can man do to me? I’ll sing for joy in Your place of rest I’ll sleep in peace resting on Your chest And Your voice will sound like ten thousand waters You song will rush for ten thousand centuries
7.
My eyes are so blue I feel I could look right through And see the stars And the moon take flight And I wake from my stare From who knows where To know you’ve been thinking of me With wonder and fear, you knit me together You shoulda been scared when you breathed into me I’ve a feeling you knew what I’d say and what I’d do But your love said do it anyway My skin is so black I feel I’m the richest To come from your hand And breathe then stand And I wake from my stare From who knows where To know you’ve been thinking of me Search me oh God, know I’m nervous Test me Father, I’m not perfect Change me oh God with your mercy Please smile
8.
Dove 03:31
You’re a dove that’s been sleeping in the dirt With a heart for the poor And a hand for the hurt And you cry for all your friends Cause you’re the only one who Still feels I want to know a person like you Who’s not afraid to love the wicked and the poor I want to know a person like you Who’s not afraid to touch crooked and the whore Love the sick // and divorced Touch the user // and the falling apart You’re a lamb wearing thorns for a crown While your words of peace Are bigger than sound And you hurt for all your friends Cause you’re the only one who Still feels
9.
How Great 02:58
My hope is not beyond The dust of Your feet My hope is not beyond The tears that You bleed My hope is not beyond The fold of Your robe Cause Your touch, it heals me Your touch, it heals me Cause Your touch, it heals me When I’m hardest to hold It’s You who burns me From my head to my heart It’s You who loves me When I’m stubborn and I’m hard How great Thou Art How great Thou Art My hope is not beyond The dark in Your eyes My hope is not beyond The smell of Your hair My hope is not beyond The rough of Your skin Cause Your touch, it heals me
10.
Beauty 02:35
What a beauty You are O victorious One What a beauty You are O Risen One Come and walk with me now Make my heart like the sun Come and speak with me now Call my name and I will run What a treasure You are O victorious One What a treasure You are O Risen One Pass my way And I’ll spend my days Following hard after You Pass my way And I’ll spend my days Following
11.
Injustice 03:15
My heart is getting used the idea of mercy I’ve spent years trying to earn what I want My hands have been weak from the first day on my own I feel I am broken in two Injustice I cried, injustice I lied Cause in my heart I knew that in Yours All was love, All was love All was love I’m hung over from the days of making my own way And the dingy grey dreams that I thought would pay For the hurt in my heart for the friends that I’ve lost I feel I am broken in two Rebellion breeds blindness but I see now You’re true Sacrifice fails me again Cause what you want is what I’ve got I give it to You The brokenness within Create in my a clean heart Oh God Renew a right Spirit within
12.
Hosanna 03:11
My heart beats today with a faster pace than blood can flow My heart beats today with a fevered pace my veins can’t hold This old piece of clay that You’ve shaped for so many years Is ‘bout to burst away as You’re drawing near HOSANNA! HOSANNA! HOSANNA! My mind circles today with thoughts much too big to think My mind races today with pictures and colors too bright to keep This old piece of clay that You’ve shaped for so many years Is ‘bout to burst away as You’re drawing near Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Come close my King who bears all my sorrows Come close my King who was crushed for me Come close my King who hears my praise Come close my King, by your wounds I am saved
13.
Twenty Three 04:41
Arise Oh Lord Lift up Your eyes Don’t forget I’m helpless Oh You lead me to waters and pastures so green Oh You pour out Your oil and choose goodness and mercy for me No I will not be in want You’re with me I will not fear You comfort me I will not fear
14.
Home 03:04
My soul yearns even faints For the love of a Father who won’t leave Cause He yearns even faints For the love of a child like me He calls me his son He shakes my young soul To His home I will run Yes His home is my goal Cause it’s better that way Life’s a burden alone Just give me one day In my Father’s warm… home… I am dancing
 Into His house I can’t help but Swing wide these doors
15.
From the dust I have come To the same I’ll return I’m just a blade of grass under wind that blows I’m just a flower no one will know You form me from the earth You fill me with your righteousness You crown me with your love You’re love it stays with me So praise the Lord you mighty ones Praise the Lord you angels of heaven Praise the Lord Praise the Lord you tiny ones Praise the Lord you men of the earth Praise the Lord Praise the Lord
16.
For Joy 02:44
May God be gracious to us And make His face shine down May God be gracious to us And make His ways known Upon our hands that work Upon our hearts that love Upon our minds that hope Upon our mouths that sing Let’s sing, let’s sing, let’s sing For Joy, for joy, for joy Upon our fields so green Upon our homes so warm Upon our hopes so bright Upon our kids so strong Let’s sing, let’s sing, sing For Joy, for joy, for joy

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This is the second album in a unique volume within the greater Worship Circle series. It is a raw recording of one artist and one instrument with no overdubs and no polished studio production. The goal is to let the artist be both accessible and vulnerable. This recording is an unapologetic conversation with God, and it has the power to lead the listener on a journey to protest, adore, discover, and relocate inside of that conversation. Musically, it might be compared to artists like Damien Rice or Ryan Adams, but it would be wise to listen to Aaron with new ears--there is no one quite like him.

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released September 1, 2006

2006 Worship Circle Records
www.entertheworshipcircle.com
2006 Thirsty Dirt Records

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Aaron Strumpel Boulder, Colorado

Aaron Strumpel is a songwriter based in Boulder, CO.  A collaborator with Enter the Worship Circle, an avante-garde worshipper with his Elephants, Birds, and Vespers, he has been featured in Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, and Paste Magazine.

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