Banner Songs


In 1990, the camp chose a theme to guide the teaching and focus of classes throughout the summer. The first theme was “Seekers of Your Heart”. A tradition was then born of hanging a red banner with that summer’s theme at the front of the Rec Hall. For each year’s banner, a song has been chosen to echo that theme. The camp has had thirty-four themes so far. The lyrics to all of the banner songs are available below.

1990s: 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
2000s: 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
2010s: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
2020s: 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023

2023: Only A Holy God

Music and Lyrics: Michael Farren, Jonny Robinson, Dustin Smith, Rich Thompson
Listen Online: YouTube

Who else commands all the hosts of heaven
Who else could make every king bow down
Who else can whisper and darkness trembles
Only a Holy God

What other beauty demands such praises
What other splendour outshines the sun
What other majesty rules with justice
Only a Holy God

Chorus:
Come and behold Him
The One and the Only
Cry out, sing holy
Forever a Holy God
Come and worship the Holy God

What other glory consumes like fire
What other power can raise the dead
What other name remains undefeated
Only a Holy God

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Who else could rescue me from my failing
Who else would offer His only Son
Who else invites me to call Him Father
Only a Holy God
Only my Holy God

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2022: His Mercy Is More

Music and Lyrics: Matt Papa and Matt Boswell
Listen Online: YouTube

What love could remember no wrongs we have done
Omniscient, all knowing, He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What patience would wait as we constantly roam
What Father, so tender, is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

What riches of kindness He lavished on us
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more

Praise the Lord, His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness, new every morn
Our sins they are many, His mercy is more
Our sins they are many, His mercy is mоre


2021: Jesus In Me

Note: The 2021 theme was based on the song “Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me.”
Music and Lyrics: Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, and Michael Farren
Listen Online: YouTube

What gift of grace is Jesus my redeemer
There is no more for heaven now to give
He is my joy, my righteousness, and freedom
My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace

To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
For my life is wholly bound to his
Oh how strange and divine, I can sing, “all is mine!”
Yet not I, but through Christ in me

The night is dark but I am not forsaken
For by my side, the Savior He will stay
I labor on in weakness and rejoicing
For in my need, His power is displayed

To this I hold, my Shepherd will defend me
Through the deepest valley He will lead
Oh the night has been won, and I shall overcome!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me

No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven
The future sure, the price it has been paid
For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon
And He was raised to overthrow the grave

To this I hold, my sin has been defeated
Jesus now and ever is my plea
Oh the chains are released, I can sing, “I am free!”
Yet not I, but through Christ in me

With every breath I long to follow Jesus
For He has said that He will bring me home
And day by day I know He will renew me
Until I stand with joy before the throne

To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat,
“Yet not I, but through Christ in me!”

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat,
“Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!”


2020: It Is Well

Music: Horatio Spafford
Lyrics: Philip Bliss

When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll,
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”

Chorus:
It is well
With my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate
And has shed His own blood for my soul.

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My sin – O, the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin – not in part but the whole
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul.

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And, Lord haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll.
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend;
Even so – it is well with my soul.


2019: Living Hope

Music and Lyrics: Phil Wickham and Brian Johnson
Listen Online: YouTube

How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation I turned to heaven
And spoke your Name into the night
Then through the darkness Your lovingkindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ my Living Hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy
What heart could fathom such boundless grace
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken; I am forgiven
The King of Kings calls me His own
Beautiful Savior I’m Yours forever
Jesus Christ my Living Hope

Chorus:
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your Name
Jesus Christ my Living Hope

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Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the roaring lion
Declared the grave has no claim me.
Jesus Yours is the victory

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2018: Great I Am

Music and Lyrics: Jared Anderson
As Popularized by: Phillips, Craig and Dean
Listen Online: YouTube

I want to be close, close to Your side
So heaven is real and death is a lie
I want to hear voices of angels above
Singing as one

Chorus:
Hallelujah, holy, holy
God Almighty, the Great I Am
Who is worthy, none beside Thee
God Almighty, the Great I Am

I want to be near, near to Your heart
Loving the world and hating the dark
I want to see dry bones living again
Singing as one

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The mountains shake before You
The demons run in fear
At the mention of the name, King of Majesty
There is no power in hell
Or any who can stand
Before the power and the presence of the Great I Am
The Great I Am, the Great I Am

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The Great I Am
The Great I Am
The Great I Am


2017: Jesus

Music and Lyrics: Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash
Listen Online: YouTube

There is a truth older than the ages
There is a promise of things yet to come
There is one born for our salvation
Jesus

There is a light that overwhelms the darkness
There is a kingdom that forever reigns
There is freedom from the chains that bind us
Jesus, Jesus

Chorus 1:
Who walks on the waters
Who speaks to the sea
Who stands in the fire beside me
He roars like a lion
He bled as the lamb
He carries my healing in His hands
Jesus

There is a name I call in times of trouble
There is a song that comforts in the night
There is a voice that calms the storm that rages
He is Jesus, Jesus

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Messiah, my Savior
There is power in Your name
You’re my rock and my redeemer
There is power in Your name
In Your name

Chorus 2:
You walk on the waters
You speak to the sea
You stand in the fire beside me
You roar like a lion
You bled as the lamb
You carry my healing in Your hands
Jesus

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There is no one like You, Jesus
There is no one like You


2016: Behold Our God

Music and Lyrics: Meghan Baird, Jonathan Baird, Stephen Altrogge, Ryan Baird
Listen Online: YouTube

Who has held the oceans in His hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice
All creation rises to rejoice

Chorus:
Behold our God seated on His throne
Come let us adore Him!
Behold our King nothing can compare
Come let us adore Him!

Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His Words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

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Who has felt the nails upon His hands
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?
God eternal humbled to the grave
Jesus, Saviour risen now to reign!

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You will reign forever!
Let Your glory fill the earth
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2015: Forever

Music and Lyrics: Kari Jobe, Christa Black Gifford, Jenn Johnson, Joel Taylor, Gabriel Wilson
Listen Online: YouTube

The moon and stars they wept
The morning sun was dead
The Saviour of the world was fallen
His body on the cross
His blood poured out for us
The weight of every curse upon him

One final breath he gave
As heaven looked away
The son of God was laid in darkness
A battle in the grave
The war on death was waged
The power of hell forever broken

Pre-chorus:
The ground began to shake
The stone was rolled away
His perfect love could not be overcome
Now death where is your sting?
Our resurrected King
Has rendered you defeated

Chorus:
Forever He is glorified
Forever He is lifted high
Forever He is risen
He is alive, He is alive!

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We sing hallelujah
We sing hallelujah
We sing hallelujah
The Lamb has overcome

We sing hallelujah
We sing hallelujah
We sing hallelujah
The Lamb has overcome

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2014: By Faith

Music and Lyrics: Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend
Listen Online: YouTube

By faith we see the hand of God
In the light of creation’s grand design
In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness
Who walk by faith and not by sight.

By faith our fathers roamed the earth
With the power of His promise in their hearts
Of a holy city built by God’s own hand
A place where peace and justice reign.

Chorus:
We will stand as children of the promise.
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward.
‘Til the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight.

By faith the prophets saw a day
When the longed-for Messiah would appear
With the power to break the chains of sin and death
And rise triumphant from the grave.

By faith the church was called to go
In the power of the Spirit to the lost
To deliver captives and to preach good news
In every corner of the earth.

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By faith this mountain shall be moved
And the power of the gospel shall prevail.
For we know in Christ all things are possible
For all who call upon His name.

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2013: Cornerstone

Music and Lyrics: Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan
Listen Online: YouTube

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly trust in Jesus’ name.

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly trust in Jesus’ name.

Chorus:
Christ alone, cornerstone.
Weak made strong in the Savior’s love.
Through the storm, He is Lord,
Lord of all.

When Darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
My anchor holds within the veil.

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When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found,
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.

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2012: Alive!

Music: Bernie Herms
Lyrics: Nichole Nordeman
Listen Online: YouTube

Who but You could breathe and leave a trail of galaxies and dream of me?
What kind of love is writing my story till the end with mercy’s pen?
Only You.

What kind of king would choose to wear a crown that bleeds and scars to win my heart?
What kind of love tells me I’m the reason He can’t stay inside the grave?
You, is it You, standing here before my eyes? Every part of my heart cries

Chorus:
Alive! Alive!
Look what mercy’s overcome;
Death has lost and love has won
Alive! Alive!
Hallelujah, risen Lord, the only One I fall before
I am His because He is alive

Who could speak and send the demons back from where they came with just one name
What other heart would let itself be broken every time till He healed mine
You, only You could turn my darkness into dawn, running right into Your arms

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Emmanuel, the promised King, the baby who made angels sing
Son of Man who walked with us, healing, breathing in our dust
The author of all history, the answer to all mysteries
The Lamb of God who rolled away the stone in front of every grave

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2011: Beautiful Savior

Music and Lyrics: Stuart Townend
Listen Online: YouTube

All my days I will sing the song of gladness
Give my praise to the Fountain of delights
For in my helplessness, You heard my cry
And waves of mercy poured down on my life

I will trust in the cross of my Redeemer
I will sing of the blood that never fails
Of sins forgiven, of conscience cleansed
Of death defeated and life without end

Chorus:
Beautiful Savior, wonderful Counselor
Clothed in majesty, Lord of history
You’re the way, the truth and the life
Star of the morning, glorious in holiness
You’re the risen one, heaven’s champion
And You reign, You reign over all

I long to be where the praise is never ending
Yearn to dwell where the glory never fades
Where countless worshippers will share one song
And cries of “worthy” will honor the Lamb

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2010: You Are God Alone

Music and Lyrics: Phillips, Craig, and Dean
Listen Online: YouTube

You are not a god created by human hands.
You are not a god dependent on any mortal man.
You are not a god in need of anything we can give;
By Your plan, that’s just the way it is.

Chorus:
You are God alone from before time began
You were on Your throne; You are God alone.
And right now in the good times and bad
You are on Your throne; You are God alone.

You’re the only God Whose power none can contend.
You’re the only God Whose name and praise will never end.
You’re the only God Who’s worthy of everything we can give.
You are God and that’s just the way it is.

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Unchangeable, unshakable, unstoppable
That’s what You are
Unchangeable, unshakable, unstoppable
That’s what You are

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2009: Your Grace Still Amazes Me

Music and Lyrics: Phillips, Craig, and Dean
Listen Online: YouTube

My faithful Father, enduring Friend,
Your tender mercies like a river with no end;
It overwhelms me, covers my sin.
Each time I come into Your presence
I stand in wonder once again.

Chorus:
Your grace still amazes me;
Your love is still a mystery.
Each day I fall on my knees
‘Cause Your grace still amazes me;
Your grace still amazes me.

Oh patient Savior, You make me whole;
You are the Author and the Healer of my soul.
What can I give You? Lord what can I say?
I know there’s no way to repay You,
Only to offer You my praise.

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It’s deeper, it’s wider, it’s stronger, it’s higher,
It’s deeper, it’s wider, it’s stronger, it’s higher
Than anything my eyes can see.

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2008: How Great Is Our God

Music and Lyrics: Chris Tomlin
Lyrics (Third Verse): JIM Club counselors
Listen Online: YouTube

The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty,
Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice.
He wraps Himself in light, and darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice, and trembles at His voice.

Chorus:
How great is our God,
Sing with me, how great is our God,
And all will see how great, how great is our God.

Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands,
Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End.
The Godhead, Three in One, Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb.

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Wonder, Counsel, Strength, Ageless Prince of Peace,
Jehovah God I Am, Jehovah God I Am.
You set the stars in place, saved our souls by grace,
Creator crucified, Creator crucified.

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Name above all names,
Worthy of all praise.
My heart will sing, how great is our God.

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2007: The Power of the Cross

Music and Lyrics: Stuart Townend and Keith Getty
Listen Online: YouTube

Oh to see the dawn of the darkest day,
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men, Torn and beaten, then,
Nailed to a cross of wood.

Chorus:
This, the power of the cross:
Christ became sin for us.
Took the blame, bore the wrath,
We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the pain written on Your face,
Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
Every bitter thought, every evil deed,
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.

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Now the daylight flees, now the ground beneath,
Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two, dead are raised to life;
Finished!” the victory cry.

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Oh, to see my name written in the wounds,
For through Your suffering I am free.
Death is crushed to death, life is mine to live,
Won through Your selfless love.

This, the power of the cross:
Son of God – slain for us.
What a love! What a cost!
We stand forgiven at the cross.


2006: Lord of Eternity

Music and Lyrics: Fernando Ortega, John Andrew Schreiner
Listen Online: YouTube

Blessed is the man
Who walks in Your favor
Who loves all Your words
And hides them like treasure
In the darkest place
Of his desperate heart,
They are a light
A strong, sure light.

Sometimes I call out Your name
But I cannot find You.
I look for Your face,
But You are not there.
By my sorrows, Lord,
Lift me to You,
Lift me to Your side.

Chorus:
Lord of Eternity,
Father of mercy,
Look on my fainting soul.
Keeper of all the stars,
Friend of the poorest heart
Touch me and make me whole.

If You are my defender,
Who is against me?
No one can trouble or harm me
If You are my strength .
All I ask, all I desire
Is to live in Your house all my days.

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2005: My Soul, My Life, My All

Note: The 2005 theme was based on the hymn “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross.”
Music: Lowell Mason
Lyrics: Isaac Watts

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.

See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were an offering far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.


2004: How Deep The Father’s Love For Us

Music and Lyrics: Stuart Townend

How deep the Father’s love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory.

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom.


2003: In Christ Alone

Music and Lyrics: Keith Getty, Stuart Townend

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song.
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease.
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe.
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied,
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain.
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again,
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me.
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand.
‘Til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.


2002: Accepted in the Beloved

Music and Lyrics: Matthew Weyant

Two worlds collide within me,
A war between spirit and flesh.
One offers freedom and eternity,
The other leads me unto death.

I know nothing good lives within me;
My body is crippled with sin.
But thanks be to God, my spirit is free.
Christ knocked and I invited Him in.

Chorus:
He has accepted me in the Beloved,
Redeemed me through the blood of His Son.
And by His death I can be adopted,
And through His life each battle is won.
In Him I also was chosen
According to His purpose and will
To receive His grace and wisdom
And be His vessel to fill.

Apart from You I can do nothing,
Like a branch only fit to be burned.
But You have grafted me into Your vine,
A gift that I could never have earned.

I pray that I may never wither,
Remembering to remain in You.
So I’ll take up my cross and remember Your death
So that Your life may be revealed in me, too.

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He has accepted us in the Beloved,
Redeemed us through the blood of His Son.
And by His death we can be adopted,
And through His life each battle is won.
In Him we also were chosen
According to His purpose and will
To receive His grace and wisdom
And be His vessel to fill.

To receive His grace and wisdom
And be His vessel to fill.


2001: For the Glory of Your Name

Music and Lyrics: Gary Sadler, John Hartley

God You keep us without failing
As You watch us from above,
In our comings and our goings
Sheltered by Your precious love.
In the pouring rain of mercy
Comes the grace by which we’re saved,
For the glory of Your Name,
For the glory of Your Name.

You have touched our lives forever
Can we be the same again?
May our hearts be ever faithful
Ever faithful as a friend.
Let us live that we may serve You
Overflowing with Your praise,
For the glory of Your Name,
For the glory of Your Name.

We behold the man of sorrows
Hanging there upon a cross,
Where we wounded One so holy
Yet these wounds are life to us.
For the blood You shed was perfect
And Your finished work remains,
For the glory of Your Name,
For the glory of Your Name.

Now we life our eyes to heaven
See You seated on the throne,
Still rejoicing in Your promise
This is where our hope is found.
For we know that You are coming
Every tongue will sing Your fame,
For the glory of Your Name.
For the glory of Your Name.


2000: The Goal

Music and Lyrics: Matthew Weyant

Desperately seeking but never finding,
Constantly asking but never receiving.
Such is the state of my heart’s not minding,
The call of the Spirit’s teaching.

What is this journey I’m undertaking?
I feel a purpose beyond comprehension.
He looks past my errs and all of my faking
And leads me through my apprehension.

Chorus:
Oh Lord, teach me how to seek Your true and holy ways.
Reveal Your will for I yearn to be molded like pure clay.
Renew my mind, fill my soul,
With Your strength I’ll press on towards the goal.

Not a matter of receiving, the key is believing.
The war has been fought and my freedom bought.
Considered dead to sin through His sacrifice,
For to die is gain and to live is Christ.

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Confidence in the flesh will never win a race of great length.
But I can do everything through Him Who gives me strength.

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1999: Crucified with Christ

Music and Lyrics: Randy Phillips, Denise Phillips, Don Koch, Dave Clark
Listen Online: YouTube

When I look back on what I thought was living,
I’m amazed at the price I choose to pay.
And to think I ignored what really mattered
‘Cause I thought the sacrifice would be too great.
But when I finally reached the point of giving in,
I found the cross was calling even then.
And even though it took dying to survive,
I’ve never felt so much alive.

Chorus:
For I am crucified with Christ and yet I live,
Not I but Christ that lives within me.
His Cross will never ask for more than I can give,
For its not my strength but His.
There’s no greater sacrifice,
For I am crucified with Christ and yet I live.

As I hear the Savior call for daily dying,
I will bow beneath the weight of Calvary.
Let my hands surrender to His piercing purpose
That holds be to the cross but sets me free.
I will glory in the power of the cross,
The things I thought were gain I count as loss.
And with His suffering I identify,
And by His resurrection power I am alive.

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And I will offer all I have
So that His cross is not in vain,
For I found to live is Christ
And to die is truly gain!

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1998: Knowing You, Jesus

Note: The 1998 theme was based on the song “Knowing You (All I Once Held Dear).”
Music and Lyrics: Graham Kendrick
Listen Online: YouTube

All I once held dear, built my life upon,
All this world reveres and wars to own;
All I once thought gain I have counted loss,
Spent and worthless now compared to this.

Chorus:
Knowing You, Jesus, knowing You
There is no greater thing.
You’re my all, You’re the best,
You’re my joy, my righteousness,
And I love You Lord.

Now my heart’s desire is to know You more,
To be found in You and know as Yours,
To possess by faith what I could not earn,
All surpassing gift of righteousness.

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Oh to know the power of Your risen life,
And to know You in Your sufferings;
To become like You in Your death, my Lord,
So with You to live and never die.

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1997: Any Road, Any Cost

Music and Lyrics: Scott Krippayne, Tony Wood

Leaving the safe and familiar
With their hearts set on a heavenly prize,
There were some who laid down their nets
And some who laid down their lives.
Not sure where they were going,
But they did not have to know
‘Cause they knew who had called them
And they said, “We will go”

Chorus:
Down any road at any cost,
Wherever You lead we will follow
Because we know that You’ve called us
To take up our cross
Down any road at any cost.

It may be fear that we’re feeling
When we see what we must sacrifice,
But You promised You’ll go with us,
So we’ll trust with our lives.

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It’s Your love that compels us
To do what You’ve called us to do
And be completely abandoned to You

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Because we know that You’ve called us
To take up our cross
Down any road at any cost.


1996: Will You Love Jesus More?

Music and Lyrics: John Mandeville, Shawn Craig
Listen Online: YouTube

I feel quite sure if I did my best
I could maybe impress you
With tender words and a harmony
A clever rhyme or two.
But if all I’ve done in the time we’ve shared
Is turn your eyes on me,
Then I’ve failed at what I’ve been called to do
There’s someone else I want you to see.

Chorus:
Will you love Jesus more
When we go our different ways?
When this moment is a memory
Will you remember His face?
Will you look back and realize
You sensed His love more than you did before?
I pray for nothing less
Than for you to love Jesus more.

I’d like to keep these memories
In frames of gold and silver
And reminisce a year from now
About the smiles we’ve shared.
But above all else I hope you will come
To know the Father’s love.
When you see the Lord face to face
You’ll hear Him say, “Well done.”

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I pray for nothing less
Than for you to love Jesus more.


1995: Answer the Call

Music and Lyrics: Steve Green

The Spirit of God is calling,
Calling to men,
Stirring within our hearts of God
Faithfulness again.
First to our God,
And then in our homes,
Faithful in all that we are,
And all that we own.

Chorus:
I answer the call.
I take my stand.
I choose to live my days on earth a faithful man.
And to that end, I give my all,
And in the strength and grace of God,
I answer the call.

I understand that no man
Stands on his own,
But thanks be to the Spirit,
We’ll never stand alone.
Now by His will
I choose to be
All that the Father said
That His children could be.

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A call to dedicate our lives,
To nurture our children and love our wives;
A call to guard our hearts and minds
And press toward the goal to win the prize.

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1994: Be the One

Music and Lyrics: Al Denson

In a world full of broken dreams
Where the truth is hard to find,
For every promise that is kept
There are many left behind.
And though it seems that nobody cares
It still matters what you do,
‘Cause there’s a difference you cam make
But the choice is up to you.

Chorus:
Will you be the one to answer to His call?
And will you stand when those around you fall?
Will you be the one to take His light into a darkened world?
Tell me, will you be the one?

Oh sometimes it’s hard to know
Who is right and what is wrong,
And where are you supposed to stand
When the battle lines are drawn.
There’s a voice that keeps calling out
For someone who’s not afraid
To be a beacon in the night
To a world that’s lost it’s way.

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There are still some battles
That we must fight from day to day;
Yet the Lord provides the power
For me to stand and say,

Yes I’ll be the one to answer to His call.
I will stand when those around me fall.
I will be the one to take His light into a darkened world.
Will you be the one?
I will be the one.


1993: Draw the Line

Note: The 1993 theme was based on the song “Serve the Lord.”
Music and Lyrics: Carman
Listen Online: YouTube

I believe in God the Father
Jesus Christ, His only Son,
And the blessed Holy Spirit
Distinct, yet three in one.
I believe there is forgiveness
For everything we’ve done;
That is why all the more
I will serve Him.

I believe the Son of God
Was crucified upon the tree
And laid within a borrowed tomb
Not far from Calvary.
I believe He rose up from the dead
Alive for all to see;
That is why all the more
I will serve Him.

Chorus:
I have made my decision
I have staked my claim;
I have drawn the line in the sand
And I’ll not be ashamed.
With the world behind me
And the cross before,
By the grace of God
I will serve the Lord.

I believe you must be born again,
John 3:16 is true,
The old life can be washed away
Everything made new.
I believe the love of God
Can somehow find its way to you;
That is why all the more
I will serve Him.

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And I know when Satan and his minions
Come to torment me,
When I invoke the name of Jesus
Every demon has to flee.
I know the time will come
When Christ returns again someday;
‘Til then there’s just one name on Earth
Whereby men can be saved.

I believe there is a right and wrong,
A time to live a die,
And the Bible is the blueprint
That all men should live by.
I believe I’m not alone
With my faith in Jesus Christ;
That is why all the more
We will serve Him.

We have made our decision
We have staked our claim;
We have drawn the line in the sand
And we won’t be ashamed.
With the world behind us
And the cross before,
By the grace of God
We will serve the Lord.
By the grace of God
We will serve the Lord.

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By the grace of God
I will serve the Lord.
By the grace of God
I will serve the Lord.
By the grace of God
I will serve the Lord.


1992: Christ, the Servant King

Note: The 1992 theme was based on the song “The Servant King.”
Music and Lyrics: Graham Kendrick
Listen Online: YouTube

From heaven You came, helpless babe,
Entered our world, Your glory veiled;
Not to be served, but to serve,
And give Your life that we might live.

Chorus:
This is our God, the servant king;
He calls us now to follow Him,
To bring our lives as a daily offering
Of worship to the servant king.

There in the garden of tears
My heavy load He chose to bear;
His heart with sorrow was torn,
Yet not my will, but Yours he said.

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Come see His hands and his feet,
The scars that speak of sacrifice,
Hands that flung stars into space,
To cruel nails surrendered.

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So let us learn now to serve,
And in our lives enthrone Him
Each other’s needs to prefer,
For it is Christ we’re serving.

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1991: Shining His Light

Note: The 1991 theme was not originally based on a song, but it was later matched with the song “Shine, Jesus, Shine”.
Music and Lyrics: Graham Kendrick
Listen Online: YouTube

Lord the light of Your love is shining,
In the midst of the darkness shining.
Jesus, Light of the World, shine upon us.
Set us free by the truth you now bring us.
Shine on me,
Shine on me.

Chorus:
Shine, Jesus, shine,
Fill this land with the Father’s glory.
Blaze, Spirit, blaze,
Set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow,
Flood the nations with grace and mercy.
Send forth Your word, Lord,
And let there be light.

Lord, I come to Your awesome presence,
From the shadows into your radiance.
By the blood I may enter Your brightness.
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness.
Shine on me,
Shine on me

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As we gaze on your kingly brightness,
So our faces display your likeness.
Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here may our lives tell your story.
Shine on me,
Shine on me.

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1990: Seekers of His Heart

Note: The 1990 theme was not originally based on a song, but it was later matched with the song “Seekers of Your Heart”.
Music and Lyrics: Melodie Tunney, Dick Tunney

Until we give You first place,
Until we let You begin
To fill us with Your Spirit,
Renew us from within.
Nothing matters, nothing’s gained
Without Your holy presence our lives are lived in vain.

Chorus:
Lord, we want to know you,
Live our lives to show You
All the love we owe You,
We’re seekers of Your heart

Because Your heart was broken,
Because You saw the need,
Because You gave so freely,
Because of Calvary,
We can now be called Your own,
Completed creations filled with You alone.

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