Kirk Franklin Album

newscaster:
Ladies and gentlemen we're out in front of the Dallas county court house
Where the verdict of the Kirk Franklin verses the state of the world case is
about to
be announced.They're getting ready...yeah i think their getting ready to go into
the court room.

Lady:Mr.Franklin,How can you say you promote christian values,when you associate
with no secular artists in the R&B Hip-hop world.

Newscaster:
Here he comes!I cannot believe the controversy shrowding this man.

Man:
Mr. Franklin, is it not true that you're not a christian artist but a secular
artist posing as a christian artist?

Man:
Excuse me Mr.Franklin, RemCg His Work with Good Work missionary baptist church,
Now I seen yo' video, you won't come and be doin that mess in my church. Get yo
hand off me!

Court man:
Order in the court! Order in the Court!

Judge: Mr Franklin, in light of the fact that you've chosen to represent
yourself in this case, the court will attempt to show leniancy. Mr. Foreman,
Would you please read the charges.

Mr. Foreman: Charge number one.

Trying to Take the Gospel to the world!

Mr. Foreman: Charge number two.

making gosel music too secular.

Mr. Foreman: Charge number three.

Tearing down the walls of religion.

Man: The Jury finds Mr.Franklin, in the case of Kirk Franklin versus the state

The Book of Revelations
Chapter 7:Verses 16 and 17 (yes sir)
They shall hunger no more,
neither shall they thirst anymore (preach preacher!)
For God shall wipe away (yes sir)
every tear from there eye (yes sir)
Get ready
for the revolution
(come on, come on, come on, come on, come on)

CHORUS:
Whoaaaa-o-o-oooooo-ohhhhh
Do you wanna Revolution?
Whoop Whoop!
I said, Do you wanna Revolution?
Whoop Whoop
Whoaaaaa-o-o-Whoaaaa-ohhh-ohhh
Do you wanna revolution?
Whoop Whoop
Come on, do you wanna revolution?
Whoop Whoop!

Sick and tired of my brothers, killin' each other,
Sick and tired of Daddys leavin' babies with their mothers,
so every man that wanna lay around and play around,
listen partner you be man enough to stay around
Sick and tired of the Church, talkin' religion
But yet we talk about each other, make a decision
No more racisim (no), two face-ism (no)
No pollution (no)
the solution (no)
a revolution

Chorus

No crime (no), No dying (no)
Politians lying (uh), Everybody's trying
to make at dollar, it makes me wanna holler
The way I do my life, the way they do my life
There's gonna be a brighter day
All your troubles will pass away
A revolution's comin', yes its comin' comin' brother
A revolution's comin', yes it's comin'
A revolution's comin' comin'

Chorus

What you feelin', what you want, son?
Who you callin' to, son?
You know Jesus is the truth, son?
The second in the Trinity
I know you feelin' him
500 days left, until the new millenium
You hearin' him, the trumpet soundin'
Christ, the last, the first, the first, the last, it won't pass
so don't be caught slippin' brother, don't be trippin' brother
'cause when I see him, I'm givin it.

Even when we go they say we move too much,
we do too much,
if you step against us,
then you lose too much
ain't no stoppin' what we doin' when the spirit is movin'
don't be hatin' what im doin'
I'm the vessel he's usin'
everywhere I be they try to judge me,
they try to shake me
they try to buzz me
but they can't break me 'cause I'm down with Christ
DarkChild and Nu Nation make me feel alright

Where my east coast saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my west coast saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Detroit saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Dallas saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Chi Town saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my A-T-L saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Jersey saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where all my towns saints at?

with their hands up! Up, they got their hands up! (8x)

Where my DC saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Nashville saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Newsville saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Philly saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Denver saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Charlotte saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Tampa saints at? Whoop Whoop!
Where my Fort Worth saints at?

(This is for that little child with no father
For that man who doesn't have a place to stay
For the little boy living with AIDS)

Lead
There's a man
Standin' on the corner
He has no home, he has no food and his blue skies are gone
Can you hear him cryin' out

And there's a girl searching for a father and a friend
Praying that the storm some day will end

But instead of walkin' away
Open up your heart and say

Chorus
I am here, you don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
Friends are there to catch you when you fall
Here's my shoulder you can lean on me.

Lead
There's a child who is sick and begging to be free
But there is no cure for his disease
He looks up to his mother as she holds his hand
Praying that someday the sun will shine again
And the pain will end

Chorus
I am here, you don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
Friends are there to catch you when you fall
Hereï¿Ѕs my shoulder you can lean on me.

Lead
Tell me how can I, how can I love Jesus
When I've never seen His face
Yet I see you dyin'
And I turn and walk away
So hold my hand
Let me take you to a friend of mine
Who's waiting to just to ease your troubled mind
He loves you more than you'll ever know
So instead of walking away
Open up your heart and say

Chorus
I am here, you don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
Friends are there to catch you when you fall
Here's my shoulder you can lean on me.

Chorus
Something about the name Jesus
Something about the name Jesus
It is the sweetest name i know
Oh how I love the name Jesus
Oh how I love the name Jesus
It is the sweetest name I know

Verse 1
Some people say I'm crazy but
I can't explain
The power that I feel
When I call your name
It's just like fire
Shut up in my bones
The Holy Ghost is movin
And it just won't leave me alone

Chorus

Verse 2
Sweeter than honey
From the honeycomb
I can feel the Holy Ghost movin
It won't leave me alone
At the name of Jesus
Every knee has got to bow
You don't have to wait until the fire comes
You can go on and shout and praise him right now

Chorus

I know, I know, I know, I know

Chorus

It's Friday and my bills are due
My 3 month old baby need some shoes
Can you feel what I'm going through?
Clock on the wall keeps tickin' tockin'
No stoppin and somebody's knockin'
On the do tellin' me to go
Brotha I can't take no mo'
So with my knees I hit the flo'
And say, "Help me Jesus, help me Jesus"

Chorus:
Let's go down by the riverside
Leave your problems all behind
You can rest your troubled minds
Down by the riverside

If I concentrate on all the bad
And all the things I wish I had
How can the dark clouds ever pass?
Weeping may endure for a night
But joy comes in the morning light
God'll keep your spirit right
So, no matter what the people say
Ain't nobody takin' this joy away
Inspite of everything I've been through
I can say
Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus

Chorus 2x

I know sometimes troubles come
Everybody goes through the storm and the rain
But listen, weeping may endure for a night
But how many of ya'll know that joy cometh in the mornin'?
I need a witness up in here

Chorus 2x

There's a blessin' in the water ya'll
By the riverside
Say what now
There's a healin' in the water ya'll
By the riverside
Say what now

He loves me. Even when I fall beneath His will.
He loves me, oh, oh, oh, He loves me.
When my broken heart just won't keeps still.
He loves me oh, oh, oh, He loves me.
Even though He knew sometimes I'd fall.
Yet and still my name He called. He loves me.
Jesus I'm so grateful for Your love.
He loves me. Even though I was born in sin.
He loves me, oh, oh, oh, He loves me.
Took me like I was and now I'm free again
He loves me, oh, oh, oh, He loves me.
Even though He knew that Keisha would fall.
Yet and still my name He knows. He loves me.
Jesus I'm so grateful for Your love.
He loves me. Fall beneath Your will. But He loves me.
You yet and still loves me. This old broken heart just
won't keep still. Jesus I'm so grateful for Your love.
Jesus loves the little children.
When nothing else could help, love lifted me.

When I wake up in the morning love
and my heart is filled with pain.
The smile I had upon my face is gone
can't see the sunshine from the rain
when I think of You then the world is allright with me.
Lord just one thought of You and I know it's gonna be
a lovely day (lovely day [4x]

Jesus You're the lover of my soul,
the fire that burns deep within
You are the joy this world can't take away
The Spiritual love affair it will never end
when I think of You then the world is allright with me.
Lord just one thought of You and I know it's gonna be
a lovely day (lovely day [4x]

I know you goin through some stuff now
You feel like givin' up now, yo' spot is tough now
But how can you learn if you don't fall
How can you walk if first you don't crawl
But through it all You keep blessin' me
While they pressin' me, and they testin' me, they keep stressin' me
because they never hear a preacher flow, show, go, no.

when I think of You then the world is allright with me.
Lord just one thought of You and I know it's gonna be
a lovely day (lovely day [4x]

a lovely day yeah (thankyou Jesus) [repeat]

Written by Kirk Franklin, James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff, George
Clinton, Jr., Garry Shider, Walter Morrison, Bernard G. Worrell and William
“Bootsey” Collins

Anybody that know somebody
If ya got deliverance get up and tell everybody
Get ya praise on
Anybody that know somebody
If ya got deliverance get up and tell everybody
Get ya praise on

Can I get my people everywhere to clap to this
Can I get my people everywhere to move to this
Can I get my people everywhere to dance to this
Can I get my people everywhere to stomp to this

Do that praise, do that praise, do it
On the left side, do that praise
On the right, do that praise
In the middle, do that praise
Do that praise, do that praise

The spring of April is gone
The leaves have all turned brown
The children are all grown up
And there's no one around

I'm looking over my life and all the mistakes I made
And I'm afraid
Afraid

Somebody told me that You would wash all my sins
And cleanse me from the scars that are so deep within
So I'm calling to You
If you can hear me
I don't know how

I was wondering can you hold me now

You are the only one that's patient when I fall
Your angels come to save me every time I call
You don't laugh at me when I make mistakes and cry
You're not like men
You understand me

See people change one day
They don't like you the next they do
I wish that everyone could love me just like You
So here I am this sinful man peace won't allow

I was wondering can you hold me now
I was wondering can you hold me now

To every broken person that may hear this song
To every boy or girl that feels their smile is gone
I know exactly how it feels to lay in the bed at night

And cry
And cry

Don't you worry God is faithful and He cares
About the tears you've cried and the pain you feel is there
When you are weak that's when he's strong
Even though you don't know how

God can and he will hold you now
God can and he will hold you now
God can and he will hold you now

Don't you worry he can hold you now

Jesus You are my joy within
You are the shelter from the wind
You are the forgiver of my sins
Jesus You are yeah
Where can I go
Who can I call
Who's there to catch me when I fall
Your hands they hold me through it all
Everything I need You are

Jesus You are my cornerstone
You are my friend when I'm alone
You're the convictor when I'm wrong
Jesus You are yeah
You're the peace within my storm
You are the shelter from all harm
I love it when You hold me in Your arms
Everything I need You are

Jesus You are my joy within
You are the shelter from the wind
You are the forgiver of my sins
Jesus You are yeah
Where can I go
Who can I call
Who's there to catch me when I fall
Your hands they hold me through it all
Everything I need You are

(when I was sick)
You are my healer
(open up your moth and say)
Thank You Jesus
(when I didn't had a place to stay)
You are my shelter
Thank You Jesus
(when I found my self in trouble)
You are my laywer
Thank You Jesus
(when my money ran out)
You are my provider
Thank You Jesus
(EVEYR BODY SAY)
Thank You Jesus
Thank You Jesus

[Kirk]: For those of you that think gospel music has gone to far.
You think we got to radical for Christ.
Well I got news for you , you ain't heard nothin yet,
and if you don't know now you know. Glory, Glory!!

[Part1:] Lately I've been going through some things that really got me down.
I need someone somebody to help me come and turn my life around.
I can't explain, I can't obtain it. Jesus your love is so, it's so amazing.
It gets me high up to the sky, and when I think about your goodness it makes me
wanna stomp.
Makes me clap my hands. Makes me wanna dance and stomp.
My brother can't you see I got the victory. STOMP!!!

[repeat part 1 ]

[Salt [rap]]: When I think about the goodness and fullness of God,
makes me thankful pity the hateful I'm grateful.
The Lord brought me through this far,
trying to be cute when I praise him raise him high.
I keep the live beat bumping. Keep it jumping make the Lord feel something.
Ain't no shame in my game God's Property. Kickin' it wit Kirk ain't no stoppin'
me.
UH stomp

[Kirk:] GP are you wit me?
[GP:] oh yeah we having church we ain't going nowhere.
[repeat 3 times ]

[pt2:] stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp

I promise the stomp, the whole stomp, nothin but the stomp

[Kirk:] It ain't over. It ain't over

Psalm 149:3

If ya been delivered stand up on your feet and praise the Lord,
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (repeat)

Here's the Knowledge, get your pen and paper
A spiritual caper, You'll be calling me later
seeking Godly wisdom that's 2000 years in the making
I'm taking the lesson that holds your deliverance
asking me how God can save a man, raise a man
the enemy he pays your man
so why you judging me and your buggin me
just remember me ain't no fearing me
you'll hearing me

If ya been delivered stand up on your feet and praise the Lord,
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (repeat)

You can shout to this, bounce to this
clap to this, as long as you don't question this
radical, acrobatical, Jesus Christ fanatical
sabbatical taker, innovator, in love with the Creator
since I was a baby I know folk hate me
but lately don't really matter what you say
them silly games you try and play
I represent the One who healed me
Gods people can you feel me

If ya been delivered stand up on your feet and praise the Lord,
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (repeat)

All the people on the left
all the people on the right
clap your hand

make my praise the high praise
I want to lift Him up (repeat)

Tell me how you feel when you're all alone
No one to say I love you and you feel all your hope is gone
Try to call your best friend, but he's not there
So you wind up feeling empty like no one cares

My brother don't you worry storms don't last always
There's a man from glory full of mercy and grace

He'll pick you up he'll hold your hand he'll ease your pain
so you can smile again good God Almighty

Tell me how you feel when you're all alone
No one to say I love you and you feel all your hope is gone
Try to call your best friend but he's not there
So you wind up feeling empty like no one cares

My brother don't you worry storms don't last always
There's a man from glory full of mercy and grace

Keep your head up smile again
keep your head up smile again

PATIENCE, LOVE, KIND, LOVE, SWEET, LOVE, KIND, LOVE
(repeat 5x)

Love a word that comes and goes,
But few people really know,
What it means to really.. Love some-body,
Love though the tears may fade away
I'm so glad your love will stay
'Cause I love you
And you've shown me *Jesus*
What it really means,
To Love

PATIENCE, LOVE, KIND, LOVE, SWEET, LOVE, KIND, LOVE
(repeat 2x)

CHOURS
Love a word that comes and goes,
but few people really know
what it means to really Love somebody
ohh Love though the tears may fade away I'm so glad your
love will stay
'Cause I love you
and you've shown me *Jesus*
What it really means,
To love

Verse 2
Love.. The nights that I cried you loved me,
When I should have died you loved me,
I'll never know why you'd love me,
It's a mystery to me now I'm glad to see Jesus,

Verse3
When all hope was gone you loved me,
You gave me a song that you loved me,
Now I can go on cause you love me,
It's a mystery to me now I'm glad I see Jesus,

Verse (2)

Verse (3)

Now I Know....What it really mean's (3x)
...to love 3x

... Patient, Patient ,kind...that's love 4x

ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, ooooh ,oooh,.... oooooh ooh...oooh ooh
2x

TO LOVE..

[chorus 2x]
My Desire is to please ya
TO be more and more like ya Jesus
Each and everyday
I lift my hand and say
I want to be more like you

I give you my life
Take me in your arms and hold me Jesus
I give you my heart
I know that you can mend these broken pieces
I'm toatally, I'm toatally
Toatally committed to you
[repeat]

[chorus till end]

when i cannot feel the sparrow sing
and i cannot feel the melody
theres a secret place
thats full of grace
theres a blessing in the storm
help me sing it
theres a blessing in the storm

when the sickness wont leave my body
and the pain just wont leave my soul
i get on my knees and say jesus please
theres a blessing in the storm
help me sing it
theres a blessing in the storm

when i cannot seem to love again
and the rain drops wanna never end
if you just hold on those clouds will soon be gone
theres a blessing in the storm
help me sing it
theres a blessing in the

sweet(dadadadada) the storm
repeat

when i cannot seem to love again
and the rain drops wanna never end
if you just hold on those clouds will soon be gone
theres a blessing in the storm
help me sing it
theres a blessing in the storm
help me sing it
theres a blessing in the storm

Written by Kirk Franklin

Look into my heart and you will see
Pieces of a broken man
Behind the music there's an empty space
That no one seems to understand
Imagine how it feels to be so down
You cannot hear a melody
Imagine how it feels to look in the mirror
And never like what you see

CHORUS
Who can make my dark clouds brighter
Who can take my broken spirits higher
Who can love me like I really need to be loved