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Mary did you know that your baby boy
would one day walk on water?
Mary did you know that your baby boy
would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy
has come to make you new?
This child that you delivered,
will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know that your baby boy
will give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know that your baby boy
will calm the storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy
has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby,
you kiss the face of God.

Mary did you know

The blind will see,
the deaf will hear,
the dead will live again.
The lame will leap,
the dumb will speak,
the praises of the Lamb.
Mary did you know that your baby boy
is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy
would one day rule the nation?
Did you know that your baby boy
is heaven’s perfect Lamb?
That sleeping child you’re holding
is the great I am.

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
Maarten Buning en Jonas Kröper,
vocal: Christiana Borhorquez,
muziek: Geert Sluiter, Job Noormans
en Jonas Körper

If this is true,
I thought then, what will I think
Will I stay or rather I would get away
I’m scared that I won’t find a thing
And afraid that I’ll turn out to be alone

But I
I have to learn, have to try,
have to trust I have to cry
Have to see, have to know that I can be myself

If I could I would stay
And if they’re not, not in my way
I’ll stare here in the distance
But I’ll grow up to be just like you
Yeah, I’ll grow up to be just like you
Like you

I see it all
I’m sure but do I know what’s right
I thought I knew
But it turns out the other way
I’m scared that I won’t find a thing
and afraid that I’ll turn out to be alone

But I
I have to learn, have to try,
have to trust I have to cry
I have to see have to know that I can be myself

If I could I would stay
And if they’re not not in my way
I’ll stare here in the distance
But I’ll grow up to be just like you
Yeah, I’ll grow up to be just like you
Like you

I wanna tell you
Why would I try to
You are all that I can see now
Why would I try to
I have to learn, have to try, have to trust
I have to cry
I have to see have to know that I can be myself

If I could I would stay
And if they’re not not in my way
I’ll stare here in the distance
But I’ll grow up to be just like you
Yeah, I’ll grow up to be just like you
Like you
Like You
Like You

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
Maarten Buning en Jonas Kröper
vocal: William Wixley,
muziek: Chris den Dulk, Victor Weigand,
Geert Sluiter en Jonas Körper

Everything inside me cries for order
Everything inside me wants to hide
Is this shadow an angel or a warrior?
If God is pleased with me,
why am I so terrified?
Someone tell me I am only dreaming
Somehow help me see with Heaven’s eyes
And before my head agrees,
my heart is on its knees
Holy is He; blessed am I.

Be born in me, be born in me
Trembling heart,
somehow I believe that You chose me
I’ll hold You in the beginning,
You will hold me in the end
Every moment in the middle,
make my heart Your Bethlehem
Be born in me

All this time we’ve waited for the promise
All this time You’ve waited for my arms
Did You wrap yourself inside the unexpected
So we might know that Love would go that far?

Be born in me, be born in me
Trembling heart,
somehow I believe that You chose me
I’ll hold You in the beginning,
You will hold me in the end
Every moment in the middle,
make my heart Your Bethlehem
Be born in me

I am not brave
I’ll never be
The only thing my heart can offer is a vacancy
I’m just a girl
Nothing more
But I am willing, I am Yours

Be born in me, be born in me
I’ll hold You in the beginning,
You will hold me in the end
Every moment in the middle,
make my heart Your Bethlehem

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
Eljakim Okkerse,
vocal: Christiana Borhorquez,
muziek: Chris den Dulk, Job Noormans,
Victor Weigand en Eljakim Okkerse

Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt it’s worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
Yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angels voices
Oh night divine, Oh night divine.

Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name

Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever
His power and glory for evermore proclaim
His power and glory for evermore proclaim

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices
Oh night divine, Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine, Oh night, Oh night Divine

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
vocal: Martin Sham,
muziek: Geert Sluiter, Chris den Dulk,
Frederic Gervais en Job Noormans

Als je in mijn ogen kijkt
lijkt de wereld stil te staan
De wind houdt op met waaien
en bevroren is de maan
Je bent stralend als de zon
Je bent volmaakt, zo naakt en klein
En de wereld lijkt voor eventjes perfect te zijn

Ik wist niet dat ik na een blik
zo veel van je houden zou
Maar ik weet nu al niet eens meer
hoe ik leefde zonder jou
Voor zoveel wezenlijke dingen
Leek ik blind tot dit moment
En die zijn ineens zo zichtbaar
Nu dat jij er bent

Oh, ik hoop dat ik je geven kan
wat jij me geeft
Zo lang ik leef…
Ik zal onvoorwaardelijk waken aan jouw zij
En ik hoop dat je ooit voelen mag
wat ik nu voel
Wat ik bedoel
En wat in woorden niet te vangen is voor mij

Wanneer je in mijn armen ligt
en zo tevreden naar me lacht
Lijk ik alles te vergeten
dat daar buiten op mij wacht
Alle strijd en alle tranen
Alle stille pijn verdwijnt
En de wereld lijkt voor eventjes
normaal te zijn

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
vocal: Christiana Borhorquez,
muziek: Geert Sluiter, Chris den Dulk,
Frederic Gervais en Victor Weigand

Listen people, ain’t no mountain high,
Ain’t no valley low, ain’t no river wide enough
If you need me, call me no matter where you are,
Just call my name; I’ll be there in a hurry
You don’t have to worry,

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Ain’t no valley low enough,
Ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you

Remember the day I set you free
I told you you could always count on me
From that day on, I made a vow,
I’ll be there when you want me,
Some way, some how

Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born

Ain’t no mountain high enough,
Ain’t no valley low enough,
Ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you

Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
vocal: Stefanie Martens,
muziek: Geert Sluiter, Chris den Dulk,
Frederic Gervais en Job Noormans

Hold on to me as we go
As we roll down this unfamiliar road
And although this wave is stringing us along
Just know you’re not alone
‘Cause I’m gonna make this place your home

Settle down, it’ll all be clear
Don’t pay no mind to the demons
They fill you with fear
The trouble—it might drag you down
If you get lost, you can always be found
Just know you’re not alone
‘Cause I’m gonna make this place your home

Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo. Oo-oo-oo-oo

Settle down, it’ll all be clear
Don’t pay no mind to the demons
They fill you with fear
The trouble it might drag you down
If you get lost, you can always be found
Just know you’re not alone
‘Cause I’m gonna make this place your home

Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo. Oo-oo-oo-oo

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk
en Ruben Cronie,
vocal: Martin Sham,
muziek: Job Noormans en Chris den Dulk

I was born
I was born to be with you
In this space and time
After that and ever after I haven’t had a clue
This foolishness can leave a heart black and blue

Only love, only love can leave such a mark
But only love, only love can heal such a scar
I was born
I was born to sing for you
to lift you up and sing
whatever song you wanted me to
I give you back my voice
From the womb my first cry,
it was a joyful noise

Only love, only love can leave such a mark
But only love, only love can heal such a scar
Justified, untill we die,
you and I will magnify
The Magnificent
Magnificent, oooeeeh

Only love, only love can leave such a mark
But only love, only love can heal such a scar
Justified, untill we die,
you and I will magnify
The Magnificent
Magnificent, oooeeeh

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk
en Eljakim Okkerse,
vocal: Stefanie Martens,
muziek: Job Noormans en Eljakim Okkerse

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,” I said;
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.

Peace on earth, good-will to men

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
vocal: Stefanie Martens,
muziek: Job Noormans, Victor Weigand
en Chris den Dulk

When I look into your eyes
It’s like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
Well, there’s so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you’ve come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?

Well, I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up

And when you’re needing your space
To do some navigating
I’ll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find

‘Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We’ve got a lot to learn
God knows we’re worth it
No, I won’t give up

I don’t wanna be someone
who walks away so easily
I’m here to stay
and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do
a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got,
yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end,
you’re still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn’t break, we didn’t burn
We had to learn how to bend
without the world caving in
I had to learn what I’ve got,
and what I’m not, and who I am

I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up, I’m still looking up.

Well, I won’t give up on us
God knows I’m tough enough
We’ve got a lot to learn
God knows we’re worth it

I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk
en Eljakim Okkerse,
vocal: Miguel van Dillenburg,
muziek: Job Noormans, Eljakim Okkerse
en Victor Weigand

When you try your best, but you don’t succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can’t replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you’re too in love to let it go
But if you never try you’ll never know
Just what you’re worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face and I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk,
Maarten Buning en Jonas Kröper,
vocal: Miguel van Dillenburg,
muziek: Job Noormans, Chris den Dulk
en Jonas Körper

Oh no, did I get too close oh?
Oh, did I almost see what’s really on the inside?
All your insecurities
All the dirty laundry
Never made me blink one time

Unconditional, unconditionally
I will love you unconditionally
There is no fear now
Let go and just be free
I will love you unconditionally

Come just as you are to me
Don’t need apologies
Know that you are all worthy
I’ll take your bad days with your good
Walk through this storm I would
I’d do it all because I love you, I love you

Unconditional, unconditionally
I will love you unconditionally
There is no fear now
Let go and just be free
I will love you unconditionally

So open up your heart and just let it begin
Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart

Acceptance is the key to be
To be truly free
Will you do the same for me?

Unconditional, unconditionally
I will love you unconditionally
And there is no fear now
Let go and just be free
‘Cause I will love you unconditionally

Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart
Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart

Productie & arrangement: Chris den Dulk
en Ruben Cronie,
vocal: Miguel van Dillenburg,
muziek: Job Noormans en Ruben Cronie