Women at the Well
WOMEN AT THE WELL
(written by Kenneth Cope & Vickey Pahnke)
Woman at the well
Your water jar to fill
A life of hidden grieving
Just trying to satisfy your daily needing
A Stranger at the well
With water in Himself
Draws near to you with love
And offers life that you know nothing of
Still, you hear
Then believe
Quench your thirst
At His feet
You become, in truth, a woman at the Well
Women at the Well
Knew more than tongue would tell
Held fast to all He said
Saw sons and daughters raised up from the dead
Choosing light
Teaching faith
Magnified by His grace
Heaven’s highest praise—these women at the Well
Our Father gave to us the Living Well
With Water sent to strengthen, cleanse and heal
Come, women, to the Well
Drink deep and get your fill
And then, with cup o’erflowing
Take Jesus’ hand and help Him do His pouring
That all may hear
And believe
Quench their thirst at His feet
There is more than tongue can tell
Let’s fill the fountain in ourselves
Till all women live as women at the Well
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
1. Women at the Well
Featuring Julie de Azevedo
Close Enough to Touch
CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH
(written by Linda Kinghorn Leavitt & Kenneth Cope)
I’ve suffered much and given all
For many healers care
But nothing better—only worse
An overwhelming load to bear
Until I’m ready to lay down and die
But from the window I hear this hope filled cry
A Man named Jesus—He’s come to heal us
And suddenly, my faith comes alive
If I get close enough to touch
Close enough to heal
Somehow I know I’ll be whole
If I’m close enough
Close enough to feel
His healing power so real
Now I believe there’s a miracle for me
If I’m close enough to touch
I press my way into the crowd
And touch the Master’s clothes
A perfect cure felt deep inside
He turns to ask—I turn to hide
I’m afraid to reveal what was done
How I called on His power to right this wrong
But this is Jesus—He’s here to heal us
I fall at His feet and tell Him
I came close enough to touch
Close enough to heal
Faith let me know I’d be whole
If I was close enough
Close enough to feel
His love for me so real
I will believe there are miracles for me
When I’m close enough to touch
And down on my knees
As He turns to leave
His eyes seem to say—Just believe
Always believe
That He’s close enough to touch
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
2. Close Enough to Touch
Featuring Linda Kinghorn Leavitt
Daughter, Arise
DAUGHTER, ARISE
(written by Randy Kartchner, Vickey Pahnke,
Julie de Azevedo, & Kenneth Cope)
Free—I won’t hurt again
I fly into the light
And greeting me—friends I cannot name
In a world of perfect white
But they say that I’m not here to stay
The Lord has chosen me
To bring glory to His name
I must go and be His miracle
And leave this paradise
When the Master says, “Daughter, arise”
Peace like I’ve never known
And still I understand
Why I must leave this heavenly home
To fulfill a higher plan
I see Mother grieving over me
While Father pleads with Jesus
To take me by the hand
I will gladly be His miracle
And leave this paradise
When the Master says, “Daughter, arise”
Now I go to be His miracle
And leave this world of light
For the Master calls, “Daughter, arise”
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
3. Daughter, Arise
Featuring Becky Garrett
If Thou Had Been There
IF THOU HAD BEEN HERE
(written by Vickey Pahnke, Kenneth Cope, & Randy Kartchner)
Lazarus, brother, with illness lay
Death lingered in the air
Jesus, my Brother, still far away
Oh, Master, hear my prayer
Four mournful days had gone slowly by
The tomb had his body claimed
Jesus, why hast thou not heard my cry
Here in my heart I prayed
CHORUS:
If thou had been here
If thou had been here
I’m sure my brother would not have died
My sister whispered “the Master’s come—
—Run now, He calls for you”
My heart was heavy for death had won
Too late, what could He do
REPEAT CHORUS
If thou had been here
If thou had only been here
He whom thou lovest would not have died
Jesus stood weeping
And followed us, seeking the place
Where we laid him to rest
Then looking to heaven
He spake and the dead walked again
If He had been here
When we hoped he’d been here
We might be doubting His power over death
—Now we will doubt no more—
Somehow He knew when to be here
Son of God
He is always here
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
4. If Thou Had Been Here
Featuring Kathy Wilkins & Lynda Johnson
Go In Peace
GO IN PEACE
(written by Vickey Pahnke, Randy Kartchner, & Kenneth Cope)
Go in peace
Go in peace
Simple phrase that has changed
Everything for me
He forgave
So much heartache and pain
Have been freed by this Healer
Who saw good in me
I only need remember
The words He spoke most tender
To a sinner even such as I
Prince of Peace
Shared His treasure with me
And all my sins which were many
Are now released
From this day
I will trust and obey
Every word from my Savior and King
And I’ll start with these—
Go in peace
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
5. Go In Peace
Featuring Vickey Pahnke
Foolish or Wise
FOOLISH OR WISE
(written by Kathie L. Gakle McArthur & Kenneth Cope)
Ten virgins fair waiting there
Closed doors left five behind
All had been called, but some unprepared
Foolish or wise
Two sisters serving the Master’s needs
One chose to heed her heart
She sat at His feet and heard every word
The better part
CHORUS:
Foolish or wise
Real or disguised
Every soul, free to choose
Flesh or divine
Foolish or wise
The guilty came judging—accusing her
Their sins turned their hearts to stone
“Go, sin no more”, His love implored
The stones fell unthrown
REPEAT CHORUS
Foolish or wise
Shadows or light
Every soul, free to choose
Anguish or life
Foolish or wise
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
6. Foolish or Wise
Featuring Julie de Azevedo
Daughters
DAUGHTERS
(written by Randy Kartchner, Vickey Pahnke,
Julie de Azevedo, & Kenneth Cope)
Arise
Though the darkness wars to hold us down
The Lord bids us look upward
And leave the world behind
Let us live to be His miracle
And trust in His design
For the Master calls, “Daughters, arise”
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
7. Daughters
Featuring Denise Smith
Day of Tears
DAY OF TEARS
(written by Lynda Johnson & Kenneth Cope)
A crown of thorns—a cross to bear
And sorrowing friends following near
Yet, He speaks through His grief
“Weep not for me”
But how can we hold back these tears
CHORUS:
Yom tzaar—day of sorrow
Yom dmaot—day of tears
Day of tears
The tearing flesh—the trembling nerves
Some now bow in jest and mock His thirst
And still from His lips
“Father, forgive”
How could they slay their Lord
REPEAT CHORUS
Now asleep—rest in peace, Jesus, Lord
With love we come to wash away where hate hath marred
But, can it be
Now we see no grave can hold thee in
Death has an end
Thou lives again
Yom simcha—day of gladness
Yom dmaot—day of tears
Yom peley—day of wonder
Yom dmaot (simcha)—day of tears
Tears of joy
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
8. Day of Tears
Featuring Hilary Weeks
Miracle From Heaven
MIRACLE FROM HEAVEN
(written by Kenneth Cope)
From the sheltering wood of His cradle
To the crippling wood of the cross
From the stony cave of a stable
To the stony tomb of my loss
I would see my Son rise to greatness
But now, He’s risen home to thee
He was my miracle from heaven
A miracle
While He would escape Herod’s danger
He would not escape Satan’s blow
Though revered and worshipped by angels
Men and devils would scorn Him below
He was daylight piercing the darkness
But now, His days are gone from me
He was my miracle from heaven
A wondrous miracle
Miracles—I’ve known His miracles
But the miracle—His greatest miracle . . .
From the swaddling cloth of His birthnight cry
To the crimson cloth of His grief
First His mother’s blood back in Bethlehem
Then His own in Gethsemane
He has drenched Himself in our suffering
That our suffering might not be
He brings this miracle from heaven
For all who will believe
We need His miracle from heaven
Son, work this miracle for me
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
9. Miracle From Heaven
Featuring Jennifer Madsen
He Came For Me
HE CAME FOR ME
(written by Hilary Weeks)
Come close my precious child
Listen to the words I’ll say
Many years ago, before you were born
Jesus came
And He changed my life forever
It’d been dark for many days
The storms had taken all we owned
I’d been driven to my knees
Longing for the warmth of my home
When a light appeared above me
CHORUS:
He had come
King of all kings
Ruler of worlds
For His other sheep
I felt His hands
I touched His feet
And I’ll forever rejoice
He came for me
It was like there’d been a drought
And every word He spoke was rain
Bringing hope into our lives
And life to the words of the prophets
Passed down through the ages
Then He called the children close
He loved them just as I love you
He let them touch the marks
He let them kiss His cheek
And they knew
We all knew
REPEAT CHORUS
© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
10. He Came For Me
Featuring Beverlyanne Suafoa
Greater Love
GREATER LOVE
(written by Kenneth Cope)
If I had been there at His trial
And watched as they mocked Israel’s King
I wonder if I would have tried to turn their hearts to Him
If I had been there when they whipped Him
And watched as He fell to His knees
Would I have been willing to offer my own life for Him?
For His friends—how He bled
His love for them was just as He said
Greater love—He showed the greatest love of all
If I had been there at the hillside
When they fastened His hands to a cross
I’m sure that my heart would have broken
For His friends—for His friends
And that’s me if I do what He said
Would I give—could I live my life
Like Jesus—Jesus?
Well, now it’s been years since His lifetime
But He and His love still remain
And all that I want is to be like Him
He was all I hope to be
I would give my life to be
The kind of friend Jesus was to me
Greater love
© 1989 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)
11. Greater Love
Featuring Emilie de Azevedo
12. Women at the Well [Reprise]
Featuring Randy Kartchner on piano
