Rick was a co-worker and friend. We both had a long line of drugs and alcohol, parties and music behind us, but the Lord had other plans. At one point, we dumped the rest of the alcohol at Rick's house down the drain, and for over 40 days in a row my wife and I met with Rick on a daily basis to read God's word and help him be accountable.
We made a lot of music together, and the pictures that he could paint with his guitar behind my lyrics frequently impressed me. He has been gone for a few years now, and I wanted to share this rare video of him playing and singing with all of you.
Here are the original lyrics from 2010:
KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS
KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS
AND HE’LL SEE YOU THROUGH
NO MATTER HOW GREAT—THE STORM
HE’LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS
AND HE’LL HELP YOU RISE ABOVE
DEPEND ON HIM AND HE’LL—BE THERE
SHOWING YOU HIS LOVE
BECAUSE HE IS- HE WAS- AND HE’S GONNA BE
HELPING YOU TO BEAT ALL ODDS
TO WALK UPON THE SEA
TRUST IN HIM__
CAST UPON HIM YOUR EV’RY CARE
KNOWING THAT HE CAN—NOT LIE
HE’LL ALWAYS BE THERE
BECAUSE HE IS- HE WAS- AND HE’S GONNA BE
HELPING YOU TO BEAT ALL ODDS
TO WALK UPON THE SEA
Guitar solo
BECAUSE THE WAVES DON’T MATTER
NOR THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT
THOUGH THE WINDS MAY BLOW
YOU’RE GONNA BE ALRIGHT
SO PLEASE DON’T GET DISTRACTED
DON’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF HIM
CUZ WHEN YOU LOOK AWAY
THEN YOU’LL HAVE TO SWIM
KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS
AND HE’LL SEE YOU THROUGH
NO MATTER HOW GREAT—THE STORM
HE’LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS
AND HE’LL HELP YOU RISE ABOVE
DEPEND ON HIM AND HE’LL—BE THERE
SHOWING YOU HIS LOVE
BECAUSE HE IS- HE WAS- AND HE’S GONNA BE
HELPING YOU TO BEAT ALL ODDS
TO WALK UPON THE SEA
TRUST IN HIM__
CAST UPON HIM YOUR EV’RY CARE
KNOWING THAT HE CAN—NOT LIE
HE’LL ALWAYS BE THERE
BECAUSE HE IS- HE WAS- AND HE’S GONNA BE
HELPING YOU TO BEAT ALL ODDS
TO WALK UPON THE SEA
TRUST IN HIM__
CAST UPON HIM YOUR EV’RY CARE
KNOWING THAT HE CAN—NOT LIE
HE’LL ALWAYS BE THERE
BECAUSE HE IS- HE WAS- AND HE’S GONNA BE
HELPING YOU TO BEAT ALL ODDS
TO WALK UPON THE SEA
Here are a few pictures of us from back in the day!
