Living Waters Music

CARRY ON by Mark A. Lajoie as found on our album, "Classic...Live...Living...Waters"! copyright 2011, RN SRu 1-004-340 ISRC: QZX882311244 UPC 650311435383 Catalog # RN1430517 I was dream-ing, I was walk-ing a-long the shore Two sets of foot-prints; there were mine There were those of the Lord And we were walk-ing Walk-ing a-long the shore And I was think-ing I couldn't go on a-ny-more Two sets of foot-prints were now only one on the shore But then the light be-gan to dawn I was be-ing car-ried by God's own Son Car-ry on! Car-ry on! So I will fol-low you each day my whole life through And when I pick up my cross I will be car-ried by You! Car-ry on! Car-ry on! I am weak, you are strong! Car-ry on! Car-ry on! So I will walk a-long but I'll never walk a-lone My heart is beat-ing strong Your Heart is bleed-ing on your throne! Car-ry on! Car-ry on! I am weak. You are strong! Car-ry on! Car-ry me, Lord! On your back the weight of a world of sin By your stripes heal-ing the world be-gins and it goes on So car-ry on! Car-ry on! Car-ry on! Car-ry on! Car-ry on!

A snippet here. Mike wrote this in the early 80's; Living Waters recorded it as a band in 1984, and now a mature Michael has re-created it for now! You can listen to the full song here: https://open.spotify.com/track/5lxRkpJYUDLLcLZ4d2aSQ6?si=c5042a839a664d98 Here are the lyrics for the new song: Merry Christmas 2023 Version By Mike McBride Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 ISRC: QZX882320567 UPC: 650311472067 Merry Christmas Happy New Year too May Christ Jesus Walk among you May God’s Love reign Rain upon us May Christ Jesus Name Live among us May all your days ahead be bright May all Your Christmastimes be white Let it snow… Ring, bells ring Ring ring those Christmas bells Sing carols, sing Sing those Yuletide carols Bring gifts Bring your greatest gift Sing for Peace Sing for Peace on Earth Let’s all sing Merry Christmas To Christ the King We follow You Let it snow… Merry Christmas Happy New Year too May Christ Jesus Live among you Walk with Jesus He walks with you Merry Christmas Happy New Year too Let it snow…

You Need Love (Don’t Throw Your Life Away) By Mark Lajoie Copyright SRu 1-552-258 Standing so cold in your winter life You can't make rhyme nor reason Do you think maybe the season for love is turning? A yearning, a burning desire Learning the way of fire praying on your knees Caring, Sharing and giving Living and being all you were meant to be You don’t need hypocrisy You don’t need to silence me You don’t need your noise & news & party views surrounding you You need Love You need Love (Don’t throw your life away) (2x) Hey-ey-ee-ey-ey-ey-ee-ey! What you call love is not at all You rise & fall above your slavery Do you think maybe the season for love is turning? A yearning, a burning desire Learning the way of fire praying on your knees Caring, Sharing and giving Living and being all you were meant to be You don’t need hypocrisy You don’t need to silence me You don’t need your noise & news & party views surrounding you You need Love You need Love (Don’t throw your life away) (2x) Hey-ey-ee-ey-ey-ey-ee-ey! You need Love You need Love (Don’t throw your life away) (2x) Hey-ey-ee-ey-ey-ey-ee-ey! Jesus is Love!

Each Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Mark A. Lajoie https://youtu.be/LnAjiNfNIQw Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 My town is like a pic-ture a puz-zle of the poor al-ways, in the end, the pie-ces smashed u-pon the floor There's a lone-ly drink-er thirst-ing There's a rich girl bi-ding time There's an old man dy-ing dai-ly There's a fish-er cast-ing lines CHORUS For each heart is a lone-ly hunt-er But His Heart will not rest Till He's put them all to-geth-er With each piece at peace at last (lead) We had each gone in our own way, a-lone, a-fraid and lost So, in the end, His Bo-dy lay there offered on the Cross Like the lone-ly drink-er thirst-ing Like e-ter-ni-ty bi-ding time Like the God-Man dy-ing dai-ly Like a Fish-er cast-ing lines CHORUS Why don’t you share your pain wi-thin His? Let Him paint you in-to the pic-ture The pic-ture of His Heart of Love!

ISRC: QZX882319579 This was written by future band member, Chuck, circa 1973: FIFTY years ago. It was initially performed by the Maine Catholic Charismatic Choir around that time. Chuck played his famous marching valve trombone! Several members of the future Living Waters were a part of that. Original lyrics: "Allelu! Allelu-ia!". This is an instrumental version. The images used here depict the amazing promise of a Messiah given to the prophets, fulfilled on that starry Christmas night beneath music & rejoicing of the sacred angels. Produced by Mark A. Lajoie & Charles R. Rossignol.

Each Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Mark A. Lajoie Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 My town is like a pic-ture a puz-zle of the poor al-ways, in the end, the pie-ces smashed u-pon the floor There's a lone-ly drink-er thirst-ing There's a rich girl bi-ding time There's an old man dy-ing dai-ly There's a fish-er cast-ing lines CHORUS For each heart is a lone-ly hunt-er But His Heart will not rest Till He's put them all to-geth-er With each piece at peace at last (lead) We had each gone in our own way, a-lone, a-fraid and lost So, in the end, His Bo-dy lay there offered on the Cross Like the lone-ly drink-er thirst-ing Like e-ter-ni-ty bi-ding time Like the God-Man dy-ing dai-ly Like a Fish-er cast-ing lines CHORUS Why don’t you share your pain wi-thin His? Let Him paint you in-to the pic-ture The pic-ture of His Heart of Love!

From the album, "Classic...Live...Living...Waters" This is an early (1982) live version of the song. We used lalalai to extract tracks & remix this just like the Beatles just did. The "Great Rock Road" is the "Right Road" as opposed to "No Way"! linktr.ee/LivingWatersMsc GREAT ROCK ROAD by Mark A. Lajoie Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 ISBN: QZX882311249 Roll-in' on the Great Rock Road, the Great Rock Road! Some some-where be-yond this waste there is a place And He will take me there Un-der-stand there is a way, a great high-way Out of this de-sert land And I'm roll-ing on And I'm feel-ing strong 'Cause I de-pend u-pon This tried and true Rock Road CHORUS Roll-in' on the Great Rock Road! (echo each time) Roll-in' on the Great Rock Road! Roll-in' on the Great Rock Road! Roll-in' on the Great Rock Road! The Great Rock Road! Some people think it's rough it's tough to fol-low Je-sus They ought to hit that Great Rock Road and roll Some people think it's rough it's tough to fol-low Je-sus They ought to hit that Great Rock Road and roll! Roll on! (lead) I need to roll on I need to hold on I will be-hold Him by and by (high!) I want to praise Him! I want to raise Him! I want to praise Him to the skies! (high!) I want to praise Him! I want to raise Him! I want to praise Him to the skies! He's the (high) way! He's the (high) way! He's the (high) way! He's the (high) way! Some people think it's rough it's tough to fol-low Je-sus They ought to hit that Great Rock Road and roll Some people think it's rough it's tough to fol-low Je-sus They ought to hit that Great Rock Road and roll CHORUS Roll-in' on the Great Rock Road! (echo) Roll-in' on the Great Rock Road! (echo) Oooooooo

Each Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Mark A. Lajoie Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 My town is like a pic-ture a puz-zle of the poor al-ways, in the end, the pie-ces smashed u-pon the floor There's a lone-ly drink-er thirst-ing There's a rich girl bi-ding time There's an old man dy-ing dai-ly There's a fish-er cast-ing lines CHORUS For each heart is a lone-ly hunt-er But His Heart will not rest Till He's put them all to-geth-er With each piece at peace at last (lead) We had each gone in our own way, a-lone, a-fraid and lost So, in the end, His Bo-dy lay there offered on the Cross Like the lone-ly drink-er thirst-ing Like e-ter-ni-ty bi-ding time Like the God-Man dy-ing dai-ly Like a Fish-er cast-ing lines CHORUS Why don’t you share your pain wi-thin His? Let Him paint you in-to the pic-ture The pic-ture of His Heart of Love!

Let it be known that some AI-generated images were used in this production, though, reluctantly! In this one case, telling a fable-type story, it seemed to work. Not sure that I would do it again after this. The video was created in Clipchamp. The story is very loosely based on the teen novel, "Ring the Judas Bell" by James Forman. The only direct 'quote' from the story is the scene where the wolves surrounded the boy. Otherwise, it is an allegorical tale about our current situation. The answer to our common near-total, Judas-like betrayal of all that is good now, is to set our "heart ringing that Glorious Name", "the One Who is our only Way".... You can get connected to other music by Living Waters Music via https://linktr.ee/LivingWatersMsc Ring the Jesus Bell by Mark Lajoie Copyright 2011 SR 679-889 (as “Ring the Judas Bell”) UPC 650311457668 ISRC QZX882316642 A long time ago, but not so far away In a little town, call it what you may… The people turned away, oh, yes, they did betray The One Who is our only Way! A young boy cried, “there’s something wrong! You don’t know what could happen before long!” But the people would not listen, And on his cheek a teardrop glistened And the people cried, “Ring the Judas Bell! Ring the Judas Bell! Ring the Judas Bell!” And the people cried, “Ring the Judas Bell! Ring the Judas Bell! Ring the Judas Bell!” So, off the young boy wandered alone, In the bitter winter cold Searching for some piece of mind Not really knowing what he’d find… Let me tell you now! Down in the valley! Down in the valley! The wolves surrounded a boy, Let me tell you now! Down in the valley! Down in the valley! The wolves have gone away! A miracle has occurred! The miracle isn’t that the wolves went away. It’s that a man of God is here to stay! Ring the Jesus bell! Ring the Jesus bell! Ring the Jesus bell! (repeat) So back into the town he came, his heart ringing that Glorious Name! And though he did not say a word, it was if the people had heard… And the people cried, Ring the Jesus bell! Ring the Jesus bell! Ring the Jesus bell! (repeat) Levons nos yeux a Jesus! Let’s raise our eyes now to Jesus Christ! We’ve rung the Judas bell. It doesn’t ring true. Bien, levons nos yeux a cette heure a Jesus! Ring the Jesus bell! Ring the Jesus bell! Ring the Jesus bell! (repeat 2x) Ring the Jesus bell! Ring the Jesus bell!

Re-released with IMPROVED AUDIO and some better versions of some of the pictures. It's a nostalgic ride from our beginnings in 1976 to our time now. ENJOY! This song won the Platinum Auddy Award! Here are some of our sites: http://linktr.ee/LivingWatersMsc http://livingwatersband.com http://www.reverbnation.com/livingwaters https://open.spotify.com/artist/1QXw5rKD18g4arVeiiT2st?si=bfU-0sDdSPKn2ha01h8dmQ LOVE'S IN A NAME by Mark A. Lajoie copyright 2011, RN SRu 1-004-340 The world is fall-ing a-part E-very-one is so cold of heart Not ea-sy to see What's to be-come of me and you So blue! No one knows what to do but Still I will be-lieve in what is true that Love's in a name Je-sus will ne-ver change He's al-ways the same His love is a flame for you and me so free It's flow-ing so ea-si-ly Oh, can't you see To love is how to be CHORUS All we've got to do, All we've got to do, All we've got to do is Love to be free All we need to know, All that has to show The on-ly way to go is love Yes, Love's in a name Yes, Je-sus will ne-ver change He's al-ways the same His love is a flame for you and me so free It's flow-ing so ea-si-ly Oh, can't you see To love is how to be CHORUS All we've got to to do, All we've got to do, All we've got to do is Love to be free All we need to know, All that has to show The on-ly way to go is love If we don't have love, If we don't have love We are just a clang-ing gong But if we have love, Oh! If we have love We sing a song, We sing a song We are strong, We are strong We are strong (lead) All we've got to do, All we've got to do All we've got to do is Love to be free All we need to know, All that has to show The on-ly way to go is Love to be free All we've got to do, All we've got to do All we've got to do is Love to be free All we need to know, All that has to show The on-ly way to go is love Love's in a name Love's in a name

A classic bluesy rocker that was a feature of our concerts. This video shows the bus and the band in action back in the day! written by Mark Lajoie arranged by the band Video by Mark Lajoie LYRICS "ROLL THE ROCK OVER" by Mark Lajoie Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 UPC for live album: 650311435383 ISRC: QZX882311242 ROLL THE ROCK OVER! COME OUT AND LIVE AGAIN! ROLL THE ROCK OVER! YOU’LL FIND A FRIEND WAITING FOR YOU! 1. Now if you put your hands together, they're pointed to forever. Come on! It's now or never! ROLL THE ROCK OVER!_______________________ CHORUS: ‘CAUSE HE ROLLED THE ROCK OVER HE ROSE AGAIN HE ROLLED THE ROCK OVER HE ROSE AGAIN (3x) ROLL THE ROCK OVER! COME OUT AND LIVE AGAIN! ROLL THE ROCK OVER! YOU’LL FIND A FRIEND WAITING FOR YOU! 2. You're just an ordinary person, without Him you could worsen so stop all your reheearsin' and ROLL THE ROCK OVER!_______________________ (CHORUS) BRIDGE; Jesus did it for Lazarus, too Roll it on over! He did it for you! LEAD: 3. He knows that you're a sinner; you know that He's the winner Come on, it's Him or staying in the grave! Roll the rock over!_______________________ (CHORUS 2x) 4. ROLL THE ROCK OVER! ROLL THE ROCK OVER! ROLL THE ROCK OVER! CODA: And it'll come so easy, 'cause now you've got a Friend And it's easy to do, 'cause He did it for you! ROLL IT OVER! ROLL IT OVER! ROLL THE ROCK OVER!______________

"I wrote it at 10 years old. Produced a demo in 2011. Re-mixed this on April 15, 2023. Perfectly timely for THIS moment." Mark wrote the basic idea to this when he was ten years old. Circa 2011, Dave gave him the Noteworthy Composer app. Using this, he created different parts and then transferred the midi tracks to GarageBand and selected instruments to fit each part. He sang the vocals over this and put the result out as a demo. On June 15, 2023, he re-created the tracks and re-mixed them, resulting in what you hear here. It expresses that deep sense that we were meant to give our lives entirely in imitation of and in union with the One Who made us, He Who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. LYRICS adapted from the 10-years old version by Mark A. Lajoie! Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 Deep in my sor-row and my pain There still re-mains A pil-lar of help for a-ny yelp of hu-man mi-ser-y With help from you and God I'll find out where it lies And we shall de-fy i-mag-i-na-tion With a stand of cour-age A stand of cour-age With a stand of en-cour-age-ment With a stand of cou-rage Yeah, Yeah! Ooooooooo! Spi-rit of love, Spi-rit of life You are the peace with-in our strife You are the key that sets the cap-tives free You are the two-edged sword that cuts through all the lies And we shall de-fy i-mag-i-na-tion With a stand of cou-rage He'll be my cou-rage Won't you be my in-spi-ra-tion With a stand of cou-rage Yeah, Yeah! With a stand of cour-age Yeah!

Here is a little taste of our latest release. We have salvaged the audio from our classic story video and released it as audio.

Here is a little taste of our latest release. We have salvaged the audio from our classic story video and released it as audio.

For the FULL video: https://youtu.be/DRSBlDo-KWU https://linktr.ee/LivingWatersMsc We're Gonna Stay by Mark A. Lajoie copyright 2011, RN SRu 1-004-340 MAN: You are cry-ing, you're stand-ing at the door Your tears touch my face so I hold you more As we stand hop-ing a-gainst this hope-less night Please re-mem-ber I made you my wife This is for life, this is for rich or poor-er now It's not the end, this is an ev-er-last-ing vow This is for all the lone-ly peo-ple Who've gi-ven up and walked a-way This is our pro-mise made to hea-ven We're gon-na stay We're gon-na stay We're gon-na stay WOMAN: You are trembl-ing, you tried to stand so strong To me, you did-n't fail You're right where I be-long So as you're try-ing, please try and un-der stand Till I lay dy-ing you'll al-ways be my man Good times or bad Wheth-er in sick-ness or in health Hap-py or sad We'll have an ev-er-last-ing wealth This is for all the friends and lov-ers Who let each o-ther walk a-way This is our pro-mise made to hea-ven We're gon-na stay We're gon-na stay We're gon-na stay (lead) COUPLE: Good times or bad Wheth-er in sick-ness or in health Hap-py or sad We'll have an ev-er-last-ing wealth This is for all the friends and lov-ers Who let each o-ther walk a-way This is our pro-mise made to hea-ven We're gon-na stay We're gon-na stay We're gon-na stay

See FULL video here: https://youtu.be/iESwqKXY4fk https://linktr.ee/LivingWatersMsc From the "Still Flowing" album by Living Waters 2016 music by Mark A. Lajoie & Greg Loell Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 I've heard they put ships in a bot-tle But I got my-SELF trapped in-side Out of con-trol, get-tin' blown a-way On a ver-y ex-pen-sive ride CHORUS On the booze blues cruise You lose... On the booze blues cruise No tack left to choose Three sheets to the wind When am I gon-na hit bot-tom? When am I gon-na be free? Here I am trapped in the bot-tle Some-bo-dy res-cue me! [CHORUS] On the booze blues cruise You lose... On the booze blues cruise No tack left to choose Three sheets to the wind (lead) Heard the Lord's love like a ze-phyr Like a gen-tle warm-ing breeze Let the Spir-it come in, let it blow a-way Let it wash me in the seas Let my ship out of this bot-tle With a gen-tle warm-ing wind Let the wind in my sails, let it blow a-way Let me be born a-gain No more booze blues cruise I choose No more booze blues cruise One path left to choose Three sheets to the wind The wind (it blows) The wind (it blows) The wind (it blows) The wind (it blows)

https://linktr.ee/LivingWatersMsc From the "Still Flowing" album by Living Waters 2016 by Mark A. Lajoie Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 I've heard they put ships in a bot-tle But I got my-SELF trapped in-side Out of con-trol, get-tin' blown a-way On a ver-y ex-pen-sive ride CHORUS On the booze blues cruise You lose... On the booze blues cruise No tack left to choose Three sheets to the wind When am I gon-na hit bot-tom? When am I gon-na be free? Here I am trapped in the bot-tle Some-bo-dy res-cue me! [CHORUS] On the booze blues cruise You lose... On the booze blues cruise No tack left to choose Three sheets to the wind (lead) Heard the Lord's love like a ze-phyr Like a gen-tle warm-ing breeze Let the Spir-it come in, let it blow a-way Let it wash me in the seas Let my ship out of this bot-tle With a gen-tle warm-ing wind Let the wind in my sails, let it blow a-way Let me be born a-gain No more booze blues cruise I choose No more booze blues cruise One path left to choose Three sheets to the wind The wind (it blows) The wind (it blows) The wind (it blows) The wind (it blows)

“Step Down” by Mark A. Lajoie & Greg Loell Copyright 2011, RN SR 679-889 You came from on high, you were born to live and die You came to step down Once and for all to rise for our fall Born to step down You love with such love That born to die you step down, you step down Now I must try to live and die in you I want to step down Come take my heart, be my end and my start I want to step down You love with such love That born to rise I’ll step down, step down Be my Lord! Take, take my heart Be my end and my start Take, take my heart Be my end and my start Take my heart, ‘cause I step down We all need to step down Be the Lord! [lead] Take, take my heart Be my end and my start Take, take my heart Be my end and my start Take my heart, ‘cause I step down Oh, please, step down Step down! LINKS!! https://linktr.ee/LivingWatersMsc reverbnation.com/livingwaters This is where most of our music is, including tracks not published. There are also primitive tapes here on RN under "Living Waters Classic Tracks". Published Music: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1QXw5rKD18g4arVeiiT2st?si=l7ZxCO0STf-tlLeZfBM46A Bandcamp: livingwaters.bandcamp.com Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/living-waters/418011003 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B004M7ETWC/living-waters (Amazon has mixed us up with a couple of other groups named Living Waters. :I) https://livingwatersblog-mlajoie2.blogspot.com There are years-worth of articles here. We haven't written much recently, but there are many stories talking about our music and family history. Social media: https://www.facebook.com/livingwatersband https://www.youtube.com/user/LivingWatersUtube https://www.instagram.com/livingwatersmsc2/ https://twitter.com/LivingWatersMsc https://gab.com/LivingWatersMsc https://rumble.com/user/LivingWatersMsc

Instrumental UPC 741754088158 Bandcamp: https://livingwaters.bandcamp.com/album/instrumental-christmas ReverbNation: https://www.reverbnation.com/artist/video/17280904 Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/YJMYco8ZSRtqok4L7

Mark changed his strings and started playing.

Drums 0:18 Bass 3:54 Vocals 7:35 Keys 11:28 Guitars + 14:53 Full sound here: https://youtu.be/HsAbSs0oZkc copyright 2011 SR 679-889 ISBN: QZ8252219817 UPC: 741754044604

"Love In Arms" by Mike McBride & Jim Babish copyright 2011 SR 679-889 ISBN: QZ8252219817 UPC: 741754044604 CHORUS Can't you feel the Loving Arms around you? Can't you feel around you love in arms? Can't you feel the love in here surround you? Can't you feel around you love in arms? Come on back to your loving Father Those of you who've turned away He will heal your pain and sorrow Give to you new life today! CHORUS Listen, people, can you feel it? God's love has come for you Listen, people, can you hear it? God's love is here for you! CHORUS All your sins have been forgiven God gave his only Son You have won a life worth living It's for you what He has done! CHORUS Love in arms! Love in arms! (Love in arms!) Recorded at an outdoor concert on June 29, 2014 by Jim Babish.

from the album, "Overflow" by Living Waters Copyright 2019 ISRC QZ8251900835 Let It Reign Michael McBride - April 2018 Album Copyright SR-859-514 Sundays, I take a walk and go to church where I would go when I was just a kid I’d say, nobody noticed me, but I could see the wrong in what I might a did The altar call is all I need to wake me up And now I fall onto my knees to drink this cup I pray with the living and here we will pray for the dead We pray wash away our sins while we drink this wine, we eat this bread Oh, oh, oh hold on, this love is a hurricane and it’s about to rain I was down and out and I was feeling low and I could only go from there to above I was hiding inside, holding in all this pain I thirst for water, give me living water, living water wash my sins all away Hey, I want this love, this love that will sustain, let It reign, oh Outside, the rain comes along from crashing clouds above, oh Thunder and light blow up the sky, oh This storm is crushing this dry and thirsty crave for love, oh Rain down and wash our sins away, oh Let It reign, let Your love reign Make way for the future, it takes you away from the past Sometimes life hits like a tidal wave It goes so fast, so make it last Oh, oh, oh hold on, when life brings a hurricane, let it rain, let it rain