Mark has written over 100 songs including praise and
worship songs, pop/contemporary Christian songs, several
choir anthems and 4 worship liturgies. Mark is the music
minister at his church, a professional member of the
Gospel Music Association and a writer member of ASCAP.
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Sampling of Mark's Song Lyrics
Ancient wisdom, pages torn
Martyred voice and life just born
All God's children, all are holy

Refrain

Widow's tear and orphan's cry
Dead-man's bones and blind-man's eyes
All are raised and lifted high

Wondrous Love

Someday soon,
Where the sunlight meets the moon
I will see your face;
Meant to be
Everything you asked of me
I fall, but for your grace

(Refrain)
Jesus my brother,
There's no, no, no other
Could break me and change me,
Could be who you are;
And Jesus you move me,
Embrace and consume me
For nothing compares to
Your wondrous love

I can't see
How you love one such as me,
Guilty, stained and lost;
Still redeemed
By a life unselfishly
Given on a cross

Repeat Refrain

Repeat Verse 1

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2006
Least of These

In Africa, the least of these
Tries her best to fall asleep
With hugs that are just memories
She's all alone, she's only three

Child, I don't know where to start
Forgive my foolish, foolish heart
That never seems to look too far
Beyond my walls to where you are

Jesus, are you asking me
To see the world the way you see
With hands that heal and hearts that bleed
Is this what I'm supposed to be?

Child, let me see your face
And dry your tears with mother's lace
Oh, that I could take her place
With your sweet head in my embrace

In Africa, the least of these
Is sound asleep, I'm on my knees
Oh, break my heart that I might be
Like Jesus for the least of these


Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2006
15 million children
have become
orphans due to AIDS,
the majority of them
in sub-Saharan
Africa; a number
expected to rise to 25
million by 2010.
Many are left to
survive on their own
without any adult
care or love.
Our faith and our
humanity demands
us to step in and
make a difference in
the lives of the "least
of these"

Old Rugged Cross

She was barely even twenty, she lived a life of plenty,
But her heart was more than empty as she cried in her bed.
As she wondered how she got here, she thought about her father,
And these words he once taught her danced around in her head.

Refrain:
On that hill stands an old rugged cross,
And it stands for the blind and the lost,
And you don’t need your new Sunday shoes,
‘Cause there ain’t been a sinner refused
The old rugged cross.

He was looking back at forty, when he got to thinking “Surely,
There has got to be more for me than this life and this death”.
So he found himself a preacher and he said “Now if you please sir,
Can you point me to the answer, is there hope for me yet?”

(Refrain)

If you’re seventy or seven, only one way up to heaven,
You can’t slide through the back door, got to climb up that hill.
And the way ain’t always easy; it will bring you to your knees,
But you know he’ll be there waiting, ‘cause he said that he will.

(Refrain)

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon(ASCAP)
Copyright 2003

My Side of Town

Somebody’s hungry, somebody’s cold
Somebody’s hoping for someone to hold
On my side of town
But nobody cares for what nobody loves
Somebody’s waiting but nobody comes
On my side of town

On my side of town a child lay hungry
On my side of town another one cries
On my side of town it’s all we can do to survive
On my side of town

They say that the poor shall inherit the earth
But all I can see now is this dust and this dirt
On my side of town
Backbreaking days and heartbroken nights
Tell me who’s gonna change it, who’s gonna make it alright
On my side of town

On my side of town you can make a difference
On my side of town you can save someone
On my side of town, open your heart and please come
On my side of town

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2000

You Are My God
(Worship Song)

In a world, so cold, that it chills my very soul,
There is still a warmth that brings me through each day.
It’s a raging fire; it’s a voice from deep inside,
And it tells my heart to follow, you are the way.

Refrain:
You are glory, you are might
You are wisdom, you are light
You are power, you are peace
And you bring me to my knees
To worship you
For you are my God

You are Lord, my king
I surrender everything
Take my life and make it to your own.
God of perfect love,
I’m so desperate for your touch,
Teach my heart to follow, you are the way

(Refrain)

Bridge:
You are my God, You are my God, You are my God, Alleluia
You are my God, You are my God, You are my God, Alleluia

(Refrain)

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2004

Extraordinary

Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win
Sometimes you're sheltered from the truth, sometimes you're in
Sometimes you soar ,sometimes you fly
Sometimes you're crashed out on the floor with your back to the sky

Sometimes this place, it's not what you'd choose
You find you're up above your neck in six o'clock news.
Too scared to scream, too numb to cry
So you curl up on your couch and ask yourself why

Refrain:
It's an extraordinary moment
In an extraordinary time
Fortunate for you and I
We got an extraordinary God

Long time ago, high on a hill
A man hangs by his hands perfectly still
Too weak to speak, too strong to try
So he turns his eyes above and quietly dies

(Refrain)

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2005

Take the Little Hands

Take the little hands, make them bigger hands
Take the little baby boys and make them into men
Take this storm of broken dreams and turn it into skies of
blue
May every son and daughter know the truth of you

Take the sad, sad eyes, make them glad, glad eyes
Take away the desperation so that hope may rise
Take this storm of broken dreams and turn it into skies of
blue
May every son and daughter know the hope of you

Take my full, full heart and tear it all apart
So that it will not beat silent while a child starves
Take this storm of broken dreams and turn it into skies of
blue
May every son and daughter know the love of you

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2002

Dangerous

There is a dangerous place I know
Where all is mirrors and shadows
Where pain is pleasure and fast is slow
And no one knows where the wind blows

Refrain:
They got something for nothing
They got little white lies
They got promise of fortune and fame
They got words of destruction
That’ll tear down your life
But you got the love of a savior

Some say the devil don’t exist at all;
It’s religion’s way to control you
But deny the devil and he’s ten feet tall
Let down your guard and he’ll own you

(Refrain)

So keep your vigilance and open your eyes
And don’t let devil get too close
Just stand your ground in the name of Christ
‘Cause that’s the name that he fears most

(Refrain)

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2002

Blessed

Blessed are the meek (3x),
The fortunate ones

Blessed are the poor (3x),
The fortunate ones

They don't live in envy, they know not of greed
They sit down to bread crumbs like it was a feast
Rejoice in the maker of everything that they need

Blest are those of peace (3x)
The fortunate ones

They're not chained by hatred, not bound by the sword
They fear not the stranger who waits at the door
They know that forgiveness is stronger than war

Blest are those who mourn (3x)
The fortunate ones

For though they taste sorrow, they also taste love
They walk in the comfort that rains from above
They know what awaits is us is all that we ever dreamed of

Blessed are the pure (3x),
The fortunate ones

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2005

In Memory of Mary Ellen
(Newborn who spent one wonderful day in this world)

They say in all creation
That God has got a plan
And so it was that I was formed
By His almighty hand
Cradled in an ocean
Of possibility
Daddy won’t you sing me soft asleep

I touched the fragile sunlight
Felt the pulse of your strong hand
I gazed into my mama’s eyes
That begged to understand
And every breath that filled me
Was wonderfully sweet
Daddy won’t you sing me soft asleep

I’ve seen the face of angels
And the fire of heaven’s light
I forged across the river
And I danced across the sky
But know the heart you gave me
Is always yours to keep
Daddy won’t you sing me soft asleep.

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 2000

Nothing

You got your new Mercedes,
Got all your fancy cars.
Your house looks down on Hollywood,
You got your own star.
You got your perfect body
For all the world to see,
And all the lovely ladies
Fall down on their knees.

But you got nothing.

Your team’s gone undefeated,
You’re everything they said.
Your wall is full of trophies
And so is your bed.
All the morning papers,
They want your interview;
You say that you could walk on water
If you had the right shoes.

But you got nothing.

Without Jesus you are lost,
And there’s really just one god.
Don’t believe me, but it’s true,
That the one god isn’t you.
All you are and all you own
Will so soon come crashing down.
Without love and without heart
You will find that you are nothing.

You climb the corporate ladder,
You leap from rung to rung.
The method does not matter
‘Cause you get things done.
Upon your penthouse office,
Your name is etched in gold,
But your heart’s been disconnected
And your soul has been sold.

And you got nothing.

Words and Music by Mark Anzelon (ASCAP)
Copyright 1999
Words and music by Mark Anzelon
(ASCAP) Copyright 2008
Falling
You are my hope unending, You are my king of kings
You are the one
who holds me up when I would sink
You lead me to still water when all I can do is scream
You are the one who loves me more than anything

And you saved my life when you fell on your knees
You came to love and rescue me
And if I could only just believe
Then my heart would be free

I'm falling
I'm falling in my savior's arms tonight
I'm sailing across that ocean wide
There's a magic in the moonlight that seems so right
I'm falling in my savior's arms tonight

No more waiting on world that keeps me blind
Believing is so much more than your own eyes
There's a magic in the moonlight that seems so right
I'm falling in my savior's arms tonight
This is a song about believing....trusting....falling into faith.    Matthew 14:22-33
During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking
on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take
courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water." "Come," he said.
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Folded hands and priestly robes
Blood-stained feet and ragged clothes
Bow before you, you are holy

Rich man, poor man, strong and lame
Proud and foolish, scorned and shamed
By your name all are holy

Refrain:
One by one uplifted high, Saint and sinner sanctified
All are precious in your sight; and holy.
Age to age and soul by soul
All connected, all made whole
By your mercy we are holy

Refrain
Holy
Words and music by Mark Anzelon
(ASCAP) Copyright 2006
(Inspired by tapestries in Cathedral of the Angels, Los Angeles)
Words and music by Mark Anzelon
(ASCAP) Copyright 2007
Enough
Refrain:
Enough hunger and hate, enough death enough pain;
Enough sorrow and shame, enough;
Enough suffering cries, enough tearful goodbyes;
Enough, enough, enough.

The sword shall be broken, the night will be chained;
The mountains, the kingdoms, will fall down like rain
The meek will be lifted, the weak shall be strong,
As the King of all glory reigns on His throne

Refrain, Repeat verse 1, Refrain
In times such as these, when my heart cannot breathe,
And the dawn of tomorrow seems distant to me;
I hold on the hope that lives deep in my bones;
The hope that was born when my Savior arose

And sometimes it seems like there's no room for dreams;
That hopeless is winning and despair is king;
But one perfect day when the clouds roll away,
The trumpet will sound and my Savior will say:
Revelations 21:
I saw a new heaven and a new earth.........and he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more,
neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore......