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Not My Will - the latest project

Our latest recording project - Not My Will - is a compilation of 16 songs, 14 of which are originals written by one or more of us. The two exceptions are Come Thou Fount and Hear, O Israel, but we included them because Come Thou Fount is our all time MOST requested song, and Hear, O Israel is a new favorite. Both are original arrangements....doesn't that count? When sharing original songs, we've learned that there is a lot to say...not just in the songs themselves, but in the stories behind the songs....and, sadly, there is limited room on a cd insert. Consider this the Behind The Scenes page of our newly released recording - Not My Will....

ENJOY!!!

Another Chance

"A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down." Luke 13:6-9

Sarah wrote this song, based on the verse above about a year ago. We all loved how it presented the hope, not only of being forgiven, but even able to bear fruit - all because of the grace given through our Savior, Yahshua.

ANOTHER CHANCE

by Sarah Naylor 2006

It was early in the morning when I walked into the vineyard

The sun was just coming over the hill

Tears filled my eyes as I took in the sight of the drooping vines

They wouldn’t respond to My gentle hands and care.

No fruit again No reason to keep this branch

No fruit again I’ve worked so hard, but it just won’t begin...To grow.

I pulled out My shears and picked the branch up from the ground

When I felt Someone standing by My side

He took the vine in His nail scarred hands and held it up

With tears He quietly looked into My Eyes

Just one more chance Please don’t give up so soon

Just one last chance I want this vine to give me precious fruit.…Again.

Several years later after many a pruning and cutting

That branch flourished again in the Sun

It was covered with fruit of the sweetest sort and stood so strong

A sign of submission in the Master’s hands

Here’s fruit for You Only by Your grace and mercy

Take all I have What You have given me, I give back… To You.

There’s fruit again Reason to keep this branch

There’s fruit again I’ve worked so hard and it just began... To grow.

Caleb - Bass; John - Dobro; Jeremy - Fiddle; Anna - Mandolin; Sarah – Guitar, Lead vocal; Tera - Cello; Sage – Recorder, Harmony vocal; Mom – Bodhran

Perspective

Perspective basically started out with a chord progression that I made up. . .I really liked it so I decided to try and write words for it. When you just sit down with a guitar and a chord progression, with no song writing experience, and a little while later you have a song written out on paper. . .you kinda realize that you didn't have much to do with it! I pray that this song will be a blessing. ~ Caleb

PERSPECTIVE

by Caleb Naylor 2007

Walking through this life

In this crazy world of strife

Sometimes the journey seems too hard

All our problems seem so large

Chorus:

But Lord, that's just our perspective

Nothing's bigger than You

I know that You will help us face it all

We just need to trust in You.

Walking through each day

It becomes clearer that You're the only way.

Reading through Your Word

Time after time, Your promises are true.

Repeat chorus

So, Lord I thank you for this life You've given me,

And all the trials you put me through.

Throughout each day of trying to serve You,

You just draw me closer, closer to you!

Chorus:

So, Lord that's from Your perspective

Nothing's bigger than You

I know that you will help us face it all

We just need to trust in You.

Caleb – Guitar, Lead Vocal; John - Dobro; Jeremy – Bass; Anna - Mandolin;

Sarah – Harmony vocal; Tera - Cello; Sage – Fiddle; Mom –congas

Mom’s Song

Mom is truly one of the most incredible women I know. She has an amazing testimony of how she came to know her Savior, and I’ve always loved to hear her tell it. As her 50^th birthday approached, I really wanted to write a song for her, but didn't really know how, or what to write. I prayed about it and had the outline worked out fairly quickly. Then with some help from a friend and my sisters, we had a song to share with everyone at her party. She hadn’t ever heard the song until that day, and didn’t even realize it was about her until the line about “her and three children” and then “in 6 weeks they were married”. Then, boy was she surprised!!! ~Sage

MOM'S SONG

by Sage Dahlby 2000

Here I am a child, God As scared as I can be

And if You’re really there, God Won’t You show Yourself to me?

She searched and searched for years For real joy and lasting peace

But there seemed to be no answers Till that day upon her knees.

When she cried aloud to God And by His grace He heard

With warmth His spirit filled her With love she was consumed.

Now Jesus is the Saviour He turned her life around

For out of doubt and sorrow The truth she finally found.

And He has never left her From that fateful day

Through the hard times and the good times He’s beside her all the way.

Here I am Your child, God As happy as can be

For You’ve been so good and merciful To such a wretch as me.

Left her old life far behind her With it’s chains of grief and sin

And committed to serving Jesus Just her and three children.

Then a man of God’s own choosing Came into her life one day

When in six weeks they where married This is what she had to say.

Jesus is my Saviour I owe my life to Him

And out of doubt and sorrow He’s joined our two hands.

We will together serve Him And follow His commands

And when my life is over Before Him I will stand.

Here I am Your child, Lord As thankful as can be

For all the love You’ve shown…...me.

Anna - Mandolin; Sarah – Bass, Harmony vocal; Tera - Cello; Sage – Guitar, Lead vocal

In the Years to Come

While playing around on the guitar, I had come up with a tune but no lyrics. Then one day I walked up our long driveway to the mailbox thinking about how - 20 years from now - I could be walking up to check the mail, but everything would be different. My children would be grown and gone, and I would be alone fulfilling the call of an older woman. I went directly to the studio and picked up the guitar and the words just came forth. This song is dedicated to all the older women out there who have comforted their children and many others, and know the Comforter who gives us abundantly everything we need.. ~Karin

IN THE YEARS TO COME

by Karin Naylor 2005

In the years to come I envision some What it feels to be alone

Children grown and gone Always moving on Now I'm left here on my own

Many years I dried your tears Embraced you in my arms

Stood beside you as you faced your fears

Always there when you needed me near

As I look ahead I see my Saviour instead

Holding fast His promises given

Seeing His wondrous face His amazing grace This life in me He is living

Many years He dried my tears Embraced me in His arms

Stood beside me as I faced my fears

Always there when I needed Him near

Many years He dried your tears Embraced you in His arms

Always there when you needed Him near

Caleb - Bass; Anna - Mandolin; Sarah – Guitar, Harmony vocal; Tera - Cello; Mom – Guitar, Lead vocal

Not My Will

The song poured from my heart to the pen. How it got on paper, Yahweh only knows. I don’t feel like I had anything to do with it.~ Sarah

NOT MY WILL

by Sarah Naylor 1998

A hard lump of clay, as cold as a stone

Lay upon a Potter’s wheel

It wouldn’t yield, it wouldn’t mold

Just sat there with stubborn will

But the patient hand’s worked without pause

Wetting the clay with water

And slowly, so slowly, it began to break down

Giving into the Potter

From that moment on a shape took form

Not just a lump of clay

And if that mud could talk to you

You would have heard it say

Chorus -

Not my will, but yours alone

I surrender my life to you

Not my will but yours be done

Mold me for your use

That hard lump of clay so stubborn was me

Yet the potter never let me go

He softened me with his kindness and grace

Molding me with his love

And by the time he was finished

I said with all my heart…

Chorus

Caleb – Bass; Sarah – Guitar, Lead vocal; Tera – Cello; Sage – Alto recorder, Harmony vocal; Mom – Bodhran

COME THOU FOUNT

by Robert Robinson 1758

When our dear friend Frank Wolking suggested we work out a song with all three fiddles, we thought we'd try it with this wonderful old hymn. Little did we know it would become our "most requested", and that certain people...okay one very special certain person...would travel miles just to hear it!!! But seriously, it was really fun to work this one up, trying to use our strings to their fullest potential. And the lyrics that Mr. Robinson wrote all those years ago are still so inspiring, heart-felt and challenging...making this one of our favorite hymns of all.

John - Fiddle; Jeremy – Fiddle; Anna - Guitar; Tera - Cello; Sage – Fiddle; Mom – Bass

Storms of Life

The two of us sat down and decided to write a song.Well, this is what came out. It started out as a song about physical storms but turned into “Storms of Life” and how God plans our life so that - as our friend, Ted is so fond of saying - even if something goes wrong, it goes wrong just right. ~ Jeremy

STORMS OF LIFE

by Jeremy and Caleb Naylor 2006

The wind started blowing and the sky got all dark,

The hail came down and put a dent in my car.

That dent was a lesson that I'll not forget,

It cost a little money but that wasn't it.

Things don't happen just how we plan

'Cause God’s plan is different, please understand.

Chorus:

Storms of life... Gonna get tough but you have to trust

God will suffice........... Cause everything always goes wrong just right.

I woke up in the morning at 7 AM

Then looked at the clock and it's half past ten.

The weather was okay but I had to complain

Now I'm driving to work and it's pouring down rain

100mph in a 35 zone,

The rain's not as pretty behind steel bars and stone.

Chorus

As I'm on my knees it's amazing to me

The things God seems to send my way

I had to cancel my appointment, had a dent in my car

and took a little time to think behind those steel bars

Well, He sent those storms as lesson you see

So that His good will, will show through me.

Chorus

Caleb - Bass; John - Dobro; Jeremy - Fiddle; Anna - Mandolin; Sarah – Guitar,

Lead vocal; Tera - Cello; Sage – Recorder, Harmony vocal; Mom – Bodhran

ARIANA

by Sarah Naylor 2000

My first banjo was an Ariana – and a clunker at that. Nevertheless, the name holds fond memories. ~ Sarah

Sarah – Banjo

It’s You

One early quiet morning I was reading John Piper's book -Don't Waste Your Life- I looked up to think about something I had read......... and I began to pray..............I sensed the presence of Yahshua so near, and I sang this song to Him. Hence ......... this song of praise for my Redeemer. ~ Karin

IT'S YOU

by Karin Naylor 2006

It's You- You are the master of my life
It’s You that I desire, in adoration I come before You.
It’s You –Who fills me with Your love
It’s You that lights the way, in humbleness I kneel before You.
Chorus:
My Redeemer, the one and only God
Beloved Son and Saviour
Who am I that you could love me so…
I will praise Your Name forever.
It’s You – The beginning and the end
It’s You who calls me friend –
so undeserving I bow before You
It’s You – only Your voice will I hear
It’s You Who will appear –on that day I pray I’m worthy to stand
Chorus
Repeat first verse

Caleb - Bass; John - Dobro; Jeremy - Fiddle; Anna - Mandolin; Sarah – Banjo; Tera - Cello; Sage –Harmony vocal; Mom – Guitar, Lead vocal

Ocean Song

Ah, yes...the Ocean Song. Seems like the younger six of us worked on that beginning forever, always trying to fit it into a song somehow, and it never quite working. Sarah is pretty.....let's say determined. Yes, Sarah is determined.. Not wanting that cool orchestration to go to waste, she put her mind to it, and came back with this song.. We love it! In fact, John is working on making a video to go along with it!!! We'll see what comes of that endeavor. Meanwhile....

THE OCEAN SONG

words by Sarah...melody by the Naylors 200?

There’s a great big ocean Created by Your hand

You filled it up with creatures, Water and the sand

There goes the stinging sea ray The porpoises at play

Down in the depths of the ocean They bring glory to your name

Can’t you see it? Don’t you hear all earth is praising His name?

Sea otters wrapped in seaweed Starfish get around

Somewhere out there swimming A shark without a sound

See the dolphins surfing Whales breaching in the waves

Silhouetted in the sunset They sing Your Awesome praise

Don’t you hear all earth is praising His Name?

Caleb - Guitar; John - Dobro; Jeremy - Bass; Anna - Mandolin; Sarah – Banjo, Lead vocal; Tera - Cello; Sage – Congas

At Your Feet

While working one day on a paint job I had a task before me that I dreaded. I tried to lift my thoughts beyond what I was doing, and think about things that had nothing to do with what I was doing at the moment. As I talked to Yahweh about these things, this song came forth from my heart trying to surrender to Him, knowing that I can be at His feet and in His presence no matter where I am or what I am doing. ~ Tera

AT YOUR FEET

by Tera Dahlby 2007

I’ll praise You in the storm And when the sky is bright.

I’ll praise You in the bad And when everything’s just right.

I’ll praise You

Chorus:

For You are on Your throne And I am at your feet.

You are in control And I just have to wait. So I’ll praise You.

I’ll praise You when the sun Is shining on my face

I’ll praise You when the rain Is pouring in this place.

I’ll praise You

Chorus

Feast or famine, Flood or drought,

When my cup’s half full Or it’s half emptied out.

I’ll praise You.

Chorus

Caleb – Guitar, Harmony vocal; John - Dobro; Jeremy - Bass; Anna - Mandolin; Sarah – Harmony vocal; Tera – Lead vocal;

Sage –Cello; Mom – Congas, Harmony vocal

I Timothy 4:12

…A verse that’s always spoken to me. I have a hard time memorizing unless it’s to a tune, so that’s how this one came about. ~Sarah

I TIMOTHY 4:12

by Sarah Naylor

Let no man despise thy youth

We’re to be Examples of the believers

In word, in spirit, in truth.

Let no man despise thy youth

We’re to be Examples of the believers

In faith, in love, in purity.

Anna – Mandolin, Harmony vocal; Sarah – Guitar, Lead vocal; Caleb - Harmonica

His Ways

The theme of this song is Yahweh’s creation and how it should remind us of Him, and how we can see His power to orchestrate life through it. We need to give our life to Him so He can guide us through every moment in all we do.

~ Jeremy

HIS WAYS

by Jeremy Naylor 2005

I’ve been to California and to north Montana,

Arkansas and Kansas I’ve been there many a time,

Well there’s something everywhere I’ve been that makes me think a lot of Him,

In the mountains, the prairies, the streams.

Chorus:

We need Him to guide us, Every hour, every minute, every day,

He said He’d walk right there beside us, If we will just walk in His way.

I’ve seen His creation everywhere from the wild flower to the grizzly bear,

Everywhere I’ve ever been there’s something new to see,

Snow caped mountains and alpine lakes as the sun drops down behind the peeks

Marking the end of another day.

Chorus

As shadows rise on the canyon walls,

The cold wind blows and the rain does fall

And the clouds way up above us, They’re all gray

When things get hard He’s always there.

When you need a hand He’ll answer a prayer

In His word are the answers never fear.

Chorus

Caleb – Bass, Harmony vocal; Jeremy – Guitar, Lead vocal; Sarah –

Banjo, Harmony vocal; Tera – Cello; Sage –Fiddle, Harmony vocal;

Mom – Bodhran, Harmony vocal

Against the Flow

The fact that writing this song was like paddling a boat up river is ironic. I wrote a verse and chorus and then hit a mind block. Tera helped me through that, and when it was done it went on the shelf – we just couldn’t do anything with it. I’d pull it out every once in a while, but to no avail. Finally, it clicked, sort of…enough to get it on the CD. ~ Sarah

AGAINST THE FLOW

by Sarah Naylor 2004

I’m taking the road to eternal life And it’s a hard path to take

You’ve got to paddle up that river With the water rushing down

You have to stand with face like flint Your armor girded on-

You have to go against the flow.

Chorus:

You have to go against the flow, In the opposite direction,

You have to stand on the Solid Rock Don’t let the pressure tear you down.

You have to go against the flow, In the opposite direction,

You have to stand on the Solid Rock- Don’t let the pressure tear you down.

When you’re standing there And you think you’re all alone

Don’t forget the One Who sits upon the Throne

And just stand your ground Don’t give in Go against the flow-

Chorus

When there’s nothing but darkness, Clouds and indecision

When the world seems heavy And I’m close to falling down

I set my face like flint And I look to the Rock Who saved me

And I tell myself-

Chorus

Caleb – Bass, Harmony vocal; Jeremy - Fiddle; Anna - Mandolin; Sarah –

Guitar, Lead vocal; Tera – Cello; Sage –Recorder; Mom – Congas

Come Be With Me

"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me:" John 10:27

I went before Yahshua in prayer during a very stressful, emotional upheaval to be still before Him...I thought about the sheepfold and Yahshua with His outstretched arms beckoning me to come and rest ...It seemed as if He sang this song to me...~Karin

COME BE WITH ME
by Karin Naylor
Welcome back my child into the fold The pasture's green and lush
come rest your weary soul ~come rest your soul
Welcome back my child as your life unfolds Come be with me in pastures sweet
where rivers flow ~where rivers flow

Chorus:
Come be with me My arms enfold you
Come rest your weary brow upon my shoulder
Consider all the lilies of the field
And lay down your life into my care yield
Come to me my child; I love you so I want you here with me
where beautiful wild flowers grow~ wildflowers grow
Come to me my child; I want you to know I gave my life so you could be free;
come follow me~ come follow me

Chorus (2x)
Come be with Me;
My arms enfold you
Come rest your weary brow upon my shoulder
Consider all the lilies of the field
And lay down your life into My care yield

Come to Me, my child; I love you so
I want you here with Me where beautiful
wild flowers grow~wildflowers grow
Come to Me my child; I want you to know
I gave My life so you could be free;
come follow Me~ come follow Me
Chorus

Caleb – Bass; Anna - Mandolin; Tera – Cello; Sage –Alto Recorder, Harmony vocal; Mom – Guitar, Lead vocal

HEAR, O ISRAEL

This is one of those wonderful songs that we learned from some friends who learned from some friends who learned.....anyway....it feels like we've known it forever, but last year as we were on our way to play at a conference in Illinois, we worked up this arrangement in the van. It was really fun!!!

Caleb, John, Jeremy, Anna, Sarah, Tera, Sage and Mom - all singing together!!!