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Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist. Later they moved to Stockbridge, Georgia and more members joined creating the band now known as Casting Crowns. Some members of the band currently work as ministers for Eagles Landing First Baptist Church in Stockbridge, Georgia.
Christian rock group Casting Crowns began as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, FL, in 1999. Led by singer, songwriter, and youth pastor Mark Hall, the group initially included guitarists Juan DeVevo and Hector Cervantes and violinist Melodee DeVevo. The group relocated to Stockbridge, GA, in 2001, adding Chris Huffman on bass, Megan Garrett on keyboards and accordion, and drummer Andy Williams. This augmented version of Casting Crowns released two independent albums on CD, both of which were well received in the Atlanta area. Both independent albums were efforts on the part of Mark Hall and the rest of the group as outreach projects for youth in the area. The group won the GMA regional songwriters competition at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida in both the "Best Song" and the "Best Artist" categories in 2004. Although the group was not searching for a record label, one of the group's albums found its way into the hands of Mark Miller, lead singer for country group Sawyer Brown, who was struck by Casting Crowns' driving pop/rock style and Hall's vocal delivery of his hard-hitting but devout songs. Miller signed Casting Crowns to his fledgling Beach Street Records, a division of Reunion Records with distribution by the Provident Label Group, making Casting Crowns the first artist signed to Beach Street Records.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
Hey yeah yeah
Oh oh oh
You are there, You are there (You are there)
You are there, You are there (You are there)
Where can I go (where can I go)
From Your spirit Lord (from Your spirit Lord)
Any place that I choose to go, You’re already there (You’re already there)
You will not go (You will not go) from my presence Lord (from my presence Lord)
Before I rise on the wings of dawn (rise on the wings)
If I settle by the sea (settling down)
I can know Your hand is always there to guide me (You are there)
Chorus:
I know You’re there (You are there – oh) You are there
You are there (You are there – oh) You are there
Where can I go (where can I go) from Your spirit Lord (from Your spirit Lord)
When trouble is in my way You’re already there (You’re already there)
You will not go (You will not go) from my presence Lord (from my presence Lord)
Before a word of mine is said
If in the depths I lay my head
In the shadow of Your wings, You’re there to hide me
Chorus 2x: I know You’re there (You are there – oh) You are there
You are there (You are there – oh)
I know (You are there – oh) You are there
You are there (You are there – oh) I know
Bridge:
You are always watching me
You always have Your mind on me (always have Your mind on me)
You will never let me go (You will never, never, no, no, no)
Father I have come to know that
Through the night and through the day, You will lead me in Your way (You will lead me)
No matter what I say or do, You are there
In a dry and weary land where is no water, all that I know that You are there
Chorus:
You are there – oh, I know that You’re there
You are there, You are there, I know (always, always, always)
Always be there for me (I know that You’re there)
(You are there – oh), I know that You’re
(You are always watching me, always have Your mind on me)
In the morning, in the evening times
When I lay my head down to sleep at night (You will never let me go, Father I have come to know)
I know You’ll be there in the morning light (you are there – oh)
I know (You are always watching me, always have Your mind on me)
(You are there – oh)
You are there