Biography:
The music of Ryan Stevenson blends influences from soul, pop, and some of the great guitarists to create engaging acoustic guitar driven melodies. Embracing the idea that some of the most profound moments of worship emerge not from mountain-top experiences but from difficult, perhaps even catastrophic circumstance gives Ryan’s lyrics a poetic vulnerability reflecting honestly on the difficulties everyone faces.
At the age of 18, his youth pastor surprised him by placing a guitar in his hands
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[Intro]
Eb Fm Cm Ab Cm Bb
[Verse 1]
Eb
A restless generation
Fm Cm
We’re turning over every stone
Ab
Hoping to find salvation
Cm Bb
In a world that’s left us cold
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Eb
Can we get back to the altar?
Fm Cm
Back to the arms of our first love
Eb N.C.
There’s only one way to the Father
Cm Bb
And He’s calling out to us
[Chorus]
Ab
To the captive, it looks like freedom
Cm Eb
To the orphan, it feels like home
Ab
To the skeptic, it might sound crazy
Cm Eb
To believe in a God who loves
Fm Cm
In a world, where our hearts are breaking
Bb Eb
And we’re lost in the mess we’ve made
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb Fm Ab Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
Fm Cm Ab Cm Bb
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
[Verse 2]
Eb
It’s the cure for our condition
Fm Cm
It’s the good news for us all
Eb Cm
It’s greater than religion
Cm Bb
It’s the power of the cross
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Eb
So can we get back to the altar?
Fm Cm
Back to the arms of our first love
Ab
There’s only one way to the Father
Cm Bb
And He’s calling out to us
[Chorus]
Ab
To the captive, it looks like freedom
Cm Eb
To the orphan, it feels like home
Ab Eb
To the skeptic, it might sound crazy
Cm Eb
To believe in a God who loves
Fm Cm
In a world, where our hearts are breaking
Bb Eb
And we’re lost in the mess we’ve made
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
Fm Cm Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
Cm Bb Eb Fm Cm
It’s the Gospel that makes a way!
Ab Cm Bb Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
[Spoken Word]
Ab
The amazing news of the Gospel
Cm Eb Ab
Is not that we can receive Jesus into our lives
Cm
But that He’s already received us
Eb
Into His
[Bridge]
Ab
In my own life, it means forgiveness
Cm Eb
When I know I deserved the fall
Cm
It called me out of my darkness
Eb
And carried me to the Cross
Fm Cm
In a moment, my eyes were opened
Bb Eb
In that moment, my heart was changed
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb
It’s the Gospel, Ohh!
[Chorus]
Ab
To the captive, it looks like freedom
Cm Eb
To the orphan, it feels like home
Ab
To the skeptic, it might sound crazy
Cm Eb
To believe in a God who loves
Fm Cm
In a world, where our hearts are breaking
Bb Eb
And we’re lost in the mess we’ve made
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
Fm Cm Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
Cm Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel that makes a way!
Fm Cm Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
[Outro]
Cm Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
Eb Fm Cm Ab Cm Bb
[Verse 1]
Eb
A restless generation
Fm Cm
We’re turning over every stone
Ab
Hoping to find salvation
Cm Bb
In a world that’s left us cold
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Eb
Can we get back to the altar?
Fm Cm
Back to the arms of our first love
Eb N.C.
There’s only one way to the Father
Cm Bb
And He’s calling out to us
[Chorus]
Ab
To the captive, it looks like freedom
Cm Eb
To the orphan, it feels like home
Ab
To the skeptic, it might sound crazy
Cm Eb
To believe in a God who loves
Fm Cm
In a world, where our hearts are breaking
Bb Eb
And we’re lost in the mess we’ve made
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb Fm Ab Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
Fm Cm Ab Cm Bb
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
[Verse 2]
Eb
It’s the cure for our condition
Fm Cm
It’s the good news for us all
Eb Cm
It’s greater than religion
Cm Bb
It’s the power of the cross
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Eb
So can we get back to the altar?
Fm Cm
Back to the arms of our first love
Ab
There’s only one way to the Father
Cm Bb
And He’s calling out to us
[Chorus]
Ab
To the captive, it looks like freedom
Cm Eb
To the orphan, it feels like home
Ab Eb
To the skeptic, it might sound crazy
Cm Eb
To believe in a God who loves
Fm Cm
In a world, where our hearts are breaking
Bb Eb
And we’re lost in the mess we’ve made
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
Fm Cm Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
Cm Bb Eb Fm Cm
It’s the Gospel that makes a way!
Ab Cm Bb Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
[Spoken Word]
Ab
The amazing news of the Gospel
Cm Eb Ab
Is not that we can receive Jesus into our lives
Cm
But that He’s already received us
Eb
Into His
[Bridge]
Ab
In my own life, it means forgiveness
Cm Eb
When I know I deserved the fall
Cm
It called me out of my darkness
Eb
And carried me to the Cross
Fm Cm
In a moment, my eyes were opened
Bb Eb
In that moment, my heart was changed
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb
It’s the Gospel, Ohh!
[Chorus]
Ab
To the captive, it looks like freedom
Cm Eb
To the orphan, it feels like home
Ab
To the skeptic, it might sound crazy
Cm Eb
To believe in a God who loves
Fm Cm
In a world, where our hearts are breaking
Bb Eb
And we’re lost in the mess we’ve made
Ab Cm
Like a blinding light, in the dead of night
Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
Fm Cm Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
Cm Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel that makes a way!
Fm Cm Ab
It’s the Gospel that makes a way
[Outro]
Cm Bb Eb
It’s the Gospel, the Gospel that makes a way
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