BOB DYLAN: Saved (1980)

1. A Satisfied Mind
2. Saved
3. Covenant Woman
4. What Can I Do For You?
5. Solid Rock
6. Pressing On
7. In The Garden
8. Saving Grace
9. Are You Ready


A SATISFIED MIND
How many times have you heard someone say
If I had his money I'd do things my way
Hmm, but little they know
Hmm, it's so hard to find
One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind.

Hmm, once I was wadding in fortune and fame
Everything that I dreamed of to get a start in lifes game
Suddenly it happened
I lost every dime
But I'm richer by far with a satisfied mind.

Hmm, when my life is over and my time has run out
My friends and my love ones
I'll leave there ain't no doubt
But one thing for certain
When it comes my time
I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind.
Hmmm.....

SAVED
I was blinded by the devil
Born already ruined
Stone-cold dead
As I stepped out of the womb
By His grace I have been touched
By His word I have been healed
By His hand I’ve been delivered
By His spirit I’ve been sealed
I’ve been saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
Saved
And I’m so glad
Yes, I’m so glad
Well I’m so glad
So glad
I want to thank You, Lord
Want to thank You, Lord
Want to thank You, Lord

By His truth I can be upright
By His strength I do endure
By His power I’ve been lifted
In His love I am secure
Oh, He bought me with a price
Freed me from the pit
Full of emptiness and wrath
And the fire that burns in it
I’ve been saved, all right
(By the blood of the lamb)
Saved
By the blood of the lamb
Saved
(Saved)
And I’m so glad
I’m glad (so glad)
So glad (so glad)
Thank You, Lord
I just want to thank You, Lord
Uhhh (Thank You, Lord)

Nobody to rescue me
Nobody would dare
I was going down for the last time
But by His mercy I’ve been spared
Not by works
But by faith in Him who called
For so long I’ve been hindered
For so long I’ve been stalled
But I’ve saved
(By the blood of the lamb)
Uhh, yes I do, (saved)
By the blood of the lamb
Well (saved)
(Saved)
I’m so glad
So glad,
All right, I’m so glad (so glad)
I want to thank You, Lord
I just want to thank You, Lord
Yes I do, want to thank You, Lord
Thank You, Lord....

COVENANT WOMAN
Covenant woman got a contract with the Lord
Way up yonder, great will be her reward
Covenant woman, shining like a morning star
I know I can trust you to stay the way you are

Yes, and I just got to tell you
That I do intend
To stay closer than any friend
Yes and I just got to thank you
Once again
For making your prayers known
Unto heaven for me
And to you, always, so grateful
I will forever be

I’ve been broken, shattered like an empty cup
I’m just waiting on the Lord to rebuild and fill me up
And I know that He here will do it ’cause He’s faithful and He’s true
He must have loved me so much to send me someone as fine as you

Yes, and I just got to tell you
I do intend
To stay closer, closer than any friend
Yes, and I just got to thank you
Once again
For making your prayers known
Unto heaven for me
And to you, always, so grateful
I will forever be

Covenant woman, intimate little girl
Who knows those most secret things of me that are hidden from the world
You know that we are strangers in a land we’re passing through
I’ll always be right by your side, I’ve got a covenant too

Yes. and I just got to tell you
And I do intend
To stay closer than any friend
Yes and I just got to thank you
Once again
For making your prayers known
Unto heaven for me
And to you, always, so grateful
I will forever be

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
You have given everything to me
What can I do for you?
You have given me eyes to see
What can I do for you?

Pulled me out of bondage and you made me renewed inside
Filled up a hunger that had always been denied
Opened up a door no man can shut and you opened it up so wide
And you’ve chosen me to be among the few
What can I do for you?

You have laid down your life for me
What can I do for you?
You have explained every mystery
What can I do for you?

Soon as a man is born, you know the sparks begin to fly
He gets wise in his own eyes and he’s made to believe a lie
Who would deliver him from the death he’s bound to die?
Well, you’ve done it all and there’s no more anyone can pretend to do
What can I do for you?

You have given all there is to give
What can I give to you?
You have given me life to live
How can I live for you?

I know all about poison, I know all about fiery darts
I don’t care how rough the road is, show me where it starts
Whatever pleases you, tell it to my heart
Well, I don’t deserve it but I sure did make it through
What can I do for you?

SOLID ROCK
Well, I’m hangin’ on to a solid rock
Made before the foundation of the world
And I won’t let go, and I can’t let go, won’t let go
And I can’t let go, won’t let go and I can’t let go no more
(won’t let go and I can’t let go no more)

For me He was chastised, for me He was hated
For me He was rejected by a world that He created
Nations are angry in the world, cursed are some
People are expecting a false peace to come
Well, I’m hangin’ on to a solid rock
Made before the foundation of the world
And I won’t let go and I can’t let go, won’t let go
And I can’t let go, won’t let go and I can’t let go no more
(won’t let go and I can’t let go no more)

It’s the ways of the flesh to war against the spirit
Twenty-four hours a day you can feel it and you can hear it
Using every angle under the sun
And He never give up ’til the battle’s lost or won
Well, I’m hangin’ on to a solid rock
Made before the foundation of the world
Won’t let go and I can’t let go, won’t let go
And I can’t let go, won’t let go and I can’t let go no more
(won’t let go and I can’t let go no more)

Won’t let go and I can’t let go
Won’t let go and I can’t let go
Won’t let go and I can’t let go
Won’t let go and I can’t let go
Won’t let go and I can’t let go
Won’t let go and I can’t let go
Won’t let go and I can’t let go
(Won’t let go and I can’t let go...)

PRESSING ON
Well I’m pressing on
Yes, I’m pressing on
Well I’m pressing on
To the higher calling of my Lord

Well I’m pressing on (pressing on)
Well I’m pressing on
To the higher calling of my Lord

Pressing on
Pressing on
I know I’m pressing on
To the higher calling of my Lord

Many try to stop me, shake me up in my mind
Say, “Prove to me that He is Lord, show me a sign” (a sign)
What kind of sign they need when it all come from within
When what’s lost has been found, what’s to come has already been?
I just keep pressing on (on and on and on and on)
Pressing on (uhhh a sign, yes sign)
Well I pressing on
To the higher calling of my Lord
Pressing on (on and on and on and on)
Pressing on
Well I keep turning ‘round
Pressing on to the higher calling of my Lord (oh Lord, oh Lord, yeah)

Shake the dust off of your feet, don’t look back (don’t look back)
Nothing can hold you down, nothing that you lack (nothing that you lack)
Temptation’s not an easy thing, Adam given the devil reign
Because he sinned I got no choice, it run in my vein
Well I’m pressing on (on and on and on and on)
Pressing on (uhhh, on to the higher)
Oh yes I am pressing on
To the higher calling of my Lord

Well I’m pressing on (on and on and on and on)
Oh yes I am pressing on
Pressing on to the higher calling of my Lord

Well I’m pressing on (on and on and on and on)
Pressing on...

IN THE GARDEN
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
Did they know He was the Son of God, did they know that He was Lord?
Did they hear when He told Peter, “Peter, put up your sword”?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?

When they heard Him speak in the city, did they hear?
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
Nicodemus came at night so he wouldn’t be seen by men
Saying, “Master, tell me why a man must be born again”
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?
When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear?

When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He said, “Pick up your bed and walk, why must you criticize?
Same thing My Father do, I can do likewise”
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?
When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see?

Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
The multitude wanted to make Him king, put a crown upon His head
Why did He slip away to a quiet place instead?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?
Did they speak out against Him, did they dare?

When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
He said, “All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth”
Did they know right then and there what the power was worth?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?

SAVING GRACE
If you find it in your heart, can I be forgiven?
Guess I owe you some kind of apology
I’ve escaped death so many times, I know I’m only living
By the saving grace that’s over me

By this time I’d a thought that I would be sleeping
In a pine box for all eternity
My faith keeps me alive, but I still be weeping
For the saving grace that’s over me

Well, the death of life, then come the resurrection
Wherever I am welcome is where I’ll be
I put all my confidence in him, my sole protection
Is the saving grace that’s over me

Well, the devil’s shining light, it can be most blinding
But to search for love, that ain’t no more than vanity
As I look around this world all that I’m finding
Is the saving grace that’s over me

The wicked know no peace and you just can’t fake it
There’s only one road and it leads to calvary
It gets discouraging at times, but I know I’ll make it
By the saving grace that’s over me

ARE YOU READY?
Are you ready? (ready, are you ready?)
Are you ready? (are you ready?, get ready)
Are you ready (ready, are you ready?)
Are you ready? (are you ready? Get ready)
Are you ready to meet Jesus?
Are you where you ought to be?
Will He know you when He sees you
Or will He say, “Depart from Me”?

Are you ready, (get ready)
Hope you’re ready (ready, are you ready?)
Am I ready (are you ready? Get ready)
Am I ready? (ready, are you ready?)
Am I ready, (are you ready? Get ready)
Am I ready? (ready, are you ready?)

Am I ready to lay down my life for the brethren
And to take up my cross?
Have I surrendered to the will of God
Or am I still acting like the boss?
Am I ready, (get ready)
Hope I’m ready (ready, are you ready?)

(Are you ready? Keep ready
Ready, are you ready?)

When destruction cometh swiftly
And there’s no time to say a fare-thee-well
Have you decided whether you want to be
In heaven or in hell?

Are you ready, (oh yeah, get ready)
Are you ready? (ready, are you ready?)

(Are you ready? Get ready
Ready, are you ready?)

Have you got some unfinished business?
Is there something holding you back?
Are you thinking for yourself
Or are you following the pack?

Are you ready, (Oh yeah, get ready)
Hope you’re ready (ready, are you ready?)
Are you ready? (are you ready? He waits ready,
are you ready?, are you ready? Are you ready?)

Are you ready for the judgment?
Are you ready for that terrible swift sword?
Are you ready for Armageddon?
Are you ready for the day of the Lord?

Are you ready, (get ready)
I hope you’re ready (ready, are you ready?)

(Are you ready? Get ready
Ready, are you ready?
Yeah, are you ready? Get ready
Ready, are you ready? Get ready
Ready, are you ready?)...