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You’ve endured long hours of classes. You’ve stood in the stands as your team fought for victory. You’ve worked side-by-side with friends and classmates. You’ve studied, talked, written, and read your way through your high school experience. And now, it’s over! But, it’s not over. You’re finished with high school, but the rest of your life is waiting. You’ll need lots of encouragement and direction as you step into your future. You’ll need to make sure that your life matters, that what you’re living for is worth the effort.
graduate! here’s your music playlist!
That’s where these grad-themed songs, videos, books, links, and devotionals can help. You’ll find songs that will help you face the tough choices you’ll have to make. You’ll find advice to help you maximize the opportunities that await you. You’ll hear from musicians, authors, speakers, and even fellow grads. These songs can become the soundtrack of your summer – and the next step that you’re taking. Get them into all your devices – phone, computer, car stereo – and let them become one of your key playlists as you move into your future! ConGRADulations! You’ve made it! Now is the time to celebrate and enjoy your accomplishment. We are proud of you!
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Fix My Eyes for king & country As performed by for KING & COUNTRY on ConGRADulations! 2015 and on the Word/Curb/WB album “Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong” Hit rewind, click delete Stand face to face with the younger me All of the mistakes All of the heartbreak Here’s what I’d do differently I’d love like I’m not scared Give when it’s not fair Live life for another Take time for a brother Fight for the weak ones Speak out for freedom Find faith in the battle Stand tall but above it all Fix my eyes on You On You I learned the lines and talked the talk (Everybody knows it, everybody knows it) But the road less traveled is hard to walk (Everybody knows it, everybody knows) It takes a soldier Who knows his orders To walk the walk I’m supposed to walk, and The things of earth are dimming In the light of Your glory and grace I’ll set my sights upon Heaven I’m fixing my eyes on You, on You Written by Luke Smallbone, Joel Smallbone, Seth Mosley © 2014 Warner Tamerlane, Dayspring Music, LLC, Kilns Music, Shaun Shankel BMI Publishing Designee (BMI) (All rights on behalf of itself, Dayspring Music, LLC, Kilns Music & Shaun Shankel BMI Publishing Designee adm. by Warner Tamerlane) / WB Music Corp., Word Music, LLC, Method To The Madness, Shankel Songs (ASCAP) (All rights on behalf of itself, Word Music, LLC, Method To The Madness & Shankel Songs adm. by WB Music Corp.) / CentricSongs, 2 Hour Songs (SESAC) (Adm. by Music Services) All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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e to figure m r fo e m ti d o o g y a reall High school has been and how to focus my life in the out who I am hands of God. Davis, Class of 2015, Blake S, THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL Atlanta Georgia
Blake has plenty more to say to his fellow classmates. Check it out at grad2015.com/grads
Even though you have been waiting for your senior year most of your life, don’t put pressure on yourself to make it “the best year of your life” because you don’t want it to be. There is so much more ahead of you. If this is the best year of your life, what else do you have to live for? I’m sad that this year is about to end, but I’m excited about all the new adventures ahead. Kierstin Brown Class of 2013 Dos Pueblos High SchoolDon’t miss any of great words to Santa Barbara, CA Kierstin’s the Class of 2015. Check
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Fireblazin Capital Kings As performed by Capital Kings on ConGRADulations! 2015 and on the Gotee Records single
You came from heaven down to earth And carried the weight of every Pain and every hurt Your life was a portrait of your love, love And like a beating drum Now you are alive in us We’ve got a fireblazin in our hearts No we’re never gonna stop Until the whole world knows Who You are We’ve got a fireblazin in our hearts No we’re never gonna stop Until the whole world knows Who you are We are a city that believes That when we’re lost in You We find everything we need So let our lives be a portrait Of Your love, love And just like the rising sun Break out and shine through us We’ve got a fireblazin in our hearts No we’re never gonna stop Until the whole world knows Who You are We’ve got a fireblazin in our hearts No we’re never gonna stop Until the whole world knows Who You are You wreck us You wreck us with Your love And forever we are Yours We are Yours Written by Cole Walowac, Jon White, Ben Thompson, David Garcia, Toby McKeehan © 2014 Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing / D Soul Music (ASCAP), Achtober Music (BMI), Songs of Third Base (SESAC) / Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Tunes (SESAC), Capitol CMG Amplifier (SESAC) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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The movie Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 1981, celebrated the life of Scotland’s Eric Liddell — a much sought-after celebrity in his day. As the 400-meter gold medalist in the 1924 Olympics, he had become something of an icon to his fellow citizens, and everyone wanted to see him run. Every Scot wanted to revel in Eric’s accomplishments and hold parties in his honor. The newspapers couldn’t write enough about him. He was Scotland’s biggest star. But at the height of his running career, Eric shocked his fans by choosing to walk away from a life of fame and prominence to pursue a higher calling. At a dinner party, Eric announced, “It has been a wonderful experience to compete in the Olympic Games and to bring home a gold medal. But since I have been a young lad I have had my eyes on a different prize. You see, each one of us is in a greater race than any I have run in Paris, and this race ends when God gives out the medals. It has always been my intention to be a missionary, and I have just received word that I have been accepted as a chemistry teacher — in China.” The crowd was stunned, and many were disappointed. Eric had struggled with his decision, but he knew in his heart that he was being called to take the gospel to China. He was not seeking his own good but the good of others
far away. And that goal was, for him, truly worth the sacrifice. THE HIGHEST GOOD — Seeking the good of others involves personal sacrifice. But it is important to remember that we glorify God when we choose to give up something we value so that others might gain. Although the choice is never easy, and it sometimes means going against the flow, the sacrifice is well worth it.
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This devotional is from The NIV College Devotional Bible (I Corinthians 10:23-33) Check out the complete devotional at grad2015.com/grads