Mark Schultz: I Have Been There

Dziedātājs un komponists Mark Schultz piedzima 1970.gadā Kanzasā, ASV. Viņš absolvējis Kanzasas Valsts universitāti kā mārketinga speciālists, ir ASV lielākās studentu korporācijas Lambda Chi Alpha biedrs. Pēc universitātes pabeigšanas Marks pārcēlās uz Nešvilu, kur astoņus gadus bija Nešvilas Pirmās prezbiterāņu draudzes jauniešu grupas vadītājs. Kā solomākslinieks Mark Schultz vairākas reizes nominēts Dove balvai, līdz 2006.gadā beidzot to ieguva kategorijā “Gada labākais pilnmetrāžas mūzikas video” par DVD Mark Schultz Live: A Night of Stories & Songs.

Plašu atpazīstamību Mark Schultz ieguva 2007.gadā ar savu 3500 km garo velotūri pāri visai Amerikai, pa ceļam apstājoties, lai koncertētu un piedalītos dažādos labdarības pasākumos bāreņu un atraitņu atbalstam. Iedvesmu šim ceļojumam Marks guva 2006.gadā, kad kopā ar sievu piedalījās labdarības organizācijas James Fund rīkotajā misijas braucienā uz Meksiku, lai kalpotu bāreņiem. Marks joprojām ir aktīvs James Fund dalībnieks.

Mark Schultz diskogrāfija:

2000 Mark Schultz
2001 Song Cinema
2003 Stories & Songs
2005 Mark Schultz Live: A Night of Stories and Songs [koncertalbums]
2006 Broken & Beautiful
2007 Broken & Beautiful: Expanded Edition [CD + DVD]
2009 Come Alive

In a room without a view
A new mother smiles and holds the tiny fingers
Of her brand new baby girl
Her husband takes her by the hand
So unsure about the future and no money
Can they make it in this world
And they pray, Lord all we have to give is love
Then they heard a gentle voice
Like an echo from above

Oh I have been there
I know what fear is all about
Yes, I have been there
And I am standing with you now
I have been there
And I came to build a bridge oh so this road could
Lead you home
Oh I have been there

He’d been a pastor twenty years
But tonight he sits alone and brokenhearted
In the corner of the church
He’s tried to change a fallen world
With his words and with his wisdom
But it seems like it is only getting worse
And he cries
Oh Lord I just don’t understand
And then he felt the hand of grace,
And he heard a voice that said

I have been there
I know what pain is all about
Yes, I have been there
And I am standing with you now
I have been there
And I came to build to a bridge oh so
This road could lead you home
Oh I have been there

An older man up on a hill
Holding flowers but he can’t hold back the tears
He has come to say goodbye
He thinks about the life she lived
Thinks about how hard it’s been
To live without her
Sixty years right by his side
And he cries, Oh Lord I loved her
‘til the end
Then he heard a gentle voice say you’ll see her once again

I have been there
I know what sorrow is all about
Yes, I have been there
And I am standing with you now
I have been there
And I came to build a bridge
Oh so this road could lead her home
The road could lead her home
Oh I have been there

You know I overcame the cross
I have been there
So her life would not be lost
I have been there
And I came to build a bridge
Oh so this road could lead you home
The road could lead you home
Oh I have been there