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Secret Ambition
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words and music by Michael W. Smith, Wayne Kirkpatrick,
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and Amy Grant
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Young man up on a hillside
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Teaching new ways
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Each word winning them over
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Each heart a kindled flame
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Old men watch from the outside
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Guarding their prey
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Threatened by the voice of the paragon
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Leading their lambs away
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Leading them far away
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(CHORUS)
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Nobody knew his secret ambition
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Nobody knew his claim to fame
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He broke the old rules steeped in tradition
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He tore the holy veil away
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Questioning those in powerful position
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Running to those who called his name
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(But) Nobody knew his secret ambition
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Was to give his life away
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His rage shaking the temple
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His word to the wise
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His hand healing on the seventh day
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His love wearing no disguise
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Some say "death to the radical
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He's way out of line"
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Some say "praise be the miracle
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God sends a blessed sign
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A blessed sign for troubled times
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(CHORUS)
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Secret Ambition
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| Michael W. Smith |
