Bob and I have written several songs over the last couple decades. Here is a list of them, with the lyrics and their stories coming up shortly. We also write our own arrangements and medleys of most of the songs we perform. That might explain why you haven't heard them like that before!
Recorded songs: (album title in parenthesis)
Light the Dark , (Light the Dark - 1990)
Strange Fire, (Light the Dark -1990)
The Lord Lifts Up the Humble , (Light the Dark - 1990)
Love Takes the Time (Light the Dark - 1990 and Somethin' Pers'nal - 2007)
Follow the Leader (Light the Dark - 1990)
Ev'rything Obeyed ( Light the Dark - 1990)
Spirit War ( Light the Dark - 1990)
We Are One ( Light the Dark - 1990)
Family of Eight , (also known as Don't Lose Your Cool) ( Balyeat Family Live -2003)
Hope is On the Way , ( Balyeat Family Live - 2003)
Build on a Rock , (Balyeat Family Live - 2003)
Somethin' Per'snal (Somethin' Pers'nal - 2007)
Love Takes the Time ( Light the Dark 1990-and Somethin' Per'snal 2007)
Gypsy Tea ( Sometin' Pers'nal - 2007)
Daddy Couldn't Settle Down ( Somethin' Pers'nal - 2007)
I Wanna Give It All ( Somethin' Pers'nal)
Tears of a Butterfly , by Charis Balyeat ( Somethin' Pers'nal - 2007)
It Only Takes a Miracle, ( Somethin' Pers'nal - 2007)
Just a Little Bit (of Faith) , (Only Here For a Little While, -2005)
Jesus is Our Friend , traditional melody, original lyrics ( Only Here For a Little While - 2005)
Hard Times / Who Cares? ( You Gotta Stand - 2009)
Under the Sun ( You Gotta Stand - 2009)
Kingdom Creek, traditional melody, original lyrics ( You Gotta Stand - 2009)
Unrecorded Songs:
Pied Piper of Hell
Theme from Chronicles
Jonathan's Song
Lift Me Higher With Your Love
I Will Praise the Lord
This God is Our God (co-written with Johanna Balyeat Trout)
He is Here
Happy Birthday, My Brother Dear, by Susanna Balyeat Dagley
We Welcome You in the Name of the Lord, by Susanna Balyeat Dagley
This Ol' World's Not Worth a Pillar of Salt
In Your Eyes
My Home's Across the Jordan River, (original lyircs to traditional tune)
God Made All the Animals
God Made Everything
Mama White's ABCs
Road to Nowhere
I Want to Just Be With You
Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart