Chixtape 5 Zip May 2026

Written by Rick Founds
Links to contributors: Rick Founds

This has been one of my favorite songs for years. I contacted Rick back in 2002 about collaborating, partly because I had sung this song so many times. The recording is from Rick's Praise Classics 2 CD. - Elton, September 12, 2009


Lyrics

Lord, I lift Your name on high.
Lord, I love to sing Your praises.
I'm so glad You're in my life;
I'm so glad You came to save us.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.

Lord, I lift Your name on high.
Lord, I love to sing Your praises.
I'm so glad You're in my life;
I'm so glad You came to save us.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.



Copyright © 1989 Maranatha Praise, Inc (used by permission)

But here’s where the word zip enters the story.

So, "Chixtape 5 zip" became a digital ghost hunt. Fans scoured forums like KingdomLeaks (now defunct) and DBree . They shared MEGA and Google Drive links that expired within hours. Bloggers posted “rapidgator” and “uploaded.net” mirrors, many of which were littered with pop-up ads or fake download buttons that led to malware.

In the fall of 2019, a quiet but persistent signal pulsed through Reddit threads, Twitter replies, and YouTube comment sections. It was a request, often typed in a hurry: “Anyone got a Chixtape 5 zip?”

In the end, the ZIP file became a metaphor. You can compress music, but you can’t compress nostalgia. And that’s why, years later, the search continues.

To the uninitiated, it looked like tech jargon. But to fans of the Canadian R&B singer Tory Lanez, it was a plea for a time machine.