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Today’s blog posting involves that of lyrical worship. Often churches today are seemingly rendered ineffective due to internal strife over personal preference of worship styles, architectural design, and even thermostat settings. Some, including myself, have noticed over recent decades the dwindling theology of worship songs. However, not all new songs are weak theologically or devoid of genuine worship of risen King. This blog is devoted to two relatively new songs that, in the eyes of the author, are deeply rooted in authentic, lyrical (and musical) worship.
Artist: Phil Wickham
Album: Cannons (2007)
Track: Beautiful
Lyrics:
I see Your face in every sunrise
The colors of the morning are inside Your eyes
The world awakens in the light of the day
I look up to the sky and say
You’re beautiful
I see Your power in the moonlit night
Where planets are in motion and galaxies are bright
We are amazed in the light of the stars
It’s all proclaiming who you are
You’re beautiful
I see you there hanging on a tree
You bled and then you died and then you rose again for me
Now you are sitting on Your heavenly throne
Soon we will be coming home
You’re beautiful
When we arrive at eternity’s shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We’ll enter in as the wedding bells ring
Your bride will come together and we’ll sing
You’re beautiful
I see Your face, I see Your face, I see Your face
You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful, You’re beautiful
Artist: Hillsong United
Album: Across the Earth: Tear Down the Walls (2009)
Track: You Hold Me Now
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
On that day when I see
All that You have for me
When I see You face to face
There surrounded by Your grace
All my fears swept away
In the light of Your embrace
Where Your love is all I need
And forever I am free
Pre Chorus 1:
Where the streets are made of gold
In Your presence healed and whole
Let the songs of heaven
Rise to You alone
Chorus:
No weeping no hurt or pain
No suffering You hold me now
You hold me now
No darkness no sick or lame
No hiding You hold me now
You hold me now
Verse 2:
In this life I will stand
Through my joy and my pain
Knowing there’s a greater day
There’s a hope that never fails
Where Your Name is lifted high
And forever praises rise
For the glory of Your Name
I’m believing for the day
Pre Chorus 2:
Where the wars and violence cease
All creation lives in peace
Let the songs of heaven
Rise to You alone
Bridge:
For eternity
All my heart will give
All the glory to Your Name
Oh the possibilities…when this generation of God’s people get what authentic, God-centered worship really is…when we practice such worship in honor of who He is and what He has invited us to be a part of…then a lost and dieing world will truly see and desire the King of Kings and Lord of Lords…the Alpha and the Omega…
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