Behold Your God
Glowing clouds of lightning
Quakes of mighty thunder
Our souls expand for what is grand,
To grow with awe and wonder
Varieties of plant and beast
And stars beyond all measure,
Every atom in the universe
Continues at God's pleasure
Chorus:
Behold Your God
Bow and worship
Throw down your crowns
Prostrate at His feet
Rejoice with all creation
He is Lord above all nations
His beauty, pow'r and justice are your song
Behold your God
Glowing clouds of lightning
Quakes of mighty thunder
Our souls expand for what is grand,
To grow with awe and wonder
Varieties of plant and beast
And stars beyond all measure,
Every atom in the universe
Continues at God's pleasure
Chorus:
Behold Your God
Bow and worship
Throw down your crowns
Prostrate at His feet
Rejoice with all creation
He is Lord above all nations
His beauty, pow'r and justice are your song
Behold your God
Justice is His watchword
Punishing oppressors
His grace is for the humble;
He opposes all aggressors
His hand is on the nations
When they rage, He shakes with laughter
He reminds the rich and mighty
He is still their Lord and Master
CHORUS
Order out of chaos
Beauty from the ashes
Redeeming us from bondage
Into freedom is His passion
He leaves the flock to find the lost,
To rescue the unworthy
Through the darkness of disaster
Every dawn reveals His mercy
CHORUS
Psalm 51
Chorus:
Oh, God, I know, I know, I know, I know my sin
So won’t You create a clean heart in me again?
Have mercy on me, God,
Your love is never-failing
Erase the wrongs I’ve done
Through mercy great and faithful
Wash me through and through
From my own sin please purify
I’ve sinned against just You,
I've done what's evil in Your sight
Chorus:
Oh, God, I know, I know, I know, I know my sin
So won’t You create a clean heart in me again?
Have mercy on me, God,
Your love is never-failing
Erase the wrongs I’ve done
Through mercy great and faithful
Wash me through and through
From my own sin please purify
I’ve sinned against just You,
I've done what's evil in Your sight
You are just when You speak
And blameless when You judge
CHORUS
In sin was I conceived,
Was born into iniquity
But truth is all You need
Deep in the hidden heart of me
There You make me wise
You purify me; I am clean
You make me snowy white
And make me hear Your joy supreme
Let the bones sing joyfully
That once, oh Lord, you crushed
CHORUS
From my sins hide Your face
Blot out all of my guilt and sin
A clean heart please create
Renew my spirit firm within
Cast me not away
From where You are; don’t take from me
Your Holy Spirit; make
The joy of Your salvation real
With a willing spirit fill,
Sustain and strengthen me
CHORUS
Transgressors I will teach
Your ways, that sinners come to You
From guilt of blood release
Me, God of my salvation true
Then my tongue with joy
Will sing of all Your righteousness
Lord, set loose my voice
That my mouth may Your praise express
I would give You sacrifice
But with off’rings You’re not pleased
CHORUS
Our broken spirits are
To God a pleasing sacrifice
A humble, contrite heart
Oh, God, You never will despise
By Your pleasure, build
Jerusalem’s walls so high
Then how delighted will
You be with righteous sacrifice
In off’rings burnt and bulls
On Your altar offered up
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Psalm 98
Chorus:
Sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord a new song
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
For He has done wonderful, wonderful things
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
His right hand and holy arm have won
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
The vict'ry of salvation for Him
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
The Lord has shown His salvation,
Revealed His righteousness to all the nations
Rememb'ring His faithful love and cov'nant with Israel
Every nation and tribe
Has seen the vict’ry of the Lord of life
So break forth in joyful shouts and songs, all you people
Chorus:
Sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord a new song
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
For He has done wonderful, wonderful things
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
His right hand and holy arm have won
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
The vict'ry of salvation for Him
(sing to the Lord, sing to the Lord)
The Lord has shown His salvation,
Revealed His righteousness to all the nations
Rememb'ring His faithful love and cov'nant with Israel
Every nation and tribe
Has seen the vict’ry of the Lord of life
So break forth in joyful shouts and songs, all you people
CHORUS
Sing to the Lord your praise
Let your guitar and voice your melody raise
With horn and trumpet sing for joy: the Lord is our King!
The sea and all of its creatures
Sound out a roar with all the world and its peoples
The rivers, they clap their hands; the mountains sing harmony
CHORUS
Sing for all that you're worth
Before the Lord, who comes to judge the earth
The righteous judge of the world is just for all peoples
CHORUS
Psalm 96
Chorus:
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!
Let the sea and its creatures raise a thunderous voice!
Let the forests and fields sing a song of delight
For the Lord is coming to set all things right
Sing to the Lord a new song
Sing to the Lord all the earth, bless His name
Shout His good news of salvation
Tell of His glory to all every day
Every nation hungers and needs
To hear of all His wonderful deeds!
Chorus:
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!
Let the sea and its creatures raise a thunderous voice!
Let the forests and fields sing a song of delight
For the Lord is coming to set all things right
Sing to the Lord a new song
Sing to the Lord all the earth, bless His name
Shout His good news of salvation
Tell of His glory to all every day
Every nation hungers and needs
To hear of all His wonderful deeds!
CHORUS
Great is the Lord to be praised
No crafted idol is so to be feared
He made the heavens above
Splendor and majesty from Him appear
Strength and beauty shine from His face
Filling up His holy place
CHORUS
Every nation and [tribe] people
Give to the Lord every glory and strength
Enter His courts with an offering
Trembling before Him, His glory proclaim
God [the King] has steadied earth and sea
He judges all with equity
CHORUS
Sing a New Song
We are walking in the deep, deep dark
Stagger suddenly beneath this weight
Has the future ever seemed so stark?
Have you ever felt your heart so ache?
But the light that flows into these shadowlands
Only the passion of God could create
He will lift off your burden to let you stand
This is the peace for which we wait
Chorus:
Wake up, wake up, and sing a new song
Glory to God, here comes the True Dawn
Wake up, wake up, and sing a new song
We are walking in the deep, deep dark
Stagger suddenly beneath this weight
Has the future ever seemed so stark?
Have you ever felt your heart so ache?
But the light that flows into these shadowlands
Only the passion of God could create
He will lift off your burden to let you stand
This is the peace for which we wait
Chorus:
Wake up, wake up, and sing a new song
Glory to God, here comes the True Dawn
Wake up, wake up, and sing a new song
We are sleeping in the night of fear
In the rhythm of a chained routine
How we long for anywhere but here
Stuck inside a spiritless machine
But the clean, cool water of freedom
Is an awakening, cleansing stream
And if you follow where the flowing is leading
You will be led to the Love Supreme
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Bridge:
This is a song of God’s perfect salvation,
A song we hear and sing, day after day:
If you give Him glory,
As His song repeats
You will join His story,
He will give you peace
With the echoes of saints
And the angels' shouts
Hear the joy of all Heaven
Flying from your mouth
For the song that you claim
At the first every morn
Blossoms new, yet the same
As when Creation was formed, so
(CHORUS X2)
Brand New Day
Out of chaos comes creation; out of cynicism, hope
A living, breathing, testifying army comes from a pile of bones
A bunch of clay becomes a human; out of he, a she
He turns the mourning into dancing,
As morning follows eve, morning follows eve
Chorus:
And He has reassured me, time and time again,
I cannot chase Him elsewhere, or scare off His right hand
And when I’m feeling dirty, and push everyone away,
He calms and cleans my spirit, and creates a brand new day
Out of chaos comes creation; out of cynicism, hope
A living, breathing, testifying army comes from a pile of bones
A bunch of clay becomes a human; out of he, a she
He turns the mourning into dancing,
As morning follows eve, morning follows eve
Chorus:
And He has reassured me, time and time again,
I cannot chase Him elsewhere, or scare off His right hand
And when I’m feeling dirty, and push everyone away,
He calms and cleans my spirit, and creates a brand new day
He doesn’t answer every question; sometimes He seems to hide
But in the midst of every darkened valley, He’ll be by your side
He pulls the peace out of confusion, faith in lieu of proof
And when the storm would send you sideways,
He gives you deeper roots; He gives you deeper roots
CHORUS x2
I carefully open my backpack of sin
And tilt back my head to pour sea water in
I know this will kill me, but what can I do?
I go blind in the desert just looking for You
Chorus:
If the rain comes (I know it will fall)
It will fill me (for Your grace, after all)
Is the power to wash me awake, making old things new;
With the power to wash me awake, You make all things new
I walk through the wilderness, sink in the sand
There's nobody left now who knows where I am
I'm stumbling, stumbling, heavy my load
For a cool water's cup I'd give mountains of gold
I carefully open my backpack of sin
And tilt back my head to pour sea water in
I know this will kill me, but what can I do?
I go blind in the desert just looking for You
Chorus:
If the rain comes (I know it will fall)
It will fill me (for Your grace, after all)
Is the power to wash me awake, making old things new;
With the power to wash me awake, You make all things new
I get tired of the questions; the answers get old
Oh, I want to believe, but my heart's growing cold
The wise and the smug turn their backs on this faith
With a laugh and a shrug, they walk calmly away
(BRIDGE)
Under Your gaze
I slowly lay down my ways
To put on the yoke that You made...for me
Maybe this is what You mean by faith
I am covered with filth, way too dirty to be
In the presence of One so much higher than me
You act like you want to embrace my disease
But a God who would wash me is hard to believe
(CHORUS x2)
If the rain comes (I know it will fall)
It will cleanse me (for Your grace, after all)
Is the power to wash me awake, making old things new;
With the power to wash me awake, You make all things new
The Morning Follows
How many times?
How many days to walk this secret mission,
To stumble in the dark, praying for vision?
To strain with every step, trying to listen...
How many times?
How often must my heart suddenly shatter,
To wait for unseen Hands to piece together
This puzzle that no longer seems to matter
Chorus:
The sky is burned black, but the starlight persists
I cannot turn back,
When I've seen the morning follow so many nights like this
Oh, I've seen the morning follow so many nights like this...
How many times?
How many days to walk this secret mission,
To stumble in the dark, praying for vision?
To strain with every step, trying to listen...
How many times?
How often must my heart suddenly shatter,
To wait for unseen Hands to piece together
This puzzle that no longer seems to matter
Chorus:
The sky is burned black, but the starlight persists
I cannot turn back,
When I've seen the morning follow so many nights like this
Oh, I've seen the morning follow so many nights like this...
Oh Shepherd King,
How many fallen sheep do You reach out to,
Who know Your gentle hand, but still won't trust You,
The stubborn, frightened flock that I belong to...
CHORUS
(bridge)
Oh, lay me down in the meadows of soft and green grass
Guide me and shelter my soul in Your perfect path
Tell me what I ought to know--that my broken past
Is healed and transformed in Your house
Chorus 2:
The night is turned back
By the dawn's early mists
My joy knows no lack
I can see the morning follows on every night like this
Oh, I've seen the morning follow so many nights like this
Kaleidoscope of Living (Psalm 104)
In the silence of the sunrise,
The birds begin their song;
The foundations of the world
Are hidden in the fog
You make the clouds Your chariot,
You make the wind Your messenger
You stretch the heavens like a tent;
How wise and many are Your works
Chorus:
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live,
The Master of the mountains is the Father who forgives
The hand of the Creator has filled the earth and sea,
The kaleidoscope of living, surrounding me
Chorus:
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live,
The Master of the mountains is the Father who forgives
The hand of the Creator has filled the earth and sea,
The kaleidoscope of living, surrounding me
In the silence of the sunrise,
The birds begin their song;
The foundations of the world
Are hidden in the fog
You make the clouds Your chariot,
You make the wind Your messenger
You stretch the heavens like a tent;
How wise and many are Your works
CHORUS
Oh, Lord, all of Your creatures
Look to Your hand for food
From the lions in the jungle
To the mother with her brood
And when Your hand is open,
You fill us up, we can survive.
And when Your face is hidden,
We lose the Way; we lose the Life
CHORUS
Glory . . . and blessings . . . belong to the Lord
We bring . . . praises . . . His name will be adored
CHORUS x2
Tapestry of Days
Good morning, God. I'm glad to see You've lifted up the sun again.
It's a long, long time since the clouds rolled by and refreshed me with Your rain (reign).
Good day, my Friend--I'm looking for the ways that You've displayed Your grace,
Weaving, thread by thread, from beginning to the end, in this tapestry of days.
And I love You, so I sing it loud, for a lot of folks to hear
And I need You, 'cause alone I'm feasting only on my fear
Good morning, God. I'm glad to see You've lifted up the sun again.
It's a long, long time since the clouds rolled by and refreshed me with Your rain (reign).
Good day, my Friend--I'm looking for the ways that You've displayed Your grace,
Weaving, thread by thread, from beginning to the end, in this tapestry of days.
And I love You, so I sing it loud, for a lot of folks to hear
And I need You, 'cause alone I'm feasting only on my fear
Now the colors flow from a yellow hue to a bright and bloody red
In a blue, blue sky, You're appealing to my eye; and I remember what You said
Your hand, so fair, is moving everywhere; You fill with color what was once threadbare
This is Your design; I am mercy's child--There's a work of art in my everyday!
And I love You, so I sing it loud, for the ones You love to hear
And I need You, 'cause alone I'm feasting only on my fear
You have stayed with me through the valley of my doubt
Now Your faithfulness is what I want to sing about,
And how I love You...
Good morning, God. I'm glad to see You've lifted up the sun again.