The Lord is with you; He won't forsake you
Our God is making all things new
So be courageous; be bold and fearless
What He has promised, He will do
Oh, from His wealth he brings joy;
And from His beauty He gives blessing
In our distress we hear His voice;
The Lord is with You.

So much has been taken from our people
Taken from our families and friends
So how can we believe in new beginnings,
When so much sweet comes to a bitter end?
We will find reminders of redemption,
We will speak and sing the sacred truth
That when the darkness on us has descended
The Light will rise again and lead us through

Refrain:
Rejoice! The Lord has done great things!
Rejoice! The Lord has done great things!
The good news is the hist'ry of the healing that He brings
Rejoice! The Lord has done great things.

(Each verse of this song summarizes the Advent Scripture passage listed before each verse. See below for a playable copy of the music.)

Isaiah 64:1-9

Open up the sky, Lord;
Show the world Your power.
May Your presence leave
The nations trembling
You are like no other,
Awe-inspiring Father,
We beg for Your mercy;
Turn away from all our sin

Refrain:
Lord, You are waiting for our repentance.
You hold back the justice of Your wrath.
Your love is patient, longing that we turn and confess
And find forgiveness in Your mercy's path.

When arrested, don't despair—
Make the guards wonder and stare
Fill the prisons with your prayers:
Walk another mile

And when the guns pound at the door,
Boots and blood upon the floor
Sing and pray, love even more: 
Walk another mile

CHORUS:
The eyes of God are watching;
The hand of God restores
He knows the miles you have been walking;
He will strengthen you to walk one more

Chorus:
Like a tree by a stream
You’ll grow roots and bear fruit
When you find your delight
In the law of the Lord

You will be fulfilled when you shun the wickeds' ways,
When you don't stand in the way of the sinner.
You won't sit with those who scoff, but will contemplate the Law
Day and night, your delight is the Lord

Chorus:
Return, oh Lord, and rescue my soul
Save me in Your kind, endless love

Oh Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
Be gracious to me, LORD, for I weaken;
Oh heal me, LORD, my bones suffer attack.

Pre-Chorus:
My soul is bent and bruised;
Oh Lord, oh Lord, how long?

Chorus:
Answer me quickly, Lord,
My spirit is failing
Do not hide Your face from me
Or I'll be like those in the grave
Let me hear mercy, Lord,
Lovingkindness at daybreak
In Your way won't You lead me
For I trust in You to save

Hear my prayer, oh Lord,
Give ear to my pleading
Righteous and faithful You are
So answer my entreaty
Judge me not, oh Lord,
For I am still Your servant
No one alive is righteous in Your sight

Out of despair, I cry a prayer:
Hear my voice, oh Lord!
Let Your ears be list’ning for me;
Let mercy be my reward.

 Chorus:
Oh Israel, put your hope in the Lord
For in the Lord is unfailing love
And full redemption

If You had been counting our sins,
Oh Lord, who could survive?
But You forgive again and again;
We rev’rence You, God on high

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:
The Lord who loves me whole
Longs to lead me
And guide me into His way
So I will bare my soul,
I will admit my sin
To receive His freedom and grace

Blessed are you whose sins are forgiven,
Whose wrongs are out of sight
Whose slate the Lord has wiped clean
And whose heart is empty of lies

When I was silent and swallowed my sin
My strength was drained away
Lord, Your hand was heavy on me
Like a summer's heat night and day 

Praise His great and awesome name; Holy is He
A lover of justice, the mighty King established equity
Righteousness and justice in Jacob He has achieved
Exalt the Lord our God, worship at His feet; Holy is He

Chorus:
The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble
He is enthroned above the cherubim
Let the earth shake! God is great in Zion
Over all the nations exalt Him

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:
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:
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord
Let us joyfully shout to the Rock who saves us

Let us come before Him with thanksgiving,
Shouting joyfully to Him with psalms
For the Lord is a great God,
And a great King above all Gods
In His hands are the depths of the earth,
Peaks and mountains so glorious and grand
His the oceans, created and owned,
He fashioned and formed the dry land

When we're born, You sustain us
And at the start of each day
Morning turns into evening
And You have not gone away
And when the enemy rises against us
As we know it will every day
You show us, Lord, Your comforting greatness
You deserve every word of our praise
You deserve every word of our praise

If we speak like angels
Or in all languages pray
But we don't love like You, Lord,
We're just a din on display
Without You, Lord, we're a pointless noise
But in You we sing new songs every day
You protect us, so Lord we rejoice
You deserve every word of our praise
You deserve every word of our praise

Chorus:
Save me, O God, You are my refuge,
My only good: You are my Lord.
With You I find the living pathway,
Joy and pleasures forevermore

Godly people spread out over all the world
They are the noble ones who put my spirit at ease
Chasers of idols multiply their sorrows and pain
I’ll never worship or name the idol deities

“In the last days,” says the Lord,
“I will pour out my Spirit
On all humankind,
And your sons and daughters
Will prophesy.
The young will see visions,
The old will dream dreams,
The men and the women
Who serve Me shall see;
In the last days,” says the Lord,
“I will pour out My Spirit,
And they’ll prophesy.”

Chorus:
And all who call on the name of the Lord
Shall be saved.
And all who call on the name of the Lord
Shall be saved.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green grass.
He leads me beside the waters so still.
He gives me my own soul back.

Chorus:
Surely goodness and mercy
Will follow me all of my days
And forevermore
In the house of the Lord
I’ll find an abiding place

For the honor and sake of His name alone
He guides me in righteous paths
I fear no evil, though I walk
Through valleys of dark and death

Chorus:
Let your light shine around you
That all those who see you
Will see your good works
But sing praise
And give glory
And give glory
To your Father, your Father in heaven

You are the salt of the earth,
But if salt has no flavor, what then?
The saltiness will not return
It'll be thrown out and trampled by men

My soul is full of trouble;
I am pulled towards the grave
On the list of doomed and dying,
Weak, forsaken, like the slain

Whom You pull your hand away from
And forget like faded paths
You have put me in the deepest,
Darkest pit beneath Your wrath

Chorus:
Lord, God of my salvation,
I call both day and night
Allow my prayer before You,
Tilt Your ear to hear my cry