27 September 2008

1:12 am

Joburg

Sing to the Lord a new song,
His praise from the ends of the earth…
Isaiah 42:10

I have called you by name,
you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1

Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up;
do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43:18-19

Desert Song
Hillsong

This is my prayer in the desert,
when all that’s within me feels dry.
This is my prayer in my hunger and need:
my God is the God who provides.

This is my prayer in the fire,
in weakness or trial or pain:
there is a faith proved of more worth than gold,
so refine me Lord through the flame.

I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain.
I will rejoice! I will declare!
God is my victory, and He is here.

This is my prayer in the battle,
when triumph is still on its way.
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ,
so firm on His promise I’ll stand.

I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain.
I will rejoice! I will declare!
God is my victory, and He is here.

All of my life, in every season,
You are still God.
I have a reason to sing,
I have a reason to worship.

I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain.
I will rejoice! I will declare!
God is my victory, and He is here.

This is my prayer in the harvest,
when favour and providence flow.
I know I’m filled to be emptied again;
the seed I’ve received I will sow…

Yet, I am always with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with Your counsel,
and afterward You will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And earth has nothing I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever…
But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;
I will tell of all Your deeds.
Psalm 73:23-26; 28

Run
Hillsong

You were God from the outset,
powerful and creative.
You who saw us here before You called
all the stars and the earth to existence.

You are God. You are holy.
History is Your story.
You, who was and is,
and forever will be. God we
live for Your glory.

So we will run
all together, our hearts aflame,
with a fire that can’t be tamed.
Our God, all glory to Your name-
Jesus!

You are God. You are freedom.
You’re alive now within us.
You who saw us here before
You conquered the grave,
and delivered on the promise.

So we will run,
all together, our hearts aflame,
with a fire that can’t be tamed.
Our God, all glory to Your name.

We will run.
Our surrender to bring You fame.
Our desire: that You be praised.
Our God, all glory to Your name-
Jesus!

My soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.
He alone is my rock and salvation;
He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
Psalm 62:1-2

Hear my cry, O God;
listen to my prayer.
From the ends of the earth I call to You,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For You have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the foe.
I long to dwell in Your tent forever
and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.
Psalm 61:1-4

O God, You are my God,
earnestly I seek You;
my soul thirsts for You,
my body longs for You,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
I have seen You in Your sanctuary
and beheld Your power and Your glory.
Because Your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify You.
I will praise You as long as I live,
and in Your name I will lift up my hands.
Because You are my help,
I sing in the shadows of Your wings.
My soul clings to You;
Your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:1-4; 7-8

Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of His name;
make His praise glorious!
Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds!
So great is Your power
that Your enemies cringe before You.
All the earth bows down to You;
they sing praise to You,
they sing praise to Your name.
Psalm 66:1-4

The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1

He is Lord
Hillsong

Oh blessed lamb, once slain,
will reign forevermore.
His hands, once bound,
now save.
Our God will never fail.

He is Lord! He is Lord!
Sings my soul, He is the Lord.
And He lives, yes He lives!
I’m alive, ‘cause Jesus lives!

‘Tis at the cross of Christ,
where earth and heaven meet,
where sin is overcome,
to God the victory!

He is Lord! He is Lord!
Sings my soul, He is the Lord.
And He lives, yes He lives!
I’m alive, ‘cause Jesus lives!

And now,
let the earth resound with praise,
for our Saviour God, He reigns!
He is high and lifted up!
Arise, for the King of glory waits.
He is coming back again.
He is coming back again!

Hallelujah, hallelujah.
You are worthy of praise.
He is Lord! He is Lord!
Sings my soul, He is the Lord.
And He lives, yes He lives!
I’m alive, ‘cause Jesus lives!

And now,
let the earth resound with praise,
for our Saviour God, He reigns!
He is high and lifted up!
Arise, for the King of glory waits.
He is coming back again.
He is coming back again!

He is coming back again, He is coming back again.
He is coming back again, He is coming back again.
He is coming back again, He is coming back again.

How lovely is Your dwelling place,
O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the Lord.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
What joy for those who can live in Your house,
always singing Your praises.
What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,
who have sets their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,
it will become a place of refreshing springs.
The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
They will continue to grow stronger,
and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.
A single day in Your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The Lord will withhold no good things
from those who do what is right.
O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
what joy for those who trust in You.
Psalm 84:1-2; 5-7; 10-12

May you experience the love of Christ,
though it is too great to understand fully.
Then you will be made complete with all
the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now all glory to God, who is able,
through His mighty power at work within us,
to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Ephesians 3:19-20