Even as the world began the stars they sang D2 Esus D2 Esus D2 And all the Angels shouted for joy, shouted for joy A A/B And looking back through history A/E D2 Esus D2 Your people they have always had a song they must sing, Esus D2 A song they must sing
Pre-Chorus Bm7 A/E D We are the people of God F#m7 E/G# We’ll sing Your song G2 D/F# here on earth
Chorus A All over the world Bm Your song will resound G D All over the world Your praises ring out A Bm We’re living to see Your name and renown G D All over the world
Verse 2 A A/B Young and old, near and far A/E D2 Esus D2 There’s a place for every heart to join in Your song, Esus D2 Join in Your song A A/B A/E Every nation, tribe and tongue come together D2 Join as one Esus D2 Esus D2 Give glory to God, glory to God
Bridge G D/F# A Great is Your name and great will be your song G D/F# A Great is Your name and great will be your song G We lift up our hands and pray D/F# We lift up our hands and pray Dm/F For holy is Your name
Here is a new song that caught my attention from album "10,000 Reasons" by Matt Redman and I actually introduced to our congregation last week. According to Matt Redman, this song was born out of transition leaving America and going back to England praising God's faithfulness. I am curious to know the story behind the word "scars". He does not really get into explaining the meaning behind it but I imagine it could mean two things; scars from sptirtual battle, more in physical sense, or emotional ones caused by broken relationships. Here is the story behind the song. Whichever it means, this song powerfully ilustarates God's faithfulness and makes me to sing about it more.
Verse 1 Standing on this mountaintop Looking just how far we've come Knowing that for every step You were with us
Verse 2 Kneeling on this battle ground Seeing just how much You've done Knowing every victory Is Your power in us
Pre-Chorus Scars and struggles on the way But with joy our hearts can say Yes, our hearts can say
Chorus 1 Never once did we ever walk alone Never once did you leave us on our own You are faithful, God, You are faithful
Repeat Verse 2 Repeat Pre-Chorus
Chorus 2 Never once did we ever walk alone Never once did you leave us on our own You are faithful, God, You are faithful You are faithful, God, You are faithful
Bridge Scars and struggles on the way But with joy our hearts can say Never once did we ever walk alone Carried by Your constant grace Held within Your perfect peace Never once, no, we never walk alone
Ending Chorus Never once did we ever walk alone Never once did you leave us on our own You are faithful, God, You are faithful
Every step we are breathing in Your grace Evermore we'll be breathing out Your prase You are faithful, God, You are faithful You are faithful, God, You are faithful You are faithful, God, You are faithful
Andrew who?, you might say. Do you know a song "Complete" by Parachute Band some years ago? This song touched hearts of many Christians and brought Parachute Band on the main stage. I remember attending a local concert by Parachute Band and heard this song live sung by Andrew Ulugia and very much impressed by his music and electric guitar playing. 2 weeks ago, I led this song in our congregation and a couple of people approached me with their story for this song and shared their memories. I sensed that seeing "beyond my Calvery" has many different meaning for different people.
So I was thinking where is Andrew Ulugia now? My research did not go much further but only left with this song. I am very curious to see if he is still writing and singing. Andrew, if you are reading this, I thank you for the song and please let me know what you up to. I would love to hear any of your new songs.
Complete by Andrew Ulugia
Here I am oh God, I bring this sacrifice My open heart I offer up my life I look to You, Lord, Your love that never ends Restores me again
So I lift my eyes to You, Lord, In Your strength will I break through, Lord, Touch me now, let Your love fall down on me, I know Your love dispels all my fears, Through the storm I will hold on, Lord, And by faith I will walk on,Lord, Then I'll see beyond my Calvary one day, And I will be complete in You.
I look to You, Lord, Your love that never ends Restores me again
So I lift my eyes to You, Lord In Your strength will I break through, Lord, Touch me now, let Your love fall down on me, I know Your love dispels all my fears, Through the storm I will hold on, Lord, And by faith I will walk on,Lord, Then I'll see beyond my Calvary one day, And I will be complete in, I will be complete in I will be complete in You.
I've heard about Spotify (http://www.spotify.com) from my coworkers and been trying to get a free account for few days. If you would like to listen to music online, Spotify is for you. Unlike Pandora and other Internet radio stations, you can pick and choose whatever songs you want to listen to. They are all in the "cloud". I've just gotten invitation from Coca-Cola and Motorola. All other sites, including Spotify itself and other promotion sites, such as Chrysler, Reebok, and The Daily have not sent me the invitations yet.
Here are the sites where I submitted my email for invitation code.
I tried Chris Tomlin, Kristian Stanfill, Hillsong, Phil Wickham, and Ben Cantelon. They are all there and I started creating my own playlists. I will be busy for a while in Spotify world.
I wished that I could play the songs on my iPhone. I was little disappointed that I could not play my favorite songs using Spotify iPhone app. You need to be a premium subscriber. Here is the screenshot when I tried to play a song in iPhone app. Well, I should be grateful for my free account.
I've been looking for good instrumental prayer music and I found one finally (and it's free!).
A tricky part for a right prayer music is that you should not be bothered by music yet it should create atmosphere that you should be able to concentrate on God. A lot of instrumental music is somewhat distracting but this one has not. So here it is. www.musictoprayby.com. Thanks to Ron Johns Jr., I have better prayer time in the morning. I pray that you will experience the same. God bless and keep praying!
