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God of Wonders

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We sang this at church a couple of weeks ago and it’s a nice melodic song.   I’ve sung it often as a quiet song, but on the odd occasion, depending on the music leader or the musicians it’s quite boisterous.  Most of the time though, it’s a quiet thoughtful song.
God of Wonders
Written by Marc Byrd and Steve Hindalong, God of Wonders was used by NASA to wake up astronaut Michael Fossum (source). Steve Hindalong is a percussionist and drummer who also writes songs.  He’s been awarded several Dove awards. 
Marc Byrd, also an American, played with the group Hammock.  He often collarborated with other artists.

Lyrics

Lord of all creation
Of the water, earth and sky
The Heavens are Your Tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high
God of wonders, beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
And when I stumble into darkness
I will call Your name by night
God of wonders, beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of Heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of Heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of Heaven and earth
Holy, holy
Holy, holy
God of wonders, beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
God of wonders, beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Lord of Heaven and Earth

Beautiful Saviour, King of Creation

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Flipping through the Hymnal Lift up Your Hearts I came across this lovely hymn Beautiful Saviour. 

beautiful saviour

There are a couple of disputes with this song, some saying author unknown, and others coming up with Munster Gesangbuch.   The translator seems to remain the same, being that of Joseph Seiss.  One source listed Munster Gesangbuch as the source for the hymn but not the author. It dates back to 1677.

Lyrics

1. Beautiful Savior,
King of Creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I’d love Thee,
Truly I’d serve Thee,
Light of my soul, my Joy, my Crown.

2. Fair are the meadows,
Fair are the woodlands,
Robed in flowers of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer,
Jesus is purer;
He makes our sorrowing spirit sing.

3. Fair is the sunshine,
Fair is the moonlight,
Bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer,
Than all the angels in the sky.

4. Beautiful Savior,
Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor,
Praise, adoration,
Now and forevermore be Thine!

Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah

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Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah is based on Psalm 148.

Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
3 Praise him, sun and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
    and you waters above the skies.

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for at his command they were created,
6 and he established them for ever and ever—
    he issued a decree that will never pass away.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
    you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
    stormy winds that do his bidding,
9 you mountains and all hills,
    fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
    small creatures and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all nations,
    you princes and all rulers on earth,
12 young men and women,
    old men and children.

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,
    the praise of all his faithful servants,
    of Israel, the people close to his heart.

Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord, sing hallelujah

With music part of his life from an early age, it’s no wonder that William J Kirkpatrick has music be part of his life.  Even though he spent time as a carpenter, his passion was for music.  He learned to play a variety of musical instruments including violin, organ, fife, pipe organ and vocal. He held a variety of positions over his life, most of them centred around his love of music.  His compositions are still well-known today.

Lyrics

1 Praise the LORD, sing hallelujah,
from the heavens praise his name;
praise the LORD, our great Creator;
all his angels, praise proclaim.
All his hosts, together praise him,
sun and moon and stars on high;
praise the LORD, O heavens of heavens,
and the floods above the sky.

Refrain:
Praise the LORD, sing hallelujah,
for his name alone is high,
and his glory is exalted,
and his glory is exalted,
and his glory is exalted,
far above the earth and sky.

2 Let them praise the LORD their Maker:
they were made at his command.
God established them forever;
his decree shall ever stand.
Let the earth sing hallelujah:
raging seas, you monsters all,
fire and hail and snow and vapors,
stormy winds that hear his call. [Refrain]

3 All you fruitful trees and cedars,
every hill and mountain high,
creeping things and beasts and cattle,
birds that in the heavens fly,
kings of earth and all you people,
princes great, earth’s judges all;
praise his name, young men and maidens,
aged men, and children small. [Refrain]

Let All Things Now Living

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I was flipping through a hymnbook that is new to me and I was reminded of this living song and just had to share it with you.  I hope you like it as much as I do.  🙂  Let All Things Now Living, a song of thanksgiving.

Let all tlhings now living

Written by Katherine K Davis in 1939, Ms. Davis was an American woman who served as a teacher, classical music composer, and pianist.  She also wrote The Little Drummer Boy (one of my favourite Christmas Songs).  Born in Missouri she wrote her first composition at age 15.  She died in 1980 at age 82.  She willed all royalties from her music to Wellesley College where she was trained and taught.  This has been a good support to the music program there.

Lyrics

Let all things now living a song of thanksgiving
To God the creator triumphantly raise.
Who fashioned and made us, protected and stayed us,
Who still guides us on to the end of our days.
God’s banners are o’er us, His light goes before us,
A pillar of fire shining forth in the night.
Till shadows have vanished and darkness is banished
As forward we travel from light into light.

His law he enforces, the stars in their courses
And sun in its orbit obediently shine;
The hills and the mountains, the rivers and fountains,
The deeps of the ocean proclaim him divine.
We too should be voicing our love and rejoicing;
With glad adoration a Song let us raise
Till all things now living unite in thanksgiving:
“To God in the highest, Hosanna and praise!”

Sanctuary

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We sang this song in church this morning so I thought I would share it with you.   It’s a quiet song filled with depth of meaning. 🙂

sanctuary

Sanctuary was written by Randy Scruggs & John W. Thompson. Randy Scruggs was born in 1953 and died 62 years later.  He was named CMA Musician of the Year in 1999, 2003 and 2006.  He was first recorded when he was four years old, his dad was a well known banjo player.  He wrote hits for several individuals throughout his life.   John W Thompson… couldn’t find any reliable information on him.  There are a couple of different John W Thompson songwriters but I wasn’t sure which one collaborated with Scruggs on this song.

Lyrics

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living
Sanctuary for You

It is you, Lord
Who came to save
The heart and soul
Of every man
It is you Lord
Who knows my weakness
Who gives me strength
With thine own hand

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and Holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving I’ll be a living
Sanctuary for you

Lead Me on Lord
From temptation
Purify me
From within
Fill my heart with
You holy spirit
Take away all my sin

Lord prepare me to be sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true
With Thanksgiving, I’ll be a living
Sanctuary for You

The Power of Your Love

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We sang this song in church one morning. It brought me back a few years singing this song with people I cared about.  It was so good to lift our voices in praise to the Lord.  Anyways, I hope you like it. 🙂

The Power of Your Love

Author is Geoff Bullock.   I expected when I plugged his name into the search bar to just learn some basic facts about him.  He’s an Australian boy, who has recorded more than 20 albums and written two books.  He was part of the rise of Hillsong. I didn’t expect to read about a story of God’s grace… Fame, leadership, loss, sin revealed, and God’s grace seen.  You can read more of his story here. 

Lyrics

Lord I come to You
Let my heart be changed, renewed
Flowing from the grace
That I’ve found in You
Lord I’ve come to know
The weaknesses I see in me
Will be stripped away
By the power of Your love

Hold me close
Let Your love surround me
Bring me near
Draw me to Your side
And as I wait
I’ll rise up like the eagle
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love
Lord unveil my eyes
Let me see You face to face
The knowledge of Your love
As You live in me
Lord renew my mind
As Your will unfolds in my life
In living every day
By the power of Your love
Hold me close
Let Your love surround me
Bring me near
Draw me to Your side
And as I wait
I’ll rise up like the eagle
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love
Hold me close
Let Your love surround me
Bring me near
Draw me to Your side
And as I wait
I’ll rise up like the eagle
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love

Have a Little Talk with Jesus

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I heard this group for the first time on facebook the other day and I thought.. I KNOW that song! I can share this group and learn a bit more about this song at the same time! 

have a little talk with Jesus

I can’t tell you a whole lot about it as finding out who wrote it and what not proved a challenge.  I THINK it’s this guy: Cleavant Derricks.  Part of the problem is that it’s been rewritten and rearranged by a number of gospel writers and then they put their own stamp on it.   Anyways, Cleavant Derricks was a pastor from Tennessee.  He studied music and led gospel choirs.   He wrote more than 300 songs.  He was busy man who pastored, built churches, composed music, led choirs, wrote poems and played music.

Lyrics

I once was lost in sin but Jesus took me in
And then a little light from Heaven filled my soul
He bathed my heart in love and wrote my name above
And just a little talk with Jesus made me whole

Now let us have a little talk with Jesus
Let us tell Him all about our troubles
He will hear our faintest cry and we will answer by and by
Now when you feel a little prayer wheel turning
You’ll know a little fire is burning
You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right

Sometimes my path seems drear without a ray of cheer
And then a cloud of doubt may hide the light of light of day
The mists of sin may rise and hide the starry skies
But Just a little talk with Jesus clears the way.

Now let us have a little talk with Jesus
Let us tell Him all about our troubles
He will hear our faintest cry and we will answer by and by
Now when you feel a little prayer wheel turning
You’ll know a little fire is burning
You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right

I may have doubts and fears my eyes be filled with tears
But Jesus is a friend who watches day and night
Oh, I go to Him in prayer, He knows my every care
And just a little talk with Jesus makes it right

Now let us have a little talk with Jesus
Let us tell Him all about our troubles
He will hear our faintest cry and we will answer by and by
Now when you feel a little prayer wheel turning
You’ll know a little fire is burning
You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right

Now let us have a little talk with Jesus
Let us tell Him all about our troubles
He will hear our faintest cry and we will answer by and by
Now when you feel a little prayer wheel turning
Then you’ll know a little fire is burning
You will find a little talk with Jesus makes it right