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who is this who fulfills the words of his servants who says to the ruins stand again oh who is this who is this from the beginning he's declared the end from ancient times to things not yet he will accomplish all his purposes for i have spoken spoken and i will bring it to pass for i have planned it planned it and i will do it at last the gospel that he promised beforehand through his prophets concerning his own son who descended from the blood from the branch from the line of david was declared to be by the power the power according to the spirit of holiness by his dying and raising up again and his name is christ the lord he is christ the lord he is christ our lord he is christ the lord for i have spoken spoken and i will bring it to pass for i have planned it planned it and i will do it at last

man your heart shakes your woman made unfaithful a quiet break but just wait the father's not the one you think no different than the kings of the old days like ahaz scared to lose his army like the trees of the forest trembling shaken naked in the wind i'll say it and i said it then i've said it and i'll say again do not fear do not fear do not fear this question only one can answer which circumstance has never mattered the mouthpiece and the message tattered still nothing has changed ask a sign from me high as heaven or the deep whether requested or unforeseen the answer's always been the same ask a sign from me high as heaven or the deep whether requested or unforeseen the answer's always been the same ask a sign from me high as heaven or the deepest deep requested or unforeseen the answer's always been the same behold behold the virgin shall hold behold behold the virgin shall hold a son they shall call his name emmanuel they shall call his name emmanuel

you o bethlehem you there in the land you of judah are by no means least among them all you from you shall come a ruler like none other the one who will shepherd my people israel will shepherd my people Israel after he was born born in bethlehem behold wise men came from the east they asked where is he who's been born the king of the jews for we saw his star shining over bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem so it is written when herod the king heard what they were saying he was troubled and all jerusalem with him so assembling the scribes the people and the priests he asked where's the christ to be born and they said bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem so it is written bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem so it is written then lo and behold the star they'd seen had rose and came to rest over where the child was so going in the house rejoicing they fell down and worshiped him themselves with their treasures there in bethlehem bethlehem you o bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem you there in the land bethlehem bethlehem you of judah so it is written are by no means least among them all there in bethlehem bethlehem you from you shall come bethlehem bethlehem a ruler like none other bethlehem bethlehem the one who will shepherd my people israel so it is written

are you feeling left and lonesome split from friends both new and olden hark an angel comes to you now death looms like a storm cloud heavy herod's hand stands at the ready hate in heart and sweat on his brow get up get up and take your beloved get up get up and take your beloved get up get up escape with my beloved get up get up and stay until i say have we seen this scene before israel and egypt's score tied now mother's cry on both sides go fulfill what prophets say chosen people chosen babe out of egypt for the last time get up get up and take your beloved get up get up and take your beloved get up get up escape with my beloved get up get up and stay til i say have no fear it won't be long i'll draw you back to house and home no forty year long wait in the wild this time it will be different perfect in obedience my faithful foretold firstborn my child

a voice was heard in ramah weeping and loud lament rachel crying for her children she refused to be comforted i hear rachel crying i hear rachel crying where was the blood for this death to pass us doorposts stand clean and white one king's fury all this hurting a prophet's wording how can it be this foolishness of God is wise i hear rachel crying i hear rachel crying i hear rachel crying i hear rachel crying i heard a secret that one made it out alive heads up dreaming in the night but baby boy blood flooded noise of fear and joys crushed why oh why God what's the profit for such a price what's so special about Joseph and his wife i hear rachel crying i hear rachel crying i hear rachel crying i hear rachel crying

who had ever thought that the death of a king the news burning hot in the cold of a dream i'm awake but i'm not still its bittersweet bittersweet to me get up and take the child is what he said the ones who seek his life are dead i'm old enough to know it's not some voice in my head not just some voice there in my head this angel's come before i'm starting to get used to it where will you have us go this night another wandering in low light not waiting till the morning i won't waste no time watch my beauty and my son rub the sleep from their eyes when i tell them i can tell it's no surprise, no surprise to them sometimes it's easier to trudge along in the dark with the friendship of the quiet and the company of stars any road you say to go is never too far, never far too far and the lord will lead my steps if i just let him lead my heart where will you have us go this night another wandering in low light i still feel bad about the last time and all the blood that we left behind i got to raise my boy and raise him right in the promised land at the prophet's guide don't understand it but their words might be fulfilled in nazareth i don't know how it ever came to this feel like raising a prayer alongside a fist maybe this time then the dreams will end in nazareth nazareth but i don't mind it all the hiding still i'm kinda tired that this son that's half mine is the son from on high can i even keep him alive in nazareth in nazareth where will you have us go this night it doesn't matter lord as long as i listen another wandering in low light foretelling's never near as clear as fulfillment i still feel bad about the last time i'll learn to leave you both the mercy and judgment for all the blood that we left behind is he the one to spill or the one to give i have some sense that's not the end of it there's something sacrificial on this kid from nazareth from nazareth from nazareth

who is this haunting in the wilderness man god sent raised up as a witness childhood spent crawling through the thicket's thick who is this ragged look his voice is rugged thunder speech flesh forsook just as his father said he'd be hair and belt upon his lips was honey sweet but his words his words the voice of one crying out repent repent repent repent repent the kingdom of heaven's now just as the ancient prophets say repent repent repent repent repent prepare the way and make it straight who is this that testifies about the light to those in the shadows who scratch and pant to stay alive every valley shall be filled every mountain top and hill shall be razed the crooked made straight and every flesh shall see salvation so make way to the river speak your sins and then go down underneath the surface where the water works it out snakes they may be watching at the banks but pay no heed even now the ax is laid to the root of the tree i baptize with water but the one who is to come he'll baptize with fire and a spirit you've not known his winnowing fork is standing ready in his hand here upon his threshing floor the heart of every man those that fall as wheat he will gather the chaff he will burn in the fire those that fall as wheat he will gather the chaff he will burn in the fire unquenchable

tune what is this tune i hear i've never heard this song before music somehow i know what's next its been in my bones from long before movement the way the water slows waltzing and wailing at your feet plunged in as though you couldn't walk on top letting the muddy jordan meet its maker jesus baptize me i need it i can't see why this is not the other way jesus if you've wronged then speak it tell me off but I know you've nothing to say tears why do my eyes fight back giving another part of me is it fear am I afraid of this the word i was made to give seems finally here standing in a water thats good enough for naaman's skin cleansing of sin joshua's win still what could it ever do for you jesus baptize me i need it i can't see why this is not the other way jesus if you've wronged then speak it tell me off but I know you've nothing to say jesus baptize me i need it i'm unworthy to even pick your sandals up jesus i won't have this but what you command is good even when i don't understand it then he said let it be so it is fitting fulfilling all righteousness there in his eyes wonder and light hands ready out for what might come down down down down into the water just as he said it heaven was open then something changed changed changed the spirit coming down like a bird and my burden lifted when he came out somehow now a voice saying see my beloved perfect and pleasing my only son voice i know i've heard this voice but never quite so clear before here wading in mystery god let's me in on what he made me for

lead him by the spirit into desert's night lead him into hunger forty days and forty nights many've gone before you never quite like this from the jordan river but this time into wilderness with israel and elisha the victories seemed full but this far greater battle hangs over the world in the shadows of the garden the devil came looking like another adam more easy prey only one man and his famine i can twist him empty thirsting cracked lips yearning mumbling prayers to pass the day in his lowliest of loneliness the tempter said if you are the son of god your ribs they need not show if it's as your father said make bread from these stones man can't live by bread alone but from god's mouth every single word that comes see the city holy city let's take the mount the temple mount the righteous ground to the highest of the rightest come prove it now and throw yourself down if you are the son of god won't the angels come if it's as the psalmist said they will bear you up once again it's written the lord your god never put him to the test then the devil took him up the mountain laid before him every kingdom said you can have the world and all it's glory if you bow your knee and worship me away with you the scripture says worship god serve the lord and only him

the dawn has come for those in anguish who live and die in the shadow of death the people who walked in darkness have seen seen a great light you have brought up the nation you have increased their joy as with joy at the harvest or dividing the spoils for the yoke of his burden and the staff for his shoulder and the rod of oppressors you have broken you have broken every boot of the soldier every battle every tumult every garment rolled in blood will be burned in the fire the people who walked in darkness have seen seen a great light for to us theres a child who was born as a son it's the zeal of the lord that has brought him that has brought him and his name shall be called wonderful mighty god everlasting prince of peace and the increase oh the increase and his kingdom will nave no end oh his kingdom will have no end and his peace will be everlasting oh his peace will be everlasting

sick with fever skin thick leper son or daughter would you come and find him evening or daylight come get made right blind take new sight when you come and find him demons oppress slave to spirits any sickness will run when you find him with a word with a word he took all our illness with a word with a word bore our diseases with a word with a word he took all our illness with a word with a word

well the word got out and it didn't take long there's a man with a healing song even heard it in the prisons and john had questions are you the one who is to come or shall we look on well go and tell john go and tell john go and tell john what you hear and see the blind get sight and the lame walk the crippled get up and they dance off the lepers are cleansed and held again blessed is the one who is not offended the deaf cry joy when they hear sound the dead get up and they walk around the poor have the good news preached to them blessed is the one who is not offended well the word got out and it didn't take much there's a man with a healing touch heard it far and wide then they couldn't stop from saying even when he told them no they couldn't stop from saying the blind get sight and the lame walk the crippled get up and they dance off the lepers are cleansed and held again blessed is the one who is not offended the deaf cry joy when they hear sound the dead get up and they walk around the poor have the good news preached to them blessed is the one who is not offended

what did you go out to see a reed in the wind shaking or a man fit like a king starving in the wilderness it's like no other king i've seen no a prophet yes a prophet still much more than just a prophet this is he whom it's been written the messenger before your face he will go and prepare the way truly i tell you there's never been one who's greater than he law and prophets all foretelling no one's son is quite like him he who has the ears to hear it john elijah only earthly different the prophet's back in unexpected skin but here's the thing the one who's the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he

why do you say not to speak this secret's so very hard to keep when clearly my eyes broken blind now find a way see others say you say the same to keep your healings hidden away i thought this sickness spread easy but more the word you bring still who is this that brings such gifts a man yet more he's somehow chosen it's clear god's ear is turned to him the way he authors all the bruised reed he will not break the smoldering wick he won't forsake until he brings the victory we've all been waiting for

one sign is it ever enough with just one sign one sign feed the masses give you life but you're not satisfied with one sign three nights just as jonah when he wallowed wouldn't follow and was swallowed up for three nights so the son of man will go down in the heart of the ground for three nights but like the men of nineveh will rise up judging and condemning ya it's alright cause something greater is here see the southern queen gavel in hand see the prophets bow know their word's a man see your greatest king fall to his knees for his wisdom's a drop in my knowledge sea it don't matter all the magic that I do this generation's evil and broken too there's really only one sign that you need and it's mine mine mine and still you ask for one sign it's never enough with just one sign fix your spirits and your eyes still you're not satisfied with one sign i've got three days three nights on my mind but you say one sign One sign

secrets secrets of the kingdom poured out for you the one who has more will be given fountain's abundance but for those who have not all will be taken away this is why i say what I say how i say it indeed in their case like isaiah anticipated seeing yet somehow they don't see hearing they don't hear for their hearts have grown dull in the soil they've sown this is why i say what i say how i say it indeed in their case like isaiah anticipated

the kingdom of heaven is like a man planting the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed the kingdom of heaven is like leavened bread the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant's search the kingdom of heaven is like a precious pearl the kingdom of heaven is like a bursting net the kingdom of heaven is like a household head when he opened up his mouth parables were truth made into sound each one spelling out the kingdom of heaven

is this all really about how dirty my hands are you come with more questions but the answers are set in the stone of your hearts traps can be laid with dirty hands or eloquence death and life both in the tongue so lay your hearts bare now tangled in your own snare now with even more to come oh you honor me with your lips but your hearts are far away self-serving gifts and vain worship teaching as god's what's only man's again is this really about how dirty my hands are you heap up the struggle of your father and mother because you gave it all to god i've seen and i've heard you revoke my word for the sake of your rules isaiah was right when he prophesied about you oh you honor me with your lips but your hearts are far away self-serving gifts and vain worship teaching as god's what's only man's

seems a pattern mountains matter to you jesus whether it's a private temple when you need it or a trip for crowds to sit and feed their flesh and soul this time the climb is slow and feels a little different somethings in the air and only three of us are with him took nothing for the journey save a smile and a sharp shadow here before my eyes your face shines brighter than the sun glory opened wide who's this man that you've become don't know how I know it but i know these two men moses and elijah there talking with him can't you ask the questions that everybody wants to know could you tell me where the mystic body's buried could you tell me just what it was like in the chariot of fire through the mire came amidst the evening glow but you don't here before my eyes your face shines brighter than the sun glory set alight on this man the rightful one lord it seems a decent thing for us to be here if you want i will run and pitch a tent or three here before i finish there's a cloud a voice is in it ringing out and it says he's the one my only son so go ahead and listen i'm terrified but you say rise so i peel my eyes open nothing lasts your color's back and here we are the four again something must be special in the flesh of you to put on skin

in the garden buried deep before the stars had light to see before the thorns had taken shape all the answers were in waiting every question deep or daydream even in the brokenness that came there was good news waiting in the wings good news waiting in the wings many men made best attempt through the years to catch a glimpse a mote of truth and beauty dancing round throughout the good and bad of it through the wilds amidst the bloodshed in the smiles of simple homesteads through the kingly and lowly prophets still the good news waited on their lips good news played upon their lips oh the good news stayed upon their lips from a pallor rooted remnant came a son foretold fulfillment to make good on every promise made made by god along the way every single promise made then the good news came pouring out of him the good news was his very flesh and bone and skin o the good news had come and settled in so lift your voice tell all will hear it this gospel is a man like no other man story robed in skin his name is jesus he came to make it plain for those who’d gone astray his plan to make a way back to the garden not one of us could do it gentile lost or jew his all sufficient merit come and believe it no death could never hold him veils they tore before him three days in the darkness then raising up again so come repent behold it sweet forgiveness flowing ask and receive the promise life everlasting for every nation tribe and tongue come get new life and turn mourning to dancing til he comes back again oh his name is jesus

father our father in heaven hallowed be your name father your kingdom come father your will be done father on earth as it is in heaven father give us this day father our daily bread father and forgive our debts as our debtors we’ve forgiven father oh do not lead us father into temptation father but take us from all evil father for yours is the kingdom father yours is the power father yours is the glory forever and ever father

father our father in heaven holy o how holy is your name your kingdom come your will be done on earth as in heaven on earth as in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us as we forgive do not lead us into temptation but deliver us from evil for yours is the kingdom yours is the power yours is the glory forever forever amen

our father in heaven hallowed be your name your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us as we forgive and lead us not there into temptation but deliver us oh deliver us deliver us from evil our father in heaven hallowed be your name

whose you are makes all the difference stake your claim lord you have my heart for i know there is therefore now no condemnation for those in you god you’ve done what law could never do weak in flesh it took your flesh to see it through now i know there is therefore now no condemnation for those in you slaves no more but by the spirit we are sons if children then still more we’re heirs of that to come now we know there is therefore now no condemnation for those in you hear the groanings of creation can you feel the labor pains as we wait here for adoption as we want redemption’s gain taste the first fruits of the spirit and know there’s better yet to come a new creation in our bodies a new creation in his love it’s in this hope that we are saved now for who hopes in what he’s seen we put on patience in the waiting put on the spirit when we’re weak his intercession it is better and every bad he’ll work for good as we look more like the firstborn christ as all along we knew we should as all along we knew we should neither death nor life neither depth nor height can take my life from you neither death nor life neither depth nor height can take my life from you from you neither things to come or passing by there’s no power below or in the sky that can take my life that can separate me from my christ that can take my life from you from you from you

fairest lord jesus ruler of all nature o thou of god to earth come down thee will i cherish thee will i honor thou my soul's glory joy and crown fair are the meadows fairer still the woodlands robed in the blooming garb of spring jesus is fairer jesus is purer who makes the woeful heart to sing fair is the sunshine fairer still the moonlight and all the twinkling starry host jesus shines brighter jesus shines purer than all the angels heaven can boast

all creatures of our god and king lift up your voice and with us sing alleluia alleluia thou burning sun with golden beam thou silver moon with softer gleam o praise him o praise him alleluia alleluia alleluia thou rushing winds that art so strong ye clouds that sail in heaven along o sing ye alleluia thou rising morn in praise rejoice ye lights of evening find a voice o praise him o praise him alleluia alleluia alleluia thou flowing water pure and clear make music for thy lord to hear alleluia alleluia thou fire so masterful and bright that givest us both warmth and light alleluia alleluia alleluia thou fertile that earth that day by day unfoldest blessings on your way o sing ye alleluia the flowers that fruits that in thee grow let them god’s glory also show alleluia alleluia alleluia all creatures your creator bless and worship him in humbleness o sing ye alleluia praise praise the Father praise the son and praise the spirit three in one o praise him o praise him alleluia alleluia alleluia

this is my father's world and to my listening ears all nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres this is my father's world i rest me in the thought of rocks and trees of skies and seas his hand the wonders wrought this is my father's world o let me ne'er forget that though the wrong seems oft so strong god is the ruler yet this is my father's world the battle is not done jesus who died shall be satisfied and earth and heaven be one jesus who died shall be satisfied and earth and heaven be one

o that i had a thousand voices to praise my god with thousand tongues my heart which in the lord rejoices would then proclaim in grateful songs to all wherever i might be what great things god has done for me o all you powers that god implanted arise keep silence now no more put forth the strength that god has granted your noblest work is to adore o soul and body join to raise with heartfelt joy our maker’s praise you forest leaves so green and tender that dance for joy in summer air you meadow grasses blight in splendor you flowers so fragrant and so fair you live to show god’s praise alone join me to make god’s glory known all creatures that have breathe and motion that throng the earth the sea the sky come share with me my heart’s devotion help me to sing god’s praises high my utmost powers can never quite declare the wonders of god’s might

great is thy faithfulness o god my father there is no shadow of turning with thee thou changest not thy compassions they fail not as thou hast been thou forever wilt be great is thy faithfulness great is thy faithfulness morning by morning new mercies i see all i have needed thy hand hast provided great is thy faithfulness lord unto me summer and winter and springtime and harvest sun moon and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness mercy and love great is thy faithfulness great is thy faithfulness morning by morning new mercies i see all i have needed thy hand hast provided great is thy faithfulness lord unto me pardon for sin and a peace that endureth thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow blessings all mine and ten thousand beside great is thy faithfulness great is thy faithfulness morning by morning new mercies i see all i have needed thy hand hast provided great is thy faithfulness lord unto me

oh the joy, the joy, the joy of those who delight in the law of the lord oh the joy, the joy, the joy of those who meditate day and night in the law of the lord let all my delight be only in your sweet and right instruction like trees along the river with leaves that never wither everything they do will prosper in you

on your holy mountain you have placed your chosen king on the throne of zion still you proclaim i will tell of the decree the lord said to me you are my son today i have begotten you ask of me and i will make the nations your heritage the ends of the earth your possession you shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them to pieces dash them to pieces on your holy mountain you have placed your chosen king so serve with the lord with fear and rejoice with trembling blessed are all who take refuge in blessed are all who take refuge in him

you o lord are a shield around me you o lord are my only glory i cried out and you heard my story and you answered and you answered i slept in fear but i woke in safety for you o lord are always watching over me though ten thousand though ten thousand stand against me you answered oh you answered salvation belongs to only you god arise o lord arise o lord

how long how long will you be absent how long how long will we be troubled how long how long will you be silent how long how long will we be ruined how long how long will it be this way how long how long will my honor be turned into shame will my words be all lies and in vain how long how long will i offer up wrong sacrifice and expect to walk out in the light how long how long how long but i can be sure of this the lord will answer when i call to him

give ear to my words lord consider my groaning give ear to the sound of my cry o kind king o god of mine o lord in the morning you hear my voice in the morning i wake and you see my dawn’s sacrifice through the abundance of your steadfast love i’ll enter your house lord bow down toward your holy temple in good fear of you lead on o lord make your way straight before me let all who take refuge in you rejoice, rejoice, rejoice let them ever sing let them ever sing let them ever sing for joy joy joy

lord don’t rebuke me in your anger don’t discipline me in your wrath be gracious lord for i am weak and my bones shake at the thought of it i’m sick at heart sick at heart o lord how long lord how long return o lord and rescue won’t you save me for you’re faithful what dead man can remember you who can lift their praise from sheol while tears dampen my pillow my beds a lake of sorrows my eyes are swollen shut lord from the ocean of my cries but the lord has heard the sound of my weeping the lord has heard my cry for his help the lord accepts my prayer no matter how its broken the lord will make my enemies turn and run

o lord my god in you i take refuge arise o lord against the wicked stand wake up my god for the righteous defend arise o lord and stand up once again to the evil one and i will thank the lord for he is just for he alone is the honest judge so i will sing praises to the name of god most high most high

o lord our lord how majestic is your name in all the earth who is man that you'd be mindful of him son of man that you would take care of him with honor and glory you crown him and give him dominion over the works of your hands

the enemy has come to an everlasting ruin but the lord he sits enthroned forever forever forever

why o lord do you stand far off why o lord do you hide why o lord in the troubled times why o lord do you hide for the wicked boast and they still take pride like waiting ghosts for their wretched time to then break forth out from where they hide like a lion in the thicket to murder steal and lie surely you will hear our cries surely you will hear our cries surely you will hear our cries and you will strengthen our hearts, strengthen our hearts

how can you say flee like a bird to your mountain for behold the wicked bend the bow and fit the arrow they shoot aimless in the dark at the upright heart but if the foundations are allowed to be destroyed by you what can the righteous do for the lord is in his holy temple and his throne sits firm in heavens heights and his eyelids test the child of man but his soul hates the wicked and their lies the lord loves the righteous and his deeds the upright shall see his face his face

the word of the lord is a pure word the word of the lord is a pure word like refined and shined silver purified seven times over is your promise is your promise and this is what you promise you will come and save the helpless you have heard the cry of every poor you will grant them what they long for

how long will you forget me how long will you hide your face how long will my heart anguish with sorrow day by day how long will you forget me how long will you look away how long will my mind anguish with sorrow day by day restore the light to my eyes turn and answer me answer me restore the light to my eyes lest i sleep the sleep and never wake how long will you forget me how long will you hide your face how long will my heart anguish with sorrow everyday restore the light to my eyes turn and answer me answer me restore the light to my eyes lest i sleep the sleep and never wake but my heart will rejoice in your deliverance i will sing to the lord because you're generous

the lord looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who truly understand who truly understand only fools say in their hearts there is no god there is no god who will come from zion to rescue his own you will come from zion and we will rejoice and we will rejoice on the coming day the righteous say he is our god he is our god

who may worship in your sanctuary who may find you on your holy hill who may enter in your presence who may see your glory and still stand still stand make us those whose lives are blameless make us those with sincere hearts make us those who keep their promise even when it hurts and hurts

i said to the lord you are my master every good thing i have comes from you comes from you i know that the lord is always with me i will not be shaken for he’s with me i said to the lord you are my portion everyday and every night i rest easy rest easy i know that the lord is always with me i will not be shaken for he’s with me i said to the lord you hold my future truly my inheritance is beautiful is beautiful in your presence is fullness of joy in your presence is pleasure forever and that's where i want to be that's where i want to be the pleasure of living with you the pleasure of being with you

you have tested my heart and examined me in the night you have tried me and found nothing i’ve determined that my mouth will not sin anymore hear my plea for it comes from honest lips check my mind and my thoughts everyone of them i pray because i know you hear it i pray because i know you hear it protect me o lord as the pupil of your eye underneath the shadow of your wings is where i hide my steps are set up on your paths my feet have never slipped despite the countless men surrounding my every move rise up o lord and bring them down rise up o lord and bring them down but i will see your face in righteousness when i awake i will be satisfied with your presence

caught up and entangled in the ropes of death torrents of destruction swept over my head the grave robes wrapped their wretched trap i called to the lord with the voice that i had left i cried to my god for the only help that made sense from his temple he heard my voice my dying cry reached his ears you came to the earth with shaking there was fire from your mouth mounted on the mighty angels from the heavens you came down veiled in power and darkness your perfect voice resounds thunder mighty followed lightning grounds foundations all laid out to the faithful you show yourself faithful to the pure you show yourself pure you’re the rescue for the afflicted to the blameless you’re innocent you’re the light to every lamp stand to the darkness illuminate a rock a shield salvation wielded o god you are my strength the lord lives may my rock be praised

the heavens declare the glory of God the skies display his work day after day they deliver their speech night after night they make him known they speak with no sound they speak with no voice they speak but their words are never heard

may god answer your distresses may the name of jacob’s god send you help and give protection and remember your offerings the desires of your heart i hope he makes them all come true we will shout for victory and raise our banners for the king i know that the lord will answer and deliver his chosen one some place trust in mighty horses but the name of our holy god is our saving power is our trust but the name of god

how i rejoice in you o lord for you have given me everything my heart desires you have not withheld anything i have requested i’ve asked you for life and you have given it rise up rise up rise up o lord in all your power and we will celebrate yes we will sing and praise of all your might

my god my god why have you forsaken me why have you abandoned me my god my god why are you so far away when i plead and plead my god my god every day i call to you still you’re never answering my god my god every night i know you hear my voice but i can't quite seem to find relief yet you are holy enthroned in praise israel they trusted you and they were saved they cried out to you and were shown the way up out of darkness up out of darkness into the place you made my god my god they’ve pierced my hands my feet i can see the people counting up my bones my god my god they’ve divided what i own among themselves and gambled for my clothes my god my god i'm captivated by a thirst that ties my tongue and dries up all the strength inside of me my god my god though i don’t know of who i sing or what these lines so true foresee would you come quickly yet you are holy enthroned in praise israel they trusted you and they were saved could I cry out to you in the very same way bring me up out of darkness up out of darkness up out of darkness into the place you made but he has not despised me or left me in affliction he did not hide his face from me he did not hide his face the humble will eat and be satisfied those who seek the lord will praise him the families of all nations the ends of the earth remember and people yet unborn proclaim he alone has all dominion he did not hide his face he did not hide his face he did not hide his face

the lord is my shepherd there’s nothing that i lack he lets me rest easy and leads along right paths it’s all for his name’s sake and for his glory even when i go through the darkest valley i will fear not i will fear not i will fear not your rod and your staff will protect and comfort me you set my feast table before my enemies i'm honored anointed my cup overflows with blessings i will fear not i will fear not i will fear not surely your goodness and your faithful love will run after me every single day of my life and i will live i will live i will live in the house of the lord

who may climb the mountain of the lord who may stand in his holy place only those whose hands and hearts are pure will receive the blessing of the lord open up ancient gates open up ancient doors let the king of glory in who is this king of glory the lord strong and mighty the lord of heaven’s armies he is the king of glory who may climb the mountain of the lord such a generation who may stand in his holy place who seeks God only those whose hands and hearts are pure will be in your presence will receive the blessing of the lord right relationship

nobody who waits for you will see disgrace teach me all your righteous paths make known your ways to me lord lead me by your truth my god and teach me now i'll wait for you the whole day long you are the god of my salvation you have shown your love from ages past it existed from antiquity through history forgotten of my sinful youth for your goodness god my eyes are always on you

test me o lord come try i’ve lived a blameless life please remember my trust never wavered or lied i love the house where you live i love the place where your glory is alive don’t take me with the sin of the blood thirsty men schemes and bribes fill their hands while i walk innocent i love the house where you live i love the place where your glory is alive as i seek purity won't you show me mercy as i seek purity won't you show me mercy

the lord is my light and my salvation why should i ever be afraid the lord is the strong hold upon my life and of whom should i be afraid even with false witness or constant breathe of violence i know the one who cares for me is there even if my father and my mother both abandon i know the lord who cares for me is there i have heard you saying seek my face and come talk with me come and talk with me my heart responds in the way you made it lord i am coming i am coming though the dark surrounds me i know i am protected my heart will never be afraid to gaze upon your beauty god and see you in your temple i will stand hidden in you i have heard you saying seek my face and come talk with me come and talk with me my heart responds in the way you made it lord i am coming i am coming i am certain i will live in the house of the lord all of my days i know i will delight in the house of the lord all of my days all of my days

lord i pray my rock do not turn a deaf ear to me if you stay silent what are my chances at mercy i might as well give up and die die i might as well give up and die die listen to my prayer as i lift my hands to your sanctuary don’t drag me away with the wicked and their evil deeds won't you come and hear my cry cry won't you come and hear my cry cry others care nothing for what you’ve done others care nothing for what you’ve made but i will trust in god today for he has showed me mercy my help my lord my shield my strength i sing out with thanksgiving

every angel honors you for your glory and your strength wrapped in endless holiness and the glory of your name wrapped in endless holiness and the glory of your name the voice the voice the voice the voice of the lord the voice the voice the voice the voice of the lord the voice the voice of the lord echoes above the sea the voice the voice of the lord is power displayed the voice the voice of the lord falls forests and trees the voice the voice of the lord is thundering the voice the voice of the lord flashes flames of fire the voice the voice of the lord shakes barren the wilderness the voice the voice of the lord is writhing with new life and the voice of the lord lays waste his creation all the people everyone in his temple cry glory glory glory glory they cry glory glory glory glory glory

i will exalt you lord my god for you alone have brought me up you haven’t made my enemies to triumph over me thank you that your anger lasts only a moment thank you your anger lasts only a moment moment moment when i cried you healed all my sickness and brought me from the pit of death you spared me from my rightful place so sing all you of faith thank you that your anger lasts only a moment thank you your anger lasts only a moment moment moment his favor lasts a lifetime though weeping may spend the night there’ll be joy in the morning you turned my mourning on into dancing you stole my clothes of ash and you robed me in gladness you set me standing up on a mountain so i will sing your praise sing your praise sing your praises forever

o god be my rock o god be my fortress o god you are my rock o god you are my fortress o god you are my rock o god you are safe place you lavish love upon the ones who know you before the watching world and they will come to see just how great and wonderful your goodness is you hide them in the shelter of your presence safe from everyone who comes against them so far from accusing tongues and wicked schemes of men

blessed the man who has been forgiven blessed the one with sins obsolete blessed the spirit found with no deceit blessed when i kept silent my bones wasted away night and day all day and night your hand was heavy on me my strength was sapped as in the heat of the summer and then and then and then i confessed and you forgave the guilt of my sin you forgave the guilt of my sin you forgave the guilt of my sin i will instruct you in the way you should go i will always watch and keep my eye steady on you be not like the mule controlled by bit or the bridle but trust but trust but trust in him therefore let all the godly ones pray therefore when the mighty waters rise you won’t be dismayed therefore your hiding place will be safe therefore

praise the lord shout for joy for the word of the lord is true praise the lord shout for joy you are faithful in all you do by the breath from his mouth the heavens came to be starry hosts came the same and the depths of the sea let all the earth fear the lord let the people revere for he spoke and it was done all of his commands adhere praise the lord shout for joy for the word of the lord is true praise the lord shout for joy you are faithful in all you do the intent of his heart for each generation is to bless his inheritance the family of the chosen we wait in hope for the lord of death we’re not afraid his name our deliverance and our hearts celebrate praise the lord shout for joy for the word of the lord is true praise the lord shout for joy you are faithful in all you do

no shadow of shame will darken our faces we will be radiant radiant with joy in desperation i prayed and the lord he listened would you see could you taste taste and see that the lord is good taste and see that the lord is good come my children and listen listen to me for i will teach you the fear of the lord is a perfectly good thing the eyes of the lord watch over the righteous and his ears are turned to your very lips the lord he is close so very close to the broken hearted and he rescues those who are crushed in their spirits come my children and listen listen to me for i will teach you the fear of the lord is a perfectly good thing

lord o lord oppose those who oppose me lord o lord fight those who fight against me lord put on your armor lord take up your shield lord prepare for battle lord lift up your spear against every pursuer o lord let me hear say it to my say soul lord say it loud and clear won't you say i will give you victory i will give you victory i will give you victory lord bring shame on those who try to kill me lord turn back the ones who bring me harm blow them all away like chaff set in the wind a wind sent by your angel fast pursuing them would you say i will give you victory i will give you victory i will give you victory lord wrong witnesses rise up against me asking me things i know nothing of yes they trade me evil for my honest good i’m empty in my soul god sickened with despair oh how long will you lord look on and do nothing save me from these lions and protect my life won’t you come and rescue me won’t you come and rescue me won’t you come and rescue me so all my say the lord be magnified the one who takes delight in full abundant life of his servants

a burden is burning concerning the wicked at heart a burden is burning concerning the wicked at heart there is no fear of god before his eyes he flatters himself too much to realize and have hate for his sin all of the words pouring from his mouth long to be wrong wrought with wickedness even in sleep he dreams deceit evil his plot and his plan he does not reject sin but your love but your love but your love reaches to the heavens but your love righteous like the mountain but your love justice like the great deep priceless is your love priceless is your love priceless is your love

if i delight in you it is your promise my every heart's desire will be accomplished if i commit all i have to you your justice will shine your justice will shine if i stay still within your holy presence no matter what the world has i wait patient if i commit all i have to you i know you’ll delight i know you’ll delight my inheritance will be perfect and unending my inheritance will be beneath your watchful eye there’s nothing that can take it no hour can decay it forever forever forever and a day if my steps are taken and established and you are pleased with everywhere i put them though i fall i won't be overwhelmed for you hold my hand you hold my hand my inheritance will be perfect and unending my inheritance will be beneath your watchful eye there’s nothing that can take it no hour can decay it forever forever forever and a day once i was young and now i am an old man ne’er have i seen a righteous one forsaken for my children never begged for bread but gave and gave again gave and gave again gave and gave again

lord don’t punish me in your anger your arrows have already done enough for my sins have been a flood far too much for my bent back to carry lord all my desires are before you none of my hearts cries are hidden my soul breaks my strength has left me and the light of my eyes is gone lord here i confess in fullness my sin that’s sat anxious within me i know i can't carry this burden for long so take it would you take it do not forsake me don’t stay far away and come quickly to help me be my salvation

god remind me just how brief my time on this shallow earth will be god remind me that every single morning my days are numbered and they’re not that many how fleeting this life is how fleeting this life is my entire life is but a moment to you at very best a breath in the way you see it see it see it heaping mounds of wealth are merely shadows on the move all our busy rushing ends in nothing nothing nothing nothing so where can my hope go where can my hope go my hope is in you where can my hope go in you alone

i waited patiently upon the lord i waited patiently for you and he inclined and heard my cry and he inclined and heard my cry he brought me up from the despairing pit he brought me out of my destruction out of the mud and of the mire he set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm my footsteps firm and he has given me a new song to sing a song of praise to him a song of praise to him how blessed is the man who trusts the lord who hasn’t turned around in falsehood many the wonders of your hand many the wonders of your hand oh take your very thoughts towards us god and if i would try to recite them there’s no way i could find the end offering and sacrifice are not what you desire they’re not what you desire for you have given me an open ear to what you require to what you require you said behold i come just as just as it is written i take joy in doing your will my god

how blessed is he who takes notice of the poor and helpless the lord will protect him the lord will keep him the lord will bless him on this earth the lord will sustain him on the bed of his sickness and the lord will restore him back to health as for me lord please be gracious for i have sinned against you i have sinned against you my enemies speak the same as those i trust completely he will not rise again but you will uphold me you will set me in your presence forever

as the deer pants out for water so my soul cries out o god for you my soul thirsts for god as water when can i go out and meet with you day and night i have only fear for my food tears for my drink my heart it breaks remembering your house o god and the joy of the crowds thanksgiving where is this god of yours i hear them saying where is this god of yours i hear them saying o god my soul sits in despair awaiting lord the help of your presence deep calls to deep at the breakers sound waves over me the tide the tumult the sea where is this god of yours i hear them saying where is this god of yours i hear them saying o lord god my rock why have you forgot why must I wander in my sorrow enemies they taunt words with pain and rot questions all day long where has your god gone where is this god of yours i hear them saying my hope is in you still

declare me innocent come and defend against the godless nation the unjust man you are god my god my very place of safety why have you left and rejected me why must i wander wander why must i wander wander go about in my own grief oppressed by my enemies send out your light your truth let them guide me to your holy mountain let them lead me then i will go to the place where you are to the source of my joy my exceeding delight and i will sing you my song

we have heard with our ears o lord our fathers have told us what you did before in days long ago with your mighty outstretched arm nations gone before bowed to israel the family you chose not by sword or arm came the victory by your faithfulness alone but now we have been rejected the god of our fathers is no longer with our armies we turn and run for our captors come disgrace is before me and my face is covered in shame if we forgot the name of our father would god not discover for he knows the secrets of the heart yet for your sake we face death all day we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered rise up and help us redeem us because of your unfailing love our bodies are clinging to the dust of the ground why do you sleep

beautiful words they stir my heart i'll tell a lovely poem of the king for my tongue is the pen like a wordsmith's charm you’re the handsomest of all i’ve ever seen your sharp arrows fly true to the souls the nations fall before your very feet you love what is right and despise evil so god has brought the oil of his anointing for gracious words slip from your lips the lord himself has blessed you to the end so put on your sword and with your great right hand go out in victory and win go out in victory and win your throne o god endures forever forever and ever scepter oils fragrant joyful garment laden ivory places myrrh and aloe right queen standing listen daughter and incline your ear clothing woven robed and golden beauty gladness come rejoice in palaces with sons remembrance we give you thanks forever we give you thanks forever

there is one our refuge he is god our strength a very present help in trouble come behold the works of god therefore why should we fear when though the earth should shake and mountains slip into the sea come behold the works of god see how he brings destruction makes the wars to cease broken bow and spear can you hear the chariots burn come behold the works of god he raised his voice the earth melted the lord of hosts is with us the god of jacob stronghold the lord of hosts is with us come behold the works of god

clap your hands lift a shout up to the lord he is great he is king over all the earth sing praises sing praises the lord ascends among the voices god reigns over all he is seated on his holy throne all the people of the world will exalt the highly honored one he is great greatly exalted sing praises sing praises the lord ascends among the voices

great is the lord and greatly to be praised in the city of the lord his holy mountain beautiful in height the joy of all the earth zion mount zion the city of the king jerusalem revealing god has made himself it's very stronghold each king upon the earth assembled still to see zion mount zion when their eyes beheld terror rose and fell they stood amazed they writhed they made and fled like a woman’s labor pain and ships scattered by the wind zion mount zion we had heard of the city’s glory but now we’ve seen it for ourselves the city of all heaven’s armies that stands forever safe we have thought on your lovingkindness as we worship in your place as your name deserves o god you will be praised your strong right hand is righteous let the people now be glad because of your great justice let judah’s daughters dance go walk about zion consider every wall that you may tell those who will come after for such is the one who guides us until death god forever and ever god forever and ever god forever and ever

high low rich and poor listen listen for these words are wise these thoughts are filled with insight listen all who have an ear listen close and you will hear a proverb and it’s wisdom a riddle and it’s question here answered listen those who trust their wealth those who boast by riches lead still they can’t redeem themselves from death what ransom can you pay then unto god see even wise men die fools and senseless then alike leaving all their wealth behind in death what ransom can you pay then unto god as sheep appointed for sheol with death as their shepherd the upright will rule over them don’t be afraid when men grow rich their homes in glory stand splendid they take nothing along with them in death what ransom can you pay then unto god as sheep appointed for sheol with death as their shepherd the upright will rule over them

mighty one our god the lord speaks and summons all the earth rising sun to setting place from zion our god shines forth our god comes his voice is heard wind around him fire before bring to me my sacred ones the heavens obey for god is judge hear o people as i speak i don't need your food or drink make your vows and see them through you honor me i deliver you hear o wicked as i speak what right have you to talk of me you hate instruction join the thief your mouth and tongue fit for deceit i’ve seen everything you do you thought i was just like you i’ve kept silent yes it’s true you thought i was just like you but you will receive rebuke you thought i was just like you to your face i will accuse you thought i was just like you you thought i was just like you

have mercy o god with unfailing love with great compassion blot out my transgression against you alone have i surely sinned truly you are right in your accusation do not cast me away do not take your spirit from me do not cast me away your presence is my only worth if you asked for a sacrifice i’d bring it if you needed an offering i’d burn it somehow the things that you love are the things i am now broken spirit and heart how can it be you would take delight

why does the tongue love evil why does it itch to boast always seeking destruction spreading a fire from those who lie leading yourself to ruin you will be torn from home while righteous watch in safety you will regret your choice of wealth your goal but i am like an olive tree planted in the house of the king i am like an olive tree planted in the house of the king i see all the good he does standing with the saints we all sing the name the name of the lord the name of the lord is our hope the name of the lord is our hope is our good

the lord looks down from heaven to see any who understand but all have turned away the evil man eats men as bread but they will soon be filled with dread though there is none to fear oh come desired salvation come out come forth from zion that jacob could rejoice

save me o god vindicate me by your might hear my prayer listen to my words both day and night strangers await ruthless men seek my life waiting for me the god i love they don’t recognize surely god is my help the lord is the one who sustains me surely god is my help the lord is the one who sustains me in faithfulness destroy all the ones who slander me a sacrifice i will gladly offer freely praising your name i know it alone is my only good i recall all the times i have stood in triumph surely god is my help the lord is the one who sustains me surely god is my help the lord is the one who sustains me

give ear to my prayer god do not hide from my cries give heed with your answer for i’m overwhelmed, i’m overwhelmed my heart it keeps pounding inside of my chest with the terrors of death around me fear surrounding and i can’t stop from trembling oh had i wings had i wings had i wings i would fly away and find a place to rest oh had i wings had i wings had i wings i could find some quiet in this wilderness come and confuse lord divide these evil ways for i have seen violence and oppressions in the city night and day not by a stranger but by my dearest friend what sweet fellowship we once enjoyed now burns with bitterness oh had i wings had i wings had i wings i would fly away and find a place to rest oh had i wings had i wings had i wings i could find some quiet in this wilderness smooth and enticing but his heart was war softer than oil were his words yet they were ready drawn swords these men of bloodshed and deceit will see their end but cast your burden on the lord and he’ll sustain you yet again cast your burden on the lord and he’ll sustain you yet again

be gracious to me be gracious to me all day i’m fighting all day i’m fighting but when i am afraid when i am afraid i will put my trust i will put my trust in you in the god whose word i praise i will put my trust i will put my trust in you i will not be afraid what can mere man do to me lord you have taken track of my wanderings my tears you’ve bottled are they not in your book but this i surely know that god is for me i will put my trust i will put my trust in you in the god whose word i praise i will put my trust i will put my trust in you i will not be afraid what can mere man do to me

my soul takes its refuge in the shadow of your wings there until destruction passes by again i will cry to god most high from heaven he will save he will send forth his faith and love unfailing have mercy have mercy o god have mercy on me my soul is in the midst of lion and fire and beast still broken by man’s children with spear and sword and teeth have mercy have mercy o god have mercy on me

can you say you do speak rightly can you judge fair o son of man you find pleasure with injustice and you weigh out violence in your hand even in the womb you bathed yourself in lies even in the womb you bathed yourself in lies bathed yourself in lies with the venom of a serpent like a cobra who has stopped his ears though the tune is played by charmer you do not heed though indeed you hear like a stillborn child don’t let them see the sun like a stillborn child don’t let them see let them see the sun shatter the teeth in their mouth come break the fangs of the lion young wash them away as with the waters wash them away

deliver me o god from my enemies set me up securely on high deliver me from those who do iniquity save me save me from the men who seek my life see how they lie in wait for me for no sin of mine i’ve done no wrong i’ve done no wrong arouse yourself to help me and see awake yourself to help me and see o god you o lord the god of hosts don’t be gracious to any treacherous in iniquity scatter them by your power and bring them down on account of the sin of their mouth on account of the words of their lips catch them destroy them but i will sing aloud of your strength for your love is steadfast you’ve been my fortress you’ve been my fortress my very refuge in day after day of all my distress you’ve been my fortress you’ve been my fortress

you have left us you have been angry now restore us you have left us we see the ground shake and open when you’re not with us come and save us come and help us with your right hand come and save us let those you love be saved and know that you hear us god has promised this in his holiness in his holiness he has spoken i will divide up shechem with joy portion and measure succoth the vale gilead is mine manasseh is mine ephraim my helmet judah my scepter moab my basin edom my slave over all others shout loud in triumph because of me who will lead us who will take us to the city who will lead us is it not you o god who has rejected us give us aid against the enemy for the help of man is nothing but with god we gain the victory he will trample down our enemy