Friday, October 29, 2010

Powerful

I crave music...need it. It's like an addiction I just can't kick (but a good addiction, nonetheless). :) Music is very powerful to my heart and my mind. Not only does it speak to me on an intellectual level and is such a brilliant way to get a message across or speak truth, but music also speaks to me on an emotional level. It has the ability to floor me & bring me to tears. It revitalizes me, encourages me. So much so that I can't really explain it in words. Even simply hearing a tune, any tune, can change a foul mood. Lately, these two songs have been the type that simultaneously kick my butt & bring me to tears, but also makes me feel like William Wallace preparing his troops as I get ready to go to India. I will leave you with the lyrics. Be inspired and blessed!

  • "God of Justice" by Tim Hughes:

God of Justice, Saviour to all
Came to rescue the weak and the poor
Came to serve and not be served

And Jesus, You have called us
Freely we've received now freely we will give

We must go, live to feed the hungry
Stand beside the broken, we must go
Stepping forward keep us from just singing
Move us into action, we must go

Fill us up, send us out


To act justly everyday
Loving mercy in every way
Walking humbly before You God

You have shown us what You require
Freely we've received now freely we will give

We must go, live to feed the hungry
Stand beside the broken, we must go
Stepping forward keep us from just singing
Move us into action, we must go


Fill us up, send us out
Fill us up, send us out
Fill us up, send us out Lord

To act justly, loving mercy
We must go, we must go
To the broken and the hurting
We must go, we must go

We must go, live to feed the hungry
Stand beside the broken, we must go
Stepping forward keep us from just singing
Move us into action, we must go

Fill us up, send us out

  • "Jesus Our King" by Todd Proctor

You are the King upon the thrown, the angels now attend
Your sovereign will alone sustains the world we're in
You're the God of ages past, who was and is to come
You alone are first and last, You are the Holy One

Jesus our King, we lift You high
Be glorified, be glorified
Jesus our King, we bring our lives
To glorify you now and forever

You are the King who walked the earth in fragile flesh of man
Came to give the widow worth and touch the leper's hand
Knew the pain that was to come, Yet still endured the cross
That Your Fathers will be done, to seek and save the lost

Death could not defeat
The grave could not contain
You rose in victory, now in glory reign


1 comment:

Amanda Lane said...

I know what you mean about music. You said it so well! God is so good to bless us with the capacity to make it be moved by it. Those songs have great words. I haven't heard either of them yet, but I hope to soon! Thanks for sharing, Brittani!