Songs for Holy Week (1)
Verse 1:
I see the king of glory
Coming on the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes
The whole earth shakes
Yeah
Verse 2:
I see his love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing
The people sing
Chorus:
Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Verse 3:
I see a generation
Rising up to take their place
With selfless faith
With selfless faith
Verse 4:
I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees
We're on our knees
(chorus)
Bridge:
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from Earth* to
Eternity
(chorus x2)
Hosanna in the highest
*Corrected from "nothing" in original posting.
"Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
ReplyDelete"As I go from nothing to
Eternity" - unquote -
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The theology, like a lot of popular songs from the 'Big-Band' modern 'pentecostal' age, just a little bit suspect, Peter? Tune's good!
So Jesus went to the Cross to redeem NOTHING? All of God's human creation - NOTHING?
I do prefer The English Hymnal. At least we get some decent 'lyrics'.
Thanks for these imminent postings for Holy Week, Peter. Perhaps to balance the books for the likes of Ron, we might have Thomas Tallis’s sensational 40 part Motet, Spem in Alium, the Peter Phillips version perhaps, though Harry Christophers’ is good enough! Of course, Hillsong’s From the Inside Out should appease Ron all the same ...
ReplyDeleteThe final line there is actually
ReplyDelete"As I go from Earth into Eternity"
and from a Kiwi too :) We did this one just yesterday :)
Ben
I wonder, was the original posting by the Host of ADU, or by the songster?
ReplyDeleteThe word 'Earth' is a bit more like theology - a good sub. for 'Nothing'
Peter warned me about false postings. Is this another one. The Palm Sunday story was picked up from his links. Can I trust those links any more?
I do remember with fondness the tradition of plainchant. Much more soulful than the Big Band.
"As I go from earth to all eternity"
ReplyDeleteBut you're still here, Ben what happened?
If Ben is a good Calvinist Anglican (like me :) ) then every celebration of the eucharist is an upwards journey into the eternal realms!
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