Worship Text for Sunday, September 23, 2012
Anticipating Next Sunday
Our Lord God responds with blessings to those who humble themselves before Him!
How does this text enlarge your hope in the supremacy of Christ?1. Pray: “Holy SpiritPlease, open my eyes to see wonderful things in this text.” 2. Writeyour thoughts and thanks. 3. Joyfully share your thoughts with someone else.
How do we bring honor to the Name of our Lord?
2 Chronicles 7:11-18 (NIV84)
11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12 the Lord appeared to him at night and said:
“I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a temple for sacrifices.
13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among My people, 14 if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will always be there.
17 “As for you, if you walk before Me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe My decrees and laws, 18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
Awesome God
When He rolls up His sleeves, He ain’t just putting on the Ritz,
(Our God is an awesome God)
There’s thunder in His footsteps and lightning in His fists.
(Our God is an awesome God)
And the Lord wasn’t joking when He kicked ‘em out of Eden
It wasn’t for no reason that He shed His blood
His return is very close and so you’d better be believing
That our God is an awesome God.
Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power and love; Our God is an awesome God.
And when the sky was starless in the void of the night,
(Our God is an awesome God)
He spoke into the darkness and created the light.
(Our God is an awesome God)
Judgment and wrath He poured out on Sodom
Mercy and grace He gave us at the cross
I hope that we have not too quickly forgotten
That our God is an awesome God.
Wonderful Maker
You spread out the skies,Over empty space,
Said, “Let there be light;”
Into a dark and formless world Your light was born
You spread out Your arms, Over empty hearts,
Said “let there be light;”
Into a dark and hopeless world Your Son was born
You made the world and saw that it was good
You sent Your only Son for You are good
What a wonderful Maker; What a wonderful Savior
How majestic Your whispers; And how humble Your love
With a strength like no other; And the heart of a Father
How majestic Your whispers; What a wonderful God
No eye has fully seen, how beautiful the cross
And we have only heard
The faintest whispers of how great You are
God of Wonders
Lord of all creation; Of water, earth and sky,
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 as I stumble through the 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 theLord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah, to theLord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah, to theLord of heaven and earth
God of wonders beyond our galaxy, You are Holy, Holy.
Precious Lord reveal Your heart to me, Father, Holy, Holy.
The universe declares Your majesty, You are Holy, Holy.
Indescribable
From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea
Creation's revealing Your majesty
From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring
Every creature unique in the song that it sings
All exclaiming: “Indescribable, uncontainable,”
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God! All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
“You are amazing God”
Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom: Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing God! All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim:
“You are amazing God.” “You are amazing God”
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God! All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim:
“You are amazing God”
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God! Incomparable, unchangeable,
You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same
You are amazing God. You are amazing God
All Creatures of our God and King
1. 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!
Refrain: O praise Him! O praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
2. Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in Heaven along,O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice!
3. Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!