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Shout For Joy (Ps 98)
02:35
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V1
You have come to wake us up,
to bring real justice and harmony.
Chorus
And so we shout for joy!
Celebrate the wonder of our God with us.
Shout for joy!
Listen to the thunder of all the earth with us.
Shout for joy! Shout for joy!
V2
You recall your history,
you love all those who struggle now.
Chorus
V3
You have made your promise clear,
like the sun shining on all the earth.
Chorus
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To You (Ps 25)
02:57
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Chorus
To you I lift up my soul,
to you I open my life.
I give my trust,
I give my hope to you.
V1
Teach me the way of holiness;
my eyes are ever on you.
Teach me the way of honesty;
my eyes are ever on you.
Chorus
V2
Your perfect love as old as time;
we live in your covenant love.
Your faithfulness as old as time;
we live in your covenant love.
Chorus
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Chorus
Sing a new song for God, all the earth!
Sing a new song! Sing a new song!
Sing a new song for God, all the earth!
Sing a new song! Sing a new song!
V1
Declare God’s glory and bless God’s name.
Tell the story day after day,
for God is coming, oh, oh,
here among us, oh, oh!
Chorus
V2
Let the sky and earth be glad,
creatures of the sea and land.
Come and make a joyful noise,
everything that has a voice.
Let the sky and earth be glad,
creatures of the sea and land.
Chorus
V3
And the fields are celebrating,
in their joy the crops are waving,
and the forests sing in rhythm,
every tree can hold the vision.
Chorus
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God’s Word is among us.
Alleluia!
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Chorus
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.
From the sky, from beyond the moon and stars,
let it ring from the highest, brightest place.
Chorus
From the soil deep within our planet’s core;
feel it swell from the deepest, darkest place.
Chorus
Every life, you that thrive in land and sea,
sing your praise: every sparrow, bug, and whale.
Chorus
Young and old, those with power, those oppressed;
bring your praise, every person on the earth.
Chorus
From the storms, flood and earthquake, fire and snow,
praise will roar from the heavens to the earth.
Creation opens up her heart.
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Turn and restore us,
God of darkness, God of light.
Turn and restore us,
won’t you shine and give us life?
V1
You are the shepherd who feeds us,
come back and feed us now.
You are the shepherd who leads us,
come back and lead us now, lead us now.
Chorus
V2
We are the garden you planted,
come back and tend us now.
We’re thankful for what you’ve granted,
come back and bless us now, bless us now.
Chorus
V3
You are the God of all power,
come back and save us now.
You are the God who is ours,
come back and help us now, help us now.
Chorus
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Chorus
Hallelujah
V1
The God of Jacob is our help,
our hope is only in our God:
maker of the heav’n and earth,
the sea and all that is in them.
Chorus
V2
The God of Jacob is the one
who keeps our faith forever,
justice for all who are wronged
and gen’rous food for the hungry.
Chorus
V3
The God that sets the prisoners free,
restoring sight to the blind;
those bent over shall stand up straight,
the righteous are covered in love.
Chorus
V4
Our God will live forever,
watching over the stranger;
strength for orphans and widows,
living for all generations.
Chorus
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Chorus
Rivers in the desert,
laughter out of weeping,
our hope is grounded only in God.
V1
Hidden in the suffering,
hidden in the singing,
our dawn is breaking only in God.
Blessed are you when you are poor,
blessed are you when you are hungry:
you will have God.
Chorus
V2
Holy is the planting,
holy is the harvest,
our life is rising only in God.
Blessed are we when we are poor,
blessed are we when we are hungry:
we will have God.
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Chorus
How great is your name, how great is your name,
how great is your name in all of the earth.
How great is your name, how great is your name,
how great is your name in all of the earth.
V1
You have covered the skies with your splendor,
you have filled up the heavens with your majesty,
O Holy One.
Chorus
V2
From the mouths of the children you bring strength
to put an end to foe and avenger,
O Holy One.
Chorus
V3
When we look at the work of your fingers,
the sun and moon above that you have set in place,
we stand in awe.
Who are we that you should notice us,
the children of the earth that you should care for us,
O Holy One?
Chorus
V4
Making all of us just beneath angels,
even crowning your servants with your glory;
we know your love.
All your work of the earth you give to us,
all the world at our feet and at our mercy,
O Holy One.
Chorus
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Let Me Listen (Ps 85)
01:14
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Let me listen
God is speaking
Peace, peace
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Forever Love (Ps 89)
02:36
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V1
There is a love, a forever love that’s holding us,
strong as a flood, big as the starry sky enfolding us.
Now let us sing what the Holy One has promised.
Now let us sing what the Holy One has promised:
Chorus
Sing of the forever love.
Let it ring true, let it shine.
Sing of the forever love,
resonate through all your life,
forever love.
V2
It’s nothing new, a forever love that’s holding us,
strong as a flood, big as the starry sky enfolding us.
Now let us sing what the Holy One has promised.
Now let us sing what the Holy One has promised:
Chorus
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Wait For God (Ps 27)
01:56
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V1
Wait for God,
be strong and let your heart take courage.
Wait for God,
be strong and let your heart take courage.
Wait for God.
V2
Watch and hope,
be strong and let your heart take courage.
Watch and hope,
be strong and let your heart take courage.
Watch and hope.
V3
Stay with me,
be strong and let your heart take courage.
Stay with me,
be strong and let your heart take courage.
Stay with me
and watch and hope
and wait for God.
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V1
When we share God’s dream,
we know there will be laughing, there will be singing.
When we share God’s dream,
we know there will be justice, there will be kindness.
When we share God’s dream,
when we share God’s dream.
V2
When we share God’s dream,
we know our hearts are beating with all creation.
When we share God’s dream,
there’s a vision to guide us, hope to revive us.
When we share God’s dream,
when we share God’s dream.
V3
When we share God’s dream,
we see God’s kingdom coming now in our longing.
When we share God’s dream,
we know God in our suffering, God in our longing.
When we share God’s dream,
when we share God’s dream.
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Chorus
Praise and thanks to you, Holy One.
Praise and thanks to you, our God.
Praise and thanks to you, Holy One.
Praise and thanks to you, our God.
V1
For God is rebuilding the holy city,
gathering the outcasts disowned.
And God is now healing the brokenhearted,
giving us all a home,
giving us all a home.
Chorus
V2
For God the creator has named the stars,
raining on the mountain grass;
and God’s giving courage to the downtrodden,
calling every one of us back,
calling every one of us back.
Chorus
V3
Our God doesn’t value strength, speed, and power
when God sends the Word;
and God blesses all who trust in the Lord,
waiting on God’s perfect love,
waiting on God’s perfect love.
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City of Peace (Ps 122)
02:20
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City of peace, city of peace
City of peace, city of peace
City of peace, where your saints are gathering
City of peace, where your pilgrims journey
May the one who built you also hold you now.
O Jerusalem,
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