Monday, March 15, 2010

Song of the Week #2 -We Want the World to Hear

A few weeks ago I was driving down to my Alma Mater, the lovely campus of James Madison University. This is the place that I feel in love with back in 7th grade just by looking at a poster. I told my band director that I was going to go there and well, 6 years later I was walking around the campus as a student, and not just a student a music education student. Ironic? I think not!

After 4 wonderful years there I graduated and moved back home. This move placed a void in my life because I missed my friends, sisters and roomate tremendously, so I've decided that I need to visit as often as I can. Well, I've made 2 visits since graduation! Not too shabby since I do live 5 hours away.

Okay, down to my thoughts of the day! As I was driving I remembered that I left my ipod in my trunk and well since I was trying to escape the snow, I decided that I would just leave it there and not stop because time was of the essence. During my travels I had to switch my radio frequency quite a few times as you could imagine since I was traveling through 5 different states. I started off with Star 99.1fm. My radio station of choice in New Jersey and lost the station at almost the exact same time as I crossed into PA. Well, there wasn't much to choose from so I decided to listen to NPR. Why you may ask. Well, there wasn't much else! So after a few hours of classical music, I was ready for something that I could sing to! Here enters KLOVE.

KLOVE is a national Christian radio station that is broadcast all over the nation from different smaller radio stations. I was listening to the music and found out very quickly that I knew only a few of the songs on this station. I was baffled. I'm always on the look out and think of myself as a Christian Music aficionado. I can spend hours on itunes, twitter and google looking for new bands. Well, all of a sudden I found myself singing the words to a song that I never even heard before. So, I took out my cell phone (I know, don't text and drive) and I started my VCAST song ID application up and got the title and artist to the song. Well, I had at least heard of the band, and for the life of me couldn't understand how I didn't know this song. Well, it stuck with me.

When I say that the song stuck with me I really mean, the chorus stuck with me.
There is none righteous
There is none worthy
There is none Holy but You the King
I will live my life to sing of Your wonder
To shout of Your glory so creation will hear God
We want the world to hear

How powerful are these lyrics? It spells it out plain and simple. He is the King. He is the only one worthy of all of praise and that we shouldn't be hiding this knowledge under a bush, but that we should be telling the whole world.

Last night at our college and career groups large group meeting we sang this song. Well, God had worked everything out yet again, because we were talking about how Holy God is. Dun, Dun, Dun...."There is none Holy, but You the King." He's holy, what does that mean? Well, we defined holy as someone being set apart, divine. I can only think of one person in the whole universe who fits that description and that is God.

So, ponder these lyrics. Take a look at what they have to say. It's a pretty sweet song! Praise Him, the one that made you and that one that is Holy and who will always be Holy.

WE WANT THE WORLD TO HEAR - LYRICS

Lyrics By:
Chris Kuti

Eternal King, we bless Your Name
For You were and You are, forever You will be
Praised in this place
And Lord our hearts are yielded
We give them only to You God

There is none righteous
There is none worthy
There is none Holy but You the King
I will live my life to sing of Your wonder
To shout of Your glory so creation will hear God
We want the world to hear

Oh sovereign King this heart is free
From the death that I was born into
You put Your Grace out on display
And in response I can help sing Your praise God

Hallelujah we sing
Hallelujah we cry
Hallelujah we’re living for Your Name, Jesus

Hallelujah we sing
Hallelujah we cry
Hallelujah we’re living for You

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