3. my songbook. Call me a prophet, but does anyone sing that there comes a time when it has to start expressing itself through
song anymore? I think it caught a brief wind of popularity and songs, forging its own identity in Christ in worship, and its
the Holy Spirit graciously moved through it for a while. But it members have to put their personal experiences into the worship
doesn’t have the substance to survive people’s ever-changing of the church in order for the church to continue growing and
tastes and needs and will probably never become a time-tested maturing as a body. It’s a ceiling that few churches learn to
classic, whereas Blessed Be Your Name is going strong three break through because people are too timid or lack the
years running now because it’s so well written and its theme is confidence to step out and try writing. None of the major
so striking and relevant. worship ministries in the world today got where they are by
copying others. Hillsong, Vineyard and Soul Survivor forged
Many of the new songs I’ve added to this edition are from their own paths (led by the Spirit, of course), and that led to
Hillsong United. God is certainly moving through them in a their incredible development as ministries.
powerful way today. I love their songs and don’t have any
problem with them. Isn’t the melody for Still just breathtaking? If the worship at your church is becoming stagnant, I urge you
Yet I can’t help wondering if there is something wrong with to consider trying to write original songs that express the
latching on too closely to one ministry and glorifying them in personal experience of your church. No one is a master
our own eyes. The last thing Reuben Morgan or Marty Sampson composer at first. It takes years of practice, but God will honor
would want is to be deified and worshiped by others. They don’t those who step out in faith and equip them to do the job well. I
want to take away any glory from our Lord. Yet we put these truly believe there are many individuals within every church
figures on such high pedestals all the time that we force them to who are capable of writing genuine, heart-felt songs, people
end up doing what they don’t want to do. who have lots of rough gems within their hearts that need to be
dug out and cut into finely crafted pieces. Find the gems in your
I’ve heard from friends back home in Toronto that many heart and take the time to craft them as a pleasing offering to the
youth groups are singing Hillsong United songs almost Lord today.
exclusively because they’re so popular. Do you see something
wrong with this picture? There are so many other wonderful If you would like to suggest specific songs to be entered into
worship ministries out there that have a lot to offer. Why limit the next edition, or if you have any comments, criticisms,
yourself to the songs of just one church? God is doing many questions or general concerns about this songbook, please email
different things around the world, and if we focus on only one me at isaac.surh@utoronto.ca . Similarly, if you see any
worship ministry, we miss out on the experiences of other unauthorized, bootlegged copies of this songbook floating
believers and the move of God in other places. We should be around the internet or email servers, please write a strongly
careful not to fall into this pattern in our own ministries and written email to them expressing your deep disapproval.
churches.
I sincerely hope you enjoy this songbook and that it is a
Also, the endless promoting and merchandizing of Christian helpful blessing to you. If it facilitates your personal or
worship has got to correct itself somehow. The Sampsons and corporate worship in any way, then my job is done, and you
Morgans of the church are becoming Australian Idols or pop should be a good Christian and give me a love offering (a
stars like Chris Martin and are seen as such, especially by young minimum donation of $100 US suggested). So far, I have
believers. There’s nothing wrong with being successful as a received $0 for my work. But that’s okay. I am still awesome.
worship leader or as a Christian artist. There’s nothing wrong
with trying to disseminate your work to a wider audience. My
problem is more with the marketing behind these artists and the
church policies that allow or even promote such idolizing. We - Isaac Surh
should do our part as individuals to keep ourselves from such
idolatry.
This brings me to my final point. Recently, something I’ve
been feeling God revealing to me is that He’s calling more
people and more church to start writing their own songs instead
of singing the songs of others. I believe that for every church,
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6. A D D/F# G Asus A
Alleluia I’m accepted, You were condemned
A Love Song D E A E A D/F# G Asus A
C F/C C Ho - ly, holy I’m alive and well, Your Spirit is within me
My Jesus You are beautiful D/A A F#m E D/F# G A D
C F Gsus G Are You Lord God Almighty Be - cause You died and rose again
Your light compels me to draw near Bm A/C# D D
Dm7 C/E F G Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb D G
To gaze upon the beauty of Your face D E A E A Amazing love, how can it be
Dm7 C/E F You are holy, holy D A
Is Heaven’s greatest prize D/A A F#m E That You my king would die for me?
Are You Lord God Almighty D G
C F/C C Bm A/C# D A Amazing love, I know it’s true
One day I’ll hold You in my arms Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb, Amen D/F# G A
C F Gsus G It’s my joy to honor You
And whisper words of love to You All Heaven Declares D/F# G A D
Dm7 C/E F G G G/B C D C G In all I do I honor You
Your tender touch fulfills my heart and soul All heaven declares the glory of the risen Lord
Dm7 C/E F Gsus G G/B C D C G D
You heal the deepest part of me Who can compare with the beauty of the Lord? You are my king
G/B C D G Em You are my king
C Dm/C G/B C Forever He will be the Lamb upon the throne Jesus You are my king
Your love, Your grace abounds in me C D C G You are my king
F G F/A G/B I gladly bow my knee and worship Him alone
O I love You Lord, Yes I love You Lord
C Dm/C G/B C I will proclaim the glory of the risen Lord Arise
For Your hands, Your feet have brought me peace Who once was slain to reconcile man to God E B/D# C#m E/B
F G C Forever You will be the Lamb upon the throne For You are good, Your love endures forever
O my Jesus I love You Lord I gladly bow my knee and worship You alone A E/G# B
And we rejoice in Your unfailing love
This is a simple song of love All Who Are Thirsty E B/D# C#m E/B
These little words express my heart E G#m Consume our praise with fire down from heaven
Just as an infant needs it’s mother’s care All who are thirsty, all who are weak A E/G# B
So I need Your great love my Lord A F#m E/G# A And fill us with Your power from above
Come to the fountain, dip your heart in the stream of life
B E G#m E B A B E B
The Aaronic Blessing (Welcome Song) Let the pain and the sorrow be washed away Arise, arise, arise
G C G Am D A F#m E/G# A B A B E
May the Lord bless you and keep you In the waves of His mercy as deep cries out to deep, we sing Oh Lord our God arise
G (B) C D
E A E B
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you
(C) G/B C G/D C/E Come Lord Jesus come Arise oh Lord within our midst
E A A E B E
And give you peace, and give you peace
G/B Em Am D G Come Lord Jesus come As we declare Your righteousness
(2nd time) E B
With the Lord we welcome you into this place
Holy Spirit come Lift up the name that we confess
Holy Spirit come A E B E
Agnus Dei
As we proclaim Your holiness
A DA D A
Alleluia, alleluia for our Lord God Almighty reigns Amazing Love
A DA D A D/F# G Asus A Salvation comes from You alone
Alleluia, alleluia for our Lord God Almighty reigns I’m forgiven because You were forsaken Oh Lamb of God, the Chosen One
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7. That we might be Your resting place Living your lives as a praise offering F G
We worship You, we seek Your face Beautiful One I love you
Arms of Love Be Glorified F G
(intro G D/F# Em C) E A D A E A B Beautiful One I adore
G D/F# Em Your love has captured me, Your grace has set me free F G C
I sing a simple song of love E A D A F#m B E (A D A) Beautiful One my soul must sing
C Em D Your life the air I breathe, be glorified in me
To my Savior, to my Jesus Powerful so powerful, Your glory fills the skies
G D/F# Em A E Your mighty works displayed for all to see
I’m grateful for the things You’ve done You set my feet to dancing, You set my heart on fire The beauty of Your majesty awakes my heart to sing
C Em D A E How marvelous how wonderful you are
My loving Savior, oh precious Jesus In the presence of a thousand kings, You are my one desire
A C#m B A F G
Am Em D/F# G I stand before You now with trembling hands lifted high You opened my eyes to Your wonders anew
My heart is glad that You’ve called me Your own A E A D A F G
Am Em D Be glorified You captured my heart with this love
There’s no place I’d rather be F G C
E/G# A B Because nothing on earth is as beautiful as You
G D/F# Em C (originally G Bm C) Be glo - ri - fied in me
Than in Your arms of love E/G# A B F G
G D/F# Em C (here as well) Be glo - ri - fied in me [x4] My soul my soul must sing
In Your arms of love F/A G/B
Em D/F# C My soul my soul must sing
Be The Center
Holding me still, holding me near D Dsus F G C
D G D/F# Em C My soul my soul must sing Beautiful One
Jesus be the center
In Your arms of love A G D
Be my source, be my light, Jesus Beautiful Saviour
D Dsus C#m D E A/C# D A
Awaken the Dawn Jesus, be the center All my days I will sing this song of gladness
(Intro: F Bb/F Db C) A G D C#m D E A/C# D
F Bb/F Be my hope, be my song, Jesus Give my praise to the fountain of delights
Sing to the Lord with all of your heart Bm D+7 E D A/C# E
F Eb C A D A D For in my helplessness You heard my cry
Sing of the glory that’s due to His name Be the fire in my heart, be the wind in these sails Bm D+7 C#m7 F#/A# B
F Bb/F A Bm A G D And waves of mercy poured down on my life
Sing to the Lord with all of your soul Be the reason that I live, Jesus, Jesus
F Eb C
I will trust in the cross of my Redeemer
Join all of heaven and earth to proclaim
Jesus be my vision I will sing of the Lamb that never fails
Be my path, be my guide, Jesus Of sins forgiven, of conscience cleansed
F Bb/F
Of death defeated and life without end
You are the Lord, the Saviour of all
Gm Bb C
Beautiful One B/A E/G# A B B/D# E
God of creation we praise You
F Bb/F F G C/E Beautiful Saviour, Wonderful Counselor
Wonderful so wonderful is Your unfailing love F#m F#m/E
We sing the songs that awaken the dawn
Gm C F Bb/F Db C F G Am Clothed in majesty, Lord of history
Your cross has spoken mercy over me B/D# C#m B
God of creation we praise You
F G C/E You’re the Way, the Truth, the Life
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart could fully know B/A E/G# A B B/D# E
Sing to the Lord with all of your mind
F G C Star of the Morning, glorious in ho – li – ness
With understanding give thanks to the king F#m F#m/E
How glorious how beautiful You are
Sing to the Lord with all of your strength You’re the Risen One, Heaven’s Champion
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8. B/D# C#m B C#m D E D/F# G D/F# D Asus A E/G# A Bsus
And You reign, You reign over all My name is graven on His hands Better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere
D/F# G D/F# G A Bm E
I long to be where the praise is never-ending My name is written on His heart Than thousands elsewhere
Yearn to dwell where the glory never fades Bm/A G D/F# A Bm
Where countless worshipers will share one song I know that while in heav’n He stands One thing I ask and I would seek to see Your beauty
And cries of “worthy” will honor the Lamb Bm/A G D/F# Em G/A Bm To find You in the place Your glory dwells
No tongue can bid me thence de - part For here my heart is satisfied within Your presence
Bm/A G D/F# Em G/A D I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings
Because of You
A No tongue can bid me thence de - part
There’s a place where the streets shine C#m B A B
With the glory of the Lamb When Satan takes me to despair My heart and flesh cry out for You the living God
There’s a way we can go there And tells me of the guilt within C#m B A B
We can live there beyond time Upward I look and see Him there Your Spirit’s water to my soul
Who made an end to all my sin C#m B A
E A I’ve tasted and I’ve seen, come once again to me
Because of You, because of You Because the sinless Saviour died E/G# F#m A Bsus
E A My sinful soul is counted free I will draw near to You, I will draw near to You, to You
Because of Your love, because of Your blood For God the Just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me Blessed Be Your Name
No more pain, no more sadness To look on Him and pardon me (A E F#m D everywhere unless indicated otherwise)
No more suffering, no more tears Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful
No more sin, no more sickness Behold Him there the risen Lamb Where Your streams of abundance flow
My perfect spotless righteousness D (hold 2 bars)
No injustice, no more death!
The great unchangeable I AM Blessed be Your name
D A The King of glory and of grace
All our sins are washed away and we can live forever Blessed be Your name when I’m found in the desert place
E A One with Himself I cannot die Though I walk through the wilderness
Now we have this hope because of You D (hold 2 bars)
My soul is purchased with His blood
D A Blessed be Your name
My life is hid with Christ on high
Oh we’ll see You face to face and we will dance together With Christ my Saviour and my God
E A Every blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise
With Christ my Saviour and my God
In the city of our God because of You When the darkness closes in Lord still I will say
Better Is One Day
There is joy everlasting E A Bsus Blessed be the name of the Lord
There is gladness, there is peace How lovely is Your dwelling place O Lord Almighty Blessed be Your name
There is wine ever flowing E Bsus Blessed be the name of the Lord
There’s a wedding, there’s a feast My soul longs and even faints for You D (hold 2 bars)
E A Bsus Blessed be Your glorious name
For here my heart is satisfied within Your presence
Before The Throne of God Above E Bsus Blessed be Your name when the sun’s shining down on me
Note 1: G D7/F# Em D for intro and in between verses I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings When the world’s “all as it should be”
Note 2: Bass passing notes written in parentheses Blessed be Your name
D G D D (D E) F#m E/G# A Bsus
Before the throne of God above I have a strong a perfect plea Better is one day in Your courts, better is one day in Your house Blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering
G D/F# A Bm E/G# A Bsus Though there’s pain in the offering
A great high priest whose name is Love Better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere Blessed be Your name
Bm/A G (F#) Em G/A D
Who ever lives and pleads for me E/G# A Bsus You give and take away
Better is one day in Your courts, better is one day in Your house You give and take away
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9. My heart will choose to say A E A C
Lord blessed be Your name One day every knee will bow Oh where are they now? Where are they now?
Breathe A C#m
G C G C Still the greatest treasure remains for those C D G/B
This is the air I breathe, this is the air I breathe F#m B But You still remain
G D/F# Em C Em D Who gladly choose You now [2x] C D G/B
Your holy Presence living in me Yes You still remain
G C G C Consuming Fire C D G/B
This is my daily bread, this is my daily bread Em D/F# G You were there back then and You’re here right now
G D/F# Em C Em D There must be more than this C D Am C
Your very Word spoken to me C Em D C Lord You still remain
O breath of God come breathe within
G D/F# Em C Em D Em D/F# G G Bm
And I, I’m desperate for You There must be more than this And we sing, we sing
G D/F# Em C Em D (C Em D) C Em D C Em Bm C (Em Bm C G)
And I, I’m lost without You Spirit of God we wait for You We sing to our God [x2]
Am G/B D Am G/B D
Fill us anew we pray, fill us anew we pray The arrogant live and die
By Your Side The Pharisees have been put to shame
Bm E(/G#) A G D Proud men they rise and fall
By Your side I would stay Consuming Fire fan into flame Oh where are they now?
Bm E A Em C
In Your arms I would lay A passion for Your name
All treasures will turn to ash
A/C# D A/C# Bm Bm/A E G D
And seekers of youth will fade to dust
Jesus lo - ver of my soul Spirit of God fall in this place
Em D G/B C Celebrities come and go
A A/C# D A/C# Bm Bm/A E
Lord have Your way, Lord have Your way with us Oh where are they now? Where are they now?
Nothing from You I with - hold
D A/C# Come like a rushing wind, clothe us with power from on high And we sing, we sing
Lord I love You and adore You Now set the captives free, leave us abandoned to Your praise We sing to our God [x2]
Bm E A (Em A7) Lord let Your glory fall, Lord let Your glory fall And we scream, we scream
What more can I say? We scream without fear
D A/C# C D For He lives, He lives
You cause my love to grow stronger Stir it up in our hearts Lord, stir it up in our hearts Lord Yes Jesus is here
Bm E A C D
With every passing day Stir it up in our hearts, a passion for Your name [x2] Death could not conquer my Lord
The grave could not contain Him
Conqueror And now He reigns forevermore [2x]
(Intro: Em Bm C G)
Come, Now Is The Time To Worship Em C Dsus D
E The Caesars have come and gone Could You
Come, now is the time to worship Em C G Bm Em
B F#m E/G# A Napoleon has been laid to rest When the way ahead is not clear
Come, now is the time to give your heart Em C Dsus C
E Empires rise and fall And inspiration’s not here
Come just as you are to worship D A C D Em
B F#m E/G# A E Oh where are they now? When I’m in a dry and desert place
Come just as you are before your God, come C
The monuments turn to ash And I want to see You face to face
A E And Pyramids all will fade to dust
One day every tongue will confess You are God Temples they come and go D
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10. I don’t wanna worship from afar C Am D C F/A
I don’t wanna follow foreign gods Of famine and darkness and sword Open up the doors and let the music play
Am G C Dm C G
And if to worship is to kiss Still we are the voice in the desert crying Let the streets resound with singing
C G D G C F/A
I won’t settle for any less than this “Prepare ye the way of the Lord!” Songs that bring Your hope and songs that bring Your joy
Dm C G C G
G D G C Dancers who dance upon injustice
Could You look into my eyes tonight? Behold He comes riding on the clouds
C G D Do you feel the darkness tremble
Could You purify my mind tonight? Shining like the sun at the trumpet call When all the saints join in one song
Am G D G C And all the streams flow as one river
Could You come and change my life tonight Jesus? So lift your voice it’s the year of Jubilee To wash away our brokenness?
G G D G (C G D)
If I worship You because You are Lord And out of Zion’s hill salvation comes And here we see that God You’re moving
C
A time of jubilee is coming when young and old return to Jesus
Who shaped the heavens and created the world These are the days of Ezekiel, the dry bones becoming as flesh Fling wide… etc.
Am And these are the days of Your servant David
And called my name before the day I was born Rebuilding a temple of praise
G D Em (G last time) Draw Me Close
And these are the days of the harvest G Am(/G)
Jesus You’re my Lord The fields are as white in Your world Draw me close to You
And we are the laborers in Your vineyard D(/G) G
When the Scriptures seem so dead to me Declaring the Word of the Lord Never let me go
And I don’t feel like I’ve been set free D(/G) C(/G)
When all around they sing of victory G C I lay it all down again
But it’s only darkness that I see There is no God like Jehovah, there is no God like Jehovah Em Em/D C (C/D)
G D To hear You say that I’m Your friend
Create In Me A Clean Heart There is no God like Jehovah, there is no God like Jehovah [x2]
G D C G You are my desire, no one else will do
Create in me a clean heart O God Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble ‘Cause nothing else could take Your place
Em D C G C Em Em/D C
And renew a right spirit within me [2x] Did you feel the mountains tremble? To feel the warmth of Your embrace
F/A Dm7 G/D Am C/D G C/D D
C D G D/F# Em Did you hear the oceans roar when the people rose to sing of Help me find the way, bring me back to You
Cast me not away from Thy presence O Lord F G C C G C G
C D G Jesus Christ the Risen One? G D C
And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me You’re all I want
C D G D/F# Em G D C D
Did you feel the people tremble? Did you hear the singers roar
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation You’re all I ever needed
When the lost began to sing of Jesus Christ the Saving One?
C D C G G D C
And renew a right spirit within me You’re all I want
F/A C
And we can see that God You’re moving Am D G
Days of Elijah F/A C Help me know You are near
G C G D G
A mighty river through the nations
These are the days of Elijah declaring the Word of the Lord F/A C Dreamers of Your Dreams
G C G D/F# Em C
When young and old return to Jesus,
And these are the days of Your servant Moses Dm When we turn our hearts to heaven and bow down
G D C G D/F# Em C
Fling wide you heavenly gates!
Righteousness being restored F G C G C G We’ll see fathers and their children reconciled
Bm Em D C G Gsus G
Prepare the way of the Risen Lord!
And though these are days of great trials We’ll be the dreamers of Your dreams
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11. D C G Gsus G Still more awesome than I know E G#m F#
We’ll be the dreamers of Your dreams Everyday it's You I'll live for
G C D C G/B B E G#m F# B
G D/F# More than all I want, more than all I need Everyday I'll follow after You
When Your fire falls from heaven C D E G#m F# B/D# E G#m F#
Em C (etc.) You are more than enough for me Everyday I'll walk with You my Lord
We will rend our hearts to You More than all I know, more than all I can see
We will tell it to our children all the wonders You have done You are more than enough B E G#m F# B E G#m F#
And in every generation we will sing of Your great love It's You I live for every day, it’s You I live for every day
When Your fire falls from heaven we’ll return to You again B E G#m F# B E G#m F#
Every Move I Make It's You I live for every day
G C D
Eagle’s Wings Every move I make I make in You
Am D G C C Exalt the Lord
Here I am waiting, abide in me I pray You make me move Jesus Em D Em D Em
Am D G G C D C Exalt the Lord our God (exalt the Lord our God)
Here I am longing for You Every breath I take I breathe in You D Em D Em
Am D G C G C D And wor - ship at His feet (and wor - ship at His feet) [x2]
Hide me in Your love, bring me to my knees Every step I take I take in You D/F# G
Am D G (C D) C For He (for He) is holy
May I know Jesus more and more You are my way Jesus
G C D C G Em C D
G C/G G C G/B Am D Every breath I take I take in You For the Lord our God, He is (You are) holy [x3]
Come live in me, all my life take over Yes the Lord our God, He is (You are) holy
G C/G G C G/B Am G/D D G G Am G/B Am
Come breathe in me, and I will rise on ea - gle’s wings Waves of mercy, waves of grace
G Am G/B C G Faithful Father
Everywhere I look I see Your face G D/F# Em C D
Am G/B Am Father I can’t explain this kind of love this kind of grace
Enough Your love has captured me G D/F# Em
G C D G/B C G Am G/B C G I know I still break Your heart and yet
You are my supply my breath of life Oh my God this love how can it be? C Dsus D
(G/B) Am D/F# (D) (La, la, la…) You run to welcome me
Still more awesome than I know
G C D G/B C G C D
You are my reward worth living for Everyday This is my song of praise to You
(G/B) Am D E B G#m F# E G C D
Still more awesome than I know What to say Lord? It's You who gave me life and I For who You are and all that You do
B G#m F# Em C D
G C/E D C G Can't explain just how much You mean to me now From the moment my life began
All of You is more than enough for all of me E B G#m F# E C (D)
C/E D C G That You have saved me Lord, I give all that I am to You You have been faithful
For every thirst and every need B G#m F# E B G#m F#
C/E D C G/B That everyday I can be a light that shines Your name Father I love the way You hold me close and say my name
You satisfy me with Your love I know when my life is through my heart will find
C D Everyday Lord I'll learn to stand upon Your Word Its home in You
And all I have in You is more than enough And I pray that I, that I might come to know You more
That You would guide me in every single step I take that This is my song of praise to You
You’re my sacrifice of greatest price E B G#m F# B For who You are and all that You do
Still more awesome than I know Everyday I can be a light unto the world From before the world began
You’re the coming King, You are everything You have been faithful
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