Lyrics: Darlene Zschech
Music: Darlene Zschech.
Theme:
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the foe.
Psalm 61:2-3
Lord, there is none like You;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.
My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, all that I am
Never cease to worship You.
Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I’ll love You, forever I’ll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.
I’m copying the entire song lyrics here even though I think it’s still under copyright —you can find the lyrics posted in full all over the internet. I’m as fuzzy about copyright law and what constitutes “fair use” as I am about the difference between a hymn, a gospel song, and a worship song. You can read a discussion of the latter issue here at Conjubilant With Song (see the comments).
Anyway, this contemporary worship song/hymn is beautiful, and I remember when I first heard it. Eldest Daughter came home from a retreat and taught me this song that she learned. That was probably ten or more years ago. I’ve enjoyed singing it ever since.
This is one of my favorites also. (Listening to it again via the Youtube video as I ‘read through the blogs’ this morning.)
I love this song, but didn’t have it on my list because I didn’t think it would fall into the Hymn category. I’m so glad others included it!
I first heard it about 10 years ago, too, and searched Christian bookstores to find a CD with the song on it so I could listen to it while I was in labor with our baby, due 6/17/00. The baby was stillborn on 6/22/00, and I still played the song while laboring with her, and we sang it at her funeral. The lyrics were even more true for me after losing a child than they were before, and every time I sing it now I again feel joy at the goodness and sovereignty of God!
This is Kiddo’s favorite song. He’s sing it at the top of his lungs, just shouting it out. I love it!