![]() ![]() However, we have the assurance that God will be with us and offer us the grace to correct our ways and make better choices. This is an admission that, unlike God, humans are fallible. The singer asks God to search us further, to seek out our faults, so a song of praise may be lifted. God truly is over everything, “the whole of time, the present day.” God is infinite and magnificent.įinally, stanza four is a petition to God to “mend my heart and free my voice.” Once we are free from sin, we can rejoice. While this is a change from the original psalm, this shift in point of view helps to demonstrate God’s all-encompassing presence. In stanza three, the point of view changes from first person singular (I) No matter where we choose to wander, even to questionable places, God is with us. While we may be stumbling in the dark, we need not fear, for God is with us. The ability to see objects in the dark is difficult, which may result in people stumbling or having accidents. It is often said that the darkest period of a night is just before the dawn. If we “lie down in deepest night,” God is with us and is our light. The second stanza explores the care and protection that God provides. As the opening verses of Psalm 139 indicate, this is a relationship of intimacy and understanding:ģYou discern my going out and my lying down ![]() God knows our thoughts, our ways, and the direction of our lives. The first stanza, spoken directly to God, reflects on how God knows us better than we know ourselves. After some thought, they decided to use “All My Days,” which they had written the previous year as a congregational song.īased on Psalm 139, the text explores how people can understand their relationship with God, a relationship based on faithfulness, care, and protection. 1967) and Laurie Zelman needed a closing song for a youth musical they had written about Queen Esther. If a composer needs a song for a specific occasion, the composer may write a new song or adapt an existing song. You can access the chords (and words) for all of Gateway Worship’s albums at their website.The old proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention” is as true in music as it is in other areas. You’re the Prince of my praise the love of my life You’re the God of my days the King of my nights Here are some of the lyrics from the Gateway Worship song, you can get the full lyrics from the vertical music website: They have also produced the following YouTube clip which explains a bit more about the band and has one of their worship songs in the background: We want to connect intimately with Him and hear His voice so that more of His character and nature can be found in us! We desire to clearly sense and experience God’s presence every time the church gathers. We believe that God inhabits the praises of His people. God is worthy of our highest and our best. We are a local church committed to extravagantly and passionately expressing our love to our Lord and Savior. Our songs and music connect the local church with God in a greater way. Worship is one of the core foundations of Gateway Church. Here is how Gateway Church describe themselves: This is a superb song for reminding us that God is here with us today and that he is sovereign in power. Gateway Worship are a part of the Gateway Church which is based in Dallas and have a real heart for worshipping God. ![]() This free song is courtesy of Vertical Music, and is written by Gateway Worship. ![]()
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