Thanks band, for all those who played a part in forming the flesh of the new song I wrote… I think it’s really not me who wrote it, cos as I ‘ve shared, it all just came at once, the inspiration, couldn’t have been me.. I mean, I was just sitting at DOME one Sunday morning at Park Mall after the 1st service, feeling really Jaded… This was right after Worship Central Conference at Faith MC.
And these words were ringing in my head: Write songs for your church. That’s the primary purpose! If the song stays within the church, so be it!
SO there I was thinking… This talk about revival in YM… but how? What happened next, I took out my trustee notebook, started writing words and numbers to fit the words… Amazing. Never been possible. (Sorry, i don’t mean the song I wrote was great or anything :S but really I never was this close to writing a proper song no matter how much i tried!!)
If we get our purpose right, wow… God’s grace overflows! The title of the song was chosen minutes before I gave out chord sheets to the band on friday to learn.. It was such an amazing thing, how the title got chosen as i shared! And Sandy had a big part to play in this!! Hah!
Philippians 4:13 (G)
Verse 1
From that cross now I am
Forgiven and a free man
Now Christ is living in me
I stand with power, hope and glory!
Verse 2
Standing here we proclaim
His promise will always remain
No work of His shall ever cease
We’ve got His power, hope and glory!
Chorus
I’m gonna live out, live out
With Christ in me!
I’m gonna shout out, shout out
Words of victory!
I’m gonna stand up, stand up
And rise in faith!
We live to worship You!
We live to worship You!
And the next song, which was introduced during Communion, written there, at the same time!
AS WE WORSHIP [Bb - C]
Verse
We sing to you, a new song
Join with the heavens in worship all day long
I will proclaim, your salvation
Declare Your glory, to the nations
Pre-Chorus
Splendour and majesty surrounds You
Pow’r and all glory, belongs to You
Chorus
As we worship, renew our lives
As we worship, restore our souls
As we worship, Lord reveal to us
Your Holiness
This is based on Ps 96.
"A new song a new song" - This was ringing in my head all the time as I wrote! Yea, someone once said where revival comes, there’ll be new songs just flowing out, cos that’s the true cry of the hearts of the people involved in the revival!! That, i believe!
Friends, I encourage you, if you’ve got any thing you’d like to share, be it a full song or just words without the lyrics, just do it. I believe it’s time for that! ", A good way to start, is to check your motive. Remember, if the song stays within the church, so be it! It’s meant to be for the your church! ",
Checking out,
Mag ",
PS All songs subject to change! haha
that is so exciting
Comment by former last/head — May 17, 2008 @ 9:36 am
Those songs are really nice !
Comment by Elliot — May 17, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
wow! those were really good songs!
Comment by GLad — May 17, 2008 @ 11:27 pm
awesome, mag. yeaps write songs! they’re good for the life of the church
and yea, God really does inspire ya. So amazing when lyrics just come just snap like that!
Comment by hui — May 18, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
hey abi! (:
yea really… God inspires… when you feel you want to write songs for the sake of writing them… it just doen’st come out right… “,
Comment by mag — May 18, 2008 @ 9:06 pm
haha. i know what you mean
i got your mail! will reply
Comment by hui — May 19, 2008 @ 11:29 am
haha… was scared you didn’t! cos i had really weird stamps!!!!!!
Comment by mag — May 21, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
Hey mag! just came across your blog and read this post! I’m really so encourage to see how God has inspired you to write that song! And i really feel that all this visions,assurance,inspirations from the LORD really shows that we are in the process preparing for the REVIVAL that is PROMISED to us!
Comment by Ben Lau — May 31, 2008 @ 11:08 pm