LYRICS & SCRIPTURE REFERENCES FOR “RENEWED HOPE”

1. BY THE POWER
ROMANS 15 : 13

MAY THE GOD OF HOPE
FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND PEACE,
AS YOU TRUST IN HIM,
SO THAT YOU MAY OVERFLOW
WITH HOPE, WITH HOPE!
BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
BY THE POWER …
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

 

2. GRACIOUSLY

WE WERE BORN TO BRING YOU WORSHIP.
WE WERE BORN TO SING YOUR PRAISE.
YOU CREATED US IN YOUR IMAGE
OUT OF SHEER LOVE.
AND WE THANK YOU LORD
FOR YOUR MIRACLE WORKING MERCY.
AND WE THANK YOU LORD
FOR YOUR MIRACLE WORKING GRACE.
GRACIOUSLY YOU SAVE US.
GRACIOUSLY YOU DRAW US NEAR.
GRACIOUSLY YOU TEACH US HOW TO LIVE HERE.
GRACIOUSLY YOU PARDON ALL OUR SINFUL WAYS.
MAY OUR HEARTS BE GRACIOUS, LORD, WE PRAY.

 

3. EYES OF THE LORD
ISAIAH 40 : 31 2 CHRONICLES 16 : 9

THOSE WHO WAIT UPON THE LORD,
THEY WILL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.
THEY WILL RUN AND NOT GROW WEARY.
THEY WILL WALK AND NEVER FAINT.
FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD
RANGE THROUGHOUT THE EARTH.
TO STRENGTHEN THOSE WHOSE HEARTS
ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO HIM,

 

4. DOWNCAST
PSALM 42 : 5, 9

WHY ARE YOU DOWNCAST, O MY SOUL?
WHY SO DISTURBED WITH-IN ME?
I PUT MY HOPE IN GOD.
I PUT MY TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST.
I PUT MY HOPE IN GOD.
FOR I WILL YET PRAISE HIM, MY SAVIOR.
FOR I WILL YET PRAISE HIM MY GOD.
FOR I WILL YET PRAISE HIM, MY SAVIOR.
GOD IS MY ROCK, HE IS MY ROCK.

 

5. SON OF THE LIVING GOD
JOHN 6 : 68 – 69

LORD, TO WHOM SHALL WE GO?
JESUS, YOU HAVE THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE.
WE BELIEVE, WE BELIEVE.
WE HAVE COME TO KNOW
THAT YOUR ARE THE CHRIST,
THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.

 

6. IN AWE OF HIM
EZEKIEL 44 : 4, PSALM 33 : 8

THE GLORY OF THE LORD
FILLED THE TEMPLE.
AND I FELL ON MY FACE
IN AWE OF HIM

 

7. THE BLESSING
NUMBERS 6 : 24 – 26

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU.
MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU.
MAY THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU
AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU.
MAY THE LORD LIFT UP
HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU
AND GIVE YOU HIS PEACE.
MAY THE LORD LIFT UP
HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU
AND GIVE YOU PEACE. AMEN.

 

8. PERFECT PEACE
ISAIAH 26 : 3–4, 7 PSALM 127 : 2

THOU WILT KEEP THEM IN PERFECT PEACE
WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON YOU.
THOU WILT BLESS THEM AS THEY SLEEP
AND MAKE THEIR PATHWAY SMOOTH
FOR THEY TRUST IN YOU.
WE WILL TRUST IN YOU.
TRUST IN THE LORD FOREVER.
FOR IN GOD, THE LORD, IS EVERLASTING STRENGTH.
THE ROCK OF AGES,
FOR IN GOD IS EVERLASTING STRENGTH.
FOR IN GOD IS OUR STRENGTH

 

9. LAZARUS
JOHN 11 : 27, 22, 44, 25

YOU ARE THE MESSIAH,
THE SON OF GOD,
THE ONE WHO HAS COME
INTO THE WORLD FROM GOD
EVEN NOW, I KNOW THAT
GOD WILL GIVE YOU
WHATEVER YOU ASK.
SO LOOSE THAT MAN
AND LET HIM GO, MESSIAH!
JESUS, YOU’RE MY LORD
AND YOU’RE MY RESURRECTION
AS I ABIDE IN YOU,
I AM REVIVED.

 

10. EVERYWHERE I GO

EVERYWHERE I GO,
THE LORD IS WITH ME.
EVERY TIME I CALL,
HIS LOVE SURROUNDS ME.
BUILDING ME UP,
MAKING ME STRONG,
TO BE THE ONE HE FORMED ME TO BE.
EVERYWHERE I GO.
EVERY TIME I CALL.

EVERY DAY, HE SHOWS ME WHERE I’M GOING.
WHEN I LOSE MY WAY,
I HEAR HIM CALLING:
“THIS IS THE WAY.
WALK IN MY LIGHT,
AND YOU WILL NEVER STUMBLE OR FALL.”
EVERY TIME I CALL.
EVERYWHERE I GO.

 

11. ROCK OF REFUGE
PSALM 71:1-3

BE MY ROCK OF REFUGE
TO WHICH I CAN ALWAYS GO.
GIVE THE COMMAND TO SAVE ME,
FOR YOU ARE MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS.
IN YOU, O LORD, I TAKE REFUGE.
LET ME NEVER BE PUT TO SHAME.
RESCUE ME IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
TURN YOUR EAR TO ME AND SAVE ME.

 

12. LOVE ENDURES
2 CHRONICLES 20 : 21

GIVE THANKS, GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, OUR GOD.
HIS FAITHFUL LOVE ENDURES.
FOREVER AND EVER,
HIS FAITHFUL LOVE ENDURES.

 

13. RENEWED HOPE
PSALM 94 : 18, 19, 22

BUT THE LORD IS MY FORTRESS;
MY GOD IS A MIGHTY ROCK
WHERE I CAN HIDE.
I CRIED OUT WHEN DOUBT FILLED MY MIND.
I CRIED OUT, “O LORD, I’M SLIPPING!”
AND YOUR UNFAILING LOVE, O LORD, SUPPORTED ME.
YOUR COMFORT GAVE ME HOPE, RENEWED HOPE AND JOY.

 

14. BORN OF THE SPIRIT
JOHN 3 : 19, 21, 8; 20: 21-22

LIGHT HAS COME INTO THE WORLD.
COME INTO THE LIGHT OF TRUTH.
THE WIND BLOWS WHEREVER IT PLEASES.
YOU HEAR ITS VOICE, BUT YOU CANNOT TELL
WHERE IT COMES FROM OR WHERE IT IS GOING.
SO IT IS WITH EVERY ONE BORN OF THE SPIRIT.
PEACE BE WITH YOU. I AM SENDING YOU.
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT.

2 thoughts on “LYRICS & SCRIPTURE REFERENCES FOR “RENEWED HOPE”

  1. to mr craig my name is dave i have been going to church for 20 years now .play bongos in church band,started playing soprano sax need some help i have dislexscia it is a night mar learning the scales .cords etc because of my short trem memory i have a great sound and so idear but do not no what to do whit them .god bless you amen

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    1. Hello Dave,
      Many of my students (over 100) have learned to play by ear using the book & CD method “New Ears Resolution.” https://craigbuhler.com/2007/07/05/can-you-learn-to-play-by-ear/
      i am not sure whether any of them had the exact dislexcia condition which plagues you. But it’s worth a try.
      Are you able to play along with a CD? Some students read the music on the page, while others just play along with the CD. As you play the exercises, you are developing “hand-ear co-ordination.” Maybe this would help you learn how to flow with your ideas more smoothly.

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