Gracious God
Revel in Gratitude: A Song of Praise to the Divine
Lyrics
My soul arise be joyful praise
Expressing a call for the soul to awaken and rejoice in praise.
Amongst this earth so scarred
Acknowledging the earth's wounded state and its scars.
With all my powers this song I raise
Using all personal abilities to uplift a song in praise.
Unto my gracious God!
Offering the raised song to a merciful and benevolent God.
Be in my heart, the heavenly love
Seeking divine love to reside in the heart.
He freely gives abroad
Emphasizing the freely given expansive love from the divine.
Here joyfully He makes me prove
Experiencing joy as evidence of God's presence.
He is my gracious God!
Affirming a personal connection with God as a gracious being.
O let my home a temple be
Desiring one's home to be a sacred place.
That I and mine may sing
Expressing a wish for family members to join in singing praises.
Hosanna to Thy majesty
Shouting "Hosanna" to acknowledge and honor divine majesty.
To praise our Heavenly King
Offering praise to the Heavenly King.
He is our Heavenly King!
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of the Heavenly King.
When Jesus to my sinful soul
Reflecting on the transformative power of Jesus' blood on a sinful soul.
Applies His precious blood
Emphasizing the role of Jesus' blood in forgiveness and cleansing.
To pardon, cleanse and make me whole
Expressing gratitude for being made whole through divine intervention.
I sing my gracious God!
Reiterating the singer's gratitude and acknowledgment of God's grace.
O let my home a temple be
Repeating the desire for one's home to be a sacred place of worship.
That I and mine may sing
Reiterating the wish for family members to join in singing praises.
Hosanna to Thy majesty
Repeating the call to shout "Hosanna" to divine majesty.
To praise our Heavenly King
Reiterating the act of praising the Heavenly King.
He is our Heavenly King!
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of the Heavenly King.
In all my trials here below
Acknowledging trials faced in earthly existence.
My sins He disregards
Highlighting God's ability to overlook the singer's sins.
All this through grace I surely know
Expressing confidence in knowing about God's grace.
He is my gracious God!
Affirming a personal connection with God as a gracious being.
He is my gracious God!
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of God's grace.
O let my home a temple be
Repeating the desire for one's home to be a sacred place of worship.
That I and mine may sing
Reiterating the wish for family members to join in singing praises.
Hosanna to Thy majesty
Repeating the call to shout "Hosanna" to divine majesty.
To praise our Heavenly King
Reiterating the act of praising the Heavenly King.
He is our Heavenly King!
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of the Heavenly King.
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