Show Your Power
Reign of Power: Embracing the Spiritual Depth in 'Show Your Power'
Lyrics
He is the Lord and He reigns on high.
He is the Lord and holds a position of authority and supremacy.
He is the Lord.
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of His lordship.
Spoke into the darkness, created the light.
God spoke into the darkness and brought forth light, signifying the act of creation.
He is the Lord.
Reaffirmation of His lordship after the act of creation.
Who is like unto Him, never ending in days.
Comparing God to others, emphasizing His eternal nature.
He is the Lord.
Restating His lordship with a focus on His timeless existence.
And He comes in power when we call on His
Highlighting God's responsiveness and authority when invoked.
name.
Repetition of the concept of calling upon God's name for His powerful response.
He is the Lord.
Reaffirmation of His lordship following the mention of His responsive power.
Show Your power, O Lord our God! (repeat)
An invocation for God to demonstrate His power.
O Lord our God!
Repetition of the plea for God's powerful manifestation.
Your gospel, O Lord is the hope of our nation.
Describing the Gospel as the source of hope for the nation.
You are the Lord.
A declaration of God's lordship and the Gospel's importance.
It's the power of God for our salvation.
Attributing the Gospel as a powerful force leading to salvation.
You are the Lord.
Reiteration of God's lordship and the Gospel's significance.
We ask not for riches, but look to the cross.
Expressing a preference for spiritual wealth over material riches, focusing on the cross.
You are the Lord.
Affirming God's lordship and the rejection of materialistic desires.
And for our inheritance give us the lost.
Seeking the lost as an inheritance, emphasizing a spiritual perspective.
You are the Lord.
Reiteration of God's lordship and the desire for a spiritual inheritance.
Send Your power, O Lord our God! (repeat)
A call for God's power to be sent forth.
Show Your power, O Lord our God! (repeat)
Repetition of the plea for God's power, emphasizing the request.
O Lord our God!
Closing repetition of the plea for God's powerful intervention.
by Kevin Prosch © 1991 MercyVineyard Publishing
Copyright information for the lyrics, acknowledging Kevin Prosch and MercyVineyard Publishing in 1991.
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