Hymn #73: Shout to the Lord

Lyrics: Darlene Zschech
Music: Darlene Zschech.
Theme:

From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the foe.
Psalm 61:2-3

My Jesus, My Savior,
Lord, there is none like You;
All of my days
I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.

My comfort, my shelter,
Tower of refuge and strength;
Let every breath, all that I am
Never cease to worship You.

Shout to the Lord, all the earth,
Let us sing
Power and majesty, praise to the King;
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar
At the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,
Forever I’ll love You, forever I’ll stand,
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.

I’m copying the entire song lyrics here even though I think it’s still under copyright —you can find the lyrics posted in full all over the internet. I’m as fuzzy about copyright law and what constitutes “fair use” as I am about the difference between a hymn, a gospel song, and a worship song. You can read a discussion of the latter issue here at Conjubilant With Song (see the comments).

Anyway, this contemporary worship song/hymn is beautiful, and I remember when I first heard it. Eldest Daughter came home from a retreat and taught me this song that she learned. That was probably ten or more years ago. I’ve enjoyed singing it ever since.

4 thoughts on “Hymn #73: Shout to the Lord

  1. This is one of my favorites also. (Listening to it again via the Youtube video as I ‘read through the blogs’ this morning.)

  2. I love this song, but didn’t have it on my list because I didn’t think it would fall into the Hymn category. I’m so glad others included it!

    I first heard it about 10 years ago, too, and searched Christian bookstores to find a CD with the song on it so I could listen to it while I was in labor with our baby, due 6/17/00. The baby was stillborn on 6/22/00, and I still played the song while laboring with her, and we sang it at her funeral. The lyrics were even more true for me after losing a child than they were before, and every time I sing it now I again feel joy at the goodness and sovereignty of God!

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