ONE VOICE

Check out Chris Tomlin talking about “God of This City”, cool stuff!

One of the three focuses of ONE NIGHT is to include a time of prayer. Prayer for our community, for our churches, for people, and for healing. It’s something that most of our churches don’t get to focus much of our weekend worship time on prayer. We pray, maybe to kick off the worship, or to intro the message, and definitely to close it out. But having focused times where we really pray specifically for things is time consuming and doesn’t really fit into our normal schedule of activities on a Sunday morning.
So at ONE VOICE we’re going to devote some time and energy to prayer along with worship. One of the songs that we’ll be using during this time is a brand new song called “Healer”. There’s a pretty incredible story behind this song, and the song itself is powerful. Check out these videos (which I originally found on Amie’s blog - a LifeChurcher!)

Here’s the story behind the song:

And the Panetshaker’s version of the song

I’m excited about this song and more importantly to see how God will heal at ONE VOICE.

Here’s the complete lyrics for Healer, very simple but powerful:

You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease

I trust in You
I trust in You

I believe You’re my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You’re my Portion
I believe You’re more than enough for me
Jesus You’re all I need

My Healer, You’re my Healer

Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands

As ONE VOICE approaches, we’ll be releasing some of the set list so that you can familiarize yourself & your church with the songs, and so that we can explore them at a deeper level.

One of the first songs confirmed is Chris Tomlin’s “God of This City“. This song speaks of who God is and how there is great work to be done in our cities. Here’s the words from the chorus:

Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done in this city

This line is really moving especially as we look at what God has already done in our community. Church planting is alive, there’s churches of all different sizes & styles meeting the spiritual, physical, & relational needs of our cities. And yet there are “greater things” still to be done. The opportunity for the church to reach more people with the news of God’s love and grace has never been more present. Families need guidance during this age of materialism. People losing their “treasures” need real physical help. People who are at their wit’s end with relationships, jobs, finances, etc - need to hear that God is on their side. We as the church need to mobilize more than ever and serve our communities and be what Jesus intended for us to be.

Here’s a video of Chris Tomlin leading “God of This City”. The audio is not that great but you’ll get the idea.

If you’re interested in getting your own copy of “God of This City” check it out in iTunes or Amazon.

And here’s a full copy of the lyrics:

You’re the God of this city
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You Are

Bridge:
For there is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

Chorus 1:
Greater things have yet to come
Great things are still to be done
In this city
Greater things are still to come
And greater things are still to be done here

Verse 2:
You’re the Lord of Creation
The Creator of all things
You’re the King above all Kings
You Are

You’re the strength in our weakness
You’re the love to the broken
You’re the joy in the sadness
You Are