Song Of Intercession by William McDowell Lyrics
[Sung:]
Oh Lord... we come...
To You... we lay our lives before You
You know... our needs... before... we asked
So we come... not for ourselves...
But we're crying out for the nations
Oh Lord... we pray...
Give us beauty for ashes
Strength for our weakness
Oh Lord... we pray...
Give us faith to believe
Hearts that we seek
Oh Lord... we pray...
As Your church, we arise
Jesus, please hear our cry and have mercy...
[Spoken:]
Do I have a room full of intercessors tonight
Who will begin to lift up your voice?
Some of you may even want to run to the altar
And begin to lift up your voice
Not on behalf of yourself
But on behalf of the nations
Is there anyone that would join me
In praying for the nations of the earth
That the government will be upon His shoulders
That the Lord of glory will intervene
And hear the affairs of man?
Where are the intercessors?
Where are those who will cry out?
Where are those who will believe God
Who will say...
[Sung:]
"Oh God, hear Your people
Oh God, hear the cries of Your people."
As we lift up our voices tonight
As we lift up our voices tonight
If we've ever needed You
Right now is the time
Right now is the time to
Change the nations, Lord. [x3]
Reveal Your glory
And let Your church rise
Oh God, reveal Your glory
And let the church rise
Oh God, let the government be on your shoulders
Intervene on the behalf of every leader
Every nation, we cry out, we cry out, we cry out
We cry out, oh... We need You...
Have mercy on us, Lord. [x3]
And turn our hearts back to You
Turn our hearts back to You. [x2]
Turn our hearts back to You, oh God
Reveal Your Son; release miracles
Signs of wonders, oh God, release miracles
Signs of wonders, that You will be glorified
High and lifted up, and the nations will tremble
The nations will come in fear and say
"Jesus Christ is Lord! " [x2]
You are Lord!
Let the church rise [x3]
Come on, lift up your voices
Let a sound be heard [x2]
Through the nations of the earth
Oh...
The change I want to see
Must first begin in me
I surrender, so your world can be changed
[X6]
The change I want to see
Must first begin in me
I surrender [x8]
So your world can be changed
[Spoken:]
You are the light of the world
Cities set on a hill cannot be hidden
Whether you know it or not
The world is looking at you
Because the answer that they seek
Is on the inside of You
So I say:
[Sung:]
If they're looking for You
Let them find You in me
[X2]
If they're looking for You, Jesus
Let them find You in me
[X2]
The change I want to see
Must first begin in me...
I surrender all...
Oh Lord... we come...
To You... we lay our lives before You
You know... our needs... before... we asked
So we come... not for ourselves...
But we're crying out for the nations
Oh Lord... we pray...
Give us beauty for ashes
Strength for our weakness
Oh Lord... we pray...
Give us faith to believe
Hearts that we seek
Oh Lord... we pray...
As Your church, we arise
Jesus, please hear our cry and have mercy...
[Spoken:]
Do I have a room full of intercessors tonight
Who will begin to lift up your voice?
Some of you may even want to run to the altar
And begin to lift up your voice
Not on behalf of yourself
But on behalf of the nations
Is there anyone that would join me
In praying for the nations of the earth
That the government will be upon His shoulders
That the Lord of glory will intervene
And hear the affairs of man?
Where are the intercessors?
Where are those who will cry out?
Where are those who will believe God
Who will say...
[Sung:]
"Oh God, hear Your people
Oh God, hear the cries of Your people."
As we lift up our voices tonight
As we lift up our voices tonight
If we've ever needed You
Right now is the time
Right now is the time to
Change the nations, Lord. [x3]
Reveal Your glory
And let Your church rise
Oh God, reveal Your glory
And let the church rise
Oh God, let the government be on your shoulders
Intervene on the behalf of every leader
Every nation, we cry out, we cry out, we cry out
We cry out, oh... We need You...
Have mercy on us, Lord. [x3]
And turn our hearts back to You
Turn our hearts back to You. [x2]
Turn our hearts back to You, oh God
Reveal Your Son; release miracles
Signs of wonders, oh God, release miracles
Signs of wonders, that You will be glorified
High and lifted up, and the nations will tremble
The nations will come in fear and say
"Jesus Christ is Lord! " [x2]
You are Lord!
Let the church rise [x3]
Come on, lift up your voices
Let a sound be heard [x2]
Through the nations of the earth
Oh...
The change I want to see
Must first begin in me
I surrender, so your world can be changed
[X6]
The change I want to see
Must first begin in me
I surrender [x8]
So your world can be changed
[Spoken:]
You are the light of the world
Cities set on a hill cannot be hidden
Whether you know it or not
The world is looking at you
Because the answer that they seek
Is on the inside of You
So I say:
[Sung:]
If they're looking for You
Let them find You in me
[X2]
If they're looking for You, Jesus
Let them find You in me
[X2]
The change I want to see
Must first begin in me...
I surrender all...