It has been said that singing as a form of praise is equivalent to praying twice. If this is true, then perhaps this is the reason why praise, praise music and music Jesus songs are very popular for the faithful and religious. Besides praise and worship music, there is also Christian praise dance, which involves moving through the beat of the religious and worship songs being sung.
It is time for a praise break. So sit back, relax, and enjoy these excerpts of lyrics containing scripture and other wise quotes from the best praise and worship songs that have been recorded in the last few decades.
From “Highest and the Greatest” by Tim Hughes
“Praise you Jesus,” this song seems to convey. This Hughes original is highly popular especially to young people.
“Wake every heart and every tongue
To sing the new eternal song
And crown Him King of Glory now
Confess Him, Lord of all
You are the highest
You are the greatest
You are the Lord of all
Angels will worship
Nations will bow down
To the Lord of all
A day will come when all will sing
And glorify our matchless King
Your name unrivalled stands alone
You are the Lord of all”
From “Glory in the Highest” by Chris Tomlin
Among all praise and worship songs, this is one of the most sung at religious events and at church.
“Apart from You there is no god
Light of the world
The Bright and Morning Star
Your name will shine for all to see
You are the one
You are my glory
And no one else could ever compare
To You, Lord
All the earth together declares …
Glory in the highest … to You, Lord
All the earth will sing Your praise
The moon and stars, the sun and rain
Every nation will proclaim
That You are God and You will reign”
From “Beautiful Savior” by Darlene Zschech
This is one of the many praise songs to directly give worship to Jesus Christ as Savior of mankind.
“All my days I will sing the song of gladness
Give my praise to the fountain of delights
For in my helplessness, you hear my cry
And waves of mercy poured down on my life
Beautiful Savior, wonderful counselor
Clothed in majesty, Lord of history
You’re the way, the truth and the life
Star of the morning, glorious in holiness
You’re the risen one, heaven’s champion
And you reign, you reign over all
I will trust in the cross of my Redeemer
I will sing of the LAMB that never fails
Of sins forgiven, of conscience cleared
Of death defeated and life without end”
From “Thank You Lord” by Don Moen
Finally, here is our favorite—one of the classic songs of praise.
“I come before you today
And there’s just one thing that I want to say
Thank you lord
Thank you lord
For all you’ve given to me
For all the blessings that I cannot see
With a grateful heart
With a song of praise
With an outstretch arm
I will bless your name
Thank you lord
I just wanna thank you lord
For all you’ve done in my life
You took my darkness and gave me your light
Thank you lord
Thank you lord
You took my sin and my shame
You took my sickness and healed all my pain”
We praise the Lord through music, dance, prayer, worship and in many different ways. Our praises rise to the heavens and are a pleasant aroma to God. Besides being our Father and Savior, our God is also king. Praise without obedience is hollow, so let us all remember all aspects of Jesus – He is our Prophet, Priest and King.
Great Praise Radio
Here are some great praise radio stations:
- Praise 106.5 is at www.praise106.5.com, and is a Christian radio station in Lynden, Washington.
- Praise 104.1 is at praisedc.om in is advertised as “DC’s home for the gospel community.” This is a station serving the Washington, DC area.
- Praise 102.5 serves the Atlanta, GA area and its website is mypraiseatl.com.