Typically poweful songs that stir Christians to action.
A Boy Named David
Only a boy named David, only a little sling.
Only a boy named David, but he could play and sing.
Only a boy named David, only a rippling brook,
Only a boy named David, and five little stones he took...
And one little stone went into the sling and the sling went round and round,
And one little stone went into the sling and the sling went round and round,
And round and round and round and round and round and round and round...
And one little stone went up in the air,
And the giant came tumbling down!
Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel,
Gabriel blow your trum trum trum trum
Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel,
Gabriel blow your trum trum trum trum
Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel, Gabriel,
Gabriel blow your trum trum trum trum
Gabriel blow your trumpet!
Gabriel blow your trumpet now!
(repeat faster and/or in higher keys)
Gimme oil in my lamp
keep me burning, burning, burning;
Gimme oil in my lamp
I pray (Halleleluia)!
Gimme oil in my lamp
Keep me burning, burning, burning;
keep me burning til the break of day!
(Chorus)
Sing Hosanna! Sing Hosanna!
Sing Hosanna til the break of day...
Sing Hosanna! Sing Hosanna!
Sing Hosanna til the day.
Gimme joy in my life
keep me singing, singing, singing;
Gimme joy in my life,
I pray (Halleleluia)!
Gimme joy in my life
Keep me singing, singing, singing;
keep me singing til the break of day!
Gimme peace in my soul,
keep me resting, resting, resting;
Gimme peace in my soul,
I pray (Halleleluia)!
Gimme peace in my soul,
Keep me resting, resting, resting;
keep me resting til the break of day!
Gimme love in my heart,
keep me serving, serving, serving;
Gimme love in my heart,
I pray (Halleleluia)!
Gimme love in my heart,
Keep me serving, serving, serving;
keep me serving til the break of day!
Hail! Jesus You're my King! (Hail! Jesus You're my King!)
Your love frees me to sing! (Your love frees me to sing!)
I will praise You all my days! (I will praise You all my days!)
You're perfect in all Your ways! (You're perfect in all Your ways!)
(Chorus)
Hail! Hail! Lion of Judah! (Hail! Hail! Lion of Judah!)
How powerful You are! (How powerful You are!)
Hail! Hail! Lion of Judah! (Hail! Hail! Lion of Judah!)
How wonderful You are! (How wonderful You are!)
Hail! Jesus You're my Lord! (Hail! Jesus You're my Lord!)
I will obey Your Word. (I will obey Your Word.)
I want to see Your kingdom come! (I want to see Your kingdom come!)
Not my will but Yours be done! (Not my will but Yours be done!)
Glory! Glory! unto the Lamb! (Glory! Glory! unto the Lamb!)
You take me into the land. (You take me into the land.)
We will conquer in Your Name! (We will conquer in Your Name!)
And proclaim that Jesus reigns! (And proclaim that Jesus reigns!)
On that resurrection morning, when the redeemed are gath'ring in;
I'll be in that royal number, when they call my name.
When they all join in and sing, "Hallelujah to the King!"
I'll cry with a joyful sound, "Lord, here I am."
(Chorus)
Here I am, here I am!
I'm the one the Shepherd left the fold and found.
There were ninety and nine, but He left the fold to find
One little lost lamb, and here I am.
When old Gabriel blows the trumpet, and we rise up in the air,
In less time than a split second, we'll be changed from here to there;
Where there'll be no grief nor pain, perfect peace and joy shall reign,
Home at last I shall proclaim, "Lord, here I am."
Well I am a wounded soldier, but I will not leave the fight,
because the Great Physician is healing me.
I am standing in the battle, in the armor of His might,
because His mighty power is real in me.
And I am loved (I am loved). I am accepted (am accepted).
By the Savior of (Savior of my soul)
I am loved (I am loved). I am accepted (am accepted).
And my wounds will be made (wounds will be made) whole.
I cry out! For Your hand of mercy to heal me.
O I am weak! And I need Your strength to free me.
O God, my rock! My strength in weakness!
Come rescue me, O Lord.
You are my hope, and Your promise never fails me,
and my desire, is to follow You forever…
For You are good. For You are good...
For You are good to me!
For You are good. For You are good...
For You are good to me!
I have decided…to follow Jesus.
I have decided…to follow Jesus.
I have decided…to follow Jesus…
No turning back…no turning back.
Repeat same chorus with:
The world behind me…my God before me.
Though none go with me…still I will follow.
My cross I'll carry…'til I see Jesus.
Will you decide now... to follow Jesus?
I may never march in the infantry,
Ride in the calvary, shoot the artillary,
I may never zoom o'er the enemy,
But I'm in the Lord's Army (yes sir!)
I'm in the Lord's Army (yes sir!)
I'm in the Lord's Army (yes sir!)
(repeat)
This song has hand/body motions (for children, give them a lot of room):
"march in the infantry" - march in place
"ride in the calvary" - pretend to be riding a horse
"shoot the artillary" - use hands to motion a rocket leaving a plane
"zoom o'er the enemy" - hold out arms and move around like a plane
"yes sir!" - salute while saying it
I've got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart (where?)
down in my heart (where?) down in my heart
I've got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart (where?)
down in my heart to stay.
(Chorus)
And I am happy, so very happy,
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
Yes I am happy, so very happy,
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart.
I've got the love of Jesus love of Jesus down in my heart
Down in my heart, down in my heart
I've got the love of Jesus love of Jesus down in my heart
down in my heart to stay
And if the devil doesn't like it he can sit on a tack (ouch!)
Sit on a tack (ouch!) Sit on a tack
If the devil doesn't like it he can sit on a tack (ouch!)
Sit on a tack and stay!
I've got the wonderful-love-of-my-blessed-redeemer way down-in-the-depths-of-my-heart (where?)
Down-in-the-depths-of-my-heart (where?) Down-in-the-depths-of-my-heart.
I've got the wonderful-love-of-my-blessed-redeemer way down-in-the-depths-of-my-heart (where?)
Down in my heart to stay.
Troublesome times are here, filling men’s hearts with fear,
Freedom we all hold dear, now is at stake.
Humbling your heart to God saves from the chastening rod.
Seek the way pilgrims trod, Christians awake!
(Chorus)
Jesus is coming soon, morning or night or noon,
Many will meet their doom, trumpets will sound.
All of the dead shall rise, righteous meet in the sky,
Going where no one dies, Heavenward bound!
Troubles will soon be o’er, happy forever more,
When we meet on that shore, free from all care.
Rising up in the sky, telling this world goodbye,
Homeward we then will fly, glory to share.
If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold,
And you have to get along with meager fare,
Just remember, in His Word, how He feeds the little bird;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
(Chrous)
Leave it there, leave it there,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out.
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain,
And your soul is almost sinking in despair,
Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
When your enemies assail and your heart begins to fail,
Don’t forget that God in Heaven answers prayer;
He will make a way for you and will lead you safely through.
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
When your youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on,
And your body bends beneath the weight of care;
He will never leave you then, He’ll go with you to the end.
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
Standing there at the Red Sea God's people began to complain
"Soon Pharoah and his mighty army will take us into bondage again."
"Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord!" Moses cried.
Then God parted the waters and they crossed to the other side.
(Chorus)
God delivers again, oh, my God delivers again!
When it seems that all is lost He reaches down His hand.
Then all the forces of evil have to flee at His command;
Just when things look hopeless, my God delivers again.
"We'll never bow to your idols" the Hebrew children proclaimed.
So the king gave the command "throw them into the flame!"
The king said, "did we not cast three men into the furnace bound?
I see four men - loose in the fire, unhur, and they're walking around!"
As I journey thro’ the land, singing as I go,
Pointing souls to Calvary—to the crimson flow,
Many arrows pierce my soul from without, within;
But my Lord leads me on, thro’ Him I must win.
(Chorus)
O I want to see Him, look upon His face,
There to sing forever of His saving grace;
On the streets of glory let me lift my voice,
Cares all past, home at last, ever to rejoice.
When in service for my Lord dark may be the night,
But I’ll cling more close to Him, He will give me light;
Satan’s snares may vex my soul, turn my thoughts aside;
But my Lord goes ahead, leads whate’er betide.
When in valleys low I look tow’rd the mountain height,
And behold my Savior there, leading in the fight,
With a tender hand outstretched tow’rd the valley low,
Guiding me, I can see, as I onward go.
When before me billows rise form the mighty deep,
Then my Lord directs my bark; He doth safely keep,
And He leads me gently on thro’ this world below;
He’s a real Friend to me, O I love Him so.
When He rolls up His sleeves He ain't just puttin' on the ritz!
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
There is FIRE in His footsteps and lightning in His fists --
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
The Lord he wasn't kiddin’ when he kicked 'em out of Eden!
and It wasn't for no reason that He SHED HIS BLOOD!!
His return is getting close now so you better be believin' that
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
And when the sky was starless in the void of the night --
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
He spoke INto the darkness and created the light.
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
Judgment and wrath He poured out on Sodom!
Mercy and grace He gave us at the cross!!
I hope we have not too quickly forgotten that
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD HE REIGNS,
FROM HEAVEN ABOVE WITH WISDOM
POW'R AND LOVE OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!!
(to the tune of "Louie Louie")
Well a burning bush told me just the OTHER day,
that I should come over here and stay
Gotta get my people out of Pharaoh’s hand
and lead them to...the promised land, I'm sayin'...
PHARAOH! PHARAOH! bah bah bah-bah-bah
uh LET MY PEOPLE GO! bah bah bah-bah-bah bah bah
PHARAOH! PHARAOH! bah bah bah-bah-bah
uh LET MY PEOPLE GO! nah nah nah nah
Well-a, me an' God's people came up to the Red Sea,
saw Pharaoh’s army commin' after me
I raised my rod and stuck it in the sand!
ALL of God's people walked across dry land.
I'm singing PHARAOH! PHARAOH! bah bah bah-bah-bah
uh LET MY PEOPLE GO! bah bah bah-bah-bah bah bah
PHARAOH! PHARAOH! bah bah bah-bah-bah uh
LET MY PEOPLE GO! nah nah nah nah
We gotta pray, pray, pray down the power!
Pray, pray, Pray down the power!
Pray, pray, Pray down the power…
Pray down the power in Jesus name!
Well the Lord will do what He said He would
if we'd pray down the power like we know we should
There ain't no thing that the Lord can't do
So let's pray down the power, just me and you!
(optional: start the first verse very slowly,
speed up a bit for each verse,
slow back down for the last)
When the Spirit of the Lord moves in my heart,
I will pray like David prayed.
When the Spirit of the Lord moves in my heart,
I will pray like David prayed.
I will *clap* pray, I will *clap* pray,
I will pray like David prayed…
I will *clap* pray, I will *clap* pray,
I will pray like David prayed.
Repeat with:
I will sing like David sang…
I will dance like David danced…
I will fight like David fought…
I will pray like David prayed.
Re...joice in the Lord Always and again I say rejoice *clap* *clap*
Re...joice in the Lord Always and again I say rejoice *clap* *clap*
Rejoice, rejoice and again I say rejoice! *clap* *clap*
Rejoice, rejoice and again I say rejoice! *clap* *clap*
(done in rounds)
Romans! 16:19 says...Romans! 16:19 says...
Be excellent, at what is good... be innocent, of evil...
Oh, be excellent, at what is good... be innocent, of evil...
and the God of peace will soon crush Satan...
yes God will crush him underneath your feet (HUH!)
(repeat)
I will call upon the (I will call upon the Lord) Lord
Who is worthy to be (who is worthy to be praised) praised
So shall I be SAVED FROM MY ENEMIES!
The LORD LIVETH! and blessed be the Rock!
and may the God of my salvation be exalted!
The Lord HE LIVETH! and blessed be the Rock!
and may the God of my salvation be exalted!
There is no Rock, like our God.
There is no Rock, like our God.
Precious Corner Stone, I stand on Thee alone,
There is no, there is no Rock! Like our God.
