ABOVE ALL - Christian Song of Praise and Worship with Lyrics

Intro: G/B       C - D           G/B       C - D

                  C           D                G             G/B
Above all powers above all kings
                    C                  D               G    D/F#
Above all nature and all created things
                     Em                D                        C  G/B
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
 C                       Am7                                  D       G/B
You were here before the world began


                  C                D                    G G/B
Above all kingdoms   above all thrones
                   C                   D                        G         D/F#
Above all wonders the world has ever known
                 Em                D                           C  G/B
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
C                         Am7                                      B7      D
There's no way to measure what You're worth


Refrain:
G      C     D                       G
Crucified laid behind a stone
G                   C        D                   G
You lived to die rejected and alone
D/F#   Em  D                            C       G/B
Like a rose trampled on the ground
                        C   G/B                       C  D
You took the fall and thought of me
           G/B       C - D           G/B      C - D
Above all
(Repeat)

89.1 No Place For Jesus At His Birth

(Luke 2:1-7)

At that time Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire. When this first census took place, Quirinius was the governor of Syria. Everyone, then, went to register himself, each to his own hometown.

Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the birthplace of King David. Joseph went there because he was a descendant of David. He went to register with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him. She was pregnant and while they were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have her baby. She gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger- there was no room for them to stay in the inn.

88.4 Praise The Goodness of the Lord

(Psalm 115)

To you alone, O Lord, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.

Why should the nations ask us, "Where is your God?"
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he wishes.
Their gods are made of silver and gold, formed by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear, and noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot feel, and feet, but cannot walk; they cannot make a sound.
May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made. 

Trust in the Lord, you people of Israel. He helps you and protects you.

Trust in the Lord, you priests of God. He helps you and protects you.

Trust in the Lord, all you that worship him. He helps you and protects you.

The Lord remembers us and will bless us; he will bless the people of Israel and all the priests of God.

He will bless everyone who honors him, the great and the small alike.

May the Lord give you children- you and your descendants!

May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth!

Heaven belongs to the Lord alone, but he gave the earth to man.

The Lord is not praised by the dead, by any who go down to the land of silence.

But we, the living, will give thanks to him now and forever.

Praise the Lord!

88.3 Jesus Is Great; He Will Judge

(Luke 3:15-19)

People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder whether John perhaps might be the Messiah. So John said to all of them, "I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out."

In many different ways John preached the Good News to the people and urged them to change their ways. But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things.

88.2 The Liberator Comes

(Isaiah 49:8-16)

The Lord says to his people, "When the time comes to save you, I will show you favor and answer your cries for help. I will guard and protect you and through you make a covenant with all peoples.  I will let you settle once again in your land that is now laid waste. I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Come out to the light!' They will be like sheep that graze on the hills; they will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be lead by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water.

"I will make a highway across the mountains and prepare a road for my people to travel. My people will come from far away, from the north and the west, and from Aswan in the south."

Sing heavens! Shout for joy, earth! Let the mountains burst into song! The Lord will comfort his people; he will have pity on his suffering people.

But the people of Jerusalem said, "The Lord has abandoned us! He has forgotten us." So the Lord answers, "Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore? Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you. Jerusalem, I can never forget you. I have written your name on the palms of my hands.