Pre-Lude THEY LIVE IN YOU
By: Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebo M
From: The Lion King: The Broadway Musical
Night
And the spirit of life calling.
And a voice
With the fear of a child asking.
Wait,
There’s no mountain too great.
Hear these words and have faith.
Oh, have faith.
He lives in you.
He lives in me.
He’s watching over everything we see.
In every creature, in every star
In your reflection he lives in you.
They live in you.
They live in me.
They’re watching over everything we see.
In every creature, in every star
In your reflection, they live in you.
Acknowledgement of the Land
Welcome
Focusing for the Service: From Sacredius
How do we find the faith to believe the story of Easter, Jesus?
How do we grasp its truth?
We can only accept it; refusing to reduce it to scientific debate or historical literalism
kneeling with humility and awe beside the blood-stained cross and the empty grave;
For then, we are your witnesses.
How do we understand the mystery of your death and life, Jesus?
How do we explain it?
We can only live it; allowing it to permeate every grain of this sand that forms us,
every thought, every priority, every act and every interaction,
For then we are your witnesses,
and you deserve nothing less from us. Amen.
Gathering Song I FOUND HIM CRADLED 625 CP
I found him cradled in a lamplit barn;
His mother Mary rocked him.
The child was God they hung today
On a big cross and they mocked him there.
One day on, the tomb is silent;
One day on, all heaven weeps;
One day on and even starlight
Hid from Christ who sleeps.
I heard him laughing in the temple court
The day his parents lost him.
The boy was God they hung today
And Ill never know what it cost him there.
Two days on, the tomb is silent;
Two days on all heaven weeps;
Two days on, and still the starlight
His from Christ who sleeps.
I saw him weeping over sin and death,
The sick and dying round him.
The man was God they hung today
On a big high cross when I found him there.
Three days on, the tomb is open!
Three days on, the loud refrain:
Christ has died, and Christ has risen,
Christ will come again.
Welcome
Focusing for the Service: From Sacredius
How do we find the faith to believe the story of Easter, Jesus?
How do we grasp its truth?
We can only accept it; refusing to reduce it to scientific debate or historical literalism
kneeling with humility and awe beside the blood-stained cross and the empty grave;
For then, we are your witnesses.
How do we understand the mystery of your death and life, Jesus?
How do we explain it?
We can only live it; allowing it to permeate every grain of this sand that forms us,
every thought, every priority, every act and every interaction,
For then we are your witnesses,
and you deserve nothing less from us. Amen.
Gathering Song I FOUND HIM CRADLED 625 CP
I found him cradled in a lamplit barn;
His mother Mary rocked him.
The child was God they hung today
On a big cross and they mocked him there.
One day on, the tomb is silent;
One day on, all heaven weeps;
One day on and even starlight
Hid from Christ who sleeps.
I heard him laughing in the temple court
The day his parents lost him.
The boy was God they hung today
And Ill never know what it cost him there.
Two days on, the tomb is silent;
Two days on all heaven weeps;
Two days on, and still the starlight
His from Christ who sleeps.
I saw him weeping over sin and death,
The sick and dying round him.
The man was God they hung today
On a big high cross when I found him there.
Three days on, the tomb is open!
Three days on, the loud refrain:
Christ has died, and Christ has risen,
Christ will come again.
The Gathering (Sacredius)
As we gather in our places, listen for the echo of God's Voice still moving in the air.
Lord, open our ears to hear You speak to us.
Now we meet, as eternity is expressed in time.
Lord, open our eyes to see You smile on us.
Once again, the Word of God is revealed among us in physical form.
Lord, open our hearts to welcome You into our lives.
O God, you reveal yourself in simple, created things. We thank You for speaking to us through various symbols, and deeds. We thank You for the Word of life planted like a seed in our hearts. May the fruit it bears be good and plentiful, bringing praise to You. Amen
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (3:12-19)
When Peter saw it, he addressed the people, "You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you. "And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. In this way, God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer. Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out
Listen for the Leading of the Spirit R: Thanks be to God
Psalm 4 MV 103
As we gather in our places, listen for the echo of God's Voice still moving in the air.
Lord, open our ears to hear You speak to us.
Now we meet, as eternity is expressed in time.
Lord, open our eyes to see You smile on us.
Once again, the Word of God is revealed among us in physical form.
Lord, open our hearts to welcome You into our lives.
O God, you reveal yourself in simple, created things. We thank You for speaking to us through various symbols, and deeds. We thank You for the Word of life planted like a seed in our hearts. May the fruit it bears be good and plentiful, bringing praise to You. Amen
The Proclamation of the Word
When Peter saw it, he addressed the people, "You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you. "And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. In this way, God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer. Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out
Listen for the Leading of the Spirit R: Thanks be to God
Psalm 4 MV 103
Kama-na-'o 'I'O o koka-kou Aku-a. Faithful, faithful is our God
Kama-na-'o 'I'O o koka-kou Aku-a. Faithful, faithful is our God
In love there is no one more faithful than our God
who brings light in our darkness.
The God who shares the breath of life with you and me,
all living things upon the earth
In quiet moments God whispers tenderly
the mystery of unending love.
For God is good, and holds us as we sleep,
to wake us to the morning light.
The mercy of our God we seek to share each day,
to help each other on our way,
to be God's hands and heart with tender care.
God's faithfulness is always there.
When we share, we share respect and care,
the gifts and bonds of human kindness.
And in our journey, may love lead the way.
To be God's living, sing this day
A Reading from the first letter of John (3:1-7)
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him, there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Luke (24:36b-48)
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ
While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, "Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence. Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you--that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
The Gospel of Christ R: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
Homily
An Affirmation of Faith
(An Easter Affirmation – First United Methodist Church of Olympia (fumcoly.org))
We believe in an astounding God, who surprises us on Easter morning, who reveals through an empty tomb how overflowingly full of God the creation is. We believe in God, who is light in the darkness, who never gives up on love, who is always working for our good, who weeps when we weep and laughs when we laugh, who calls us to be more than we are as God relentlessly transforms our tears into alleluias.
We believe in the Christ, present at and in the creation, heard in the words of prophets, enfleshed in the birth of a long-sought Messiah, alive in the lessons taught to disciples, not stuck in a tomb of despair, nailed to cross, or buried in the past, but living forever, and walking with us on our journeys today, seen in our stories, present in everything we can see, touch, and imagine.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the invisible presence of God, the joy, hope, and peace of possibilities opening all around us all the time. We believe the Spirit calls us to community, to compassion, to welcome, and to acts of mercy and justice so that the whole world will quiver with wonder and hope.
We are people of faith in the risen Christ, and we see our Christ in everyone and in everything. We strive to live in such a way that the world will see Christ rising again, in us and through us, with the message of Easter. God cannot be contained; Not by books, not by traditions, not by institutions, and not by tombs. God lives. Christ is risen. Alleluia. Amen.
Offering Hymn SPIRIT OPEN MY HEART MV 79
Chorus
Spirit, open my heart to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love, in receiving and giving,
Spirit, open my heart.
God replace my stony heart with a heart that’s kind and tender.
All my coldness and fear to your grace I now surrender. Chorus
Write your love upon my heart as my law, my goal, my story.
In each thought, word, deed may living bring you glory. Chorus
May I weep with those who weep, share the joy of sister, brother.
In the welcome of Christ, may we welcome one another.
Prayer over the Gifts
Creator of all, you wash away our sins in water, you give us new birth by the Spirit, and redeem us in the blood of Christ. As we celebrate the resurrection, renew your gift of life within us. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen
The Blessing A FRANCISCAN BENEDICTION
May God bless you with Discomfort …
at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships,
so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with Anger …
at Injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,
so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.
May God bless you with Tears …
to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war,
so that you may reach our your hand to comfort them
and to turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough Foolishness …
to believe that you can make a difference in this world
Dismissal (Bruce Pewter)
If the God who raised Jesus from the dead is for us, who dare be against us?
We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.
Step out into the world in humble confidence:
there is nothing about to happen that God has not foreseen,
and no situation where Christ will not be there ahead of you,
preparing a place and an opportunity for you.
Thanks be to God. Amen! Alleluia!!
A Reading from the first letter of John (3:1-7)
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him, there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
Listen for the Leading of the Spirit R: Thanks be to God
Gradual Hymn WE WHO LIVE BY SOUND AND SYMBOL 69 CP
We who live by sound and symbol,
We who learn from sight and word,
Find these married in the person
Of the one we call our Lord.
Taking bread to his body,
Taking wine to be his blood,
He let thought take flesh in action;
He let faith take root in food.
Not just once with special people,
Not just hidden deep in time,
But whatever Christ is followed,
Earthly fare becomes sublime.
Though to sound this seems a mystery,
Though to sound this seems absurd,
Yet in faith, which seems like folly,
We meet Jesus Christ our Lord.
God, our maker, Send your spirit
To pervade the bread we break.
Let it bring the life we long for
And the love which we forsake.
Blind us closer to each other,
Both forgiving and forgiven;
Give us grace in this and all things
To discern the hand of heaven.
Gradual Hymn WE WHO LIVE BY SOUND AND SYMBOL 69 CP
We who live by sound and symbol,
We who learn from sight and word,
Find these married in the person
Of the one we call our Lord.
Taking bread to his body,
Taking wine to be his blood,
He let thought take flesh in action;
He let faith take root in food.
Not just once with special people,
Not just hidden deep in time,
But whatever Christ is followed,
Earthly fare becomes sublime.
Though to sound this seems a mystery,
Though to sound this seems absurd,
Yet in faith, which seems like folly,
We meet Jesus Christ our Lord.
God, our maker, Send your spirit
To pervade the bread we break.
Let it bring the life we long for
And the love which we forsake.
Blind us closer to each other,
Both forgiving and forgiven;
Give us grace in this and all things
To discern the hand of heaven.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Luke (24:36b-48)
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ
While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, "Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence. Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you--that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
The Gospel of Christ R: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
Homily
An Affirmation of Faith
(An Easter Affirmation – First United Methodist Church of Olympia (fumcoly.org))
We believe in an astounding God, who surprises us on Easter morning, who reveals through an empty tomb how overflowingly full of God the creation is. We believe in God, who is light in the darkness, who never gives up on love, who is always working for our good, who weeps when we weep and laughs when we laugh, who calls us to be more than we are as God relentlessly transforms our tears into alleluias.
We believe in the Christ, present at and in the creation, heard in the words of prophets, enfleshed in the birth of a long-sought Messiah, alive in the lessons taught to disciples, not stuck in a tomb of despair, nailed to cross, or buried in the past, but living forever, and walking with us on our journeys today, seen in our stories, present in everything we can see, touch, and imagine.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the invisible presence of God, the joy, hope, and peace of possibilities opening all around us all the time. We believe the Spirit calls us to community, to compassion, to welcome, and to acts of mercy and justice so that the whole world will quiver with wonder and hope.
We are people of faith in the risen Christ, and we see our Christ in everyone and in everything. We strive to live in such a way that the world will see Christ rising again, in us and through us, with the message of Easter. God cannot be contained; Not by books, not by traditions, not by institutions, and not by tombs. God lives. Christ is risen. Alleluia. Amen.
Offering Hymn SPIRIT OPEN MY HEART MV 79
Chorus
Spirit, open my heart to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love, in receiving and giving,
Spirit, open my heart.
God replace my stony heart with a heart that’s kind and tender.
All my coldness and fear to your grace I now surrender. Chorus
Write your love upon my heart as my law, my goal, my story.
In each thought, word, deed may living bring you glory. Chorus
May I weep with those who weep, share the joy of sister, brother.
In the welcome of Christ, may we welcome one another.
Prayer over the Gifts
Creator of all, you wash away our sins in water, you give us new birth by the Spirit, and redeem us in the blood of Christ. As we celebrate the resurrection, renew your gift of life within us. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen
Prayers of the People (lutherancore.com)
Let us pray to our victorious Savior on behalf of the Church, the world, and all people.
A brief silence
Lord Jesus, we can scarcely imagine seeing you face to face. It’s even harder to imagine looking at each other, and seeing you – perfectly reflected in everyone’s face! Thank you for that promise. Give us grace, when it’s hard to see you in ourselves and each other, to cling to that promise, and to catch a glimpse of your love shining through.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Make you Church in your image. In its words, let unbelievers hear your challenge, forgiveness, and invitation. In its deeds, let them see your love. In its worship, let them see your beauty. In its cross-bearing, let them see your life.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Give your persecuted sisters and brothers the grace to speak St. Peter’s words to their tormentors: “You act in ignorance; repent, believe in him, and be forgiven.”
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Make this congregation bold to proclaim you as our risen Lord. Help us to speak and act in ways that reflect your holiness and love to those around us.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Grant to our children your dearest blessings. Teach them to trust you with all their heart, and to find happiness in sharing your love with their friends and family.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Deliver all people from the powers of sin, evil, and death. Raise up leaders who seek to do your Father’s will. Especially we pray for our elected and appointed leaders, and for the welfare of this country. Establish your people in righteousness, liberty, and peace.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Look with kindness upon all who tend the land and feed the nations with the fruits of their labour. Make them wise and faithful stewards of your bounty. Grant sun and rain in due measure, and preserve your good land from blight, drought, flood, wind, and fire.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray on behalf of all whose needs of body, soul and mind are great. Especially we lift before you the needs of: ……. Change their suffering into patient endurance, and their sorrow into enduring hope. Transform shame, guilt, and despair into hope-filled repentance, and the power of death into living joy.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Lord Jesus, we thank you for fulfilling all your promises to those who died trusting in you. Comfort those who mourn. Walk with us throughout our life’s journey. Transform us into your blest likeness. On that great day when we see you face to face, let us with perfect clarity see you also in the faces of all whom you have redeemed.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Grant to us all that is in accordance with your will, dear Jesus, and accomplish your salvation among us; for you are risen from the dead and dwell in majesty with your Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
The Collect
O God, your Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread. Open the eyes of our faith, that we may see him in his redeeming work, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Let us pray to our victorious Savior on behalf of the Church, the world, and all people.
A brief silence
Lord Jesus, we can scarcely imagine seeing you face to face. It’s even harder to imagine looking at each other, and seeing you – perfectly reflected in everyone’s face! Thank you for that promise. Give us grace, when it’s hard to see you in ourselves and each other, to cling to that promise, and to catch a glimpse of your love shining through.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Make you Church in your image. In its words, let unbelievers hear your challenge, forgiveness, and invitation. In its deeds, let them see your love. In its worship, let them see your beauty. In its cross-bearing, let them see your life.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Give your persecuted sisters and brothers the grace to speak St. Peter’s words to their tormentors: “You act in ignorance; repent, believe in him, and be forgiven.”
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Make this congregation bold to proclaim you as our risen Lord. Help us to speak and act in ways that reflect your holiness and love to those around us.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Grant to our children your dearest blessings. Teach them to trust you with all their heart, and to find happiness in sharing your love with their friends and family.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Deliver all people from the powers of sin, evil, and death. Raise up leaders who seek to do your Father’s will. Especially we pray for our elected and appointed leaders, and for the welfare of this country. Establish your people in righteousness, liberty, and peace.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Look with kindness upon all who tend the land and feed the nations with the fruits of their labour. Make them wise and faithful stewards of your bounty. Grant sun and rain in due measure, and preserve your good land from blight, drought, flood, wind, and fire.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray on behalf of all whose needs of body, soul and mind are great. Especially we lift before you the needs of: ……. Change their suffering into patient endurance, and their sorrow into enduring hope. Transform shame, guilt, and despair into hope-filled repentance, and the power of death into living joy.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Lord Jesus, we thank you for fulfilling all your promises to those who died trusting in you. Comfort those who mourn. Walk with us throughout our life’s journey. Transform us into your blest likeness. On that great day when we see you face to face, let us with perfect clarity see you also in the faces of all whom you have redeemed.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Grant to us all that is in accordance with your will, dear Jesus, and accomplish your salvation among us; for you are risen from the dead and dwell in majesty with your Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
The Collect
O God, your Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread. Open the eyes of our faith, that we may see him in his redeeming work, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Blessing A FRANCISCAN BENEDICTION
May God bless you with Discomfort …
at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships,
so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with Anger …
at Injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,
so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.
May God bless you with Tears …
to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war,
so that you may reach our your hand to comfort them
and to turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough Foolishness …
to believe that you can make a difference in this world
so that you can do what others claim cannot be done. Amen.
Closing Hymn WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE LORD
We are children of the Lord,
Gathered here to pray together.
We are one within God’s love.
This we know were certain of.
Creator, hear the song we sing,
As we bring our world before you.
Soon your word will sow the seed
Sow your strength within our need.
Sing, O children to the Lord,
All the world is hushed and waiting,
As we lift our hearts above
Simply living in God’s love.
Closing Hymn WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE LORD
We are children of the Lord,
Gathered here to pray together.
We are one within God’s love.
This we know were certain of.
Creator, hear the song we sing,
As we bring our world before you.
Soon your word will sow the seed
Sow your strength within our need.
Sing, O children to the Lord,
All the world is hushed and waiting,
As we lift our hearts above
Simply living in God’s love.
Dismissal (Bruce Pewter)
If the God who raised Jesus from the dead is for us, who dare be against us?
We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.
Step out into the world in humble confidence:
there is nothing about to happen that God has not foreseen,
and no situation where Christ will not be there ahead of you,
preparing a place and an opportunity for you.
Thanks be to God. Amen! Alleluia!!
PostLude GRAVES INTO GARDENS
Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick and Tiffany Hammer
I searched the world but it couldn’t fill me. Man’s empty praise, and treasures that fade are never enough.
Then you came along and out me back together, and every desire is now satisfied here in your love.
Oh there’s nothing better than you. There’s nothing better than you. Lord there’s nothing, nothing better than you.
I’m not afraid to show you my weakness. My failures and flaws, Lord, you’ve seen them all, and you still call my friend.
Cause the God of the mountain is the God of the valley. There is a place your mercy and grace wont find me again.
You turn mourning to dancing, you give beauty for ashes. You turn graves into gardens, you turn bones into armies. You turn seas into highways, you’re the only one who can. You’re the only one who can.
Oh there’s nothing better than you. There’s nothing better than you. Lord there’s nothing, nothing better than you.
Oh there’s nothing better than you. There’s nothing better than you. Lord there’s nothing, nothing better than you.
Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick and Tiffany Hammer
I searched the world but it couldn’t fill me. Man’s empty praise, and treasures that fade are never enough.
Then you came along and out me back together, and every desire is now satisfied here in your love.
Oh there’s nothing better than you. There’s nothing better than you. Lord there’s nothing, nothing better than you.
I’m not afraid to show you my weakness. My failures and flaws, Lord, you’ve seen them all, and you still call my friend.
Cause the God of the mountain is the God of the valley. There is a place your mercy and grace wont find me again.
You turn mourning to dancing, you give beauty for ashes. You turn graves into gardens, you turn bones into armies. You turn seas into highways, you’re the only one who can. You’re the only one who can.
Oh there’s nothing better than you. There’s nothing better than you. Lord there’s nothing, nothing better than you.
Oh there’s nothing better than you. There’s nothing better than you. Lord there’s nothing, nothing better than you.
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