Music for worship...
Prayers of the Saints
Fourteen
songs of worship, performed by the worship team from McLaurin Baptist Church of Grande Prairie in 1994. Many
psalms are included. Twelve of the songs were written by Jamie Soles, who also produced the album. Many voices,
full band, very encouraging.
Song samples are in mp3 format. Please note that audio files are large and may require a few moments to download, particularly if you are using a dial-up Internet account.
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lyrics
Psalm 1
© Jamie Soles February 1993
Blessed is the man
Who does not walk in the wisdom of man
Or stands in the path of sinners
Or sits in the
seat of the scoffer
Blessed is the man
Who does not walk in the wisdom of man
Or stands in the path of sinners
Or sits in the seat of the scoffer
But his delight is in the law of the Lord
And in His law he meditates
day and night
He shall be like a tree planted by rivers of water
Bearing its fruit in its season
And its leaf shall not wither
He shall be like a tree planted by rivers
of water
Bearing its fruit in its season
And whatever he does will prosper
Blessed is the man
The
ungodly are not so,
they are chaff which the wind drives away
So the wicked won't stand in the judgment
Or sinners with the saints
For the Lord knows the way of His righteous ones
But the way of the godless
man will die
Blessed is the man in whom the Lord delights
He shall be like a tree....
Be Exalted (Psalm 21.8-13)
© Jamie Soles August 1993
Be exalted oh Lord in Your own strength
We will sing and praise Your power
Be exalted oh Lord in Your own
strength
We will sing and praise Your power
Your hand will find all Your enemies
Your right hand will find
those who hate You
You will swallow them up in Your wrath
And fire shall devour them
Their seed You
shall destroy from the earth
Their descendants from the sons of men
For they intended evil against You
But
their counsel will not stand
Be exalted oh Lord....
You rule in the midst of Your enemies
No man can stand up against You
For the knees of the nations will bow
And all men will serve You
Your mercy who can resist
Saving grace
You shed in abundance
Of all that the Father gives You
Not a single one will be lost
Be exalted oh Lord....
Lord of Hosts
© Jamie Soles October 1990
You stood as king at creation
You stood as king at the flood
You stood as king when You laid Your glory
down
When You purchased me for God with Your blood
You are the king of the world we live in
You are the Lord
above us all
You are exalted above the heavens
And to Your name all men will bow
We exalt You,
we exalt Your name
We give way to the Lord of Hosts
And we bless You, glory to Your name
We give way
to the Lord of Hosts
Psalm 126
© Jamie Soles March 1994
When You returned the captives of Zion
To our homes
We were like those who dream
Then our mouth was filled
with laughter
And our tongue with singing Your praise
Then it was said among the nations
"The Lord has
been good to you"
Yes Lord You have done great things for us
And for these things we are glad
But there are others, Lord, our brothers Lord
Who remain in captivity
Bring them back, oh Lord
To Your
side oh Lord
May the river of life set them free
Set them free
Those who sow in tears shall reap in
joy
Who continually weep, bearing seeds for sowing
Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing
With bundles
of fruit for the showing
There are others, Lord....
Mercy and Truth (Psalm 25.10)
© Jamie Soles August 1993
To You oh Lord I lift my soul
Oh my God I trust in You
For You are the God who saves me
All the day I wait
on You (repeat)
Show me Your ways oh Lord
Teach me Your paths oh Lord
Lead me in Your truth and
teach me
To keep Your covenant and Your testimonies
For all of Your paths oh Lord
They are mercy
and truth to me
All of Your paths oh Lord
They are mercy and truth to me
Remember Your tender mercies
Lord
For they have been from days of old
Remember me in Your mercy
Not in the wrongs I've done before
Show me Your ways oh Lord....
For all of Your paths oh Lord....
Covenant Song
© Jamie Soles September 1991
God of grace and mercy
I need to meet You here
To glory in Your presence, Lord
I come to draw near
For
I am poor and needy
I need to see Your face
To fall upon Your mercy
to rest in Your grace
Teach me
to abide in You
I need to abide in You
To sacrifice my pride to You
I want to abide in You
God of law
and power
I bow my face to You
For You are great and holy Lord,
please show me what to do
For I am
weak and weary
I need to know Your Word
To guide me and to keep me
unstained by the world
Lord I need
to grow in You
How I need to grow in You
To discipline my soul in You
Lord I want to grow in You
God
of all dominion
I lift my eyes to You
You rule above the nations
and draw all men to You
The harvest
now is plenty
and I am called to speak
I shall do it gladly Lord,
Your covenant keep
Lord I must be sharing
You
Help me to be sharing You
Giving all my life to You
I want to be sharing You
Teach me to abide
in You
Lord I need to grow in You
Giving all my life to You
I want to be sharing You
Disciples' Prayer (Matthew 6.9-13)
© Jamie Soles October 1990
God our Father who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
On earth as it
is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
Forgive us Lord as we forgive
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from the evil one repeat
For Thine is the kingdom
The power and the glory
Forever and ever
and ever (repeat 4x)
Amen, amen, amen
Father God, We Come
© Jamie Soles September 1990
Father God we come
Humbly to Your throne
Cause our hearts to bow
To kneel before Your presence
For
we were made to worship
To stand in awe of You
To present our lives
A sacrifice to You
Holy Spirit
come
Fix our eyes on Jesus
Lead us into truth
Teach us how to please You
For we were made to worship....
Oh Give Thanks (Psalm 107.1-3)
© Jamie Soles September 1993
Oh give thanks unto the Lord for He is good
For His mercy endures forever
Let those who've been redeemed
The redeemed of the Lord say so
He has redeemed us from the hand of the enemy
And has gathered us from every
land
From the east and west
From the north and south we have come
Oh give thanks to the Lord
For He is good
And His mercy endures forever
Oh give thanks to the Lord
For He is good
And His mercy
endures forever
Psalm 117
© Jamie Soles April 1993
Sing praise to the Lord every nation
Sing praise to the Lord, you peoples of the earth
Sing praise to the
Lord you men of every nation
Praise to the Lord, you peoples of the earth
For His merciful kindness is great
toward us
And the truth of the Lord endures forever
For His merciful kindness is great toward us
And
the truth of the Lord endures forever
Praise the Lord!
You're So Good to Me
© John Raschke 1994. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
(No sample available)
Tenderness and love
You show me
Freedom and hope
You give to me
I am in Your hands,
You hold me
Take this
man I am and mold me
When I fall and break
You take me as I am
I stand before you now
This helpless man I
am
And I sing…
Lord, You’re good to me
You take my hand and carry me
Oh Lord You’re so
good to me
Oh Lord, You’re good to me
Please take my life an offering
Oh Lord You’re so good
to me [Repeat]
I Give You Praise
© Daryl Hewko 1995. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
(No sample available)
You are so good to me
I give You praise
You make good things happen Lord
I give You praise
You are so good
to me
I give You praise
You make good things happen Lord
I give You praise
With my hands, with my mouth
And
with all I am
I give You praise
With my hands, with my mouth
And with all I am
I give You praise
Come
Holy Spirit
Lead in the Father’s praise
Teach me Spirit
The Father’s praise
With my hands....
The Kingdom is the Lord's (Psalm 22.22ff)
© Jamie Soles June 1992
I will declare Your name to My brethren
In the midst of the congregation I will praise You
My song shall
be of You in the great congregation
I will pay My vows before those who fear Him
You who fear the Lord, praise
Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him!
And fear Him, all you children of Israel!
For God has
heard His cries
And He has not despised
Nor hidden His face from our Lord
All the ends of the earth shall
remember
And turn to the Lord
And all the families of the nations
Shall worship before You
For the
kingdom is the Lord's
He rules over the nations
The kingdom is the Lord's
He reigns in all the earth
For the kingdom is the Lord's
He rules over the nations
The kingdom is the Lord's
He reigns in all
the earth
Lord's Day (Revelation 7.9-11)
© Jamie Soles December 1992
We come before Your throne on the Lord's day
Your family, Your people
Whom You made priests and kings
We
are a multitude of saints, men without number
Down through the ages, and many more will come
From every
tribe and nation
Every people and tongue
We stand before the throne and the Lamb
In the righteousness of
the Son
And we cry...
Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb
Salvation to our
God who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb
You have clothed us with salvation
And we declare Your
throne in this land
Salvation to our God and to the Lamb
All of the angels and all the elders
All
living creatures
Fall on your face before the throne
Credits
All songs registered with SOCAN 1994
Musicians
Acoustic guitar - Jamie Soles
Drums - Geof Cornelson
Bass - Alvin Ingram and Jamie Soles
Keyboards - Stephen Soles and Jeff Davis
Electric guitar - Jon Plett
Bongos - Brian Burkhart
Additional drum programming - Keith R. Lowe and Jamie Soles
Worship leader - Jamie Soles
Background vocals - Susan Artibise, Geof Cornelson, Lynette Derksen, Tom Greentree, George Plante, Rosalyn Plante, Susan Quapp, Lovella Soles, Valerie Soles
Production and technical
Engineered by Keith R. Lowe
Produced by Jamie Soles
Mixed and mastered by Keith R. Lowe and Jamie Soles at Live Wire Audio Productions, Grande Prairie, Alberta (summer 1994)
Artwork - Ted Wood
Layout - Jeff Davis
Published by McLaurin Baptist Church, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Special thanks to...
- the Lord Jesus, whose praises we sing
- our spouses, children, and babysitters who sacrificed so this project could be completed
- the Body of Christ at McLaurin Baptist, whose desire it was to see our worship sent beyond our four walls
- the many individuals who gave sacrificially to bring this desire to fruition
- Ted and Bernice Vanderveen, whose vision and leadership formed us as a worship team
- the leadership of McLaurin Baptist Church for displaying courage and vision in taking a step which we had never before taken
- Pastor Brian Burkhart, whose contributions are legion