Probably one of the greatest things about being here so far is worshiping at the Powerhouse Church. There’s no good way to express how wonderful it is, but I thought we could at least share some of the songs, with translations when needed. The first song I wanted to share really gets at the heart of worship. The lyrics are very simple, as with most of the songs sung here.

“When the praises go up, His glory comes down. We lift Him higher, higher, higher. When the praises go up, His glory comes down.”

Back home, at most churches I’ve ever attended, I felt like the praise team was like a an ox, hauling a big wooden cart filled mostly with sick people. Sometimes the cart would get rolling pretty well, and everyone felt something. But sometimes the ox was too weak to pull the cart at all, even when it encouraged the people in the cart to help out. At the Powerhouse, it’s more like all the people are meeting for a huge rally or some kind of celebration. There’s electricity in the air, and the praise team is just there to start the anthem. Everyone gets into it, making up their own ways to demonstrate their love for God. Some dance, some form a conga line around the church, some just move from side to side with their hands raised high. Sometimes the pastor has to stop a song or else it will just keep going and going like the Energizer worship bunny. This type of worship is so much more meaningful and I dare say glorifying to God because the people are putting their hearts out there for God—telling Him how worthy He is of praise. My hope is that back home we can learn to worship like this—to get out of the cart and start dancing without shame. I pray for thankfulness for all that we have, and for warm hearts eager to give God the glory for it all (I’ve got more thoughts to share on this, but I’ll save them for next time).

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1. Worship Medley

Filed under: Praise Songs by Nathan on September 19th, 2008, praise, worship