Today’s hymn focus will be
O Praise the Name
Psalm 9:1-2 (NASB95)
“I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonders
I will be glad and exult in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.”
Recorded during a night of worship at Valley Baptist in August of 2015, Marty Sampson, Dean Ussher and Ben Hastings originally created this song for a friend’s Easter worship service. While verbally painting a picture of the cross, Jesus’ death and resurrection, each verse challenges the singer to stop and think about what they are singing. When we truly think about what Jesus did for us, one cannot help but to sing with endless praise.
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord oh Lord our God
We need to wake up to the fact that Paul writes about in Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” We need to express our praise to God for this amazing gift and be ready to share this fact with those in need of a Savior!
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O Praise the Name
I cast my mind to Calvary
Where Jesus bled and died for me
I see His wounds, His hands, His feet
My Saviour on that cursed tree
His body bound and drenched in tears
They laid Him down in Joseph’s tomb
The entrance sealed by heavy stone
Messiah still and all alone
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God
Then on the third at break of dawn
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death where is your sting?
The angels roar for Christ the King
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God
He shall return in robes of white
The blazing sun shall pierce the night
And I will rise among the saints
My gaze transfixed on Jesus’ face
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God
Songwriters: Martin W. Sampson / Benjamin William Hastings / Dean Michael Ussher
O Praise The Name (Anástasis) lyrics © Hillsong Music Publishing Australia
