Were creation (Christ be magnified)
Phil 2: 9-11; Ps 47:6-7; 1 Chron 16:23-25
Words (adapted IBM):
Verse 1:
Were creation suddenly articulate
With a thousand tongues to lift one cry
Then from north to south and east to west
We’d hear "Christ be magnified!"
Verse 2:
Were the whole earth echoing His eminence
His name would burst from sea and sky
From rivers to the mountaintops
We’d hear "Christ be magnified!"
Chorus:
O Christ be magnified, let His praise arise
Christ be magnified in me
O Christ be magnified, from the altar of my life
Christ be magnified in me
Verse 3:
When every creature finds its inmost melody
And every human heart its native cry
Oh then in one enraptured hymn of praise
We’ll sing "Christ be magnified!"
[CHORUS]
Bridge:
I won’t bow to idols,
I’ll stand strong and worship You
If it puts me in the fire,
I’ll rejoice ‘cause You’re there too
I won’t be formed by feelings
I hold fast to what is true
If the cross brings transformation
Then I’ll be crucified with You
'Cause death is just the doorway
Into resurrection life
If I join You in Your suffering
Then I’ll join You when I rise
And when You return in glory
With all the angels and the saints
My heart will still be singing
And my song will be the same
[CHORUS x2]