Hosanna

Hosanna...Hosanna in the Highest...

This past summer I got the privilege to have a night of worship with the Australian worship band Hillsong. My Mom, Sister, and Lindsay were present to feel the spirit of God moving. As with any "concert" everyone leaves with a song that they enjoyed the most. The particular song that I was moved by was the song Hosanna. I can remember as if I am sitting at the concert with my Mac and they are playing it in front of us while I am writing this, and to be honest I am listening to the song on repeat as I write. There was two acoustic guitars and one of the female vocalists. As they went through the song I was quickly reminded why I love that song so much...the lyrics. Don't get me wrong, the music side of the song is absolutely amazing but I believe the lyrics are unbelievable. While we could talk about this song and have a very long post, I would just like to focus on the bridge part of the song.

Heal my heart and make it clean

Open up my eyes to the things unseen

Show me how to love like you have loved me

Break my heart for what breaks yours

Everything I am for your kingdoms cause

As I go from nothing to

Eternity

This past week I got to speak at chapel for Lakeside which is a Christian school in Morehead, KY. I made a reference to this song during my talk where I told the students that I prayed God "break my heart for what breaks yours" while I was in the Dominican Republic. After I was done talking I didn't think much about it until I walked to hand the microphone back to the lady in charge when she started playing the song for the students who were there and possibly have never heard it. During the song I was talking to a good friend of mine. We talked about the bridge of this song and were pondering on the words and thinking how powerful those words really are. I look at that phrase now and sometimes I feel scared to pray those words to God. Thinking of what God could open my eyes to. At the same time I feel that it is right for us to pray those words. If we want to make a difference in the world we have to be obedient and ask for guidance from God. I think a way to ask for guidance is this bridge. Heal my heart and make it clean...Open up my eyes to the things unseen...Show me how to love like you have loved me...BREAK MY HEART FOR WHAT BREAKS YOURS....Everything that I am for your Kingdoms cause...As I walk from earth into eternity. I know those are powerful words and God could seriously show us some unbelievable things but God promises that he will never give us something that we can not handle and with God on our side, think about it...Who can be against us....

Listen and look closely to this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGJdTpMUcU&feature=related

Lyrics:

Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna in the highest

I see the King of glory
Coming down the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakes

I see His love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing, the people sing

Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest

I see a generation
Rising up to take the place
With selfless faith, selfless faith

I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees, we're on our knees

Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest

Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You have loved me

Break my heart for what breaks Yours
Everything I am for Your kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into eternity

Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest

Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna in the highest