As we come to God in adoration

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  • 1164

As we come to God in adoration,
thankful for the grace that he has shown,
making rebel sinner into child of God
as he builds a people of his own:

so we lift our hearts in praise
and we worship him and sing for all our days
of our God, whose power has kept us safe thus far,
and in Christ will meet our every need.
2. As we come when troubled hearts are yearning
for a touch to calm our rising fears,
in a world of war with millions suffering
he alone can wipe away all tears:

so we lift our hearts in praise…
3. As we come in quiet expectation
to the one whose help is always near,
resting on the faithful promises of God
that sustain us while we labour here:

so we lift our hearts in praise…

© 2016 GEOFF TAYLOR
Geoff Taylor

Approaching God - Adoration and Thanksgiving

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Tune

  • Ackworth
    Ackworth
    Metre:
    • 10 9 11 9
    Composer:
    • Taylor, Geoff

The story behind the hymn

 I wrote this hymn to be sung by a congregation after many years of writing songs to sing as solos in support of what I or others were preaching about in particular church services. I wanted to reflect the sense of thankfulness and absolute dependence that we have as Christians in all circumstances when we feel our deep need for grace, peace and help. Our church building is known as Ebenezer Chapel and the name translates as ‘Hitherto has the Lord helped us’. I used a paraphrase in the chorus (‘our God whose power has kept us safe thus far’).


 

 

 

A look at the author

Taylor, Geoff

Mr Geoff Taylor was born in Newcastle on Tyne on 20th April 1955. He attended Heaton Grammar School, Doncaster College of Education and the University or York gaining a Certificate of Education and an MA in Applied Educational Research.
Geoff was a Primary School Teacher in the Pontefract area from 1977 until 2016. He has been working part-time as Practice Manager to a Financial Adviser in Leeds from 2017.
Geoff became a Christian in 1972. He has been married to Karen since 1977 and they have three children and nine grandchildren. He has been a member of Pontefract Evangelical Church since 1976.
Geoff was the winner of the Bible Society’s ‘Sing Good News’ competition 1980 with ‘Do not be worried’ (Mission Praise). He has been engaged in regular local preaching and singing for over 40 years.
He has published two albums: This is love (1993) and ‘Passing Through’ (2010)

Geoff is published by Praise! online at numbers 1164 and 1165