20 May, 2010
O Great God at Together for the Gospel
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Sovereign Grace Music|—Together for the Gospel|Videos
Last month, we introduced a number of songs at the Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, KY. O Great God was one of them.
I originally wrote the song for our album, Valley of Vision, a collection of songs based on The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. It comes from the prayer,  ”Regeneration,” that begins:
Occupy the throne of my heart,
take full possession and reign supreme,
lay low every rebel lust,
let no vile passion resist they holy war;
manifest thy mighty power,
and make me thine for ever.
Thou art worthy to be
praised with my every breath,
loved with my every faculty of soul
served with my every act of life.
I wanted to set that prayer to music because of how often I’m asking God to do whatever he needs to do to make me love and glorify him more. Andrew Sherwood from T4G put together a slide show (pictures by Pete Artemenko of Latent Designs)Â from the conference that also lets you hear how O Great God sounded with one piano and 7000 voices.
And here are the lyrics:
O great God of highest heaven
Occupy my lowly heart
Own it all and reign supreme
Conquer every rebel power
Let no vice or sin remain
That resists Your holy war
You have loved and purchased me
Make me Yours forevermore
I was blinded by my sin
Had no ears to hear Your voice
Did not know Your love within
Had no taste for heaven’s joys
Then Your Spirit gave me life
Opened up Your Word to me
Through the gospel of Your Son
Gave me endless hope and peace
Help me now to live a life
That’s dependent on Your grace
Keep my heart and guard my soul
From the evils that I face
You are worthy to be praised
With my every thought and deed
O great God of highest heaven
Glorify Your Name through me
© 2006 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)
If you’re interested, you can download the guitar chart and lead sheet for free at the Sovereign Grace online store.
