Tonight at mgpc I sang Creation Sings The Father’s Song in order to introduce it to the saints. It’s going to take a little getting used to. The melody seems simple, but the movement between 3/4 and 2/4 means picking up the timing takes some concentration.
I don’t worry about that because the difference between simple and simplistic is that a little bit of work and effort makes for a satisfying singing experience.
Creation Sings is a newer song from Stuart Townend and Keith and Kristyn Getty. (Yes, them again. I have been very restrained, and last week’s song, In Christ Alone, hardly counts because it has been around so long.)
Here’s the lyrics:
1.
Creation sings the Father’s song;
He calls the sun to wake the dawn
And run the course of day
Till evening comes in crimson rays.
His fingerprints in flakes of snow,
His breath upon this spinning globe,
He charts the eagle’s flight;
Commands the newborn baby’s cry.
Chorus.
Hallelujah!
Let all creation stand and sing,
“Hallelujah!”
Fill the earth with songs of worship;
Tell the wonders of creation’s King.
2.
Creation gazed upon His face;
The ageless One in time’s embrace
Unveiled the Father’s plan
Of reconciling God and man.
A second Adam walked the earth,
Whose blameless life would break the curse,
Whose death would set us free
To live with Him eternally.
Chorus.
3.
Creation longs for His return,
When Christ shall reign upon the earth;
The bitter wars that rage
Are birth pains of a coming age.
When He renews the land and sky,
All heaven will sing and earth reply
With one resplendent theme:
The glory of our God and King!
Chorus.
Keith & Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2008 Thankyou Music
The progession of the lyric takes us from God’s creative work and providential care in the first verse to the incarnation and its redemptive purpose in the second verse through to the culmination of the recreation of creation in the fulfillment of salvation in verse three. At each point the praise given in the chorus is appropriate, yet leads us toward further praise as God’s loving plan and purpose are more fully revealed.
Nice job.
Two youtubes:
The first is Stuart Townend in a more acoustic studio setting.
The second is Kristyn and Keith Getty in huge church with backing choir setting. The song works well in both, a feature of the Townend/Getty colaborations.
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