Lyrics of Faith

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. When you think about the cross, what emotions or thoughts arise for you — gratitude, humility, relief, or something else? Why do you think the cross continues to have such a powerful place in Christian faith and worship? The hymn speaks about the “burden of my he...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. The song repeats, “Every hour I need You.” What would it look like for you to live with that kind of daily, moment-by-moment dependence on Christ in this current season of your life? “Where sin runs deep, Your grace is more” speaks of grace that overflows in the...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. When you sing “Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart,” what specific expressions of God’s saving and sustaining work come to mind in your own life at this moment? The song declares that the weak can say “I am strong” and the poor can say “I am rich.” Where might God...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this hymn  Wesley begins with astonishment — “And can it be?” When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel genuine wonder at the grace of God? What might be dulling your sense of amazement? The hymn moves from guilt to freedom, from imprisonment to release. In what a...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song  The song declares that God is worthy of praise in every season. What does praising God in a difficult or uncertain season look like in practice, and how might that differ from praise in times of joy? “Be Praised” reminds us that worship is grounded in God’s uncha...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. When you sing about longing for heaven, what shapes that longing — escape from hardship, desire for justice, hope of reunion, or something else? How does Scripture help refine that longing? The song frames heaven as the fulfilment of Christ’s saving and sustainin...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How might remembering the “great things” God has done in the past shape the way you speak about hope and faith to others today? In what ways does this song encourage you to notice and celebrate God’s saving and sustaining work not only in your own life, but in th...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does the declaration of Jesus as our “living hope” shape the way you speak about hope to others who may be experiencing despair, loss, or uncertainty? What difference might it make in your community if the resurrection hope celebrated in this song was more vi...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does imagining worship as participation in the eternal praise of heaven reshape the way you view worship here and now, both personally and as a community? What might it look like for your life to more clearly reflect the truth that glory, honour, and power be...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does the joy expressed in this song shape the way you think about worship as something that is shared, communal, and visible to others? What might it look like for your church or faith community to more fully reflect the freedom, welcome, and celebration desc...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. Who are the people or situations in your life that may need the hope, healing, or peace of Jesus spoken over them, and how does this song shape the way you pray for others? How might intentionally “speaking Jesus” influence the way you respond to fear, struggle,...

In this special episode, we step back from a single worship song to consider something even more foundational — the lyrics that shape our lives. Whether we realise it or not, each of us lives according to words we have come to believe about who we are, who God is, and where we find our hope and worth. In Ephesians 5:8–20, Paul reminds us that, in Christ, the defining lyrics of our lives have alrea...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does reflecting on God’s holiness — His perfection in power, love, and purity — shape the way you approach worship, prayer, and daily life? What difference might it make in the way you see the world, creation, and other people if you held together God’s majes...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. What does it look like, in practical terms, to build your life on Christ as the cornerstone rather than on things that feel secure but may not last? How might this song shape the way you respond to storms or seasons of uncertainty — both in your own life and as y...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How might the call to “behold Him” reshape the way you see Jesus beyond activity, busyness, or problem-solving, especially in the way you speak about Him to others? What difference could it make in your community or relationships if stillness and attentiveness to...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. Who are the people or groups in your community that might struggle to believe they are included in the words “God so loved the world,” and how does this song challenge the way you see them? How does the song’s open invitation — to bring failures, burdens, and bro...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. What does it mean for you to live out your faith with the confession “yet not I, but through Christ in me,” and where do you most notice the tension between self-reliance and dependence on Christ? How does this song help you reframe weakness, struggle, or wearine...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does reflecting on God’s holiness — as something eternal, perfect, and unchanging — shape the way you approach worship and prayer? What does it mean for you to join your voice with believers across generations and with all creation in declaring that God is ho...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does recognising that your very breath is a gift from God shape the way you think about worship, gratitude, and daily dependence on Him? What does it mean for you to trust God as the One who restores broken hearts, and where might you be inviting His healing...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does declaring the greatness of God in this song shape the way you see Him in the midst of your current circumstances, challenges, or uncertainties? What does it mean for you to worship a God who is revealed as Father, Spirit, and Son, and how does this shape...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. What does it mean for you to cry “Hosanna” — both as a declaration of praise and as a prayer that asks Jesus to save, heal, or restore something in your life? How does the movement in this song from worship to repentance to mission challenge the way you understan...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. What does it stir in you to acknowledge that no gift or words can fully express God’s worth, and how does that shape the way you approach worship? How does this song invite you to practise gratitude not only when life feels joyful, but also in seasons of wearines...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does the story of grace in this song invite you to reflect on your own journey from being “lost” to being found, and where have you experienced God’s grace most clearly in your life? What do the images of chains being broken and freedom being given reveal abo...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. How does declaring that God is “mighty to save” shape the way you understand both your need for rescue and God’s power to bring forgiveness, healing, and new life? What does it mean for you to trust God not only as Saviour, but as the One who continues to sustain...

Here are some questions for reflection or discussion to help you slow down and engage more deeply with the themes explored in this song. What does surrender look like for you in this season of life, and are there areas where you sense God gently inviting you to loosen your grip and trust Him more fully? How does understanding surrender as a response to God’s grace — rather than a way of earning Hi...