I Love You Lord (Greater Than Anything)

Just found out this guy did this song after hearing my version:)

Beautiful Savior by Planetshakers

Beautiful Saviour (capo 2) A Key

G D/F# Em7
Jesus, Beautiful Saviour,
C
God of all Majesty,
G/B Am7 D
Risen King,

Verse 2:
G
Lamb of God,
D/F# Em7
Holy and righteous,
C
Blessed redeemer,
G/B Am7 D
Bright morning star

D G G/B C
All the heavens shout your praise,
D G G/B Am C D
All creation bow to wor---ship You

G D/F# Em7
How wonderful, how beautiful,
C G/B Am7 C/E D
Name above every name, ex------alted high
G D/F# Em7
How wonderful, how beautiful,
C G/B Am7 C/E D G
Jesus Your name, name above every name, Je--sus

Bridge:
G Em7 C G/B Am7 D
I will sing forever, Jesus I love You, Jesus I love You

Sing (Your Love) by Hillsongs United

Sing (Your Love)


VERSE 1:
A Esus
It used to be darkness
Bm D
Without you I
A Esus
I lived my life in blindness
Bm D
But now I am found

CHORUS: A Esus Bm D
And I'll sing, sing I love you so A
And I'll sing Esus/A D
Because the world can't take away Dm
Your love

VERSE 2:
A Esus Bm D
Found me in weakness Broken
A Esus
You came to me in kindness
Bm D
And now I live

BRIDGE: A Esus Bm D
I'll give my life for you Lord

All Who Are Thirsty

All Who Are Thirsty

G
All who are thirsty
Bm7
All who are weak
C2
Come to the fountain
Am7 Am7/B C D
Dip your heart in the stream of life
G
Let the pain and the sorrow
Bm7
Be washed away
C2
In the waves of his mercy
Am7 Am7/B C D
As deep cries out to deep
(we sing)
G C2
Come Lord Jesus come
(repeat 3 times)
G C2
Holy Spirit come
(repeat 3 times)
Am7 Am7/B C
As deep cries out to deep
(repeat 2 times)

I Lift My Eyes Up (Psalms 121) From the Inside Out

Singing this for tonight's worship. Suddenly had the inspiration to become these two songs. Pray that it's from the Lord's prompting. Hope you'll enjoy them. As usual here are the chords:

I Lift My Eyes Up

C F C F
I lift my eyes up to the mountains,
C F G
where does my help come from?
C F C F
My help comes from You, Maker of Heaven,
C F G
Creator of the earth.

C/E F C/E F C/E
O how I need You Lord, You are my only hope; F G
You're my only prayer.
C/E F C/E F C/E
So I will wait for You to come and rescue me,
F G
Come and give me life

From The Inside Out

Verse 1:
F
A thousand times I've failed
C G
Still Your mercy remains
F
And should I stumble again
C G
I'm caught in Your grace
Am
Everlasting
F C G
Your light will shine when all else fades
Am
Never ending
F C G
Your glory goes beyond all fame

Chorus 1:
F C
In my heart and my soul
Am
Lord I give You control
G
Consume me from the inside out
F Am
Lord let justice and praise
G
Become my embrace
Dm
To love You from the inside out

Verse 2:
G F
Your will above all else
C
My purpose remains
G F
The art of losing myself
C G
In bringing You praise Am
Everlasting
F C G
Your light will shine when all else fades Am
Never ending
F C G
Your glory goes beyond all fame

Chorus 2:
Am
Everlasting
F C G
Your light will shine when all else fades
Am
Never ending
F C G
Your glory goes beyond all fame
C F
And the cry of my heart
G Am
Is to bring You praise
F G
From the inside out
F G
Lord my soul cries out

APC Praise/Worship Team

Praise God! I played the guitar for the first time with the APC music team during Sunday's church service. Think it went really well despite just having 1 practice before (and I didn't have the chords for the songs during that practice!) By God's grace, I'll be able to improve my playing as I serve more in the team.

By the way, the guitar that you've seen in the previous post (Complete) is a 2nd-hand Ibanez semi-acoustic guitar. It was really a good buy! 120 euros but in superb condition. Really enjoy using it. Think it'll stick with me for many a years!

Complete by Parachute Band

Complete

A E/G# F#m
Here I am, Oh God
D A
I bring this sacrifice
E/G# F#m D F#m
My open heart, I offer up my life
D
I look to You, Lord
F#m D A
Your love that never ends
Bm E
Restores me again

CHORUS
A F#m D E
So I lift my eyes to you Lord
A F#m D E
In your strength will I break through Lord
D E A F#m
Touch me now, let your love fall down on me
D E
I know your love dispels all my fears
A F#m D E
Through the storm I will hold on Lord
A F#m D E
And by faith I will walk on Lord
D E A F#m
Then I'll see beyond my calvary one day
D E A
And I will be complete in You
Intro
repeat I & chorus
instrumental: A-E/G#-F#m-D (2x)

F#m D
I look to You, Lord
F#m D A
Your love that never ends
Bm E
Restores me again
Repeat chorus

coda:
D E
And I will be complete in
C#m F#m
I will be complete in
D E A E/G# F#m D Dm A
I will be complete in You.....

Indescribable - Louis Giglio

Indescribable - Louis Giglio

Post Modernism

Something I've learnt during the PCCF Retreat this year. Explains a lot why of us are so jaded and lethargic in seeking the truth sometimes:

PCCF Retreat 2008

I'm going back to Edinburgh on the 18th April. I'm supposed to have some medical checkup for the accident claims. And just so nice, PCCF's retreat is on the same weekend too. So, am attending that too!

Pray that this time, I'll be able to come back to Bonn safe and sound:)

Finding the Light

Wow, it’s been a while since my last post, which I’ve just checked is on 22nd September 2007 and how blissful things seemed to be then. Well, there’s a reason why I’ve been neglecting this blog, not having the strength or courage to write anything. I guess, you could say that I’ve just gone through a life-transforming 6 months since 29th September 2007. Trust me, this is going to be a pretty long post☺

But before I jumped the gun, probably let me just take you through events that were happening to me prior to that fateful day. As most of you probably know, I’ve been praying for an opportunity to do my Masters in UK since I’ve graduated in 2002. Went through quite a lot of disappointments every year applying for scholarships and getting rejected. But, lo and behold, in 2006, I’ve finally managed get a fantastic scholarship called the Erasmus Mundus, under which I was supposed to study a course called the European Masters in Informatics. This is a two-year double-degree program whereby I would get a chance to study in Edinburgh, UK for the first year and in Bonn, Germany for the second year.

And what a year Edinburgh was for me. I had a great time being part of a vibrant Christian fellowship (PCCF), enjoying the opportunity to serve God amongst young and energetic people. I also enjoyed my studies tremendously once I got over the initial rustiness of going back to classes. I was able to even finish my masters thesis one year ahead of time. Best of all, I was blessed to finally meet someone special who shares a lot of common interests with me, a person I felt I could confide in. And so I left for Germany early September to settle down for another of studies, thinking nothing could ever go wrong for me, that I can just glide over any problems that ever come my way. How wrong I was!!

And now, comes the part where things started to slowly unravel before my eyes, and not in a very good way. I came back to Edinburgh from Germany on 29th September because classes were only going to start at the end of October. In the evening, PCCF was organizing a welcome event for freshers, which I participated last year and was so blessed by it. And so, at about 5pm, my now ex-girlfriend (think by now, you’re might guess what’s gonna happen) and I left her place and walked to the nearest bus stop to take a bus to the venue of the event. And as we saw a bus approaching, I vaguely remembered seeing a black and large vehicle (which I later remembered that it was a Lexus Harrier 4x4) coming towards the bus stop at quite a speed. Things happened so fast! The next thing I knew, I suddenly felt myself flying some distance away from the bus stop. My left eye was bleeding profusely, I couldn’t stand up and my whole world crumbled before my eyes, literally and figuratively! To cut a long story short, I was later sent to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (it’s quite amazing cause apparently a few minutes after the accident had happened, an ambulance from the Infirmary that was on its way to another hospital, passed by and stopped to help. The paramedics made sure we were ok and then called for another ambulance)

I had very light injuries relative to my ex-girlfriend and another victim. I had a fracture on my forehead, just above the left eye (which explained the bleeding and allayed my fears that my best eye was going blind), fracture on my right thumb and slight ligament and cartilage tear on my left knee.

I would like to say, that like a fairy-tale story, everything ended up well and we lived happily ever after but unfortunately, things were far from that. Due to a lot of factors and issues (which I’ve given up on deciphering), things did not work out well between me and her. It was initiated by her and I have to say, it broke my heart then. Within a short period of less than 3 months (it started in mid-August and was over by end of October), things went from heavenly to hellish. The pain that I felt then was much worse than the physical pain that I went through. And to make things even more dramatic, I had to moved in to her place after her mum went back, to take care of her cause she couldn’t walk properly (wont elaborate on her medical condition since it’s irrelevant to this story). The two months that I was staying with her, cooking for her and cleaning the house, was the one of the most difficult times I’ve ever experienced, emotionally. The fact that I’m trying to seek closure and forget the pain and hurt isn’t made easy by seeing her everyday, being reminded what a failure I’ve been. There were a lot of times when I really felt I wanted to run away from all these and just go back to Malaysia. I’ve finally was able to leave all this behind when I went back to Malaysia in February. Even after that, it took awhile to get over everything. We’ve stopped talking cause I felt that this was the best way to move forward. It wasn’t easy but it was the right thing to do.

There were a lot of other unhappy incidents that happened as well within this short period of time. I was supposed to have an operation on my left knee (to remove bits of torn cartilage) at the end of October but due to many unforeseen circumstances, I could only do it in mid-January. So I had to actually go through the rehabilitation process twice for my knee. I was on crutches after being discharged in mid-October and could finally walk normally by December. The operation in January meant I had to go back to crutches, albeit this was just for 1-2 weeks. My KLM flight back to Malaysia had to be postponed for a day as well because on the first flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, one of the engines caught fire, an hour into the flight. So, we had to turn up to North Sea to dump some fuel so that we’ll be light enough to land and then flight back to Amsterdam. Thank God, the second flight the next day was okie☺

2 weeks before I was supposed to go back to Germany, I found out that my room in Germany was rented to another person without my knowledge by the Student Accomodation service in Bonn. My things were shifted to the basement, apparently. And this is despite me signing a 1-year contract with them that was supposed to end on 30th September 2008. They claimed that my lease ended on 31st January 2008 and they’ve tried contacting me to no avail. It’s partly my fault for not letting them know I was out of the country for 6 months but still, what’s the point of signing a 1-year contract!!

I hope you’re still reading this at this point cause I’m not writing this to vent my frustration or to seek sympathy. I’m happy to say, I’m pass all that! Amidst all the frustration and confusion, I was trying to determine the reason for what has happened in the past few months, i.e. looking for someone/something to blame. I’ve blamed myself for not doing enough, I’ve blamed the driver for knocking into me (by the way, it was a lady driver who wasn’t drunk. My only explanation was that she lost control of her vehicle after trying to overtake a bus and then suddenly seeing a car coming from the other side. That’s my hypothesis without being a sexist:P), I’ve blamed my ex-girlfriend for heaping more emotional pain onto me, I’ve blamed the devil and I’ve even blamed God. At the same time, I was also impatiently seeking to move on from these events and so, I’ve started to desperately plan what I should do after I finish my course, should I go to UK, or Australia or Canada or be a missionary in a poor country. The more I tried to pinpoint something to blame, the more I try to seek out a road that I do not need to take yet, the more confused and frustrated I became. I was always asking God, tell where I should go, what I should do, I need Your wisdom and strength, I want to make a difference in this world!

But you know what, ultimately, I finally found comfort in the simple truth about God. The truth is despite all that has happened, He loves me and will always do. And the God who created the universe, who created you and me, is still the same God. I don’t know how or why, all the baggage and burden that I’ve allowed myself to carry just disappeared. I stopped trying to pinpoint who is to blame and what a relief it's been. Regardless of what ultimately caused these things to happen, I still have so many things to be thankful.

And there are really so many things I should be thankful to God for. The topmost being having a family who has been there for me through thick and thin. If it has to take an accident and a breakup to make me realise it, then so be it. The way my parents, my sis and my aunts have shown genuine care, concern and love has really warmed up my heart!

It doesn’t matter where I go, what I do after I graduate, the God who provides the birds and the bees food and shelter day in day out, will do the same for me☺ why am I allowing my future to be restricted by how little I can see now! The world is so big and wide and wherever God places me, He will be with me too. It has taken me a while to get this and to finally find the courage to write abou what has happened to me recently. I didn’t want to write about this while still having bitterness and hurt inside me. And now, I can objectively say this, I am set free!

So what’s next after this? Well, I’m going back to Bonn on the 22nd March to continue two more semesters of studies. Ohya, remember the room problem I mentioned earlier. Well, guess what? I’ve solved it within a few hours of finding out yesterday. Somehow, God led me to talk to a fellow coursemate through GoogleTalk and I found out that he’s actually moving out of his room in mid-April back to Edinburgh. So, I can take over his room! And the best part was, this place will be nearer to my university and has better facilities too! Isn’t God great!

I simply have no idea what’s gonna happen in the future and there’s no guarantee something this dramatic might happen again (not that I’ll purposely go look for it:P) but what I do know is that the truth remains the same.

Let me end by sharing this story I read in a book called “A Man of God” by Jack Graham. Few years ago, a series of tornadoes struck Oklahoma city and the surrounding areas, destroying a lot of homes. In the city of Moore, A lot of people came out from their shattered houses, wandering about in the dark, looking for their families and friends. Rescue workers needed a base to setup their operation and so they got a few huge spotlights and shone them on the cross at the top of the steeple at the First Baptist Church of Moore. And then, they took megaphones and started shouting “Follow the light to the cross and you’ll find help there!” We can’t guarantee that we’ll lose our way sometimes and fall to darkness, but the light at the cross is ever there to guide us back to safety and help. We just need to fix our eyes on that light!

Till I See You

A B C#m
The greatest love that anyone could ever know
A B C#m
it overcame the cross and grave to find my soul
A B C#m
and till i see you face to face and grace amazing takes me home
A
i'll trust in you

A B C#m
With all I am I'll live to see Your kingdom come
A B C#m
And in my heart I pray You'd let Your will be done
A B C#m
And till I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
A
I'll trust in You

E B
I will live to love You
C#m G#m
I will live to bring You praise

A/A2 B C#m
I will live a child in awe of You

A B C#m
You are a voice that called the universe to be
A B C#m
You are the whisper in my heart that speaks to me
A B C#m
And till I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
A2
I'll trust in you

E B
I will live to love You
C#m G#m
I will live to bring You praise
A/A2 B C#m
I will live a child in awe of You (repeat)

A E B C#m
You alone are God of all
A E B C#m
You alone are worthy Lord
A E B C#m A
And with all I am my soul will bless Your name (repeat)

I Will Run To You

C D G
Your eye is on the sparrow and
C D Em
Your hand it comforts me
F C
From the ends of the earth
D G
to the depth of my heart
C Am D
Let your mercy and strength be seen

C D G
You call me to Your purpose
C D Em
as angels understand
F C D G
For Your glory may You draw all men
C D G
As Your love and grace demand

C D G D Bm Em
And I will run to You, to Your words of truth
Am G C Am D
Not by might not by power, but by the spirit of God


C D G D Bm Em
Yes I will run the race till I see your face
C Am D G
Oh let me live in the glory, of Your grace

Made Me Glad

VERSE 1]
D A
I will bless the Lord forever
D A
I will trust in Him at all times
D A
He has delivered me from all fear
D A
He has set my feet upon a Rock

D
I will not be moved Bm Esus4
And I'll say of the Lord

[CHORUS] A Bm
You are my shield, my strength
D Esus4
My portion, deliverer
A A/C#
My shelter, strong tower
D Esus4
My very present help A
In time of need

[VERSE 2]
D A
Whom have I in heaven but You?
D A
There's none I desire besides You

D
You have made me glad
Bm Esus4
And I'll say of the Lord

Holy Fire

Holy Fire
Brian Doerksen, Steve Mitchinson
Key: D

Verse 1:
D /C#
Holy fire from heaven descend to us we pray let us
Bm G D /C#
Burn again. Holy fire from heaven consume our hearts
Bm G D /C# Bm G
Today let us burn again, let us burn again.


Verse 2:
D /C#
Holy breath from heaven descend to us we pray let us
Bm G D /C#
Breathe again. Holy breath from heaven revive our
Bm G D
hearts today let us breathe again, let us breathe again


Chorus:

G D/F# G D/F#
Waiting in expectancy surrendered to Your sovreignty
G D/F# Em /F# G
We're hungry for true intimacy, Lord, For the things
D /C# Bm G
Of Your heart


Verse 3:
D /C#
Holy stream from heaven descend to us we pray let us
Bm G D /C#
Drink again. Holy stream from heaven bring new life
Bm G D
Today let us drink again, let us drink again.

I Stand In Awe (Who Can Know)

I Stand In Awe (Who Can Know)
Martyn Layzell
Key: G

Intro:
G2 D G2 D G2 D G2


Verse 1:
D D/F# G Asus4 A
Who can know the mind of our creator?
D D/F# G Asus4 A
Who can speak of wonders yet unseen?
Bm7 D/F# G Asus4 A
Who can reach the height of understanding?
G Asus4 A7
To play the notes of Wisdom’s melody?


Verse 2:
Who has weighed the dust of every mountain?
Who has walked the mysteries of the deep?
Who has laid the earth on its foundation?
And who conducts the waves upon the sea?


Chorus:
D/F# G D/F#
I stand in awe of You
G A Bm7
I stand in awe of You
D/F# G D/F#
So glorious and true
Em7
I stand in awe
Asus4 A
I stand in awe


Verse 3:
You have seen the end from the beginning
You have been before the world began
You have reached to me within my darkness
And in the light of mercy now I see

I Love You Lord (Greater Than Anything)

Really love this song a lot. The melody is just so beautiful. It's quite unknown though surprisingly as searching it in Google reveals very little hits. Hope this video can let more people hear this song!

Key F (transposed to G in final verse)

F (G)
I love You, Lord
Gm (Am)
Greater than anything
C (D)
I love You, Lord
Bb (C) F (G)
More than my heart could sing
Dm (Em)
I love You, Lord
Am (Bm) Dm (Em)
More than I love myself
Gm (Am)
I love You Lord
C (D)
I love You Lord
F (G)
I love You Lord

I worship You
High above everything
I worship You
With all that my heart could sing
I worship You
O let my life give praise
I worship You (3x)

I lift my hands
I am a sacrifice
I lift my hands
My body and soul a prize
I lift my hands
All that I am is Yours
I lift my hands (3x)

Allelujah, this is my song of praise
Allelujah, I'll worship You all my days
Allelujah, all that I am is Yours
Allelujah (3x)

Though the future isn't clear, there is Hope!

It's so amazing how God reminds us of His goodness all the time. What started out as an online chat with a friend in Edinburgh on a normal Friday afternoon has been a recurring theme throughout the weekend and more. The theme of humility and surrender to God has been recurring again and again these few days. Matthew 5:5 says that "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." I quoted this to my friend when we were talking about humilty. Then during bible study in the evening, we discussed about Philippians 2:3-13. The same topic on humility again (though during bible study, I very embarrassingly used the word humbleness:), which does sound very much like a word, to be honest:P). On Sunday, the Rock church had an invited speaker and guess what he spoke about? Yup, humbleness humility again. It's just so amazing!

I believe as the day when I leave Edinburgh for Germany for a year grows closer, the Lord is reminding me that He is ever-present and He is control. So though the future isnt clear, there is Hope! Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". Amen!

You Are God In Heaven (Let My Words Be Few)

You are God in Heaven
And here am I on earth
So I'll let my words be few
Jesus I am so in love with you

Chorus:
And I'll stand in awe of you
Yes I'll stand in awe of you
And I'll let my words be few
Jesus I am so in love with you

The simplest of all love songs
I want to bring to you
And so I'll let my words be few
Cuz Jesus I am so in love with you