All the Poor and Powerless

Worship songs these days sometimes lack a bit of truth, are a bit self-centered focusing on a proclamation of how much we can give to God. Not that proclaiming our love for God is wrong or how we should give up our lives to Him is selfish. It just seems like something's missing. I remember reading an article that a worship song shouldn't sound like a love song to a girlfriend. God isn't just our first love, He is our God. A Holy, Holy, Holy God.

Although this song is simple and could say a little bit more, it reminds me that we can acknowledge who we are before the God who loves despite us. It is easy to judge others based on their actions and maybe think we are better than them. But in reality,we are weak, "poor and powerless", "lost and lonely". However people are, God loves them. And for an incomprehensible reason - despite our sinfulness, foolish pride, brokenness - we can come before a holy God. This crying out, this "telling to the masses" is one of joy and gratitude and disbelief. We sung this at a church I was visiting this Sunday. It was a church full of people I did not know, probably lived different cultures, different lives, our struggles differ, maybe we'd judge each other's shortcomings... but there is no need to compare or contrast when God is the standard and is enough.

All the Poor and Powerless
All the poor and powerless
And all the lost and lonely
All the thieves will come confess
And know that You are holy
Will know that You are holy

And all will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah

And all the hearts that are content
And all who feel unworthy
And all who hurt with nothing left
Will know that You are holy

And all will sing out
Hallelujah
And we will cry out
Hallelujah

Shout it
Go on and scream it from the mountains
Go on and tell it to the masses
That He is God

All Sons & Daughters