ADORATION

Chord Progression:  (C  F/C  Dm6  C/E)  (C  F6  G7  C)

YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom” (Ps 45:6 AMP). “…It is you who has made the heavens and the earth by your great power and…outstretched arm!…” (Jer 32:17 NRSV).

 

“…’You, LORD, in the beginning

laid the foundations of the earth,

And the heavens are the work of Your hands” (Heb 1:10 NKJV).

“…they will all grow old like a garment;” (Heb 1:11 NKJV).

 

“…But You are the same,

And Your years will not fail’” (Heb 1:12 NKJV).

“…You, O Lord, remain and reign forever;

Your throne endures from generation to [all] generations” (Lam 5:19 AMP).

 

“You show steadfast love…

O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of hosts,” (Jer 32:18 NRSV).

“great in counsel and mighty in deed;…” (Jer 32:19 NRSV).

“…Nothing is too difficult for You,”(Jer 32:17 NASU).

ADORATION

Chord Progression:  (Cmaj  Dm7  Em7 Dm7)  (Em7  Fmaj  Ddim7  Fdim7)

GOD STRENGTHENS MY SOUL

To You wise GOD, be glory forevermore

through CHRIST!

Through CHRIST I praise You,

the incomparably wise GOD (Rom 16:27).

 

You are gracious, LORD,

and righteous altogether, Yes,

and merciful, compassionate,

and kindhearted (Ps 116:5).

 

When I call You answer;

You strengthen me with might—

making me inflexible to temptation

so my strength of soul is increased (Ps 138:3).

 

Engage me to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,

announcing Your love each daybreak,

and singing of Your faithful presence

all through the night (Ps 92:2).

 

ADORATION

Chord Progression:  (Am  Ddim  E  Edim)  (D  Dm  A/E  E)

PSALM 50

You, the Mighty One, You, GOD the LORD,

speak and summons the earth

from the rising of the sun to its setting

You, the Mighty One, will shine forth (Ps 50:1-2).

 

You, GOD the LORD shall come,

You, the Mighty One shall not keep silent.

A fire shall devour before You,

And around You shall be a mighty tempest (Ps 50:3).

 

You call to the heavens above and to the earth,

That You may judge Your people, saying,

“Gather to Me my faithful ones,

The ones who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice” (Ps 50:4,5)!

 

Whoever offers praise as his sacrifice glorifies You;

And to the one who orders his conduct aright

You will show Your salvation (Ps 50:23)!

With the heavens I declare Your righteousness (Ps 50:6).

 

I offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving,

and perform my vows to You, the Most High,

and if I call upon You in the day of trouble;

You will deliver me, and I shall glorify You (Ps 50:14,15).

ADORATION

Chord Progression:  (C  Ddim  F/A  Fm/Ab)  (C  G7  Ab  Bb)

THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU

“There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,

nor are there any works like yours.

All the nations…shall come and worship before you.

For you are great…you alone are God” (Ps 86:8-10 ESV).

 

“Your way, O God, is holy…

You are the God who works wonders;

you have made known your might…

You with your arm redeemed your people…” (Ps 77:13-15 ESV).

 

“…you are a God ready to forgive,

gracious and merciful, slow to anger

and abounding in steadfast love…” (Neh 9:17 ESV).

“…your name will be established and magnified forever…” (1 Chron 17:24 ESV).

 

There is none like You, no none, LORD.

There are no works, no none, like Yours.

All the nations…shall come and worship before you.

For you are great…you alone are God” (Ps 86:9-10 ESV).

 

ADORATION

Chord Progression:  (Am  A/C#  Dm  E7)  (Am  Dm7  Esus E)

MIGHTIER THAN THE THUNDERS OF MANY WATERS

“Mightier than the thunders of many waters,

mightier than the waves of the sea,…” (Ps 93:4 ESV).

“Your throne is established from of old;

You are from everlasting” (Ps 93:2 ESV).

 

“Both riches and honor come from You,

and You rule over all,…

it lies in Your hand to make great

and to strengthen everyone” (1 Chron 29:12 NASU).

 

“Before the mountains were brought forth,

or ever you had formed the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God” (Ps 90:2 ESV).

“…Yours is the kingdom…and you are exalted…above all” (1 Chron 29:11 ESV).

ADORATION

Chord Progression:  (C  E7  Am  F#dim)  (C  Em  Dm7  G7)

HOW PRECIOUS ARE YOUR THOUGHTS TOWARD ME

“How precious and weighty…are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How vast is the sum of them” (Ps 139:17 AMP)!

“…You did form my inward parts;

You did knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Ps 139:13 AMP).

 

“O LORD, you have searched me [thoroughly]

and have known me….

You understand my thought afar off….

You are acquainted with all my ways….” (Ps 139:1-3 AMP).

 

“You drew near on the day I called to You;

You said, Fear not” (Lam 3:57 AMP).

“You heard my voice…” (Lam 3:56 AMP). “O Lord,

You have pleaded the causes of my soul…” (Lam 3:58 AMP)

 

“If I ascend up into heaven,

You are there;

if I make my bed in…(the place of the dead),

behold, You are there” (Ps 139:8 AMP).

 

O GOD, how precious and weighty

are Your thoughts toward me.

How vast is the sum of them (Ps 139:17).

O GOD, You know me!

THANKSGIVING

Chord Progression:  (C6  F#dim  C/G  G)  (Cmaj  Dm7  Fmaj  G)

PSALM 8

…“O LORD,…how wondrous great

Is thine exalted name!

The glories of thy heav’nly state

Let men and babes proclaim” Isaac Watts (ref#102, p14 [Ps 8:1]).

 

“Yea, in the smallest works of Thy creation

A mighty voice for who can hear is put.

So shall Thy foes who hate Thy revelation

Be stilled, their mouths be shut” Arthur S. Way (ref#38, p265 [Ps 8:2]).

 

You, the Babe of Bethlehem and the Mighty GOD,

Still the enemy and the avenger

Not by Your almighty power,

But by the weakness of infants (ref#17, [Ps 8:2]).

 

“O Lord…Thy name is writ in glory

O’er all Thy works for who have eyes to see.

Stars unto stars rehearse Creation’s story,

Their Maker’s majesty” Arthur S. Way (ref#38, p265 [Ps 8:1]).

 

“O LORD,…heav’nly King,

Thy name is all divine;

Thy glories round the earth are spread,

And o’er the heav’ns they shine” Isaac Watts (ref#102, p13 [Ps 8:1]).

ADORATION

TRIBULATION TO PRAISE

“All of life is meant to reflect the infinite value of Christ” John Piper (ref#124, p115).

FATHER, if I bring glory to CHRIST in every circumstance then my attitude should be the same in both easy and hard circumstances. I pray to choose to not let this difficult circumstance affect my countenance negatively at all.

If I am entirely void of self-love, I can be plunged into an abyss full of tribulation without exciting any emotion in myself (ref#128, p459). FATHER, give me enough confidence in You that my natural frightened, angry emotion will evaporate.

Stay my mind on You (Isa 26:3). The bride in the Song of Solomon delights in attempting to describe her divine Bridegroom (Song 5:10-16); make this my work.

Empower me to rehearse the qualities of the heavenly Bridegroom. Make it sensible to me that joy can come when I recount His excellencies which are the most important to me (ref#128, p463).   And, with the praise welling up because of such activity, push me ahead that I may exclaim, “He is superior to all attributes and qualities” Madame Guyon (ref#128, p463).

FATHER, give me a revelation of CHRIST so shocking that I focus on CHRIST and forgets my tribulation. Cause worldly thought to be silenced with the captivating love of CHIRST (ref#128, p463). May my words to CHRIST simply be, “You are altogether lovely” (Song 5:16). May I be so humbled with my relationship with CHRIST that I be unmoved in any situation.

ADORATION

Chord Progression: (C  C+  Dm/C  Ddim/C)  (C  C6  Dm/C  G7)

PSALM 138

…FATHER, in the day I cried out,

You answered me.

You made me bold—

Mighty and resistant to temptation (Ps 138:3).

 

For though You are on high,

Yet You have respect for the lowly.

You bring me into fellowship with You.

But the proud you only recognize from a distance (Ps 138:6).

 

Though I walk in the midst of trouble,

You will revive me;

You will stretch forth Your hand against my enemies,

and Your right hand will save me (Ps 138:7).

 

You will perfect that which concerns me;

Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever —

forsake not the works of Your own hands.

Don’t abandon me, for You have made me (Ps 138:8).

 

I will praise You with my whole heart;

Before armies of angels I will sing.

I will worship You and praise Your name;

For Your lovingkindness, truth, and faithfulness

(Ps 138:1-2).