Vineyard Worship, Olu Meduoye has released a Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) track called Prayer of Consecration.
Johnny shares: "The song came to me as I sat at my piano, not in a writing session, but in an honest dialogue with God. Then I realized I wasn't where I wanted to be; I wasn't as surrendered or as yielded to God as I'd have liked, and as I played, I prayed to the melody and the lyrics became my prayer of aspiration.
In the Old Testament, the idea of bringing a sacrifice to the altar and offering something of worth to God is celebrated and in the new testament Paul encourages us to give ourselves as living sacrifices by metaphorically getting on the altar ourselves... and that's the heart of the song. This is an opportunity to come as we are and to surrender afresh, offering God the wood of our lives in the hope that He might breathe on us and that we might also breathe on Him and be set aside for Him."
Lyrics:
Hear my prayer of consecration
Have my heart again
All of me upon the altar
Mind and soul and strength
Light the fire that I remember
Burned within my soul
Rekindle these fading embers
Holy flame of love
Spirit breathe upon this altar
Father have my undivided heart
Jesus I surrender
All I want is to be set apart
(For you)
In the shelter of your mercy
I lay down my life
Every breath to offer up
A living sacrifice
My life to lift you high
My heart to bring you joy
My hands to serve the ones you love
To comfort and restore
You’re worthy of my praise
You’re worthy of my song
You’re worthy of my everything
Jesus have it all
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Song: Prayer of Consecration
Artist: Vineyard Worship feat. Olu Meduoye
Writers: Jonny Riggs & Rich di Castiglione
Copyright © 2021 Vineyard Songs (UK/Eire), Integrity Music (adm at IntegratedRights.com)
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You can listen to the track on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1Qt8sLjhtncIQK9m7IQgFe
Here is a link to the video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jlrvO_FwHU
Would you like to hear more CCM music? Then check out our Christian playlists on: https://www.christiandance.eu/playlists