Pouring it out

May 2011 Song of the Month

Our Song of the month for May 2011 is a new song by Jonathan Lee and Jared Anderson called “Pouring it out”

You can go buy your own copy at:

http://www.greatworshipsongs.com/song_info.asp?return=songlist.asp%3F&SongId=855

This is only a demo version, so because it hasn’t been fully recorded yet, they don’t have it on iTunes or AmazonMP3 yet.

Here are the words though:

Pouring it out

Oh for grace to trust, oh for strength to love
Oh to cast my cares down at your feet
Oh for feet to dance, oh for a heart to romance
Oh for lungs to lift your name so high

My hands go up, giving you glory
I just can’t give enough
You are so worthy Lord,
I’ll keep pouring it out for you
My cup is overflowing with your perfect love
And this is my reward;
I’ll keep pouring it out for you

Oh for faith to rise, oh my soul come alive
Oh my God you are all I need
Oh for feet to dance, oh for a heart to romance
Oh for lungs to lift your name so high
My heart and flesh they cry out holy
Jesus be my one and only joy

Music and lyrics by: Jared Anderson & Jonathan Lee

Scriptures

Here are some great scriptures to go along with the song:

In You O Lord, I put my trust – Ps 7:1

Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Dt 6:5

Praise him with tambourine and dancing – Ps 150:4

Let us be glad and rejoice,and let us give honor to him.For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,and his bride has prepared herself. Rev 19:7

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Psalm 150

You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power- Rev 4:11

…my cup overflows. Ps 23:5

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD. Ps 134:2

For I am already being poured out like a drink offering. 2 Tim 4:6

Why did we choose this song?

1. The Words

We love how passionate the words are about worshipping Jesus.  We had a little bit of a hard time with the “romance” line, but after a discussion with Jonathan Lee, we understand it more fully now: Oh for a heart to romance=Oh for a heart (open for God) to romance.  The words are full of meaning, passion, truth that help us cry out with a desire to love God with all that we are. In some ways it reminds us of Psalm 150.

1. The Music

Even the music all by itself is beautiful and stirring to our souls, and it fits the music wonderfully, helping to express a sincere worship of God.

1. A Great Prayer for our Church today

When we sing, we pray twice: once with our minds and souls as we consider the words and once with our heart and strength as we express it musically and emotionally.  This song can be a great “place” to meet God with worship in a way that He is certainly worthy of.

Video

You can watch a video of the two songwriters singing it right after they wrote it here:

Enjoy!