Rise Up!
by Marie Esposito
I rise up, rise up, rise up, I rise up and give You praise
I rise up, rise up, rise up, I rise up Jesus, You’re amazing
I rise up Jesus, You’re amazing
We rise up, rise up, rise up, We rise up, and give You praise
We rise up, rise up, rise up, We rise up, Jesus You’re amazing
We sing praises as we rise in the Spirit
Every breath is filled with Light
New life springs up deep inside us
New strength, new hope, new heights
We give You praise, voices raised, Hallelujah
We join with heaven’s song
We lift Your Name, voices raised, Hallelujah
We worship around the throne
Singing “Holy Holy Lord God Almighty
Heaven and earth are filled with Your glory
Holy Holy Lord God Almighty
Heaven and earth are filled with Your glory!!!
Look Up and Lift Your Heads
Psalm 23
Proverbs 3:5 – Put your Trust in God!
Psalm 121: 1-2 – Lift up your eyes!
The 15 Songs of Ascent – Psalms 120-134
Psalm 120 – A cry of distress to the Lord for help in great suffering
Psalm 121 – Song of praise to God who shields us from all the schemes of the enemy
Psalm 122 – Song of joy as we enter the holy city of God: OT – Jerusalem — NT — “New Jerusalem”
Psalm 123 – A cry to God for mercy
Psalm 124 – A ballad of how God saved His people from destruction
Psalm 125 – Dwelling in God’s peace
Psalm 126 – A song of restoration as God’s people gather in Jerusalem:
vs. 5 ” Those who sow their tears as seeds will reap a harvest with joyful glee.”
Psalm 127 – A reminder that without God we can do nothing.
Psalm 128 – The importance of reverence toward God.
Psalm 129 – A song of victory
Psalm 130 – Our hope in the Lord
Psalm 131 – A reminder to wait on the Lord with confident hope.
Psalm 132 – The importance of Jerusalem as God’s resting place.
Psalm 133 – A song of joy of the certainty we have in God and the power of His word.
Psalm 134 – A song of worship to God regarding the certainty we have in Him and the power of His word.
These 15 Psalms offer us a condensed version of the emotions we experience as God’s people as we “set our hearts on a pilgrimage.”
They are songs of praise, worship, lament, hope, defeat, and victory and especially trust in God.
Ps 146:6
Ps 84:5-7 – “Baca” – weeping
a spring – life – rain – symbolic of the H.S. – pools – blessings
Luke 21:25-28 – “Look up and lift your heads.”
Romans 8:32 – He will freely give us all things!
Hebrews 4:16 – Access to His Throne of Grace where we will find HOPE and MERCY!