Lord, I Lift Your Name on High

TFWS # 2088

Scripture meditation 

John 3:14,15  "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

1 Corinthians 15:3,4  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

 

Lord, I lift Your name on high
Lord, I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad You're in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us

You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high

words and music by Rick Founds 1989
(c) 1989 Maranatha Praise, Inc.

 

Rick Founds has written over 500 praise songs.  This is his most popular one.  Sung around campfires, at conventions, and in contemporary worship services, it has become a post-modern standard.  The simple lyrics and catchy tune make it possible for huge numbers to learn it well.  While a 43 year-old father of three teenage daughters, he said that he wrote the song during his morning devotional. This devotional typically involved reading an internet Bible at his home computer while simultaneously playing with his guitar.

To connect him with Charles Wesley, consider these lines from "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today."

Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!