Organic Missional Church Creativity

Sometime ago, I delivered a message to an organic missional church entitled Living in the Divine Parenthesis. The evening before I delivered the message, I wrote a song as a companion to the message called “He Has Anointed Us.”

I wrote it to the tune of Wavin’ Flag by K’naan.

Another organic missional church I relate to took the lyrics and recorded the song in a studio.

The lyrics are below so you can read them while you listen to the recording. The talk I delivered (above) gives the context and meaning of each line.

Give it a listen and tell me what you think . . .

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORDING

Lyrics to He Has Anointed Us (Luke 4:18-21)

[All]

We are His body
Serving His lost world
They will see Jesus
He has anointed us

[A Brother Sings]

He is alive

World is revived

Lord over all

God’s future now

[A Sister Sings]

He is our home

We’ll make Him known

[A Brother Sings]

We’re on His throne

Glory is shown

[A Sister Sings]

Out of the darkness

Free from the carnage

Bearing the good news of Jes-u-s

[A Brother Sings]

Sin on the streets

Lost broken dreams

He is their Hope

True Prince of Peace

[All]

So we’re reaching out

[A Brother Sings]

Giving His love

[All]

And we’re pressing on

[A Brother Sings]

Because we are free

[A Sister Sings]

We will not wait

For some future day

It’s too far away

So right now we say

[All – Chorus]

We are His body
Serving His lost world
They will see Jesus
He has anointed us

For He’s the true King

Woh oh oh

[A Sister Sings]

Jesus has risen

A new creation

[A Brother Sings]

Spirit is in us

We are forgiven

[A Sister Sings]

We boldly say

Love is the way

[A Brother Sings]

Christ is the answer

That’s what we say

[A Sister Sings]

But we’re not just dreamers

Nor clever schemers

[A Brother Sings]

His hand has reached us

Mended our weakness

[A Sister Sings]

He lives within

Doing His will

Jubilee now

Showing us how

[All]

So we’re reaching out

[A Brother Sings]

Giving His love

[All]

And we’re pressing on

[A Brother Sings]

Because we are free

[A Sister Sings]

We will not wait

For some future day

It’s too far away

So right now we say

[All – Chorus]

We are His body
Serving His lost world
They will see Jesus
He has anointed us

For He’s the true King

Woh oh oh

[All – Chorus]

We are His body
Serving His lost world
They will see Jesus
He has anointed us

True Lord of the world

Woh oh oh

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