Song 50: My Praise Goes Up

This song is about how in all circumstances, even when things are down, my praise goes up.

Verse 1

The dark of night

When hope runs thin

My hands, my heart

All stained by sin

Shadow of death

The way so steep

And all alone

In the valley deep

Chorus

My praise goes up

Glory in the highest

My praise goes up

Riding in his triumph

All honor to the king

Who died and rose for me

Who lives and sets me free

So my praise goes up

Verse 2

He bled and died

They laid him low

That tearful night

In another’s tomb

The guards took watch

And duty-bound

Stood o’re the place

Where they laid him down

Verse 3

At break of dawn

Three days below

Graveclothes fell off

The stone was rolled

Then he appeared

His crown bequeathed

To heav’n he rose

Sent his Ghost beneath

Verse 4

When at the end

I’m heavenborn

And see his face

What it all was for

His scars of love

His hands, his brow

All praise to him

At his feet I bow