How Great Medley – Israel Houghton

[Spoken]
Oh, man
Papi lindo, I love you
Love this family
I love the nostalgic moment we just had
Goin’ all the way back to Globe, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oh, thank you, Jesus

[Instrumental]

[Chorus 1]
Mi Dios cuan grande eres
Cuan grande eres Tú, mmm
Mi Dios cuan grande eres
Cuan grande eres Tú (Keep this Spanish flow going)
(Mi Dios, mi Dios)
Mi Dios cuan grande eres
Cuan grande eres Tú (Cuan grande)
Mi Dios cuan grande erеs
Cuan grande eres Tú

[Verse]
Thе heavens are telling
Telling the Earth how great You are
And we are responding to Your love
The oceans are rising
Rising and falling at your word
And we are responding to your love

[Chorus 2]
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are
My God how great you are (How great)
How great, how great you are
My God how great you are (How great)
How great, how great you are
My God how great you are (How great)
How great, how great you are

[Verse 2]
You are my deliverer
You are my deliverer
I call on your name
You reach out and save me
You are my deliverer
You are my deliverer
I trust in your heart
You’re a faithful, faithful God

[Chorus 2]
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are

[Bridge]
(Sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
How great you are
How great you are
(Sing Hallelujah)
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
How great you are
How great you are (How great you are)
How great you are
How great you are (How great you are)
How great you are
How great you are

[Instrumental]

[Spoken]
Thank you, Jesus

[Refrain]
So, be glorified
Be glorified
Be glorified
Be glorified
Oh, be glorified
Be glorified
Lord, be glorified
Be glorified

[Spoken]
I remember when I first started leading worship
I was 19
And I was the drummer
Karlan, I was the drummer in our worship team
I enjoyed being the drummer in our worship team
I just had enough responsibility to hold it together
The pastor called me on a Wednesday morning
He said, “Hey, I want you to consider being our worship leader”
And I said, “I’ll pray about it”
You know, I didn’t wanna say no right out, but
I said, I’ll pray about it
He said, “Great, pray hard an pray fast ’cause
‘Cause you start tonight”
I remember calling my mom, freakin’ out, you know
“Mom, I get to lead worship tonight”
My mom goes, “What’re you gonna wear?”
With the same frantic, “Oh my gosh, wardrobe”
I remember getting up there
I knew two songs, I knew “Celebrate Jesus”
“Celebrate,” the great Gary Oliver song
And I knew this song
I knew these three chords, man

[Refrain]
Be glorified

[Spoken]
And my legs, my right leg in particular, would just shake uncontrollably
I had no idea what I was doin’, I was scared to death
And I watched how God took that simple talent
That simple gift
And turned it to His Glory
I remember going home and putting my little piano in my kitchen
Because the acoustics were good in there
And I set up a candle and a bass and some salt and pepper shakers
‘Cause even I wanted to be cross-cultural
And my simple prayer 30 years ago, 30, geez, 30 years ago
Was the prayer I pray every day when I sit down at a keyboard
Or when I sit and pick up a guitar
Or get on worship Wednesday and try to encourage people
My prayer is
“God, if this is what you’ve called me to
Then teach me how to worship”
I know that sounds so simple right now 30 years in, but
It’s the key
God, I never want, I never wanna think like
“Hey, I’ve got 30 years in, God, I got this”
I never wanna get stuck singing and leading to the front row
I wanna be the court jester of worship that entertains the King
I wanna be summoned into His presence
And maybe it’s just this song

[Refrain]
Be glorified (No matter how simple)
Be glorified (But sing it with all your heart)
Be glorified (And entertain the King)
Be glorified (I felt like he put his hands on my hands and just)
Be glorified (Began to play through me)
Be glorified (Began to sing over me in that little kitchen)
Be glorified (And here we are, 30 years later)
Be glorified (Singin’ the same song, singin’ the same song)
Be glorified (All we want is You to be glorified, Jesus)
Be glorified (Nothing else matters, Jesus)
Be glorified (Be glorified, Jesus)
Be glorified (Be glorified)
(Be glorified in this temple)

[Chorus]
Be glorified in the heavens
Be glorified in the earth
Be glorified in this temple
Jesus
Jesus
Be thou glorified

[Reprise]
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are (My God how great you are)
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are (Yeah)
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are
My God how great you are
How great, how great you are

[Spontaneous Outro]