Today’s song is a collaboration between pastor writer Trevin Wax and Matt Boswell. Telling the story in 2017 of this hymn Trevin writes “Right now, I serve as the primary teaching pastor at my church. Every week, I pray that the Spirit would move among us—showing us the glory of Jesus through his Word, through our worship, and in our church’s service to the community. I wanted to put those prayers to music, so that our congregation could sing/pray together. That’s how the title came about: “O Spirit, Lift Our Eyes to Jesus.” Once we had the title, Matt got to work on the melody, and I worked on the words1.” I hope God answers this prayer for you today; enjoy!
O Spirit, lift our eyes to Jesus,
help us see Him in Your word.
The Hero of our great redemption,
suffering Saviour, risen Lord.
Over clouds of sin and sorrow,
raise us up to see our King.
O make our hearts to burn within us,
open eyes, and we will sing.
O Spirit, lift our hearts to Jesus,
make His love our sole delight,
with ever-living bread from heaven,
hungry beggars, satisfy.
Overwhelm cold hearts with kindness,
wake us with good news of grace.
O lift us up to taste His goodness,
come and set our souls ablaze.
O Spirit, lift our hands to Jesus,
give us strength to do His will.
With open arms and true compassion,
His commands we would fulfil.
Overcome our hearts’ resistance
with the beauty of His scars.
O, set us free for love and service,
make His hands and heart be ours.
1thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/the-story-behind-a-hymn-i-wrote-with-matt-boswell-o-spirit-lift-our-eyes-to-jesus/?amp
Hymn of the Day 
Initially was skeptical because it was written recently….Silly me!!!!
It’s exactly the hymn God knows I need to read every day! Thank you!
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