In 2008, after five solo album releases, and nine with Passion, Tomlin made the move from Texas to Atlanta to be a worship leader for Giglio’s new church, Passion City Church, with its first service being held in February of 2009. Tomlin has since released four solo worship albums, two Christmas albums, and one live album.
In 2013, Tomlin’s seventh album Burning Light debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, becoming only the fourth album by a Christian artist to top that chart, along with Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) by Bob Carlisle, You Light Up My Life by LeeAnn Rimes, both in 1997, and TobyMac's Eye On It in 2012.
Tomlin has recorded some of the most famous songs ever in Christian music, such as How Great Is Our God, Holy Is The Lord, Our God, and Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)
Throughout his successful career, Tomlin has won 22 GMA Dove Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, and a Grammy.
Chris Tomlin’s discography: The Noise We Make (2001)Not To Us (2002)Arriving (2004)Live From Austin Music Hall (2005)See The Morning (2006)Hello Love (2008)Glory In The Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship (2009) And If Our God Is For Us… (2010)How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection (2011)Burning Lights (2013) Love Ran Red (2014)Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship (2015) Never Lose Sight (2016)
Made to Worship
Chris Tomlin Lyrics
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Before the world revolved around the sun
God on high stepped down into time
And wrote the story of His love for everyone
He has filled our hearts with wonder
So that we always remember
You and I are forgiven and free
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
All we are and all we have
Is all a gift from God that we receive
Brought to life we open up our eyes
To see the majesty and glory of the King
He has filled our hearts with wonder
So that we always remember
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
And even the rocks cry out and even the Heavens shout
At the sound of His holy name
So let every voice sing out, and let every knee bow down
He's worthy of all our praise
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free, yeah
When you and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see, you and I will see
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free, yeah
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
Yeah, we were meant to be
You and I, you and I, yeah, yeah
Who we were meant to be
In Chris Tomlin's song "Made to Worship," he emphasizes on the idea that God created humans to worship and love Him. The lyrics describe how God, before the creation of sunlight and the earth's rotation, came down to earth and wrote the story of His love for all beings. The song emphasizes the concept that everything that we possess is because of God's blessings, and our ultimate goal in life is to praise Him. Tomlin urges the listeners to open up their eyes and witness the glory of God and to let go of their doubts and surrender to Him.
The song highlights the significance of remembering that we were created to worship and love God. In this materialistic world, we tend to get distracted by worldly pleasures and often forget the real purpose of our existence as believers. The lyrics also emphasize the idea that every creature, be it a human or a rock, is meant to praise Him who created them. We were created to believe in God's love and forgiveness, and once we submit to Him, we will finally achieve the purpose for which we were created.
Line by Line Meaning
Before the day, before the light
God existed before the start of creation
Before the world revolved around the sun
The world was created by God's hand before it started orbiting around the sun
God on high stepped down into time
God came down from heaven to earth to show His love for us
And wrote the story of His love for everyone
God's plan for redemption was written in the story of Jesus Christ, which shows His love for everyone
He has filled our hearts with wonder
God has given us a sense of awe and amazement at His power and glory
So that we always remember
God wants us to never forget His greatness
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
Our purpose in life is to worship God and to love others, as we were created in His image
You and I are forgiven and free
Through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and set free from the power of sin
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
To fully experience God's love and grace, we must surrender our hearts to Him and have faith in Him
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
By living a life of worship and love, we will discover our true selves as God designed us
All we are and all we have
Everything we are and everything we have comes from God
Is all a gift from God that we receive
We should be grateful for every blessing we receive from God
Brought to life we open up our eyes
Through God's grace, we are brought to spiritual life and can see His glory more clearly
To see the majesty and glory of the King
We can experience the greatness of God's majesty and glory through worship and prayer
And even the rocks cry out and even the Heavens shout
All of creation praises God, from the rocks to the heavens, and we should do the same
At the sound of His holy name
God's name is holy and deserving of all praise and worship
So let every voice sing out, and let every knee bow down
We should lift our voices in worship and humble ourselves before God
He's worthy of all our praise
God is deserving of our highest praise and adoration
Yeah, we were meant to be
Our purpose in life is to worship and love God, and to find fulfillment in doing so
You and I, you and I, yeah, yeah
Together, we can worship and love God, and fulfill our purpose as His creation
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: JOHN P. KEE
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Winston Wesley Design
Before the day, before the light
Before the world revolved around the sun
God on high stepped down into time
And wrote the story of His love for everyone
He has filled our hearts with wonder
So that we always remember
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
All we are and all we have
Is all a gift from God that we receive
Brought to life we open up our eyes
To see the majesty and glory of the King
He has filled our hearts with wonder
So that we always remember
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
And even the rocks cry out and even the Heavens shout
At the sound of His holy name
So let every voice sing out, and let every knee bow down
He's worthy of all our praise
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free, yeah
When you and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see, you and I will see
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free, yeah
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
Yeah, we were meant to be
You and I, you and I, yeah, yeah
Who we were meant to be
BearvilleBear 14
Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the struggles and madness in this world today, God is full of justice, mercy and love.
Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be
destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans
. The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom.
If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us back into that previously perfect image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. He will help us through the struggle, the stress, and anything we experience in the world. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him through His power (not ourselves, we need Him to help us as it's impossible without depending on His power and instruction).
He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if you had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place.
He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it.
He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way.
Christ says in John 16:33: I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]
- (AMPLIFIED version)
NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER. Regardless of what you've done or what you're going through you CAN make it through Jesus.
Xxxx
Judá
I just discover this song and... Wow ... Melody of heaven.. it's makes me feel like i'm hopefull
MultivariatePerspective
It makes me hopeful there might be more than a few that I’ve met that are genuine humans and not just a massive hive of parasites… we are what we do
Winston Wesley Design
Before the day, before the light
Before the world revolved around the sun
God on high stepped down into time
And wrote the story of His love for everyone
He has filled our hearts with wonder
So that we always remember
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
All we are and all we have
Is all a gift from God that we receive
Brought to life we open up our eyes
To see the majesty and glory of the King
He has filled our hearts with wonder
So that we always remember
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
And even the rocks cry out and even the Heavens shout
At the sound of His holy name
So let every voice sing out, and let every knee bow down
He's worthy of all our praise
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free, yeah
When you and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see, you and I will see
You and I were made to worship, you and I are called to love
You and I are forgiven and free, yeah
You and I embrace surrender, you and I choose to believe
Then you and I will see who we were meant to be
Yeah, we were meant to be
You and I, you and I, yeah, yeah
Who we were meant to be
Toni Clam
I love all Chris's songs.
Richard HERRERA
Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth! John 4:24
Kester Rajan
Love this song.
AMENCOMELORDJESUS
One of my CT's favorites; amazing that I'm 64 yrs old & still imitating his style: voice or guitar play. I thank & praise God for Chris on his type of praise & worship music. He has sort of various styles of rythms. I offered this song just recently at our local church on Thanksgiving Day 2021. My very one favorite of his: How Great Is Our God!
Marie Patty
Beautiful song and lyrics 🙂😉😍
Shirley hinojosa
Thank you for this amazing song Chris Tomlin
Malcbato Tony
Thank you so much Sir for this.