Hillsong Church London is the London-based offshoot of the Hillsong Church … Read Full Bio ↴Hillsong Church London is the London-based offshoot of the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. In 2004, Hillsong London released their first live praise and worship album, entitled "Shout God's Fame". In October 2005 their second album, "Jesus Is" was recorded and was released in May 2006. The third album "Hail to the King" marks the first studio recording for the group. A live version of some of the songs were released with the DVD version. The albums of the London team are influenced heavily by the Hillsong Australia and United bands, and falls somewhere in between the two in terms of style.

RISE
Hillsong London Lyrics

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We are Your light, Lord
We gonna shine, God
We'll be the answer too
The hurt and broken

This generation
We lead them all to You

Giving our lives
For what we know and believe in You
Now is the time
To show the world You're the way and the truth

Declaration Your salvation
Is a life that's complete in You
No more a stranger
To God the answer
We give our all to You

Truth will rise today
Hands that reach the lost and meet the ones in need
We will be Your revolution
Take a stand today
Put our hands to what we know, oh God, we pray
We will be the revolution

And Your love will remain for all the world
For Your grace never fails, it's undeserved

Overall Meaning

In "Rise," Hillsong London exalts the Lord, affirming that they are His light and will reflect that light by serving others. They proclaim that their generation will lead others to Christ and demonstrate His way and truth. The song's lyrics underscore their conviction that by giving their lives to the Lord, they will be able to help the hurt and broken, and their actions will demonstrate God's love and salvation.

Hillsong London's song "Rise" encourages the listener to rise up and be a part of the revolution of love and change that God desires for the world. The song's powerful lyrics focus on the idea of being the light in a dark world and serving others. The message of the song is that by following God's way and truth, we can help others and declare His salvation.

Line by Line Meaning

We are Your light, Lord
We represent and radiate Your love and goodness, O Lord

We gonna shine, God
We will shine brightly, O God, as a reflection of Your glory and love

We'll be the answer too The hurt and broken
We will offer hope and healing to those who are hurting and broken, O Lord

This generation We lead them all to You
We will be a guiding light for this generation, leading them towards You, O Lord

Giving our lives For what we know and believe in You
We surrender our lives to You, O Lord, for we know and believe in Your love and salvation

Now is the time To show the world You're the way and the truth
This is the opportune moment to reveal to the world that You are the only way and the ultimate truth, O Lord

Declaration Your salvation Is a life that's complete in You
We proclaim that salvation comes only from You, O Lord, and it brings wholeness and fulfillment

No more a stranger To God the answer We give our all to You
We are no longer strangers to You, O Lord, for You are our ultimate answer and we devote ourselves entirely to You

Truth will rise today Hands that reach the lost and meet the ones in need
Today, the truth will emerge and be manifested through our hands as we reach out to and serve the lost and needy, O Lord

We will be Your revolution Take a stand today Put our hands to what we know, oh God, we pray We will be the revolution
We will become a revolutionary force for You, O Lord. We will take a stand, act on what we believe, and follow Your will

And Your love will remain for all the world For Your grace never fails, it's undeserved
Your love, O Lord, will endure across the globe, for Your grace is constant and undeserved by us

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Written by: DOUG COLTON, JAY O'SHEA, MARK O'SHEA

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