Jeff Deyo (pronounced DEE-yo) was the lead singer of the pioneering modern … Read Full Bio ↴Jeff Deyo (pronounced DEE-yo) was the lead singer of the pioneering modern worship band SONICFLOOD, who were partially responsible for the worship music explosion within the Christian music industry in the late nineties. After one studio record and one live album SONICFLOOD imploded and later resurfaced with an entirely new line-up led by former touring bassist Ric Heil.

Deyo continued on as a solo artist honing the style he made famous in SONICFLOOD, and to date he has released 3 solo studio records: Saturate, Light, and Unveil, and one live record: Surrender. His music can be described as sunny pop-rock worship with some emotional ballads as well.

Opening Prayer
Jeff Deyo Lyrics

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Spoken:
Dear Lord,
We love You
We stand in Your presence now
We come into agreement today with Your Kingdom
We truly desire to please You in every way
And we ask that Your light would come crashing into the darkness
Forcing the darkness to move

I pray that You would pour out Your love, Your forgiveness,
Your kindness, Your power, and Your healing

Right now, in the name of Jesus
O God, let Your Kingdom come near us today.

Overall Meaning

The Opening Prayer by Jeff Deyo begins with a spoken prayer to the Lord where the singer expresses sincere love and desires to please him in everyway. The prayer emphasizes on agreement with God's Kingdom and calls for the light of God to drive out darkness. It asks God to pour out love, forgiveness, kindness, power, and healing upon the people present.

The lyrics reflect the surrender and trust that the singer has towards God. It emphasizes on recognizing the greatness of God and submitting oneself completely to his will. The prayer speaks to the listeners who may be going through times of darkness, despair or pain and reminds them that they are not alone. God's presence is with them. It encourages the listeners to lean on God and trust in His plans.

Overall, the lyrics of the Opening Prayer speak of hope, love, and surrender. It is a reminder to people that even in their darkest moments, God is with them.

Line by Line Meaning

Dear Lord,
We address our prayer to You, our God.

We love You
We want to express our love for You.

We stand in Your presence now
We acknowledge that we are in Your holy presence.

We come into agreement today with Your Kingdom
We declare our alignment with Your Kingdom's ways.

We truly desire to please You in every way
We express our deep longing to always please You.

And we ask that Your light would come crashing into the darkness
We pray for Your illuminating presence to overcome darkness.

Forcing the darkness to move
We ask for Your light to displace darkness.

I pray that You would pour out Your love, Your forgiveness, Your kindness, Your power, and Your healing
We ask for You to send forth Your love, forgiveness, kindness, power, and healing.

Right now, in the name of Jesus
We declare the authority of the name of Jesus over this situation.

O God, let Your Kingdom come near us today.
We ask for Your Kingdom to draw near us in this moment.

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