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shai linne is living proof that God has a wonderful sense of humor. He once told his mom that he would never, ever become a Christian, completely oblivious to the fact that God had chosen him to be a Christian before time began. He doesn't like the spotlight, so God gave him natural gifts that put him on stage as an actor. He doesn't like to be in front of people, so God gave him spiritual gifts that are mostly public in nature. shai has appeared on numerous independent and national Christian Hip-hop releases, including his 2005 full-length debut, The Solus Christus Project. All this from someone who doesn't like hip-hop and never pursued a career in music. Someone in heaven is having a big laugh at his expense. After all this time, shai still doesn't get the joke.
The Holy Spirit
Shai Linne Lyrics
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Opened our eyes to see the Christ
Holy Spirit we worship You
Spirit of God we worship You
Now you live inside of us
You help us serve the God we trust
Holy Spirit we worship You
(Tim)
Spirit of God, in ourselves we′re lifeless
So we ask You now for Your powerful help to write this
God the Spirit, we worship Thee
You've been one with the God the Father and God the Son for All Eternity!
One in Your Substance, One in Your Honor
Spirit–You are the love between the Son and the Father!
Spirit –You′re the Creator whom we are praisin'
Plus You're God′s personal agent of re-creation!
(Shai)
We see You at creation hovering over the face of the waters
You were faithful to order the waves and their borders
We spread death- the type to contaminate earth′s inhabitants
But You're the breath of life that animates the inanimate
You filled Your servants with skill, knowledge and intelligence
To build the tabernacle where God and man could fellowship
Where the undeserving elect could serve You with reverence
Behind the curtain- Your essence, a picture of worship in heaven
(Tim)
You revealed in Your Word- it says in, Ezekiel 37
Breath of God–You′re the Worker of Resurrection!
To raise from the grave the depraved and enslaved
A new race You'll create through Christ, the perfect Servant-Shepherd
(Shai)
Speaking of Christ, we can see Him in shadows and types
The prophets, kings and judges You empowered to battle and fight
You even had them write it down- the ultimate story
The sufferings of the Christ and the subsequent glories
(Tim)
Holy Spirit, for Your deeds we are stunned, in awe
Like how in the virgin′s womb You conceived the Son of God
Then when He was baptized within the Sea
On Messiah You descended to empower His entire ministry
Empowered His miracles He displayed that amazed men
Empowered Him to overcome temptations of Satan
To be the Firstborn from the dead of God's New Creation of saints
From the grave You have raised Him- so You′ll raise them
Jesus promised You'd send His thoughts
You're the anointing oil flowing from the King′s head at Pentecost
Down to His body, His kingdom You spread across
Making effectual the message of the precious cross!
(Shai)
The book of Acts is not about the acts of the Apostles
But the acts of the Holy Spirit impacting with the gospel
Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria to Africa
Empowered your servants like Stephen when they were massacred
Ananias and Sapphira lied to You
So you put them both to death to show the church what a Holy God can do
You set apart Paul and Barnabas for the work of missions
You worked in the church′s division over circumcision
You take Christ's objective cross work and vindication
And then apply it to the elect through regeneration
You saved us from the lake of fire, make us like our great Messiah
Graciously You take us higher- praise to You, our Sanctifier
()
(Tim)
You′re the Author of Scripture and its illuminator
Our God-given picture to see the Ruling Savior
Your thoughts are in-scripted on our hearts with conviction
And You're the Father′s provision who renews our Nature
(Shai)
With our nature renewed, now by grace we pursue
Conformity to the Savior through the faith that's from You
The fruit You produce is proof that Your people are real
Directing our thoughts to Jesus when our evil′s revealed
(Tim)
You reveal our evil and the mercy of the cross
And You seal Your people and ensure that none are lost
Spirit of Adoption, You disperse His love abroad
Within our hearts and spirits so we're sure we're sons of God!
(Shai)
And with that blessed assurance, we′re set for the warring
We′re kept by Your warnings and we're prepped for endurance
You provide gifts- even miracles assuredly
But fruit is a better gauge of spiritual maturity
(Tim)
You unite us to Jesus so we can die to lust
Spirit of Christ- You′re the presence of Christ in us!
(You) already began His resurrection life inside of us,
So when He returns, by Your might we'll rise from dust
(Shai)
In Revelation, we see Your presence before the throne
Forever You will help us to reverence the Lord alone
You′re the source of all life and yet Your story's precise
Amazingly, You do it all for the glory of Christ!
This song praises the Holy Spirit for being the source of life and the reason for the spiritual renewal of believers in Christ. The lyrics remind listeners of the Holy Spirit's role in creation, filling believers with skills and knowledge, empowering Christ's ministry, and the inspiration and illumination of Scripture. The Holy Spirit is also credited for convicting and directing believers towards Jesus Christ, sealing and uniting them with Christ, and ensuring that none are lost. The song emphasizes that without the Holy Spirit, believers would be spiritually dead and unable to serve or worship God.
The use of biblical references throughout the song shows the theological depth and knowledge of the writers. The song references the Holy Spirit's role at creation (Genesis 1:2), the tabernacle (Exodus 35-40), Ezekiel 37, the virgin birth (Matthew 1:20), baptism (Mark 1:9-11), Stephen's martyrdom (Acts 7:54-60), Paul's calling (Acts 9), and the Book of Revelation. Additionally, the song references biblical concepts such as the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), the adoption of believers (Romans 8:15-16), and spiritual maturity (Ephesians 4:13-16).
Line by Line Meaning
You gave us breath, you gave us life
God gave humanity life and breath
Opened our eyes to see the Christ
God allowed us to see Jesus
Holy Spirit we worship You
We worship the Holy Spirit
Spirit of God we worship You
We worship the Spirit of God
Now you live inside of us
The Holy Spirit lives inside of us
You help us serve the God we trust
The Holy Spirit helps us serve God
Without You we can do nothing at all
We are completely dependent on the Holy Spirit
Spirit of God, in ourselves we′re lifeless
We are lifeless without the Spirit of God
So we ask You now for Your powerful help to write this
The artist is requesting the Holy Spirit's help in writing the song
God the Spirit, we worship Thee
We worship the Holy Spirit who is God
You've been one with the God the Father and God the Son for All Eternity!
The Holy Spirit has been one with the Father and Son for eternity
One in Your Substance, One in Your Honor
The Holy Spirit is one with God in substance and honor
Spirit–You are the love between the Son and the Father!
The Holy Spirit is the love between the Father and Son
Spirit –You′re the Creator whom we are praisin'
The Holy Spirit is the Creator who deserves our praise
Plus You're God′s personal agent of re-creation!
The Holy Spirit is God's agent of re-creation
We see You at creation hovering over the face of the waters
The Holy Spirit was present at creation
You were faithful to order the waves and their borders
The Holy Spirit had a role in ordering the creation of the oceans
We spread death- the type to contaminate earth′s inhabitants
Humanity spreads death and evil
But You're the breath of life that animates the inanimate
The Holy Spirit brings life to the lifeless
You filled Your servants with skill, knowledge and intelligence
The Holy Spirit gives gifts to serve God
To build the tabernacle where God and man could fellowship
The Holy Spirit helped build the tabernacle
Where the undeserving elect could serve You with reverence
The Holy Spirit enables the elect to serve God with reverence
Behind the curtain- Your essence, a picture of worship in heaven
The Holy Spirit's presence behind the temple curtain was a picture of worship in heaven
You revealed in Your Word- it says in, Ezekiel 37
The Holy Spirit is the revealer of truth in Ezekiel 37
Breath of God–You′re the Worker of Resurrection!
The Holy Spirit is the worker of resurrection
To raise from the grave the depraved and enslaved
The Holy Spirit raises the sinful and lost from the dead
A new race You'll create through Christ, the perfect Servant-Shepherd
The Holy Spirit will create a new race through Jesus Christ
Speaking of Christ, we can see Him in shadows and types
Jesus is foreshadowed in the Old Testament
The prophets, kings and judges You empowered to battle and fight
The Holy Spirit empowered biblical heroes to battle and fight
You even had them write it down- the ultimate story
The Holy Spirit inspired the writers of the Bible
The sufferings of the Christ and the subsequent glories
The Holy Spirit revealed the story of Jesus' suffering and subsequent glory
Holy Spirit, for Your deeds we are stunned, in awe
We are amazed by the Holy Spirit's deeds
Like how in the virgin′s womb You conceived the Son of God
The Holy Spirit miraculously conceived Jesus in Mary's womb
Then when He was baptized within the Sea
The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus during His baptism
On Messiah You descended to empower His entire ministry
The Holy Spirit empowered Jesus' ministry
Empowered His miracles He displayed that amazed men
The Holy Spirit empowered Jesus' miracles
Empowered Him to overcome temptations of Satan
The Holy Spirit empowered Jesus to overcome Satan's temptations
To be the Firstborn from the dead of God's New Creation of saints
Jesus is the firstborn of the new creation of God's people
From the grave You have raised Him- so You′ll raise them
The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead and will raise believers too
Jesus promised You'd send His thoughts
Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to believers
You're the anointing oil flowing from the King′s head at Pentecost
The Holy Spirit is the anointing oil of God flowing from King Jesus
Down to His body, His kingdom You spread across
The Holy Spirit spreads God's kingdom to believers
Making effectual the message of the precious cross!
The Holy Spirit makes the message of the cross powerful and effective
The book of Acts is not about the acts of the Apostles
The book of Acts is about the deeds of the Holy Spirit
But the acts of the Holy Spirit impacting with the gospel
The book of Acts shows how the Holy Spirit impacts the world with the gospel
Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria to Africa
The Holy Spirit impacts the world with the gospel
Empowered your servants like Stephen when they were massacred
The Holy Spirit empowered Stephen and other disciples to face persecution and martyrdom
Ananias and Sapphira lied to You
Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit
So you put them both to death to show the church what a Holy God can do
God's judgment on Ananias and Sapphira showed the church His holiness
You set apart Paul and Barnabas for the work of missions
The Holy Spirit set apart Paul and Barnabas for missionary work
You worked in the church′s division over circumcision
The Holy Spirit worked in the early church's debate over circumcision
You take Christ's objective cross work and vindication
The Holy Spirit applies Jesus' work on the cross to believers
And then apply it to the elect through regeneration
The Holy Spirit regenerates the elect through Jesus' work on the cross
You saved us from the lake of fire, make us like our great Messiah
The Holy Spirit saved us from eternal punishment and sanctifies us like Jesus
Graciously You take us higher- praise to You, our Sanctifier
The Holy Spirit graciously sanctifies us and deserves our praise
You′re the Author of Scripture and its illuminator
The Holy Spirit authored and illuminates the Bible
Our God-given picture to see the Ruling Savior
The Holy Spirit helps us see Jesus the Savior
Your thoughts are in-scripted on our hearts with conviction
The Holy Spirit writes God's truth on our hearts and convicts us
And You're the Father′s provision who renews our Nature
The Holy Spirit renews our nature as believers
With our nature renewed, now by grace we pursue
With our nature renewed, we now pursue God by His grace
Conformity to the Savior through the faith that's from You
The Holy Spirit enables us to conform to Jesus through faith
The fruit You produce is proof that Your people are real
The Holy Spirit produces fruit in believers as proof of their authenticity
Directing our thoughts to Jesus when our evil′s revealed
The Holy Spirit directs our thoughts to Jesus when our sin is revealed
You reveal our evil and the mercy of the cross
The Holy Spirit reveals our sin and the mercy found in Jesus' sacrifice
And You seal Your people and ensure that none are lost
The Holy Spirit seals believers and ensures their eternal security
Spirit of Adoption, You disperse His love abroad
The Holy Spirit brings God's love to believers and adopts us into God's family
Within our hearts and spirits so we're sure we're sons of God!
The Holy Spirit assures us that we are God's children
And with that blessed assurance, we′re set for the warring
With the assurance of our salvation, we are equipped for spiritual warfare
We′re kept by Your warnings and we're prepped for endurance
The Holy Spirit warns us and prepares us for spiritual endurance
You provide gifts- even miracles assuredly
The Holy Spirit provides gifts, including miracles, to believers
But fruit is a better gauge of spiritual maturity
The fruit of the Spirit is a better gauge of spiritual maturity than gifts
You unite us to Jesus so we can die to lust
The Holy Spirit unites us to Jesus so we can defeat our sinful desires
Spirit of Christ- You′re the presence of Christ in us!
The Holy Spirit is the presence of Christ who dwells in us
(You) already began His resurrection life inside of us,
The Holy Spirit already started our new life of resurrection in us
So when He returns, by Your might we'll rise from dust
The Holy Spirit's power will raise us from the dead when Jesus returns
In Revelation, we see Your presence before the throne
The Holy Spirit's presence is seen in Revelation before God's throne
Forever You will help us to reverence the Lord alone
The Holy Spirit will help us forever to worship God alone
You′re the source of all life and yet Your story's precise
The Holy Spirit is the source of all life, and His story is accurate and true
Amazingly, You do it all for the glory of Christ!
The Holy Spirit does all things for the glory of Jesus Christ
Writer(s): Sharon Riley
Contributed by Maria S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.