who is above all in worship?

Here's a good example of "me'ism" in worship pointed out by Bill. It's hidden so let's see if you spot it.

Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature
And all created things
Above all wisdom
And all the ways of man
You were here
Before the world began

Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders
The world has ever known
Above all wealth
And treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure
What You're worth

Crucified
Laid behind the stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall

See it? Of course not because I cut it out. The last two lines of the chorus are:

And thought of me
Above all

So this is a good example of some great lyrics but "tainted" by putting "me" in the center. I don't know Michael W. Smith well enough to say whether or not that was intentional. Nor if it were intentional, if it was put there to try to bring balance to some other issue he might have been addressing. I use this not to critique him, but simply as an example of how we would do well to meditate on the words rather than simply singing. While you may not agree with me on the weakness of these two lines, meditation would at least reveal the greatness of the lines prior to that part.

PS - my recommendation to Bill was to sing the other parts louder ... but having heard him sing, I recant.

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