Woe Is Me

Last time I shared lyrics, it was from a song based on a hymn that was written over 130 years ago. Well, this time I'm featuring a song based on words written around 2700 years ago. I've shared my appreciation for Todd Agnew and his music in the past. I'll let Todd introduce the lyrics of "Isaiah 6," one of the songs on his CD "Reflection of Something:"

"My church was doing a teaching series on worship and I was studying to help us prepare for that. I've always felt that we worship more profoundly when we use God's own words. I'm never going to write a song that compares [to] the Psalms. So I was studying scripture passages where we find amazing worship events. And of course, Isaiah 6 is one of my favorites. As I was studyng that night, I was moved by the song lifted up in the chapter, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty. The whole earth is full of His glory." I was thinking about just putting that to music so we could use it in a worship experience at church, and as I was working on it, God just completed the song with the rest of the passage."

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I saw the Lord, seated on a throne, high and exalted
And the train of His robe filled the temple
Above Him were angels, with six mighty wings
With two they’d cover their faces
With two they’d cover their feet
And with two, they’d fly
With two, they’d fly… and sing

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
And the whole earth is full of His glory
He’s glorious

And I said, “Woe to me, I am ruined
For I am unclean, and so are all my kind
But my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord Almighty
The Lord Almighty"

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
And the whole earth is full of His glory
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
And the whole earth is full of His glory
He’s glorious

And an angel flew to me and he had fire in His hands
He put it to my lips and God took away my sin
He took away my sin

So we sing: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
And the whole earth is full of His glory
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
And the whole earth is full of His glory
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
And the whole earth is full of His glory
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty
And the whole earth is full of His glory
He’s glorious
He’s glorious
You’re glorious
Glorious

Get a taste of the song here.