This week’s featured song story comes to us from Hillsong United. We’re excited to share with you the story behind their single “So Will I (100 Billion X).”
This song is about God as an artisan, this song is about God as an artist working his masterpiece, a work of art called love. And it began with creation and it goes through the whole story where it was finished at the cross. And now it continues to be rebirthed and restored in and through us here and now. The whole picture is response.If the stars were made to worship so will I. You know if creation bows before You so will I. If it all exists to praise You so will I. And the more we thought about it there was just endless metaphors and pictures and things that came back to this response. And maybe nothing better than if You laid Your life down, if you gladly chose surrender so will I. And if You left the grave behind You so will I. To me that’s everything, the entire story of why we’re here and our purpose and what it means to follow Jesus and live for Him. – Hillsong United
Click on the video below to hear Hillsong United share the story. Scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.
From the album Wonder.
“So Will I (100 Billion X)” Lyrics
God of creation
There at the start
Before the beginning of time
With no point of reference
You spoke to the dark
And fleshed out the wonder of light
And as You speak
A hundred billion galaxies are born
In the vapor of Your breath the planets form
If the stars were made to worship so will I
I can see Your heart in everything You’ve made
Every burning star
A signal fire of grace
If creation sings Your praises so will I
God of Your promise
You don’t speak in vain
No syllable empty or void
For once You have spoken
All nature and science
Follow the sound of Your voice
And as You speak
A hundred billion creatures catch Your breath
Evolving in pursuit of what You said
If it all reveals Your nature so will I
I can see Your heart in everything You say
Every painted sky
A canvas of Your grace
If creation still obeys You so will I
So will I
So will I
If the stars were made to worship so will I
If the mountains bow in reverence so will I
If the oceans roar Your greatness so will I
For if everything exists to lift You high so will I
If the wind goes where You send it so will I
If the rocks cry out in silence so will I
If the sum of all our praises still falls shy
Then we’ll sing again a hundred billion times
God of salvation
You chased down my heart
Through all of my failure and pride
On a hill You created
The light of the world
Abandoned in darkness to die
And as You speak
A hundred billion failures disappear
Where You lost Your life so I could find it here
If You left the grave behind You so will I
I can see Your heart in everything You’ve done
Every part designed in a work of art called love
If You gladly chose surrender so will I
I can see Your heart
Eight billion different ways
Every precious one
A child You died to save
If You gave Your life to love them so will I
Like You would again a hundred billion times
But what measure could amount to Your desire
You’re the One who never leaves the one behind
BUT WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AUTHOR??? One thing is that he may have donated the copyright of the song to Hillsong, but another thing and a very important and honourable one, is to let the people know the name of the person who wrote the lyrics (and music as well?) of this lovely and cherished song.