In the Coracle

Tim Hughes: Consuming Fire

October 24, 2004 // Tags: Spirituality, Worship

There are three new worship albums out that I like a lot: Chris Tomlin: Arriving; Tim Hughes: When Silence Falls; and Matt Redman: Facedown.

On Tim Hughes’ album, there’s a song called Consuming Fire which goes like this:

Verse 1:
There must be more than this
oh breath of God come breathe within
There must be more than this
Spirit of God we wait for you
Fill us anew we pray
Fill us anew we pray

Chorus:
Consuming Fire
Fan into flame
a passion for your name
Spirit of God
fall in this place
Lord have your way
Lord have your way
with us

Verse 2:
Come like a rushing wind
Fill us with power from on high
Now set the captives free
leave us abandoned to your praise
Lord let your glory fall
Lord let your glory fall

I like that song as a prayer, especially a corporate prayer. It reminds me a lot of the lyrics for Dwell, which I also am deeply impacted by. The choruses are quite simlar:

Dwell
Songwriter: Casey Corum
Chorus:
Not our will, but Yours be done
Come and change us
Not our will, but Yours be done
Come sustain us

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The ancient Celts traveled in coracles - handmade, wooden framed and hide-covered boats, to journey where the trinitarian God led them. Though the transportation was simple, the journey was profound. This image is an illustration of the way I experience God's guidance - an invitation to travel with him on his paths, not mine; at his pace, not mine.

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