This song / chorus is in my top 5 choruses coming out of IHOP-KC at the moment. As far as I know it was written by Laura Hackett, but if I get new information I’ll update this. The lyrics for this song / chorus are:
No one else can love You like I love You Lord
For I was made unique in Your heart
I was made to bring You joy
Now I have a purpose
Now I have a destiny
You made me for Your glory
You made me for Your glory
I want to start by breaking this down a bit and answering the question “what is a chorus?” A chorus is a simple phrase or sentence sung repetitively. The main point of a chorus is to bring a group to singing in unison.
More people will sing the chorus if it is easy to sing. Many worship leaders and chorus leaders get caught up in the complexity and poetry of creating the “perfect” chorus and create more difficulty for themselves. The easier for the non-musical person to sing the better, especially in a prayer meeting. In most situations about 80-90% of the people in any given prayer meeting or church service are not gifted musically, but love to sing and love music.
The Purpose of Choruses in Prayer Meetings
Corporate Prayer Choruses are sung to help everyone in the prayer meeting to intercede in unison. Also, when you sing your prayers your heart connects at a much deeper level than when you speak your prayers.
In a prayer meeting choruses are created spontaneously, are sung AFTER a person has prayed and are PRAYERS (in song) on the same topic of the person that just prayed. They are not generic choruses about anything and everything, but specific to the prayer that was just offered to God. When the chorus is created it should be sung at minimum 8-12 times.
Choruses should be easy on-ramps for everyone to join in so that we can have as many people in the prayer meeting as possible singing the same prayer. They should be easy melodies, with phrases that are easy to remember, in an easy vocal range without forcing too many words in so that it is easy for ungifted singers to participate quickly.
If you haven’t added choruses to your prayer meetings yet, I would recommend finding a worship leader and giving it a try. Once you do you’ll be surprised at the level of enjoyment it brings to your prayer meeting.
Misty Edwards is a worship leader here at the International House of Prayer Missions Base in Kansas City. She just recently came back from a more than a year break from leading worship. During 2009 she released an album called Relentless that contains Misty classics such as: “My Soul Longs For You”, “You Won’t Relent”, “People Get Ready”, “Garden” and more. She also has a song on that album that she has never done in the prayer room (to my knowledge) called “Between the Cherubim” which adds even more value to the album. This album also includes a bonus “Misty Edwards” unplugged cd.
Recently at WorshipMusic.com this album won 2009 Album of the Year! It is also #53 on the Top Christian/Gospel Albums on iTunes. We are excited to see music from the Missions Base here birthed in the context of 24/7 prayer affecting the nations. I highly recommend this album.
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