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Lyrics:
I walk the streets of London and notice in the faces passing by something that makes me stop and listen My heart grows heavy with the cry Where is the hope for London You whisper and my heart begins to soar as I’m reminded every street in London is Yours
I walk the dirt roads of Uganda I see the scars that war has left behind Hope like the sun is fading and they’re waiting for a cure no one can find And I hear children’s voices singing of a God who heals and rescues and restores and I’m reminded that every child in Africa is Yours
It’s all Yours God, Yours God, everything is Yours From the stars in the sky to the depths of the ocean floor and it’s all Yours God, Yours God, everything is Yours You’re the maker and keeper, Father and ruler of everything It’s all Yours
I walk the sidewalks of Nashville like Singapore, Manila and Shanghai I brush by the beggar’s hand and the wealthy man and everywhere I look I realize Just like the streets of London for every man and woman, boy and girl All of creation, this is our Father’s world
It’s all Yours God, Yours God, everything is Yours From the stars in the sky to the depths of the ocean floor and it’s all Yours God, Yours God, everything is Yours You’re the maker and keeper, Father and ruler of everything
It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God The glory is Yours, God All the honor is Yours, God The power is Yours, God The glory is Yours, God You’re the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords
And it’s all Yours God, Yours God Everything is Yours From the stars in the sky to the depths of the ocean floor And it’s all Yours God, Yours God Everything is Yours All the greatness and power, the glory and splendor and majesty Everything is Yours It’s all Yours
It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God
It’s all Yours, God (my life is Yours) It’s all Yours, God (my heart is Yours) It’s all Yours, God (my hands and my feet) It’s all Yours, God (every song that I sing)
It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God
It’s all Yours, God (all gifts are Yours) It’s all Yours, God (all our dreams are yours) It’s all Yours, God (all our plans are Yours, God) It’s all Yours, God (this whole earth is Yours, God)
It’s all Yours, God (everything is Yours) It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God (everything is Yours) It’s all Yours, God
It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God It’s all Yours, God
*****The 2008 radio single version adds this fourth verse*****
I’ve walked the valley of death’s shadow So deep and dark that I could barely breathe I’ve had to let go of more than I could bear And questioned everything that I believe But still even here in this great darkness A comfort and hope come breaking through As I can say in life or death God we belong to you.
Behind the Song: 'Yours' (new verse) includes a new 4th verse that Steven has written since the loss of his daughter Maria in a tragic accident on May 21, 2008.
Steven felt it was important to acknowledge what the family has been going through over these past 8 weeks, and 'Yours' has taken on new meaning in recent weeks to many who work alongside Steven. Already a very special song, Steven's reflections since Maria's loss in the 4th verse only make the song even more challenging, compelling, and passionate. Concertgoers this past weekend had a chance to take in the new lyric, and on each of the 3 occasions rose to their feet in a standing ovation as Steven sang the closing line in the new verse.' - Jim Houser, Steven Curtis Chapman's manager (July 15, 2008)
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