Christ Be Magnified

Were creation suddenly articulate
 With a thousand tongues
 To lift one cry
 Then from north to south
 And east to west
 We'd hear Christ be magnified
 Were the whole earth
 Echoing His eminence
 His name would burst
 From sea and sky
 From rivers to the mountain tops
 We'd hear Christ be magnified
 O Christ be magnified
 Let His praise arise
 Christ be magnified in me
 O Christ be magnified
 From the altar of my life
 Christ be magnified in me
 When every creature
 Finds its inmost melody
 And every human heart
 Its native cry
 O then in one enraptured
 Hymn of praise
 We'll sing Christ be magnified
 O Christ be magnified
 Let His praise arise
 Christ be magnified in me
 O Christ be magnified
 From the altar of my life
 Christ be magnified in me
 I won't bow to idols
 I'll stand strong and worship You
 And if it puts me in the fire
 I'll rejoice 'cause You're there too
 I won't be formed by feelings
 I hold fast to what is true
 If the cross brings transformation
 Then I'll be crucified with You
 'Cause death is just the doorway
 Into resurrection life
 And if I join You in Your suffering
 Then I'll join You when You rise
 And when You return in glory
 With all the angels and the saints
 My heart will still be singing
 And my song will be the same
 O Christ be magnified
 Let His praise arise
 Christ be magnified in me
 O Christ be magnified
 From the altar of my life
 Christ be magnified in me