The ways God is delighted.
what god delights in
Story behind the song
God does delight in hippopotamuses and a lot of other animals, but in this version, the focus of the bridge is on salvation. The song remains a list of the ways God is delighted, pleased, or takes pleasure in. God gives us lots of positive input and motivation in the bible.
Lyrics
God Delights
God delights in all the upright
He delights when we obey
He takes pleasure when we fear Him
He is pleased with acts of faith
God delights when we deal truly
He delights with holy prayers
He is pleased with honest measures
He enjoys bein' kind and fair
He is just
God's delighted in His Servant
And He loves His only Son
He is very pleased with Jesus
We should listen to this One.
So, this One that He had chosen
Had been given His support
But He took on all our failures
Now, we have a good report
All on Him!
Bridge:
When we sin and grieve the Lord
When we fear for sin we've done
It's good to know that we
Have overcome
God accepts us through His Son
And He loves us as His own
We owe this all to Christ
And grace alone
God delights in all His people
'Crowns the humble to be saved
He invites us to His kingdom
For right now and for always
God delights in all our praises
And we know He is the Lord
He delights in His new City
Coming down with our reward
For all time
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