El Shaddai

Music by John Thompson, words by Michael Card


El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El Elyon na Adonai;
Age to age, You're still the same
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na, Adonai;
We will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.

Through Your love and through the ram
You saved the son of Abraham;
Through the power of Your hand
You turned the sea into dry land.
To the outcast on her knees
You were the God who really sees,
And by Your might
You set Your children free.

Through the years You made it clear
That the time of Christ was near,
Though the people couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be.
Though Your Word contained the plan,
They just could not understand,
Your most awesome work was done
In the frailty of Your Son.

1981, Mole End Music