Original Hymns from All-Creatures.org

Every Life Within Your Joy
By Tams Nicholson

Verse 1
Before the dawn awakens light,
Before the first bird raises song,
Your love holds every single life,
And in that love we all belong.
The lamb, the child, the rising tree,
Each lifted gaze, each heart that beats;
All life is wrapped inside Your care,
All joy begins beneath Your wings.

Pre-Chorus
Your joy is rising in our hearts,
Your love is flowing through our veins;
As all Your living beings, Lord,
We sing the praise of Your holy name.

Chorus
We abandon ourselves in Your joyful love,
We surrender ourselves in Your loving gaze;
Creator God, our Life, our Song,
Your mercy moves, we all belong.
Every creature, every breath,
In every life Your hands have blessed,
We worship You, we worship You,
Held deeply within Your caress.

Verse 2
You made no life outside Your gaze,
No creature born outside Your thought;
Each being rests within Your will,
The wounded world is not apart.
And when we open holy eyes,
We see what love has always known:
The lives abused as least of all
Are cherished deeply as Your own.

Pre-Chorus
Your joy is rising in our hearts,
Your love is flowing through our veins;
As all Your living beings, Lord,
We sing the praise of Your holy name.

Chorus
We abandon ourselves in Your joyful love,
We surrender ourselves in Your loving gaze;
Creator God, our Life, our Song,
Your mercy moves, we all belong.
Every creature, every breath,
In every life Your hands have blessed,
We worship You, we worship You,
Held deeply within Your caress.

Bridge
Your Heart draws near to every heart,
All who tremble, all who sing;
Every life Your love sustains,
Rejoices in our Shepherd King.
We do not have to earn our place,
We do not have to fear Your care;
Your love is here, Your joy is now,
Your living presence everywhere.

Final Chorus
We abandon ourselves in Your joyful love,
We surrender ourselves in Your loving gaze;
Creator God, our Life, our Song,
Your mercy moves, we all belong.
Every creature, every breath,
In every life Your hands have blessed,
We worship You, we worship You,
Held deeply within Your caress.

Outro
Already loved, already held,
We rise within Your endless song;
With all creation in Your joy,
We know in You we all belong.

“Every Life Within Your Joy”
Lyrics: Tams Nicholson.
Music/Vocals: Generated with Suno AI under the direction of Tams Nicholson
Production/Concept/Editing/Finalized: Tams Nicholson.
© 2026 Tams Nicholson for original lyrics. AI-generated musical/vocal elements created using Suno.

---

Posted on All-Creatures.org: June 16, 2026
Return to: Tams Nicholson
Return to: The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation