Ten Israel Houghton Songs

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Musician Israel Houghton, winner of the Best Gospel Performance award for 'You Hold My World' poses in the press room at The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

I have always enjoyed the sounds from Israel Houghton singer. Why just read through some Israel Houghton lyrics and you get a feel for his worship songs. I know you can purchase some of Israel Houghton's accompaniment cd's for the church vocalists and musicians. Have you been to an Israel Houghton concert or have some of his albums?

 Just in case you missed it, here a few of my favorite Israel Houghton songs
with chord charts from previous posts:

1. Again I Say Rejoice

2. All Around

3. Alpha and Omega

4. Friend of God

5. No Limits

6. Say So

I'd like to share a few more Israel Houghton songs with you.

Better Than Life

Key: C
Verse 1:
C5
Your love is everlasting; it's an everlasting love
C5
Your mercy is as new as every rising of the sun
         Bb2
And Your loving kindness,
F/A                            C5  F5  C5  Bb2
loving kindness is better than life
     C5
Your grace is all-sufficient; it's an all-sufficient grace
C5
Your power and Your glory are forever on display
         Bb2
And Your loving kindness,
F/A                            C5  F5  C5  Bb2
loving kindness is better than life


Chorus:
  G  F      C          G   F        C
Oh     it's better, Oh, better than life
  G   F    Am      D7
Oh so much better, Jesus,
            F       Bb2             C5
Your loving kindness is better than life


Verse 2:
Fairest of ten thousand, of ten thousand you are fair
And nothing in this world could ever measure or compare
To Your loving kindness,
Your loving kindness is better than life
All Your ways are just, oh Lord, You're just in all Your ways
And I will lift my hands, oh Lord, in gratitude and praise
For Your loving kindness,
Your loving kindness is better than life


Bridge:
C    Dm            C/E     Am         Dm
Jesus, Your loving kindness is better than itself
             F      G
Better than life itself

Artist: Israel Houghton
Copyright Credits: ©2001 Integrity's Praise! Music Lakewood Ministries Music (Admin. by Integrity Music, Inc.) Champions For Christ Music Publishing (Admin. by Integrated Copyright Group) All rights reserved. International copyright secured.

Breathe Into Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJEWF49y2k 

Intro:
Am11  Dm11         G/A
Only You take my breath away
Am11  Dm11         G/A
Only You take my breath away
Am7   Dm11         Em7   Am7
Only You take my breath away
              Dm      C/E      D/F#
Then You breathe new life into me

Verse:
  A    Em11         Bm11
Only You take my breath away
       Em11                  Bm11
Nobody else but You take my breath away
       Em11                  F#m7   Bm7
Only You, Jesus, take my breath away
          Em        D/F#   E/G#  C
Then You breathe new life into me

Chorus:
       Gmaj7      Bm11
So breathe into me
        Gmaj7      Bm11  C#m9
Just breathe into me
        Gmaj7       Gmaj9/A
Just breathe into me
         Em11
Once again

Tag:
       Gmaj7      Bm11
So breathe into me
        Gmaj7      Bm11  C#m9
Just breathe into me
        Gmaj7       Gmaj9/A
Just breathe into me
G/A  A    D    Em7   D/F# E2/G#
Once again  (en) (en)

Artist: Israel Houghton
Copyright Credits: Album: Live From Another Level  Written By: Israel Houghton Copyright: © 2004 Integrity's Praise! Music

Cover The Earth 

Intro:
Bm7(4)  D2/F#  Bm7(4)  D2/F#  Em7(4)  C
N.C.  C  G/B  D   N.C.  (4x)


Verse 1:
D        C/D           G/D
Let me be an instrument
        C9            D
To exalt and to extend
           C/D      G/D
Jesus' name globally
       C9               Em7
As the waters cover the sea
          D/F#         G2
Open the heavens O Lord
Am7
Pour out Your Spirit


Chorus 1:
D
Cover the earth with Your glory
Gmaj9
Cover the earth with Your glory
D/F#                          G2/B Bm/A A G/A
Cover the earth with the sound of  heaven
D
Cover the earth with Your glory (back to verse)
Am7
Cover the earth with Your glory
D/F#                          G2/B D/C  C Asus
Cover the earth with the sound of  heaven
               N.C.  C  G/B  D  N.C.  C  G/B
Cover the earth


Verse 2:
Let me speak what You say
Let the sound prepare the way
Kingdom come globally
As the waters cover the sea
Open the heavens O Lord
Pour out Your Spirit


Chorus 2:
D
Cover the earth with Your glory
Gmaj9
Cover the earth with Your glory
D/F#                          G2/B Bm/A A G/A
Cover the earth with the sound of  heaven
D
All of the earth is Yours
Am7
All of the nations adore You
D/F#                          G2/B D/C C  Asus
Cover the earth with the sound of  heaven
               N.C. C  G/B  D  N.C.
Cover the earth


Bridge:
N.C.                  C  G/B  D
Open up the heavenlies
Em7 Fdim7 D/F#                 C  G/B  D
Let   a   new sound be released
                           C  G/B  D
As the waters cover the sea
               C  G/B  D
Cover the earth

Artist: Israel Houghton
Copyright Credits: Written By: Israel Houghton, Meleasa Houghton, and Cindy Cruse-Ractcliff ©2003 Champions For Christ Music Publishing (Admin. by Integrated Copyright Group) Integrity's Praise! Music Lakewood Ministries Music (Admin. by Integrity Music, Inc.)

Everything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHmNXvUhZtI 

E                    E/G# AM7          B7sus         B
Everything, everything, Lord, YOu are everything to me;
E          E/G#         AM7                 A/B   B  E
Everything, everything, Lord, You are everything to me.
       B              A/C# B/D# E    F#m7               B
My treasure, my pri - or-   i-  ty, Who can compare to You;
E/G#  A   E B                A/C# B/D# E
Great is the measure of Your roy   al  ty, 
     F#m7              Am               E  EM7  E EM7
Oh Morning Star, You truly are everything.

(C)2001 Champions For Christ Publishing

Artist: Israel Houghton

Copyright Credits: W&M Israel Houghton

There's so many more great songs from this gospel artist that I will be posting soon. Do you have a favorite? Check out these iTunes, if you want.

Call On Him (feat. J Moss & Israel Houghton)

Overflow (feat. Israel Houghton & Pastor Reginald T. Steele)


Nothing Is Impossible (feat. Israel Houghton)

Blessings,







"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

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