WeWorship: Glorious Ruins

Glorious Ruins is an album by Hillside Live. The music and lyrics are by Joel Houston and Matt Crocker. It was released in 2013. It has 8 wonderful worship songs on the album.

1. Always Will
2. You Never Fail
3. Christ Is Enough
4. Where the Spirit of the Lord Is
5. Glorious Ruins
6. Closer
7. God Who Saves
8. To Be Like You
9. Man of Sorrows

One of my piano students figured out the chord progression, listening to the song by ear. Below you'll find charts to the song in several different keys. Hope you enjoy learning this song. If you're not familiar with it, here it is on YouTube.  Oh, and I wanted to share with you that my cousin is one of the many talented young musicians on the Hillsong worship team. I am so proud of Alex.

Glorious Ruins

Verse 1

D                                                                A                      Bm G
When the mountains fall and the tempest roars You are with me
           D                                                         A            Bm  G
When creation folds, still my soul will soar on Your mercy



Pre-chorus

       Bm                                    G
I'll walk through fire with my head lifted high
                        D                               A
and my spirit revived, in Your story
              Bm                                 G
And I'll look to the cross as my failure is lost
           D                                A
in the light of Your glorious grace



Chorus

       D
So let the ruins come to life
                                    G
In the beauty of Your Name
                                 D
Rising up from the ashes
                              A
God, forever You reign
                                     Bm                                         G
And my soul will find refuge in the shadow of Your wings
                          D                                   A
I will love You forever, and forever I'll sing



Verse 2

                  D                                    A                              Bm G
When the world caves in, still my hope will cling to Your promise
                   D                               A                                  Bm  G
When my courage ends, let my heart find strength in Your presence



Repeat Chorus 2X

Vamp on Chorus Progression

Repeat Chorus 2X

D - G - D - A - Bm - G - D - A

Glorious Ruins

Verse 1
                   G                                              D                   Em  C
When the mountains fall and the tempest roars You are with me
                 G                                             D                   Em
When creation folds, still my soul will soar on Your mercy



Pre-chorus

       C                                        G
I'll walk through fire with my head lifted high
              Em                                 D
and my spirit revived, in Your story
               C                                  Em
And I'll look to the cross as my failure is lost
            G                                D
in the light of Your glorious grace



Chorus
                                        G
So let the ruins come to life
                                      C
In the beauty of Your Name
                                G
Rising up from the ashes
                               D
God, forever You reign
                                     Em                                          C
And my soul will find refuge in the shadow of Your wings
                           G                                  D
I will love You forever, and forever I'll sing



Verse 2

When the world caves in, still my hope will cling to Your promise

When my courage ends, let my heart find strength in Your presence



Repeat Chorus 2X

Vamp on Chorus Progression

Repeat Chorus 2X

G - C - G - D - Em - C - G - D

Glorious Ruins

Verse 1

                   E                                          B                C#m  A

When the mountains fall and the tempest roars You are with me   

              E                                                B                  C#m

When creation folds, still my soul will soar on Your mercy    

Pre-chorus

      A                                         E

I'll walk through fire with my head lifted high

              C#m                            B

and my spirit revived, in Your story    

               A                                  C#m

And I'll look to the cross as my failure is lost

           E                                  B

in the light of Your glorious grace

Chorus

                                       E

So let the ruins come to life

                                     A

In the beauty of Your Name

                                   E

Rising up from the ashes

                              B

God, forever You reign

                                   C#m                                          A

And my soul will find refuge in the shadow of Your wings

                             E                                 B

I will love You forever, and forever I'll sing

Verse 2

                       E                                               B

When the world caves in, still my hope will cling to Your promise   

                    E                                              B                   C#m

When my courage ends, let my heart find strength in Your presence   

Repeat Chorus 2X

Vamp on Chorus Progression

Repeat Chorus 2X

E - A - E - B - C#m - A - E - B

Glorious Ruins 

I think this is probably my favorite key to play in regarding this song.  What about you? 

Verse 1

                 F#                                 C#                           D#m    B

When the mountains fall and the tempest roars You are with me   

              F#                                            C#                  D#m  B

When creation folds, still my soul will soar on Your mercy    

Pre-chorus

       B                                         F#

I'll walk through fire with my head lifted high

              D#m                            C#

and my spirit revived, in Your story    

              B                                   D#m

And I'll look to the cross as my failure is lost

          F#                               C#

in the light of Your glorious grace

Chorus

                                       F#

So let the ruins come to life

                                    B

In the beauty of Your Name

                                F#

Rising up from the ashes

                             C#

God, forever You reign

                               D#m                                            B

And my soul will find refuge in the shadow of Your wings

                         F#                                   C#

I will love You forever, and forever I'll sing

Verse 2

                 F#                                                C#               D#m B

When the world caves in, still my hope will cling to Your promise   

                 F#                                               C#                 D#m  B

When my courage ends, let my heart find strength in Your presence   

Repeat Chorus 2X

Vamp on Chorus Progression

Repeat Chorus 2X

For more information on the album, visit wikipedia.org
You may be interested in playing another song in the Key of F#, We Crown You.

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Just in case you missed it, you can catch up on other WeWorship posts:

Praise You In The Storm

That's What We Came Here For

Mighty To Save

"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
John 4:24

Blessings,






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

WeWorship: Mighty To Save

She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. -- Luke 2:37

I think that waiting marks one's life. It's challenging to wait for something and yes, sometimes it's just hard to wait on God. I'm reminded we're on His timetable, not ours. Perhaps you are waiting for God to reveal a more exciting and awesome plan for your life. Ask God to show you the potential of waiting on Him... God helps us learn to wait. In the meantime, let us worship Him for He is mighty to save! Do you love the song, too?

Mighty To Save

By Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan

Verse 1:
D                  A
Everyone needs compassion
                     F#m
A love thats never failing
     E
Let mercy fall on me

D                  A
Everyone needs forgiveness
                  F#m
The kindness of a savior
    E             D E D E
The hope of nations


Chorus:
A                       E
Savior, He can move the mountains
          D         A
My God is mighty to save
      F#m       E
He is mighty to save

    A                  E
Forever, author of salvation
             D              A
He rose and conquered the grave
       F#m            E
Jesus conquered the grave
        

Verse 2:
D                  A
So take me as you find me
                  F#m
All my fears and failures
  E
Fill my life again

D                  A
I give my life to follow
                F#m
Everything I believe in
    E          D E D E
Now I surrender


Bridge:
D                   
Shine your light and 
A                  E
Let the whole world see
       A/C#
We're singing
D            
For the glory
A           E      A/C#
Of the risen king, Jesus (x2)

Mighty To Save Bible Verse:

Isaiah 60:1-3

Zephaniah 3:17

Matthew 17:20

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All the best,






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

How To Play Something Beautiful: Gaither

Gaither and his wife, Gloria, have written many songs including:

 "The Longer I Serve Him,"

 "Because He Lives," 

"The King Is Coming,"

 "Sinner Saved By Grace", 

"Something Beautiful,"

 "He Touched Me", "It Is Finished," 

"Jesus, There's Something About That Name" 

"I'm Gonna Sing"

 and "Let's Just Praise The Lord." 

Do you have a favorite?

Gloria Gaither often writes the lyrics while Bill writes the music, although composing is usually a collaborative project between the two. As of 2005, they had composed 600 songs and by 2012, that number had increased to over 700. For more information, visit Bill Gaither (gospel_singer).

Something Beautiful

Words and Music by William J. and Gloria Gaither

Key: Eb

Time: 4/4

Chorus

Eb       Ebdim   Eb           Bb7     Bbdim  Bb7
Something beautiful, something good

  Fm(maj7) Fm7 Bb7  Eb    Eb7
All my confusion He understood;

Ab                                           Eb/Ab    Eb   D/G7  Cm
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife

Bb/Eb Ab6     Bb/Eb             Bb7                     Eb  Ab  Eb
But he made something beautiful of my life

Verse

               Eb                Ebmaj7
If there ever were dreams
                     Eb6          Ebdim
That were lofty and noble
Fm7                                                Bb7
They were my dreams at the start
                                       Fm (maj7)            Fm7
And the hopes for life's best were the hopes
             Bb7           Eb/Ab            Eb   Ebdim  Eb
That I harbored down deep in my heart
                Eb                            Ebmaj7
But my dreams turned to ashes
                Eb7                                         Ab                           Ab6
And my castles all crumbled, my fortune turned to loss
         Cm               F7              Cm7      F7
So I wrapped it all in the rags of life
        Bb/Fm7 Bb6  Bb/Fm  Bb/Eb  Bb7
And laid it at the cross

Chorus

(C) 1971 by William Gaither. Administered by Gaither Music Company

Chord Breakdown in the Song

Eb = Eb/BbEbG and EbBbEb/GBb

Ebdim = bb/AEbF#

Eb7 = EbBbEb/DbFBb and EbGBb/FBb

Eb/Ab = EbEb/CEbAb

Ebmaj7 = EbBbD/GBb

Bb7 = BbBb/AbDF and BbAb/DbF and BbAbBb/DFG

Bbdim = F/GC#E

Bb/Fm7 = Bb/EbAbC

Bb/Fm = Bb/CFAb

Bb/Eb = Bb/BbEbG

Bb6 = Bb/DGBb

Fm = FC/AbCFAb FC/FAb

Fm(maj7) = FCAb/CEAb

Fm7 = FC/CEbAb FEbF/AbC

F7 = FC/AEbF

Ab = AbEb/CEbBb

Ab6 = AbEbC/F

Cm = CBb/CEbG

Cm7 = CBb/EbG

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All the best,

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