All The Stars by Caroline Cobb published on 2013-07-23T20:51:20Z “ALL THE STARS” Words and music by Caroline Cobb Written November 2011 for The Scripture to Music Project Genesis 12:1-9, 13: 14-18; 15; 17:1-14, 22:1-19 You followed me out to desert places Leaving all familiar faces To a land I will Show you, promise you Lift your eyes and look around you Know my promise will be found true All the land you see will your children’s be And all the stars in the big, big sky And all the sand in the oceans wide Will not outnumber, will not outnumber you All the people in the big, big world All the nations of the earth They will wonder, they will wonder at you From your blood shall come kings Everlasting, everlasting My covenant will be steadfast and free From you shall come many nations and generations They will be my lot, and I will their God But up on the mountain the stars lose their light An ocean of sorrow s you raise the knife But I will remember and I will provide The blood for the altar and raise up his life Genre christian
