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Across The Lands - Author of Creation
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Oct 1, 2026 updated
Lord of Every Heart album
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Song Meaning
Stuart Townend and Keith Getty move this hymn through the whole arc of Christ's story — creation, incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension — in four verses rather than staying on just one moment. "All creation holds together by the power of Your voice" lifts Colossians 1:17's claim that "in him all things are held together" almost without change.
"Now You stand before the Father interceding for Your own" reaches for Hebrews 7:25's description of Christ, who "lives forever to make intercession" for those who come to God through him. "From each tribe and tongue and nation You are leading sinners home" widens the hymn's final scope to match a vision of worship gathered from every nation, the song's whole structure tracking Christ's movement from eternity past to a still-ongoing work.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
From before the world began;
Every star and every planet
Has been fashioned by Your hand.
All creation holds together
By the power of Your voice:
Let the skies declare Your glory,
Let the land and seas rejoice!
You're the Author of creation,
You're the Lord of every man;
And Your cry of love rings out
Across the lands.
Yet You left the gaze of angels,
Came to seek and save the lost,
And exchanged the joy of heaven
For the anguish of a cross.
With a prayer You fed the hungry,
With a word You stilled the sea.
Yet how silently You suffered
That the guilty may go free.
You're the Author of creation,
You're the Lord of every man;
And Your cry of love rings out
Across the lands.
With a shout You rose victorious,
Wresting victory from the grave,
And ascended into heaven
Leading captives in Your wake.
Now You stand before the Father
Interceding for Your own.
From each tribe and tongue and nation
You are leading sinners home.
You're the Author of creation,
You're the Lord of every man;
And Your cry of love rings out
Across the lands.