I was listening to the latest weekly installment of 1 Degree of Andy with Andy Chrisman of 4Him. In today’s episode, he interviewed Lenny LeBlanc, who went from a southern rocker to a writer and singer of worship songs that helped to propel the modern worship movement.

One such song that he brought up was Above All, made famous by the one and only Michael W. Smith. I honestly hadn’t thought about that song in a long, long time. But even hearing the title triggered a flood of memories for me. I suddenly could remember most of the words and the chorus. It’s an oldie by modern worship standards, but I sure wish they’d bring it back once in a while. Here are the amazing words:

“[Verse 1]
Above all powers, above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

[Verse 2]
Above all kingdoms, above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There’s no way to measure what You’re worth

[Chorus]
Crucified, laid behind a stone
You lived to die, rejected and alone
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me
Above all

[Verse 1]
Above all powers, above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

[Verse 2]
Above all kingdoms, above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There’s no way to measure what You’re worth

[Chorus]
Crucified, laid behind a stone
You lived to die, rejected and alone
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me
Above all
Crucified, laid behind a stone
You lived to die, rejected and alone
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me
Above all

[Outro]
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me
Above all” (Lenny Leblanc, Paul Baloche).