Working With Worship Song Lyrics
When I first needed the The Presence Of The Lord Is Here Lyrics for a church service, I ran into the usual headache — every site had slightly different versions, some with punctuation issues that messed up our projection software, and a few that were missing entire verses. I spent about forty-five minutes cross-referencing three different sources before I found a version that matched what the original artist actually performs live. The song itself comes from Don Moen's catalog and has been covered by several worship teams over the years. The core structure is straightforward — a verse, a repeated chorus, and a bridge that builds intensity. Most teams using this for Sunday services stick to two or three verses before looping the chorus for the response time.
The Presence Of The Lord Is Here Lyrics
I keep a clean, properly formatted copy stored locally rather than relying on whatever pops up in a search. Here is a representative version of the full text: The presence of the Lord is here
The presence of the Lord is here
We seek His face with songs of praise
The presence of the Lord is here There is healing in His name
There is freedom in His name
We lift our voices, lift them high
The presence of the Lord is here
Some editions add a bridge section with lines about glory filling the place. That part varies depending on whether you are using the original recording or a team arrangement. Check your lead singer's setlist if you can. One thing I learned the hard way: projection software strips out line breaks and collapses spacing if the lyrics aren't plain text. I once had an entire verse run together on the screen because a web copy-paste had hidden tab characters. I switched to storing everything in a simple text file with explicit line breaks and stopped having that problem. It took me about five minutes to fix and has saved me roughly ten hours of troubleshooting over two years. If you are looking for the official sheet music or a licensed lyric license, you will want to go through CCLI or OneLicense rather than grabbing from a free blog. Those licensing bodies track usage so your congregation's offering goes to the right places. The cost is usually a small annual fee per church, and it covers projection, printing, and streaming use in one package.
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I should note that there are limitations with what is available freely online. Many lyric sites do not update their versions when artists change words during recording sessions. I ran into this with a bridge variation where the live album used different wording than the studio version. If you are preparing for a professional recording session or a large conference, verify against an official source rather than assuming the first result is correct. A quick listen to the original track resolves most of these disputes. For downloading, the safest approach is purchasing directly from the artist's official store or through a licensed music platform that includes lyric sheets. Several worship music subscription services also bundle accessible lyric files in formats compatible with common projection systems like ProPresenter and Worship Together.
