There are not a lot of bands that can peak my interest in such a way that the mere lyrics bring tears to my eyes. Although I am a words man, I tend to not really take the words as they are, in the way in which they are intended, to the extent in which they are entailed. But this band...the words they sing are powerful. They are incredible. They speak into our lives in such a way that makes me feel...alive. And thankful that I have a God that is incredible as these words detail.
The band is Gungor, and the song is Beautiful Things. I highly suggest you get into them.
All this pain
I wonder if I’ll even find my way
I wonder if my life could really change at all
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found
Could a garden come up from this ground at all
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us
All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us
You make me new, You are making me new
You make me new, You are making me new
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us
I think the part that hits me most is that our God, the all powerful, all mighty being that He is, really does make beautiful things out of us. To me, this is an incredible truth, and quite difficult to digest when I consider all the ways I do not deserve this type of love from even a human being, let alone from God. And there is passion laced in every ounce of these words that destroys my heart, making it new, making it beautiful. Just think about it.
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ReplyDeleteThis song speaks to my broken soul ... when I had lain down in the dirt in Africa,how I wanted the Lord to return me to the ground as I remembered how steeped in sin I was... He whispered, "I make broken things beautiful."
and add a xylphone and some strings to the mix... I think I'm in love!!!
It is incredible because sometimes we forget how amazing the world truly is. When we are children, we find the greatest joy in a mound of dirt. We dig and dig just to find the clay like substance that lies beneath the first layer. And that is all the reason we need to dig and become soiled. And we see the sun as daggers of fire lighting the sky. We are amazed at the stars and the fact that these are big balls of burning fire that sit up in the sky without falling. A backyard becomes our biggest adventure, and we never tire of playing out there.
ReplyDeleteWe need to see the world like this again. God says unless we make ourselves like children, we won't enter into the kingdom of heaven. And how right He is!
You and Paul and Christina need to come over for some mud pies. or slides. whichever
ReplyDeleteLET'S BE KIDS TOGETHER