Better Than A Hallelujah
31 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
The song I have on my heart today is “Better Than A Hallelujah” by Amy Grant (2010). This is a song that I believe only those who have “hit bottom” and faced their own shortcomings, been broken till there’s nothing left, or otherwise seen the lowest of lows in their lives, can fully understand and relate to. I love the beauty of this song, because it speaks of the moment when a human heart cries out to God in desperation, and God answers. The message I got from this song is: Our heartfelt cries in the depth of our pains and our plea for help are precious to God, and perhaps He loves hearing them more than the “Hallelujahs.” I believe this is true because God delights in the opportunity to enter into an intimate relationship with us by walking along side us, and helping us pick up the broken pieces and turning them into something beautiful.
Some people either hide in shame at their failure, or run away from God in fear, because they have a misconception that God is angry with them. But in reality, He just wants to scoop them up in a big hug, and help them heal and be victorious over their life circumstances. He longs to hear us cry out to Him and invite Him into whatever mess we’re in. I know this truth from my own life experiences. He’s very good at cleaning up messes and mending broken hearts. I wouldn’t be here today if He wasn’t.
So don’t be ashamed or fearful. Call out to Him. Come cry on His shoulders. After all, you are His child and He delights to hear from you.
Better Than A Hallelujah (By Amy Grant)
God loves a lullaby
In a mothers tears in the dead of night
Better than a Hallelujah sometimes.
God loves a drunkards cry,
The soldiers plea not to let him die
Better than a Hallelujah sometimes.
We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah
The woman holding on for life,
The dying man giving up the fight
Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes
The tears of shame for what’s been done,
The silence when the words won’t come
Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes.
We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah
Better than a church bell ringing,
Better than a choir singing out, singing out.
We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah
Repeat Chorus
