Ep. 16- Lion Soul: Sunday Worship

When words fail and expressions fall short, worship begins. This soul-stirring performance captures the raw essence of praise that emerges from our deepest struggles and highest joys.

The journey starts with a profound confession of inadequacy—words falling short, expressions failing—before surrendering to the simple power of "hallelujah." Through stirring vocals and heartfelt lyrics, we witness the beautiful paradox of worship: some days it flows effortlessly, other days it requires every ounce of strength we possess. Both are valid. Both are powerful.

"You've got a lion inside your soul," comes the encouragement midway through, reminding us that courage often hides beneath our hesitation and fear. This lion-hearted faith doesn't deny our struggles but incorporates them, acknowledging how we "wrestle with darkness" while "trying to reach for the light." There's remarkable honesty in recognizing how trouble "keeps us honest" and "breaks down the walls of pride."

The performance crescendos with a celebration of faith refined like gold through fire, embracing our "storm-tossed, torn-sailed" stories as vessels for authentic praise. Each "hallelujah" becomes more meaningful when sung from places of both brokenness and victory. This isn't polished, perfect worship—it's real, vulnerable, and transformative.

Experience this powerful reminder that God remains "patient" and "gracious" through all our seasons, inviting not our perfection but our presence. Join us as we discover how our deepest struggles often birth our most authentic praise.

Songs written by Brandon lake and performed by Be Rob

Transcript

Worship Begins: Words Fall Short

Speaker 1 0:02

We left. All my words fall short. I got nothing more. How could I express All my grace? I could say I'm strong, as I often do every song that's in my head. So I hold my hands, praise you again and again. All that I have is a hallelujah, hallelujah. No, it's not, no, it's nothing else.

Hallelujah: The Only Response

Speaker 1 1:21

Before the King Said, four hearts singing Hallelujah, hallelujah Got one response. I've got just one more In my arms. Stretch wide. I believe in you. You'll survive. Pulled my hand, praise you again and again. All that I have is a hallelujah, hallelujah, and I know it's not love. Nothing else before me Except for our hearts singing Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.

Finding Your Inner Lion

Speaker 1 3:08

Come on, my son, don't you get shy on me. You've got a lion inside your soul. Give a man a praise to the Lord. Don't you get shy on the river. You've got a mind. The sun goes on. Get up and pray, praise the Lord, praise the Lord. So I'll throw my hands, praise you again and again.

Wrestling With Darkness

Speaker 1 4:46

All that I have is the Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. Thank you. All right, thank you guys. Yeah, yeah, but that's when I need it more. So I won't keep on singing Till my soul can't resist my soul as times of my hands go on Feeling. Sometimes it cold. My hands go up freely. Sometimes they're cold, days when the praise comes out easy and days when it takes all the strength I've got.

Speaker 1 6:10

I bring my heart far. I've lived in duality. I fell into hell, hallelujah. I pray my storm-tossed, torn-sailed story To tell hallelujah, oh, oh, oh, god, you've been patient, god, you've been gracious, paid for whatever I'm feeling and facing. I pray for my heart, for I feel it is well. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah.

Speaker 1 7:02

Oh, I wrestle with the darkness. Oh, I wrestle with the darkness, but I'm trying to reach for the light. But I'm trying to reach for the light, but I'm trying to reach for the light. And this trouble keeps me honest and this trouble keeps me honest and it breaks down the walls of my pride and it breaks down the walls of my pride. And this trouble keeps me honest and it breaks down the walls of my pride. This faith isn't proving like gold. Till it's been through the fire Whoa, it's been hard and it has been and heavy. And that's when I lift up to the middle high. I break my heart, for I've felt it through hell. Hallelujah, I break my star I'lled, heart-sailed story to tell hallelujah, oh, oh, oh, god you've been patient.

Story of Scars and Grace

Speaker 1 8:06

God, you've been gracious, paid for whatever I'm feeling, facing. I bring my heart for our health. It is well-fed. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. Oh yeah, I'll bring my heart for I feel it is well. Hallelujah, I pray my scars, toss on myself story to tell Hallelujah, oh, oh, oh, it's got you patient, it's got you gracious, faithful for everyone'll be left missing. I'll pray my heart for our faith. It is well. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. Thank you guys. My name is B-Rob. I'll be back in about 15-20 minutes. There goes the lights again.