Lyrics
Potter oh Potter
You saw this heart from the beginning
But still you put this clay in your hand
Even though it was ugly and filthy
You called it the best kind
You called me the best kind
So I'll sing
Hallelujah to the Potter who came and made me new (2x)
Thank you
So put me on your wheel now
And spin me around, spin me around
Place me in your flame now
Until you see through me
And I'm ready to come out
And all that was broke
It won't be broken after this
No, not after this
And all that was dead
Is finding life again
And a true friend, that so happens to be a potter
Hallelujah to the Potter who came and made me knew (2x)
Thank you
Oh You take broken things and make them beautiful
Oh You take broken things and make them whole again
Oh You take broken things and make them beautiful
Oh You take broken things and put them back together again
(3x)
So I'll say
Hallelujah to the Potter who came and made me new (2x)
I look just like You
So come and go with me (go with me)
To the Potter's House
And ya best believe
Oh He'll make something good
Oh He'll make something good
(I know He will)
Yea He'll make something good
Oh He'll make something good out the dust
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Meaning & Inspiration
Potter and Friend presents renewal through the image of clay held and reshaped by a patient potter. The opening admits that the heart was damaged and unclean, yet still considered worth holding. Its repeated hallelujah celebrates a change that does not come from self-repair, but from the Potter who makes broken things beautiful and whole. The wheel, flame, dust, and Potter’s house give the lyric a clear sequence of surrender, refining, and restoration.
The imagery closely echoes Jeremiah’s picture of Israel as clay in God’s hand. The claim that what was dead is finding life again also aligns with the Christian theme of new creation. Rather than hiding fracture, the song places it before God and expects faithful workmanship. Its closing invitation to the Potter’s house extends that hope: dust and broken pieces can become something good when entrusted to the One who forms them.
Related Scripture
- Jeremiah 18:6 God compares his people to clay in the potter’s hand.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 The passage describes new creation in Christ.