Lyrics
Verse 1
I've been walking through the valley
Where the shadows wouldn't lift
I've been crying out to heaven
Lord, I need a holy shift
Every door has been shut tight
Every dream looked like it died
But something in my spirit
Said, "Don't you give up this fight"
Pre-Chorus
I hear a rumbling in the distance
Something moving in the deep
What was buried in the darkness
God is calling it to breathe
Hold on, hold on
Your season's about to break
Chorus
God is turning it around
What the enemy stole, He's bringing it back down
Every chain that had you bound
He's breaking right now, breaking right now
The grave couldn't hold Him
And it won't hold your blessing
Lift your hands if you believe
God is turning it around
Verse 2
To the one who's been forgotten
By the ones who should have stayed
To the one who gave their best
And still watched their harvest fade
Heaven has been watching
Every tear upon your face
And what looked like your ending
Is just the start of God's amazing grace
Pre-Chorus
I hear a rumbling in the distance
Something shifting in the air
The God who split the Red Sea wide
Is still performing wonders there
Hold on, hold on
Your breakthrough's almost here
Chorus
God is turning it around
What the enemy stole, He's bringing it back down
Every chain that had you bound
He's breaking right now, breaking right now
The grave couldn't hold Him
And it won't hold your blessing
Lift your hands if you believe
God is turning it around
Bridge
This is your word tonight
You have not been forgotten
You have not been forsaken
That thing you buried in tears
God is raising it up again
It's not over
No, it's not over
The same God who called Lazarus out of the tomb
Is calling your situation out of the grave
Right in this place
Outro
God is turning it around
What the enemy stole, He's bringing it back down
Every chain that had you bound
He's breaking right now
It won't hold your blessing
Lift your hands, give Him glory
He'll turn it around for Abraham
Turn it around for Hannah
He'll turn it around for Job
He'll turn it around for you
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Turning Around” by Delana Hope, which uses the title line “Turning It Around,” is a song of encouragement for someone who feels forgotten. The first verse begins in a valley where shadows would not lift and every door seemed shut, and the singer hears an inner word not to give up the fight. The pre-chorus speaks of something buried in the darkness that God is calling to breathe, and the chorus declares that what the enemy stole, God is bringing back.
The second verse and bridge rely on Scripture scenes. The God who split the Red Sea is still doing wonders, and the same God who called Lazarus out of the tomb is calling a situation out of the grave. This is close to Exodus 14, John 11, and Joel 2:25, where the LORD promises to restore what was lost.
The outro adds Abraham, Hannah, and Job as people whose stories God turned around. The message is hope for the discouraged: nothing is over until God has finished.
Related Scripture
- Joel 2:25 God promises to restore the years that were lost
- John 11:43-44 Lazarus called out of the tomb, echoed in the bridge
- Exodus 14:21-22 The Red Sea divided, recalled in the second pre-chorus