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Gratitude - By I Am They (Feat. Cheyenne Mitchell) //Lyrics
Song: Gratitude
By: I AM THEY
Feat: Cheyenne Mitchell
Lyrics
All my words fall short
I got nothing new
How could I express
All my gratitude
I could sing these songs
As I often do
But every song must end
And You never do
So I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
'Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it's not much
But I've nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
I've got one response
I've got just one move
With my arm stretched wide
I will worship You
So I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
'Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it's not much
But I've nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
So come on, my soul
Don't you get shy on me
Lift up your song
'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord
Come on, my soul
Don't you get shy on me
Lift up your song
'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord
Come on, my soul
Don't you get shy on me
Lift up your song
'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord
So I throw up my hands
And Praise You again and again
'Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it's not much
But I've nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
Song: Gratitude
By: I AM THEY
Feat: Cheyenne Mitchell
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Meaning & Inspiration
Gratitude portrays worship as the only adequate response when language and familiar songs seem too small for God’s enduring goodness. The opening admission that words fall short does not lead to silence. Instead, the singer offers a hallelujah and a yielded heart, recognizing that sincere praise matters more than an impressive gift. Raised hands and outstretched arms reinforce the song’s picture of humble, embodied worship before the King.
The address to the soul recalls biblical calls to awaken inwardly and bless the Lord. Its image of breath becoming praise also aligns with the Psalms, where everything that has breath is summoned to praise God. Repetition gives the chorus the character of a continuing offering: limited words are brought again and again because God’s worth does not end when a song does. The result is a focused meditation on thanksgiving, where apparent insufficiency is answered not by withholding worship but by giving the one response still available—a heart singing hallelujah.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 103:1 The psalmist calls his own soul to bless the Lord, matching the song’s inward summons to praise.
- Psalm 150:6 The psalm calls everything that has breath to praise the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:15 The verse describes praise offered continually to God as a sacrifice through Jesus.