Lyrics
Verse 1
It was the day the world went wrong
I screamed till my voice was gone
And watched through the tears
As everything came crashing down
Slowly panic turns to pain
As we awake to what remains
And sift through the ashes
That are left behind
Pre-Chorus
But buried deep beneath all our broken dreams
We have this hope
Chorus
Out of the ashes
Beauty will rise
And we will dance among the ruins
We will see it with our own eyes
Out of these ashes
Beauty will rise
For we know joy is coming
In the morning
In the morning
Beauty will rise
Verse 2
So take another breath for now
And let the tears come washing down
And if you can't believe
I will believe for you
Pre-Chorus
'Cause I have seen the signs of spring
Just watch and see
Chorus
Out of these ashes,
Beauty will rise
And we will dance among the ruins
We will see it with our own eyes
Out of this darkness
New life will shine
And we'll know joy is coming in the morning
Bridge
In the morning,
I can hear it in the distance
And it's not too far away
It's the music
And the laughter of a wedding and a feast
I can almost feel the hand of God
Reaching for my face to wipe the tears away
You say "It's time to make everything new
Making it all new"
Tag
This is our hope
This is a promise
This is our hope
This is a promise
Outro
It will take our breath away
To see the beauty that's been made
Out of the ashes
Out of the ashes
It will take our breath
To see the beauty that He's made out of the ashes
Out of the ashes
Out of the ashes
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Meaning & Inspiration
Beauty Will Rise is a song of hope that comes out of devastation. The verses describe the day the world went wrong, screaming until the voice was gone, watching everything crash and sifting through ashes with panic turning to pain. The chorus holds onto hope that beauty will rise out of the ashes, that people will dance among the ruins and that joy is coming in the morning.
Later lines offer to believe for someone who cannot, and picture the music and laughter of a wedding feast and the hand of God wiping tears away with the words "It's time to make everything new." The themes fit Isaiah 61:3, Psalm 30:5, Revelation 21:4-5 and Revelation 19:7-9. The song is honest about loss, then looks ahead to restoration, and its steady refrains make it a song of comfort for people in grief.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 61:3 God gives beauty for ashes.
- Psalm 30:5 Weeping may last for the night but joy comes in the morning.
- Revelation 21:4-5 God wipes away every tear and makes all things new.