One Night With The King
Aretha Franklin (Holiday) Lyrics
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With the King
Changes
Everything
One day
In His courts
Did forever
Change my course
One moment
In His presence
And I've never
Been the same
One night
With the King
Changes
Everything
One night
With the King
Changes
Everything
One day
In His courts
Could forever
Change
Your course
One moment
In His presence
And you'll never
Be the same
One night
With the King
Changes
Everything
This is
My testimony
From the desert
To the King
It had been
My destiny
To be chosen
For such
A time as this
I didn't know
That all
My dreams
Could become
Realities
Then I saw
His face
And His love
Captured me
Yeah
One night
With the King
It changes
Everything
One day
In His courts
It will forever
Change
Your course
(All you need
Tonight is)
Just one moment
In His presence
Just one moment
In His presence
Hooo
One moment
In His presence
And you'll never
Be the same
One night
With the King
It changes
One day
In His
His courts
It changes
One night
With the King
It changes
Oh, yes
It does
Everything
Ohhhh
I know that it
Changes
I know that it
Changes
It changes
Everything
Yeah
Yes, it does
Aretha Franklin's "One Night With The King" is a gospel song that emphasizes the transformative power of encountering God's presence. The song's chorus repeats the phrase "One night with the King changes everything," drawing on the biblical imagery of King David and his relationship with God. The song's lyrics are a testimony to the singer's own experience of encountering God's love and how it transformed her life completely.
The song's verses describe the singer's journey, as she went from the desert to a life chosen by God. She explains that before encountering God, her dreams were just that- dreams with no hope of becoming reality. However, after one night with the king, she realized that God's love could turn those dreams into reality. The song emphasizes that this transformative experience is not limited to the singer but can be experienced by anyone who seeks God's presence.
The repeated chorus is accompanied by upbeat, joyful instrumentation that emphasizes the song's message of music's joyousness. The song serves as an uplifting anthem for those seeking to rediscover their faith's inspirational and meaningful quality.
Line by Line Meaning
One night
A single evening
With the King
In the presence of God
Changes
Transforms
Everything
The entire state of being
One day
A single day
In His courts
In the dwelling place of God
Did forever
Permanently
Change my course
Alter the direction of my life
One moment
A brief period of time
In His presence
Being with God
And I've never
I have not
Been the same
Remained unchanged
Could forever
Has the potential to permanently
Change
Alter
Your course
The direction of your life
Your course
The direction of your life
It had been
It was intended
My destiny
My fate
To be chosen
To be selected
For such
For a particular
A time as this
A unique moment in history
I didn't know
I was unaware
That all
That every
My dreams
The hopes and aspirations
Could become
Had the potential to transform into
Realities
Actualized occurrences
Then I saw
In that moment, I perceived
His face
The countenance of God
And His love
And God's affection for me
Captured me
Enraptured me
Yeah
An interjection of affirmation
(All you need
(To attain
Tonight is)
This evening is all you need)
Just one moment
Only a brief period of time
In His presence
In the presence of God
Hooo
An interjection of profound feeling
Oh, yes
An interjection of affirmation
It does
It intently and undeniably achieves
Ohhhh
An interjection of emotion
I know that it
I am aware that it
Changes
Transforms
Everything
The entire state of being
Yeah
An interjection of affirmation
Yes, it does
Assuredly, it achieves it
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