With a musical journey that has crisscrossed all kinds of rock music, folk music, and electronic music, he carries a songwriting sense that aims to capture dense images of life with God,
in compositions that can be carried with the listener. He aims to tell the old story of the Gospel in an ever-shifting world, without resorting to easy truisms, or lazy language. His new collection of songs, The Bright Sadness, echoes a journey pressed to the chest of God, joyful and sorrowful at once, with God's heart clear and pulsing in each note and word. It wraps liturgy with the unexpected, and daily mundanity with daily surprise.
As many of the Passion collegiate gatherings were recorded live, Hall was quickly dubbed "a voice" for the Passion movement, performing on all eight Passion albums, which have sold more than one million units.
Charlie expresses the desire to be "honed into God, where I'm not part of a culture where I'm trying to make the people around me think, 'Hey, that's a good Christian.' I'm just trying to pursue God and not pursue being accepted into a club...I'm more honed into my pursuit of God in Christ and how he's forming me and changing and helping me love him and know him.
Renewing and encouraging local churches, engaging young and old with social justice action, widening hearts to see God at work in the whole world, spurring local artists on to imaginative and creative expression, and offering songs of rest to those who are simply tired are some of the hopes of Charlie, and his band of gypsies. Hall's band, in which he performs vocals and guitar, consists of Kendall Combes (electric guitar), Brian Bergman (keyboard), Dustin Ragland (drums), and Quint Anderson (bass guitar).
Center
Charlie Hall Lyrics
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Everything was made in You Jesus
Breath of every living thing
Everyone was made for You
You hold everything together
You hold everything together
Be the place we fix our eyes
Be the center of our lives
We lift our eyes to heaven
We wrap our lives around your life
We lift our eyes to heaven, to You
The song "Center" by Charlie Hall is a declaration of faith and devotion to Jesus as the center of the universe, the breath of every living thing and the one who holds everything together. The lyrics paint a picture of Jesus being the very center of our lives, and through Him, we find purpose and meaning in everything we do. The message is one of surrender, with the chorus calling for Christ to be the center of our lives and the place we fix our eyes.
In the first verse, the lyrics remind us that everything was made in Jesus and that every living thing was made for Him. This is a powerful statement that speaks to the idea that we are all here for a reason, and that reason is to glorify God. The second verse emphasizes that Jesus is the one who holds everything together, which speaks to His power and sovereignty over all things.
The chorus is a powerful declaration of faith that calls for Christ to be the center of our lives. It speaks to the idea that when we center our lives around Jesus, everything falls into place. The bridge is a call to action, encouraging us to lift our eyes to heaven and wrap our lives around His life.
Line by Line Meaning
You're the center of the universe
You hold the utmost importance and are the core of all existence
Everything was made in You Jesus
All creations came into being through your power and grace, Jesus
Breath of every living thing
The source of life for all living things is You
Everyone was made for You
All living beings have a purpose and that is to serve and glorify You
You hold everything together
You are the binding force that holds all things in the universe together
Christ be the center of our lives
May Christ have the most prominent place in our lives
Be the place we fix our eyes
May we constantly focus our attention and devotion on Christ
We lift our eyes to heaven
We acknowledge and honor your authority and sovereignty, God
We wrap our lives around your life
Our lives become aligned with your teachings and we live according to your will
We lift our eyes to heaven, to You
Our hearts and minds are turned towards you, God
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