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).
Give Us Clean Hands
Charlie Hall Lyrics
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O Spirit come make us humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
O Lord we cast down our idols
Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
O God let us be a generation that seeks
That seeks your face O God of Jacob
O God let us be a generation that seeks
That seeks your face O God of Jacob
The lyrics of the Charlie Hall's song, Give Us Clean Hands, are focused on a plea to God for holiness and purity. In the first verse, the singer is asking the Holy Spirit to bring humility to their hearts and minds. The second line expresses a physical representation of humility by bowing the knees. The second verse talks about turning away from evil things and casting down idols or anything that would take the place of God in their lives. The chorus is a repetitive plea for God to give them clean hands and pure hearts. It is a request to not look to any other god or idol for salvation or satisfaction.
The final verse is a petition from the people of God to be a generation that seeks His face, referring to the face of Jacob's God. The name Jacob is significant as it refers to the covenant God made with Israel, which was meant to be the foundation for the Holy Nation. The overall message of the song is to renew and sanctify hearts to belong more fully to God so that they can be a faithful and holy representation of a generation that seeks Him.
Line by Line Meaning
We bow our hearts, we bend our knees
We humbly submit ourselves before the Spirit
O Spirit come make us humble
We ask the Spirit to help us be humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
We reject temptation and sin
O Lord we cast down our idols
We throw away anything that takes our focus away from God
Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
We ask for God to purify us and free us from sin
Let us not lift our souls to another
We pledge to not worship anyone or anything other than God
O God let us be a generation that seeks
We desire to be a generation that pursues God
That seeks your face O God of Jacob
We long to have a close, personal relationship with God
Contributed by Nathan H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Linda Agyeman
Yes Lord help us to be the Generation that seek your face ,oh God of Jacob 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Amante Doctor
This song has ministered to me so much since I've only now discovered it! Can't stop playing it! 🙏🙏Shalom
JEFF
Love this song! Such a great reminder to seek God and to be pure before Him. Amen!
Susan Goins
Charlie Hall great to hear you!!! God bless you brother!!
Michael McGuyer
Thank You ABBA Father for your patience with us, may you teach us to love mercy, and to treat each other with a new found appreciation , This song is such a great prayer for these times, thank you Charlie Hall!
Susan Goins
This has been my prayer for over 20 years!!! Charlie Hall sings it beautifully!!!
gregercarter1
Thank you Abba Father for your love and salvation through Yeshua translating us into your Kingdom!
Dean Williams
Classic!