The Lord's Prayer
Dinah Washington (Holiday) Lyrics
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Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as in heaven
Give us today
Our daily bread
And forgive our sins
As we forgive
Each one of those
Who sins against us
And lead us
Not to the time of trial
But deliver us from evil
For Thine is the kingdom
The power and the glory
Let all the people
Say amen
In every tribe
And tongue
Let every heart's
Desire be joined
To see the kingdom come
Let every hope
And every dream
Be born in love again
Let all the world
Sing with one voice
Let the people
Say amen
In this song, Dinah Washington (Holiday) is singing The Lord's Prayer from the Bible. The prayer is addressed to God the Father who represents perfection, love, and the ultimate source of goodness. Dinah starts the prayer by acknowledging God's presence in heaven and how His name is holy. Then she goes on to request that God's kingdom should come to earth and His will be done as it is in heaven. This part shows Dinah's yearning for God's will to be done perfectly on earth, just like how it is in heaven. She also prays for God to provide daily sustenance and supplies for His people.
In the following lines, Dinah asks for forgiveness, just as people forgive those who have sinned against them. Here, she is talking about forgiveness as a two-way street, where people should forgive others just as God forgives them. Dinah ends the prayer by pleading with God to keep people from the time of trial and deliver them from evil. She acknowledges that God is the King, with power and glory, and therefore, all people should say amen.
Line by Line Meaning
Our Father
Addressing God as our Father
Who art in heaven
Acknowledging God's location in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
Praising God's name
Thy kingdom come
Asking for God's kingdom to come
Thy will be done
Asking for God's will to be done
On earth as in heaven
Asking for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give us today
Asking God to give us
Our daily bread
Asking specifically for our basic needs
And forgive our sins
Asking for the forgiveness of our sins
As we forgive
Asking for our own forgiveness as we forgive others
Each one of those
Referring to the people who sin against us
Who sins against us
Referring to the people who sin against us
And lead us
Asking God to lead us
Not to the time of trial
Asking God to keep us away from temptation
But deliver us from evil
Asking God to protect us from evil
For Thine is the kingdom
Acknowledging that the kingdom belongs to God
The power and the glory
Acknowledging that power and glory belongs to God
Let all the people
Asking for everyone to participate
Say amen
Ending prayer with ammen
In every tribe
In every tribe around the world
And tongue
In every language spoken
Let every heart's
Asking that every heart feels
Desire be joined
Asking that everyone's desires are aligned
To see the kingdom come
Asking for God's kingdom to come
Let every hope
Asking that everyone's hope is aligned
And every dream
Asking that everyone's dreams are aligned
Be born in love again
Asking that everyone's hope and dreams are reborn in love
Let all the world
Asking for the entire world
Sing with one voice
Asking that everyone sings together
Let the people
Asking that everyone participates
Say amen
Enlisting everyone's agreement
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MIKLOS ROZSA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Thomas Lombardo
You’ll never hear a version of this song more beautiful than this one.🙏
Timothy Hughes
Beautiful. For ages I've been looking for this by Washington. The Biblical content and Washington's way of singing it will cover you in chill bumps.
Antonio Jesús Rodríguez Guzmán
Una canción así en la voz de Dinah Washington, te sacude por dentro y te llega a lo más profundo de tu corazón.
john melmer
THE WHITE SINGERS IN THE BACKGROUND RUINED IT DAM!
Cloudy vibez
You ain’t never lied😫