A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he was raised by his aunt, Gertrude Franklin. He developed a talent for music early, playing the piano at age four and becoming music director of his church at age eleven. After getting kicked out of school in his teenaged years, having a girlfriend become pregnant, and after a friend was shot to death he returned to the church. After leading the DFW Mass Choir at the 1990 Gospel Music Workshop of America Convention, he organized "The Family", a seventeen-voice choir, in 1992 and began his recording career.
He has integrated hip hop styles with gospel themes in albums such as The Nu Nation Project and God's Property, which achieved success on the Billboard Pop Album, R&B and gospel charts.
Franklin has collaborated with the biggest names in gospel music, including Tonex, Donnie McClurkin, Richard Smallwood, Crystal Lewis, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Jaci Valesquez, and Willie Neal Johnson. He also has displayed a willingness to collaborate with artists in the secular realm, including Bono, Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis, and R Kelly in the hit single, "Lean on Me."
On October 4, 2005, his new long-awaited album Hero was released, with latest single Looking for You.
Franklin's songs are published by Zomba Music Publishing, a division of BMG Music Publishing.
Brokenhearted
Kirk Franklin Lyrics
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Can make you whole
Come bring tears of sorrow come bring years of pain there is healing water that can make you
Whole that can make you whole
And it flows from the veins of Jesus my savior my healer and redeemer a lover so true it has
Power to heal all our sin sick diseases so come to the throne
Can make you whole
Your Healing is here Forgiveness is here Salvation is here Acceptance is here Deliverance is here
His Presence is here his Mercy is here his Power is here Joy is here
Grace is here Love is here that can
Make you whole that can make you whole
The lyrics of Kirk Franklin's song "Brokenhearted" is an expression of hope for those who are burdened with heavy hearts and weary souls. The first verse invites those who are brokenhearted and weary to come and find healing through the "healing water" that can make them whole. This "healing water" is a metaphor for the power of Jesus' love, which can bring healing to all who are weighed down by sin and its consequences.
In the second verse, Franklin expands on this metaphor by inviting those who are bent over with tears of sorrow and years of pain to come to Jesus and be made whole. The imagery of tears and pain creates a sense of empathy with those who are hurting, and the repetition of the phrase "that can make you whole" emphasizes the transformative power of Jesus' love.
The third verse brings together all the themes of the song, inviting the listener to come to the throne of Jesus for healing, forgiveness, salvation, acceptance, deliverance, and more. The repetition of the phrase "is here" emphasizes the immediacy of these gifts, making it clear that they are available to all who seek them. The song ends with the final reassurance that Jesus' love can make you whole, bringing together all the themes in a powerful expression of hope and healing.
Line by Line Meaning
Come ye broken hearted come ye weary soul there is healing water that can make you whole that
Can make you whole
If you are feeling broken hearted or weary, know that there is healing water that can make you whole and restore your strength.
Come bring tears of sorrow come bring years of pain there is healing water that can make you
Whole that can make you whole
No matter how much you have suffered or cried, there is still hope for healing through the restorative power of the healing water.
And it flows from the veins of Jesus my savior my healer and redeemer a lover so true it has
Power to heal all our sin sick diseases so come to the throne
Your healing is here that can that can that
Can make you whole
The healing water flows from Jesus, the savior and healer who loves us unconditionally and has the power to heal all of our spiritual and physical ailments. Through him, we can find strength and wholeness.
Your Healing is here Forgiveness is here Salvation is here Acceptance is here Deliverance is here
His Presence is here his Mercy is here his Power is here Joy is here
Grace is here Love is here that can
Make you whole that can make you whole
In Jesus, we can find forgiveness, salvation, acceptance, deliverance, and the presence of his mercy, power, joy, grace, and love, which all have the ability to make us whole.
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: KIRK FRANKLIN
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Odette Mariano
Come ye broken hearted come ye weary soul there is
Healing water that can make you whole that
Can make you whole
Come bring tears of sorrow come bring years of pain
There is healing water that can make you
Whole that can make you whole
And it flows from the veins of Jesus my savior my healer
And redeemer a lover so true it has
Power to heal all our sin sick diseases so come to
The throne your healing is here that can that can that
Can make you whole
Your Healing is here Forgiveness is here Salvation
Is here Acceptance is here Deliverance is here
His Presence is here his Mercy is here his Power is
Here Joy is here Grace is here Love is here that can
Make you whole that can make you whole.
Robert Martion
This song let’s me know that God hasn’t forgotten me and will never give up on me, I struggle so much with the flesh, I just wanna please my father, I don’t want my soul to be lost🙏
Aline De Campos Brandão Mariote
Eu amo esse louvor 💖🤩
Tierra Roberts
🙌🙌 God is good...I first heard this song on Pandora and immediately came to to YouTube to pull it up....this song ministers to me..
sammy gayle
Every time I hear this song I fall into tears
casius caligula
Me too, and I never cry.
Kim Falls
This CD got me through so much I was HOMELESS after it came out and Lord you kept me I can make it all things are possible for those who love the Lord he loves me heal me I just cry playing listening to this song SALVATION all your Grace & Mercy I believe yeah everything 😭😭😢⛅
Brother Art
Wow...you have a powerful testimony.
A Love 4 Life
Finally let go of a situation that cause me more harm than good. I felt lonely and sad so instead of turning back to my source of pain in keeping that chapter close but I know to release the emotions I feel instead of keeping it in. ❤️
Brother Art
You've encouraged me with your words.
Aundriel Dawkins
my go to song when life beats me up. just lets me know he can heal the pain