Looking back on his early days as a budding musician and worship leader, Cooley is still surprised by the orchestrating hand that carefully prepared him for his current position. "My family and I often did concerts in addition to regular church services," he recalls. "It was when they needed to produce a custom recording for radio stations that I learned to make records."
At twenty-one, Cooley was spending part of his time playing the piano with Christian musicians Lenney LeBlanc and Rusty Goodman and the other part serving as associate Pastor in his father's church. But he knew he had a destiny to fulfill and at the age of twenty-eight he set off to find it.
Cooley moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and began working at Christ Church as an assistant music minister. Two years later, he left Christ Church to become a studio musician and an independent producer. In the fall of 1994, Lindell visited BROWNSVILLE Assembly and met with Pastor John Kilpatrick. In February of 1995, Kilpatrick needed a music minister and believed Lindell was God's choice for the position. After initially turning down the job. Lindell accepted and arrived in April of 1995. Two monthes latter while Lindell was away on a mission trip to the Ukrane, a historic REVIVAL began lasting years were over 200,000 people would go to experience the glory of God.
After 10 years of serving as music minister for the BROWNSVILLE REVIVAL, it was evident the Lord had much bigger plans.
Then in January of 2004, Lindell moved back to Nashville and began to plant Grace Church. He currently resides in Franklin, Tn. with his wife Amber and two sons, Samuel and Isaac.
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The Happy Song
Lindell Cooley Lyrics
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I could dace a thousand miles because of Your great Love
My heart is bursting Lord to tell of all You've done
Of how You changed my life and wiped away the past
I want to shout it out from every roof top sing
For now I know that God is for me not against me
Everybody's dancing now, cause were so happy
If only I could see Your face, see You smiling over us
And unseen angels celebrate the joy thats in this place
The Happy Song by Lindell Cooley is a joyful expression of gratitude to God for his love, mercy, and grace. The singer states that they could sing endless songs about how God saved their soul and dance a thousand miles because of his great love. The singer's heart is bursting with a desire to tell of all that God has done, of how he has changed their life and wiped away their past. The singer wants to shout it from every rooftop that they now know that God is for them and not against them.
The lyrics express a sense of overwhelming happiness and joy that cannot be contained. The singer invites everybody to join in singing and dancing because they are so happy. The desire to see God's face and to see him smiling over them is also expressed, with the hope that unseen angels are celebrating the joy in that place.
Overall, the song is a celebration of God's goodness and the happiness that comes from knowing him. The lyrics are an invitation to join in the celebration and to experience the joy that can only come from God.
Line by Line Meaning
I could sing unending songs of how You saved my soul
I am so grateful for how God saved my soul that I could sing about it forever
I could dance a thousand miles because of Your great Love
God's great love for me fills me with so much joy that I could dance a thousand miles
My heart is bursting Lord to tell of all You've done
I am filled with so much love for God that I can hardly contain myself and just want to share His love with others
Of how You changed my life and wiped away the past
God has transformed my life and helped me let go of my past mistakes and regrets
I want to shout it out from every rooftop sing
I am so excited about God's love that I want to share it with everyone by shouting it from the rooftops
For now I know that God is for me not against me
I have come to understand that God is on my side and not against me, which has brought me great peace
Everybody's singing now, cause were so happy
Everyone is filled with joy and happiness because of what God has done in our lives
Everybody's dancing now, cause were so happy
Everyone is filled with so much joy that they can't help but dance
If only I could see Your face, see You smiling over us
I yearn to see God's face and to know that He is pleased with us
And unseen angels celebrate the joy that's in this place
The joy that God has brought to our hearts and lives is so great that even the unseen angels are celebrating with us
Contributed by Emma H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.