He has since launched another album, Beautiful News, and continues to write many more popular songs such as You Never Let Go and Shine.
Songfacts states that Redman's eighth album 10,000 Reasons, was co-written with several of his friends. He then recorded the songs live in Atlanta, leading worship for over 1,000 worship leaders during LIFT: A Worship Leader Collective, put on by Passion City Church and sixstepsrecords on February 18 and 19, 2011. It sold nearly 7,000 units its first week in the US, almost doubling Redman's previous album release We Shall Not Be Shaken. The LP entered the Billboard 200 at #66, his biggest debut to date.
Better Is One Day
Matt Redman Lyrics
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Oh, Lord Almighty
For my soul longs and even faints for You
For here my heart is satisfied
Within Your presence
I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
One thing I ask and I would seek
To see Your beauty
To find You in the place Your glory dwells
One thing I ask and I would seek
To see Your beauty
To find You in the place Your glory dwells
My heart and flesh cry out
For You, the living God
Your Spirit's water to my soul
I've tasted and I've seen
Come once again to me
I will draw near to You
I will draw near to You
In this song, Matt Redman expresses his desire to be close to God, to dwell in His presence, and to experience His beauty and glory. The first verse talks about how lovely God's dwelling place is and how the soul longs and faints for Him. The presence of God is where the heart is satisfied and where one can sing under the shadow of His wings. The chorus repeats the phrase "better is one day in Your courts than thousands elsewhere" to emphasize the unmatched joy and fulfillment that comes from being in God's presence.
The second verse reiterates the desire to seek God's beauty and to find Him where His glory dwells. The bridge talks about how the heart and flesh cry out for God, and how His Spirit is like water to the soul. The singer has tasted and seen God's goodness and wants to draw near to Him once again.
Line by Line Meaning
How lovely is your dwelling place
Lord, your dwelling place is beautiful
Oh, Lord Almighty
Lord, you are powerful
For my soul longs and even faints for You
My soul desires and yearns for you, Lord
For here my heart is satisfied
I am content in your presence, Lord
Within Your presence
In your presence, Lord
I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings
I sing under your protection, Lord
Better is one day in Your courts
Spending a day in your courts is better than anything else
Better is one day in Your house
Being in your house for a day is better than anything else
Than thousands elsewhere
Being anywhere else for thousands of days is not as good as one day in your presence, Lord
One thing I ask and I would seek
There is only one thing I want and will search for
To see Your beauty
I want to see your beauty, Lord
To find You in the place Your glory dwells
I want to find you where your glory resides, Lord
My heart and flesh cry out
My whole being longs for you, Lord
For You, the living God
Because you are the one true God who is alive
Your Spirit's water to my soul
Your spirit quenches my soul's thirst
I've tasted and I've seen
I have experienced firsthand
Come once again to me
Please come to me again, Lord
I will draw near to You
I will come closer to you, Lord
I will draw near to You
I will come closer to you, Lord
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Written by: John Rzeznik
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Shuba
How lovely is
Your dwelling place
Oh Lord Almighty,
For my soul doth long
And even faint
For You
Oh, here my heart
Is satisfied (is satisfied)
Within Your presence
I see beneath
The shadow of
Your wings
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
(Than thousands elsewhere)
One thing I ask,
And I would seek,
To see Your beauty
To find You in
The place Your glory dwells
(One thing I ask)
One thing I ask
And I would seek,
To see Your beauty
To find You in
The place Your glory dwells
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
(Better is one day)
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
My heart and flesh cry out
For You, the Living God
Your Spirit's water to my soul
I've tasted, and I've seen
Come once again to me
I will draw near to You
I will draw near to You
To You
Better is one day
Better is one day
Better is one day
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Yeah, than thousands elsewhere (Yeah)
Oh, than thousands elsewhere
Andrew Bellasperanza
“For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.”
Psalms 84:10 ESV
🙏🙏🙏
Kevin Hull
The LORD is a sin and shield; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly (Ps 84:11)
Your quote inspired the next part
Jeremy Robbins
I love that you give the chords, I wish all artists did that
lynda medley
That is pretty cool.
juan-k sporty
What artist?
GreenKnight Sea
Still one of the best worship songs!
Jr Nocelli
Praise the Lord !!!
Bruingebak
Bless you Matt. This song adequately expresses my intimate relationship with the Father. Years ago it made an indelible impact on my life. I'm a worshipper.
Shuba
How lovely is
Your dwelling place
Oh Lord Almighty,
For my soul doth long
And even faint
For You
Oh, here my heart
Is satisfied (is satisfied)
Within Your presence
I see beneath
The shadow of
Your wings
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
(Than thousands elsewhere)
One thing I ask,
And I would seek,
To see Your beauty
To find You in
The place Your glory dwells
(One thing I ask)
One thing I ask
And I would seek,
To see Your beauty
To find You in
The place Your glory dwells
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
(Better is one day)
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
My heart and flesh cry out
For You, the Living God
Your Spirit's water to my soul
I've tasted, and I've seen
Come once again to me
I will draw near to You
I will draw near to You
To You
Better is one day
Better is one day
Better is one day
Than thousands elsewhere
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Yeah, than thousands elsewhere (Yeah)
Oh, than thousands elsewhere
Kelly Knowles
Thanks!