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.
Dancing Generation
Matt Redman Lyrics
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To celebrate with all we have
And we'll dance to thank You for mercy
Your glory taught us how to shout
To lift Your name in all the earth
And we'll shout to the praise of Your glory
And now we've seen You, God
Our hearts cannot stay silent
And we'll be a dancing generation
Dancing because of Your great mercy, Lord
Your great mercy, Lord
And we'll be a shouting generation
Shouting because of Your great glory, Lord
Your great glory, Lord
You mercy taught us how to dance
To celebrate with all we have
And we'll dance to thank You for mercy
Your glory taught us how to shout
To lift Your name in all the earth
And we'll shout to the praise of Your glory
It's the overflow of a forgiven soul
And now we've seen You, God
Our hearts cannot stay silent
And we'll be a dancing generation
Dancing because of Your great mercy, Lord
Your great mercy, Lord
And we'll be a shouting generation
Shouting because of Your great glory, Lord
Your great glory, Lord, yes
Hey and we'll shout
Oh, and we'll dance
Well, it's the overflow of a forgiven soul
And now we've seen You, God
Our hearts cannot stay silent
And we'll be a dancing generation
Dancing because of Your great mercy, Lord
Your great mercy, Lord
Yes we'll be a shouting generation
Shouting because of Your great glory, Lord
Your great glory, Lord
Oh, and we'll be a dancing generation
Dancing because of Your great mercy, Lord
It's Your great mercy, Lord
We'll be a shouting generation
Shouting because Your great glory, Lord
Your great glory, Lord, Lord
These lyrics from Matt Redman's song Dancing Generation are an exultant expression of worship and praise to God. The song speaks of the way that God's mercy and glory have transformed us, teaching us how to dance and shout in celebration of His goodness. The first stanza speaks of how God's mercy has taught us to dance, to celebrate with all that we have. We'll dance to thank God for His mercy because it has overflowed and touched our souls, forgiving us and filling us with joy. The second stanza speaks of how God's glory has taught us to shout, to lift His name in all the earth. We'll shout to the praise of His glory because we've seen Him and our hearts cannot stay silent.
The refrain of the song is repeated several times throughout and is a declaration that we will be a dancing and shouting generation because of God's mercy and glory. We'll dance and shout with overflowing hearts, celebrating His goodness and mercy. The song ends with another declaration of worship, that we'll be a dancing and shouting generation because of God's great mercy and glory.
Overall, this song is a beautiful expression of the joy and celebration that comes with knowing God and experiencing His mercy and glory. It speaks to the transformative power of God's love and the ways that it changes us from the inside out, filling us with a sense of awe and wonder which we cannot help but express in worship.
Line by Line Meaning
You mercy taught us how to dance
Your kindness has shown us how to rejoice and express ourselves through dance
To celebrate with all we have
To celebrate with everything we have been given and to express gratitude through dance
And we'll dance to thank You for mercy
We will dance as a sign of appreciation for the mercy we have received
Your glory taught us how to shout
Your majestic presence has taught us how to declare our praise through shouts
To lift Your name in all the earth
To proclaim and exalt Your name throughout the world
And we'll shout to the praise of Your glory
We will shout in honor of Your glory and majesty
It's the overflow of a forgiven soul
This expression of joy and worship is a result of a heart that has been forgiven
And now we've seen You, God
Having experienced Your presence firsthand
Our hearts cannot stay silent
We cannot keep quiet about the goodness and greatness of God
And we'll be a dancing generation
Our generation will express worship and joy through dance
Dancing because of Your great mercy, Lord
Our dancing is a response to the immense mercy shown to us by God
Your great mercy, Lord
The mercy and kindness of God is the reason for our dance of joy
And we'll be a shouting generation
Our generation will proclaim praise through shouts
Shouting because of Your great glory, Lord
Our shouts of praise are due to the great glory and majesty of God
Yes we'll be a shouting generation
We will continue to proclaim and exalt the name of God through shouts
Oh, and we'll be a dancing generation
Our generation will continue to express joy and worship through dance
It's Your great mercy, Lord
The mercy of God is the reason for our joyful expression of dance
We'll be a shouting generation
Our generation will continue to declare and exalt the name of God through shouts
Shouting because Your great glory, Lord
Our shouts of praise are a response to the greatness and majesty of God
Your great glory, Lord, Lord
The glory and greatness of God is the reason for our declaration of praise and exaltation
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@janvillarosa2972
Anyone? 2024??? Hahaha I'm still lesening to great song of jesus
@lThellRockl
I watched him at NewDay in UK and it was AMAZING!!!!!!!!! me and my friends were jumping in joy of God's grace and this song awesomeness!!!!!!!
@amberbrown3111
I went on a retreat with my church and they played this song and I absolutely fell in love with it!
@ullianintutions
Amber Brown Same here
@haeun0145
I did too! It is so good
@NAPTUNESCHAKRASTREAM
Gosh this song is so amazing. Just hearing it makes me want to get up and dance. It was like the first praise song I really loved.
@tyletstanley8011
We sing this at our church. Is any one Pentecostal.
@aaronkaulana
Im Apostolic
@tyletstanley8011
@@aaronkaulana what church do you go to
@aaronkaulana
@@tyletstanley8011 i go to First Apostolic church of salinas in salinas Ca