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.
It's Rising Up
Matt Redman Lyrics
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From north to south and east to west
The cry of hearts that love Your name
Which with one voice we will proclaim
The former things have taken place
Can this be the new day of praise?
A heavenly song that comes to birth
O let the cry to nations ring
That all may come and all may sing
Holy is the Lord
(Every heart sing) holy is the Lord
(With one voice sing) holy is the Lord
(All the earth sing) holy is the Lord
And we have heard the Lion's roar
That speaks of heaven's love and power
Is this the time, is this the call
That ushers in Your Kingdom rule?
O let the cry to nations ring
That all may come and all may sing
Jesus is alive
(Every heart sing) Jesus is alive
(With one voice sing) Jesus is alive
(All the earth sing) Jesus is alive
Jesus
It's rising up, it's rising up
It's rising up from coast to coast
From north to south and east to west
The cry of hearts that love Your name
Which with one voice we will proclaim
So let the cry to nations ring
That all may come and all may sing
Holy is the Lord
(Every heart sing) holy is the Lord
(With one voice sing) holy is the Lord
(All the earth sing) holy is the Lord
Yes, we will sing, yes, we will sing Your praise
We will sing
Hallelujah
Sing Your praises, God
We will sing to You
It's rising up
The cry of hearts that love Your name
It's rising up
And we will never be the same
It's rising up
With a new passion for Your name
It's rising up
It's rising, rising, rising, rising up
Can you hear it it?
It's rising up
Can you hear it now?
From the east and the west
It's rising up
Can you hear it? Can you hear it?
Can you hear the nations come?
Can you hear it? Can you hear it?
Something's changing, something's coming
It's rising up
The song "It's Rising Up" by Matt Redman explores the idea of a new day of praise, where people from all corners of the earth unite to sing the praises of the Lord. The lyrics describe a universal cry that rises up from coast to coast, from north to south, and from east to west to declare the goodness and holiness of God. It is a song that calls for people to come together and join in the chorus, to lift up their voices as one and proclaim the Lord's name.
The song also touches on the idea that these cries of praise are a result of a new era, where the former things have taken place, and a new heavenly song is coming to birth. The lyrics suggest that this is a time of great change and transformation, where the Lion's roar speaks of heaven's love and power, and the call to usher in God's Kingdom rule is upon us.
Overall, this song is a call to action for believers to join together in song and praise, to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the world, and to prepare for the great things that God has in store.
Line by Line Meaning
It's rising up from coast to coast
The cry of hearts that love Your name is spreading across the country from east to west.
From north to south and east to west
The cry of hearts that love Your name is spreading across the entire country.
The cry of hearts that love Your name
People are crying out with a deep love for God's name.
Which with one voice we will proclaim
With one voice, everyone who loves God will proclaim His name.
The former things have taken place
Old things have passed away and a new day of praise has come.
Can this be the new day of praise?
Is this a new day of praise that we are experiencing?
A heavenly song that comes to birth
A new song, inspired by heaven, is being born.
And reaches out to all the earth
This new song will reach every corner of the earth.
O let the cry to nations ring
Let the cry of God's people reach every nation.
That all may come and all may sing
So that everyone may come and join in singing praises to God.
Holy is the Lord
God is holy and worthy of all praise.
(Every heart sing) holy is the Lord
Every heart should join in singing that God is holy.
(With one voice sing) holy is the Lord
We should all join together and sing that God is holy.
(All the earth sing) holy is the Lord
Everyone on the earth should sing that God is holy.
And we have heard the Lion's roar
We have heard the powerful voice of God.
That speaks of heaven's love and power
God's voice reveals His love and power from heaven.
Is this the time, is this the call
Is this the moment God is calling us to follow Him?
That ushers in Your Kingdom rule?
Is this the start of God's kingdom being established here on earth?
Jesus is alive
Jesus is alive and His presence is felt.
(Every heart sing) Jesus is alive
Every heart should sing that Jesus is alive.
(With one voice sing) Jesus is alive
We should all sing together that Jesus is alive.
(All the earth sing) Jesus is alive
Everyone on the earth should sing that Jesus is alive.
Yes, we will sing, yes, we will sing Your praise
We will sing and praise God.
We will sing Hallelujah
We will sing praises to God with a joyful heart.
Sing Your praises, God
We will sing and praise God.
The cry of hearts that love Your name
The sound of people crying out for God's name.
And we will never be the same
We will forever be changed by this experience.
With a new passion for Your name
We will have a new and intense love for God's name.
It's rising, rising, rising, rising up
The sound and passion is growing stronger and stronger.
Can you hear it it?
Can you hear the sound of God's people crying out?
From the east and the west
The sound is coming from all directions.
Can you hear the nations come?
Can you hear people from all nations coming to join in praise?
Something's changing, something's coming
There is a change happening and something new is coming.
Contributed by Caroline E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Tadek59
Great Song !
@massiliapasqualini1793
zehr schonn.....ich liebe😊
@markhollenbeck9965
╬ AMEN
@Miniworld72
amen
@jonnysmpr
@Akumos1 There are plenty of explanations, I assume you have never studied them. Scientists don't have a full, scientifically comprehensive answer, since scientists assume all their theories to be wrong. They put them under vigorous testing; with each test the theory passes, it strengthens. God can't be tested. Scientists apply the same logic as government in the removal of church and state. Being independent removes prejudice. Science is the quest for truth, not some anti-religious movement.
@SteWorthington
Yep...science...that wonderful thing that was essentially birthday by the church as a way to further explore God (and that IS a fact). A beautiful irony considering the apparent "war" between the two now eh? Of course, that's forgetting about the countless Christian scientists that are working today. Don't believe everything you read folks :)
@kathybramley5609
Not half as meaty as another version I have on CD. Or the way I remember it anyway. Part of me is wondering if there's going to be a great pivot against everything that Trump stands for, his hypocrisy. Against the hate that he's engendering. And for the grace of Jesus Christ.