Sara received her Bachelor of Science degree in History and English in 1994 from Evangel University, a private Christian university in Springfield, Missouri. Sara spent four years teaching high school in Rosemount, Minnesota before recording her first album, Past the Wishing, in 1998. Since then, she has released five more albums and appeared on several others (see below). Sara has been nominated for 3 Dove Awards including "New Artist of the Year" in 2002 and "Special Event Album of the Year 2003" by the Gospel Music Association. She was named one of the best Christian music artists of 2005 and the album, Add to the Beauty, was named "Album of the Year" for 2005 by CCM Magazine. In 2009 Fireflies & Songs earned enough votes from a panel of ten music critics to be named Christianity Today's Album of the Year. The magazine explained their choice: "Already known for her transparent songwriting, Sara Groves gets even more piercingly honest on this, her ninth album. Whether her relationship with God, marital tension, or a private battle with anxiety, it's poetically spilled forth in Groves' call for the church to 'live confessionally.' And paired with less poppy, stripped-down arrangements, her achingly clear vocal remains front and center. This is vintage Groves—yet more herself than ever."
It's True
Sara Groves Lyrics
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Though you hold no expectation
In the deepest part of you
There's an open hesitation
But it's true
Kingdoms and crowns
The God who came down
It's true
Angels on high
Sing through the night
Hallelujah
You've heard it told
You think it's odd
The whole thing fraught with complication
The play begins with baby God
And all his blessed implications
In your heart you hope it's true
In the deepest part of you
It's true
It's true
In Sara Groves's song It's True, the lyrics describe a sense of hesitation and skepticism while also acknowledging a glimmer of hope and belief. The beginning of the song sets the stage for this internal struggle, with the lines "In your heart you hope it's true / Though you hold no expectation / In the deepest part of you / There's an open hesitation." The singer recognizes the possibility of something greater, but also acknowledges the difficulty in fully accepting it without complete proof.
The chorus, however, brings a sense of conviction and certainty. The lyrics declare the truth of the Christian faith, with a reference to the "God who came down / To find you" and the "Angels on high / Sing through the night / Hallelujah." The continual repetition of "It's true" throughout the chorus emphasizes this sense of conviction and certainty, as if attempting to convince the skeptical parts of the singer's mind.
The song, therefore, reflects the internal struggle that many people experience when it comes to faith and belief. While there may be doubts or hesitations, the knowledge of something greater and more profound can lead to a strong sense of conviction and truth.
Line by Line Meaning
In your heart you hope it's true
You want to believe in the truth of the message conveyed
Though you hold no expectation
You are not putting much faith in the matter at hand
In the deepest part of you
Deep inside you
There's an open hesitation
You are skeptical about the truth of it all
But it's true
Despite your reservations, it is indeed true
Kingdoms and crowns
All the power and grandeur of the world
The God who came down
A divine force descended from above
To find you
Sought to impact and reach you
It's true
The message is undeniably factual
Angels on high
Mighty beings in the skies
Sing through the night
They proclaim and celebrate all the time
Hallelujah
A religious expression of exultation or praise
You've heard it told
The message has been recounted to you
You think it's odd
You consider it peculiar
The whole thing fraught with complication
The issue is complicated and difficult to comprehend
The play begins with baby God
The story of divinity commenced with the birth of a child
And all his blessed implications
The consequences and reverberations of such a blessed event
It's true
Undoubtedly true
In your heart you hope it's true
A repetition of the earlier sentiment
In the deepest part of you
An echo of an earlier expression
It's true
A reiteration of the fact
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Written by: SARA GROVES
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Matt Leitner
on Conversations
Thanks for the commentary, I think the line by line suffers a little - clearly Sara is a believer in Jesus Christ and that is what means so much to her, whereas the line by line interpretation "dumbs it down" to "my faith and religious beliefs". The line by line even mentions "my truth" which is moral relativism (see a Tim Keller sermon or talk on idolatry). Just because a believer in Christ expresses uncertainty or vulnerability does not mean that they are abandoning their faith!!!!!! In this the line by line commentary does a disservice to the song. Nevertheless I appreciated the overall meaning comments.