The Battle Is the Lord's
Yolanda Adams Lyrics

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Speaking: What are you trying to say Yolanda?
Look forget about all that other junk
this battle ain't yours, its the lord's
think about it, and then start shouting help me sing

v1
There is no pain, Jesus can't feel
There is no hurt, that He can't heal

For all things work [yes they do]
According to the masters purpose
and his holy will
no matter what [you in the balcony]
are going thru, remember that God only wants a chance to use you
for the battle is not yours its the Lord's
[we gonna tell the devil that all right?]

There's no sadness, Jesus can't feel
and there is no sorrow,
that the master is not able and willing to heal
remember that all things work
they're not gonna be all good
but they're gonna work according to God's purpose and his holy will
no matter what, no matter what you're going thru
remember God sees all and he knows all
and all he wants to do is use you
for this Battle is not yours its, its its its its the lord

This battle is the Lord's. its the Lord's
[yes its the Lord's] it is the Lord's
[but in faith you've got to hold your head up high] hold your head up high
[you belong to the most high God you don't need to cry]
don't you cry its the Lord's
[its the Lord's] its the Lord's
[yeah yeah yes its the Lord's] it is the Lord's
[No matter what] No matter what
[You're going thru] Thru
[Remember its gonna be alright He's just using you]
God us only, using you for he's worthy
[No matter what] no matter what
[you hapen to go thru right now] Thru
[Remember this will be a memory God is only using you]
God is only using you, for he's worthy
[You've got to have faith] No matter what
[You've got to know in your heart] thru
[That no matter what comes no matter what goes
Gos loves ya] God is only using you
[He loves ya (7x's)] its not yours
[And this battle is not yours] no
[He needs a chance to prove to your enemies that he is God]
its the Lord's, its the Lord's not yours
[So what you've got to do is, hold on, hold on] its not yours
[hold on, hold on] yours
[don't give up (4x's] its the Lord's not yours
[Step out on faith] its not yours
[no, no] no
[I'm so glad that God sees it] its not yours
[and he knows all] its the Lord's not yours

This battle is not yours, no, it belongs to the Lord
Hallelujah, yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Yolanda Adams's song The Battle Is the Lord's remind listeners that God is always present to support them and fight their battles. The song emphasizes that no problem or challenge is too big for God. It also reveals the message that God has a purpose for everything that happens in our lives, even when things do not go as we planned. As humans, when we are facing difficulties, we may feel like it is our battle, but the song suggests that we should let go and let God fight for us. We are just vessels, instruments that God uses to accomplish His will.

The lyrics use metaphors to emphasize the message of the song, such as the "battle" representing any struggle that we may face in life. This metaphor is used throughout the song in different ways. The lyrics also employ repetition to reinforce the idea that the battle belongs to God and not to the person experiencing it. The use of repetition and metaphors is an effective way to communicate the message of the song and make it memorable.

Line by Line Meaning

There is no pain, Jesus can't feel
No matter how much pain you're in, Jesus has felt the same before.

There is no hurt that He can't heal
No matter how hurt you are, Jesus can heal.

For all things work [yes they do]
Everything in this world works for a higher purpose.

According to the masters purpose
Everything works according to God's purpose.

and his holy will
Everything works according to God's holy will.

no matter what [you in the balcony]
No matter what you're going through in your life right now.

are going thru, remember that God only wants a chance to use you
God wants to use you for his higher purpose.

for the battle is not yours its the Lord's
This battle belongs to God, not you.

There's no sadness, Jesus can't feel
No matter how sad you are, Jesus can empathize with you.

and there is no sorrow,
No matter how sorrowful you are,

that the master is not able and willing to heal
Jesus can heal all your sorrows.

Remember that all things work
Always remember that everything works for a higher purpose.

they're not gonna be all good
Things won't always turn out the way you want them to.

but they're gonna work according to God's purpose and his holy will
But they will indeed work according to God's purpose and his holy will.

no matter what, no matter what you're going thru
No matter what you're going through in your life right now.

remember God sees all and he knows all
God is aware of all the struggles you're facing.

and all he wants to do is use you
God wants to use you for his higher purpose.

for this Battle is not yours its, its its its its the lord
This battle belongs to God, not you.

This battle is the Lord's. its the Lord's
This battle belongs to God.

[yes its the Lord's] it is the Lord's

[but in faith you've got to hold your head up high] hold your head up high
In faith, hold your head up high.

[you belong to the most high God you don't need to cry] don't you cry its the Lord's
Don't cry because you belong to God.

[yeah yeah yes its the Lord's] it is the Lord's

[No matter what] No matter what
No matter what you're facing.

[You're going thru] Thru
Whatever struggle you're currently facing.

[Remember its gonna be alright He's just using you]
Remember that everything will be alright in the end, because God is using you for his higher purpose.

God us only, using you for he's worthy
God is only using you because you're worthy of his purpose.

[You've got to have faith] No matter what
You need to have faith, no matter what.

[You've got to know in your heart] thru
You need to know in your heart that you're going to get through this struggle.

[That no matter what comes no matter what goes Gos loves ya] God is only using you
No matter what happens, God loves you and is using you for his higher purpose.

[He loves ya (7x's)] its not yours
God loves you and this battle belongs to him.

[And this battle is not yours] no
This battle belongs to God, not you.

[He needs a chance to prove to your enemies that he is God]
God wants to show your enemies that he's God in control.

[So what you've got to do is, hold on, hold on] its not yours
You need to hold on and remember that this battle belongs to God, not you.

[hold on, hold on] yours
Hold on, this battle is not yours.

[don't give up (4x's] its the Lord's not yours
Don't give up, this battle belongs to the Lord.

[Step out on faith] its not yours
Move forward with faith, knowing that this battle belongs to God.

[no, no] no

[I'm so glad that God sees it] its not yours
I'm grateful that God sees this battle and how it belongs to him, not you.

[and he knows all] its the Lord's not yours
God is aware of this battle and knows that it belongs to him, not you.

This battle is not yours, no, it belongs to the Lord
This battle does not belong to you, it belongs to the Lord.

Hallelujah, yeah