Gratitude

“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” – Psalm 42:11

Brandon Lake’s worship song of “Gratitude” is his humble offering of thanksgiving to an infinite God. This gentle ballad explores the tension between Lake’s overwhelming gratitude towards God and the corresponding awareness of the limitations of his own finite humanity.

Lake explains a vision the Lord gave him and his wife “for our home to become a place to host couples and people in ministry who were burned out.”

He shared that he saw himself and his wife worshipping with, affirming, and praying for those who were hurting, and felt that through their home God was calling them to set an atmosphere where miracles can happen in people’s lives.

The chorus touches people where they are when they are broken. He encourages the worshiper to forget about oneself and to “get up and praise the Lord.”

It cannot be said enough, praise the Lord in all things. Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and praise Him at all times.

“Oh come on, my soul
Oh, don’t you get shy on me
Lift up your song
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord” – Brandon Lake

“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.” – Psalm 43:5