This week’s featured song story comes to us from Casting Crowns. We’re excited to share with you the story behind their hit song “Lifesong.”
“The verse that popped into my mind was ‘they honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from it.’ Right in that moment what came out of my head was ‘empty heads held high, such a small sacrifice.’ If it’s not joined with my life, what is this? This is just doing the thing because everybody else is doing it. I remember saying I don’t want to just sing songs to You, I want our life to sing to you. We need our lifesong to sing to you. So the birth of the song ‘Lifesong’ was me realizing that my life was not singing to him.” – Mark Hall (Casting Crowns)
Click on the video below to hear Mark Hall of Casting Crowns share the story. Scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.
“Lifesong (New York Sessions)” – Single
Empty hands held high
Such small sacrifice
Now joined with my life
I sing in vain tonight
May the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
I want to sign your name
To the end of this day
Lord led my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to you
Lord I give my life
A living sacrifice
To reach a world in need
To be your hands and feet
So may the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
I want to sign your name
To the end of this day
Lord led my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to you
Hallelujah, Hallelujah let my lifesong sing to you
Hallelujah, Hallelujah let my lifesong sing to you
Hallelujah, Hallelujah let my lifesong sing to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
I want to sign your name
To the end of this day
Lord led my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
Let my lifesong sing to you
I want to sign your name
To the end of this day
Lord led my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to you
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