That is, unless they donвЂ™t understand that the King who defeated death refers to Jesus. Non-followers of Jesus will easily recognize this as praise and worship, and will probably not mistake it for worship of someone else other than the God of the Bible. How would an outsider interpret the song? Recycled lyrics from Verse 1, with a different opener: вЂњsing a little louderвЂќ. while experiencing the unfathomable mysteries of God (Job 11:7-12), and.while watching GodвЂ™s light drive out darkness (Psalm 107:10-16, Luke 1:79, John 1:1-13, John 12:46, Ephesians 5:8, Colossians 1:13, and 1 Peter 2:9),.Lines 1-4: A second list of actions associated with BethelвЂ™s praise, that they praise:

Lines 3 and 4: Clear references to the resurrection of Jesus (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20, Acts 1:3, Acts 3:15, Acts 4:33, and 1 Corinthians 15:3-8). Line 2: Perhaps louder than unbelief, as described in Verse 1, line 2. Line 1: Despite the trials of this life, praise and worship are BethelвЂ™s response, reminiscent of ChristвЂ™s response to persecution in Matthew 5:11-12 and the Apostles in Acts 5:41.

to acknowledge God as One who fights our battles (Deuteronomy 3:22, Deuteronomy 20:4, Joshua 23:10, and Romans 8:31).

to weaponize music (Psalm 150:1-6), and.

to drown out unbelief (1 Kings 18:20-40),.

Put together, we are singing вЂњwe joyfully praise God in songвЂќ. Lines 1-4: The word вЂHallelujahвЂќ is a compound Hebrew phrase, with вЂњhalleluвЂќ meaning вЂњa joyous praise in songвЂќ and вЂњjahвЂќ or вЂњyahвЂќ, which refers to the Tetragrammaton YHWH.

How much of the lyrics line up with Scripture?

Though the name of God or Jesus is not explicitly named, this rationale clarifies the recipient of BethelвЂ™s praise, namely, Jesus Christ. There are two reasons Bethel offers to justify praise, namely, because the King defeated death and heaven fights for them.

While experiencing the mysteries of God, and.

In the midst of trials and tribulations,.

It is a call to action, that Bethel will вЂњraise a hallelujahвЂќ and calls us to вЂњsing a little louderвЂќ, with eight different ways, including: I strongly encourageВ you to considerВ the potentialВ blessings andВ dangers ofВ this artist вЂs theology by visiting Resources. Note to new users: This is a different kind of review site! Read About the Berean TestВ and Evaluation Criteria prior to reading this review. Raise a Hallelujah will be the second review under the label вЂњBethel MusicвЂќ, the first being No Longer Slaves. Bethel Music is a powerhouse organization, spanning several artists, containing several songs I reviewed previously, including Rita SpringerвЂ™s Defender, HousefiresвЂ™ Build My Life and Good Good Father, Kari JobeвЂ™s Forever, Phil WickhamвЂ™s This is Amazing Grace and Living Hope, and Cory AsburyвЂ™s controversial song Reckless Love.

Lyrics to i raise a hallelujah