Brand New Thing
Transformed by Hope: Embracing Change Through Trials
Lyrics
Oh, I know there'd be trouble,
Acknowledgment of anticipating trouble or challenges.
It's what happens when you live,
Recognition that challenges are a part of life.
But hope is like a flame that never dies,
Hope is compared to an enduring flame.
Hard's the road that I have taken,
Acknowledgment of a difficult path taken.
But I walk it unforsaken.
Commitment to facing challenges without abandonment.
I know this trial is not in vain because,
Belief that the trial is meaningful.
I feel my heart begin to change.
Perception of personal transformation.
(chorus)
< strong > Chorus: Affirmation of being a new person due to the arrival of love.
I am a brand new thing,
Explicit declaration of being a "brand new thing."
Love came walkin' in.
Reference to the transformative power of love entering one's life.
Oh, God make me stronger so I can wear the cross,
Plea for strength to bear the symbol of faith, the cross.
I'm weak.
Acknowledgment of personal weakness.
I've fallen down so many times,
Admission of repeated failures.
I will bear the weight of sorrow and it won't seem so great tomorrow,
Commitment to endure sorrow with the anticipation of a lighter burden in the future.
Death to lose and life to gain.
Embracing the concept of sacrificing death for the sake of gaining life.
Now I feel my heart begin to change,
Reiteration of personal transformation.
(chorus)
< strong > Chorus: Repetition of the theme of becoming a new person through love.
Oh, Lord I want to know you,
Expressing a desire to know and connect with the divine.
I don't care for nothin' else,
Disregard for worldly pursuits in comparison to knowing the divine.
'cause nothin' and no one else can satisfy.
Emphasis on the exclusive satisfaction found in the divine.
Here's my heard , oh please just take it,
Symbolic offering of the heart to the divine.
I'm afraid,
Admission of fear in surrendering to the divine.
But please just break it,
Request for the divine to break the heart for transformation.
I know this trial is not in vain because I feel my heart begin to change...
Reiteration of the meaningfulness of the trial through heart transformation.
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