Song - Spring Praise
- Bible Brian
- 3 hours ago
- 3 min read
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The daffodils are blooming,
the blue skies appear.
At last the weather’s picking up,
for now the spring is here.
[Verse 2]
The frozen ground is breaking,
The birds begin to sing.
Let's look up to the Son of God,
and give our praise to Him.
[Pre-Chorus]
What once was cold and silent,
is rising from the grave.
The earth itself is singing now,
of mercy strong to save.
[Chorus]
'tis that special season,
God's people celebrate,
the Lord who walked out of the tomb,
when His stone was rolled away.
The dawn of life is breaking now,
the night has turned to day.
We'll sing our prasies to the Lord,
for He is mighty to save1.
[Verse 3]
The gentle rain is falling,
it wakes the sleeping seed.
A hidden work beneath the soil,
we'll behold its beauty.
[Verse 4]
The bees are buzzing loudly,
the lambs are having fun.
The hand of God has made them all2,
through the power of the Son3.
[Pre-Chorus]
What once was cold and silent,
is rising from the grave.
The earth itself is singing now,
of mercy strong to save.
[Chorus]
'tis that special season,
God's people celebrate,
the Lord who walked out of the tomb,
when His stone was rolled away.
The dawn of life is breaking now,
the night has turned to day.
We'll sing our prasies to the Lord,
for He is mighty to save.
Background
Spring Praise owes its existence to two other songs, neither of which sound anything like it. The first is George Baker's "Una Paloma Blanca", a joyful little tune sung from the perspective of a little white dove flying above the mountains. As a good song should, it drove me to think of the Lord, who created all birds. Thanks, in no small part, to the fact the bird itself praises its maker, saying "I can feel the morning sunlight, I can smell the new-born hay, I can hear God's voices calling, From my golden sky-light way". This inspired me to write a series of songs, one for each of the 4 seasons. Spring Praise, of course, is the spring one.
The second song, oddly enough, is the Fun Song Factory theme tune. Recently, for no obvious reason, this children's classic has invaded my mind. Its catchy theme tune, in particular, plays almost entirely at random. And unlike most children's songs (or "ear worms" in general), it's actually not irritating. So I stole the lyrical structure. If you're familiar with the tune, you can read the lyrics to Spring Praise and see just how well each verse fits, at least until the chorus.
While intended to be a worship song, the lyrics don't run especially deep. They direct praise to Christ, as of course is the primary purpose, while maintaining its secondary theme: The arrival of spring. This includes a number of spring cliches, like the end of the frost, the emergence of daffodils, the birth of new lambs, and so on.
Spring does bring an extra element with it that other seasons tend not to. Because it immediately follows winter, a season in which a lot of things tend to either die off, or at least appear dead, the entire world appears to spring to life (pun intended). Leaves grow back on trees, flowers bloom, and even people seem to be a lot more lively. This gives "resurrection" vibes, illustrating the central theme of the Christian faith quite nicely.
These joyous symbols explain why spring was chosen as the season for Easter celebrations, which is what the chorus refers to in the first half. Rather than be so overt as to turn the song into an Easter song, rather than spring as a whole, I decided to leave this somewhat veiled. The chorus also ends with "He is mighty to save". This is a direct reference to the hymn "Mighty to Save" by Hillsong.
While the song is by no means a theology lecture with rhythm, there is one element that's somewhat easy to miss if you either aren't looking for it, or aren't "there" yet: There is a reference to the Deity of Christ. Specifically, verse 4 speaks about how "the hand of God has made them all through the power of the Son". Biblically speaking, God is the sole Creator of all created things. But John 1:3 ascribes this role to Christ Himself. Without Him, nothing was made that was made. This not only necessitates that He, Himself, was not "made", but that He is the un-made God, who made all things.
Scripture references
Isaiah 63:1
Exodus 20:11
John 1:3
AI usage
This song was produced using Mozart AI.
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