Hard Fought Hallelujah
Lyrics:
[English]
Yeah, I don't always feel it
Yeah, but that's when I need it the most
So, I'ma keep on singing
'Til my soul catches up with my song
There's times when my hands go up freely
And times that it costs, oh-oh
There's days when a praise comes out easy
Days when it takes all the strength I got
I'll bring my hard-fought, heartfelt
Been-through-hell hallelujah (ooh, ooh)
And I'll bring my storm-tossed, torn-sail
Story-to-tell hallelujah, oh
'Cause God, You've been patient
God, You've been gracious
Faithful, whatever I'm feeling or facing
So I'll bring my hard-fought, heartfelt, it-is-well hallelujah, whoa-oh
Hallelujah (ooh, ooh), hallelujah
I've wrestled with the darkness
But I'm tryin' to reach for the light
Yeah, the struggle keeps me honest
And it breaks down the walls of my pride
'Cause faith isn't proven like gold
'Til it's been through the fire, eh-eh
My head, heart, and hands are feeling heavy
But that's when I lift them just a little higher
I'll bring my hard-fought, heartfelt
Been-through-hell hallelujah (ooh, ooh)
I'll bring my storm-tossed, torn-sail
Story-to-tell hallelujah, whoa-oh
God, You've been patient
God, You've been gracious
Faithful, whatever I'm feeling or facing
I'll bring my hard-fought, heartfelt, it-is-well hallelujah, oh
Hallelujah, hallelujah (ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Whoa-oh, oh-oh)
(Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Whoa-oh, oh-oh)
(Whoa-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
I'll bring my hard-fought, heartfelt
Been-through-hell hallelujah (hallelujah)
I'll bring my storm-tossed, torn-sail
Story-to-tell hallelujah, whoa-oh
God, You've been patient
And God, You've been gracious
Faithful, whatever I'm feeling or facing
I'll bring my hard-fought, heartfelt, it-is-well hallelujah (ooh)
Oh, hallelujah (mm, eh-ah, eh)
Hallelujah
Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
Hallelujah, hallelujah, halle-
Halle-, mm-mm
Hallelujah
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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bring /brɪŋ/ A2 |
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heartfelt /ˈhɑːrtfɛlt/ B2 |
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hallelujah /ˌhælɪˈluːjə/ C1 |
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patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B2 |
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gracious /ˈɡreɪʃəs/ B2 |
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faithful /ˈfeɪθfəl/ B2 |
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struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ B2 |
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honest /ˈɒnɪst/ B1 |
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fire /faɪər/ B1 |
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story /ˈstɔːri/ A2 |
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storm /stɔːrm/ B2 |
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illuminate /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/ C1 |
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Grammar:
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Yeah, I don't always feel it
➔ Use of contraction with 'do not' as "don't" (negative auxiliary + verb)
➔ The sentence uses the negative form "don't" which combines 'do' with 'not' to negate the verb.
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I'ma keep on singing
➔ Use of informal contraction 'I'ma' (I am going to) to express future intent
➔ The phrase 'I'ma' is an informal contraction of 'I am going to,' used here to show future intention.
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'Cause faith isn't proven like gold
➔ Use of the negative contractive form 'isn't' (is not) combined with "like" to make a comparison
➔ The phrase 'isn't proven like gold' uses 'isn't' (is not) to negate and 'like' to compare the difficulty of proving faith to the value of gold.
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My head, heart, and hands are feeling heavy
➔ Use of the present continuous tense 'are feeling' to describe ongoing sensations
➔ The phrase 'are feeling' indicates an ongoing experience of heaviness in the body parts.
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Faith isn't proven like gold
➔ Use of modal verb 'isn't' (is not) for negation and comparison
➔ The phrase 'isn't proven like gold' implies that faith cannot be easily verified or compared to the value of gold, using negation and comparison structures.
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I'll bring my storm-tossed, torn-sail story-to-tell hallelujah
➔ Use of future simple 'I'll' (I will) combined with descriptive adjectives and compound nouns
➔ The phrase 'I'll bring' is in the future simple tense, indicating a personal commitment to sharing or presenting something.