How Many Times

• By: Newsboys
• Album: Worldwide Revival Part One

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
rescue /ˈrɛs.kjuː/ B1	verb - to save someone from danger or difficulty
desperate /ˈdɛs.pər.ət/ B2	adjective - having a great need or desire; suffering extreme urgency
paved /peɪvd/ B1	verb - to cover a surface with stone or concrete
ash /æʃ/ A2	noun - the powdery residue left after burning something
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep or support in a particular position
valley /ˈvæl.i/ A2	noun - a low area of land between hills or mountains
prodigal /ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl/ C1	adjective - wastefully extravagant or spendthrift
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
stars /stɑːrz/ A2	noun - bright points of light in the night sky
skies /skaɪz/ A2	noun - the atmosphere seen from the ground
minutes /ˈmɪn.ɪ.təz/ A2	noun - sixty seconds
lifetimes /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪmz/ B2	noun - the duration of a person's life
proven /ˈpruː.vən/ B2	verb - to establish the truth or validity of something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun / verb - a strong feeling of affection / to feel deep affection or attachment
prayer /ˈpreɪər/ A2	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks
healed /hiːld/ B2	verb - to cause to become healthy again
captivate /ˈkæp.tɪ.veɪt/ C1	verb - to attract and hold the attention or interest of someone
fathom /ˈfæð.əm/ C1	verb - to understand or comprehend fully
imagine /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ B2	verb - to form a mental picture of something that is not present

Grammar:

• How many times have you rescued a desperate soul?

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense: have/has + past participle

  ➔ The phrase indicates an action that has been completed at an indefinite time before now.

• Have you ever answered a hopeless prayer?

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'ever' to ask about experience

  ➔ Using 'ever' with the present perfect asks if at any point in life the action has occurred.

• This captive from shackles to freedom.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase denoting transition or change

  ➔ The phrase describes the process of moving from a state of captivity to one of freedom.

• Restored me with peace in the madness.

  ➔ Passive voice with 'restored' and prepositional phrase 'with peace'

  ➔ The sentence indicates that someone was helped or brought back to a peaceful state amidst chaos.

• More than the stars in a thousand night skies.

  ➔ Comparative phrase with 'more than' to emphasize quantity or intensity

  ➔ This phrase highlights that the love or greatness described exceeds even vast things like stars.