Praise

There is praise in the silence, and in the noise
Praise from men and women, girls and boys
There is praise in the laughter and in the tears
There is praise now, and there will be praise for years
There is praise in the beauty all around
Even when there is not even a sound

There is praise in a group
There is praise all alone
There is praise in a church
There is praise in our homes

There is praise with voices lifted high
There is praise with hands raised to the sky
There is praise in tears rolling down
There is praise in knees kneeling on the ground

What is praise, what does that mean
Perhaps more then we ever dreamed
We have put the definition in a box
And in doing so, so much has been lost

We’ve lost the beauty of what it is and made it less
You have to look a specific way, as if praise is in how you dress
You have to do it a certain way, sing a certain song
If you don’t, we’ll tell you you are wrong

Funny really, it’s not even about us
Yet we make such noise and put up such a fuss
Praise is meant to bring God glory
There is so much more to the story

We praise God because He is worthy and deserves our praise
We praise Him because He is the author of all our days
We praise Him because of His amazing love and grace
The praise of the Lord shines on our face

We praise God for His amazing beauty that abounds
When we take a minute to look around
We praise Him for He is greater then all our fears
We praise Him because He truly cares

We praise Him every one of our days
Because He is familiar with all our ways
We praise Him when we love each other
When we care about our sisters and brothers

We praise Him in the helping of another in need
We praise Him when we follow His lead
We praise Him when we are who He created us to be
We praise Him when we give Him all the glory

We praise Him when we take time to pray
When we forget the big words and simply say
What love we feel for our Savior and friend
We praise Him because He’s with us till the very end
And in everything we give thanks and praise
Because when it’s all said and done and we’ve lived our last days
We will spend eternity praising Him with all we are and ever could be
And that my friends will be the most amazing praise we will ever see


Written by: Kendra Bermosk
2007