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sitting with our Producer, Nathan Horst,
who was helping us comb through our
songs for this album. I played the acapella
voice memo of Yahweh that I'd recorded
that day. He loved it and asked if I had any
chords, (which usually I do) but the song
felt so holy, I could never bring myself to
play music to it. So, I asked him if he could
throw some chords on it and the song
became what it is today. Every time I lead
this song, I find myself just letting go of all
of the performances and falling into a mad
version of praise that must be reflective of
David in his underwear (regardless if you
think he was in his underwear or not). Go
back and worship with Yahweh! Let it
unlock your true nature to join with His!
And for those of you wondering about the
graphic design, it is a heart exploding like
a volcano representing this volcanic
expression of praise.
SONG STORY
Ever since I heard Ray Hughes explain the
seven different Hebrew words for “praise”,
I have been enthralled with what a full
expression of worship could look like. As
I’ve studied these different words to
understand what they mean and how they
impact me when I worship, I have become
way more free. I hope you allow Yahweh to
be a key in unlocking your ‘Halal’ praise.
Halal means "to shine or rave, to praise or
boast, to be clamorously foolish, and to
act madly." This is something I like to do
on stage, at home and even in the car.
There is a door to unlock for us all in
worship. 'Halal' is the key that can unlock
the door to your true identity/self (which
unlocks our true potential). This song
literally started in the car. My turn signal
was on and the beat was so perfect that I
left it on for eleven miles. Everyone
probably thought, as they drove behind
me, “who is this old man that forgot to
turn off his turn signal”, but on the inside
of the car I was worshipping Jesus like a
clamorous fool-and maybe driving like one
too. After I sang the Chorus for the first
time, the rest of the song erupted from my
spirit and I found myself boasting and
praising the Lord without music, without
chords and without instruments. That
experience was honestly one of the most
refreshing times I’ve ever had with the
Lord. It was one of the few times I didn’t
have to record or try to write down the
lyrics while driving. I just kept singing the
entire song the whole way home. Once I
got home I stayed in the driveway to
record the whole thing so I wouldn’t forget
it, but how could I? I was marked by the
series of moments capturing this song. It
would be months later when we’d be
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