Monday, January 25, 2010
You Do All Things Well
Chris TomlinMountain maker
Ocean tamer
Glimpses of You
Burn in my eyes
The worship of heaven
Fills up the skies
You made it all
Said, "let there be"
And there was
All that we see
The sound of Your voice
The works of Your hands
You do all things well
You do all things well
You do all things well
Star creator
Wind breather
The strokes of Your beauty
Brushed through the clouds
Light from the heavens
Touching the ground
Imagination runs wild
And breathes the breath of life
Across the fields
Across the miles
God does all things well. I was just wondering, why did Chris Tomlin use the word ‘well’. God does things awesomely, great, perfect. Why did he chose ‘well’? I was just looking up the definition of ‘well’.
First definition was:
in a good or satisfactory way: e.g. ‘the whole team played well.’
Good? Satisfactory? That isn’t how God does it. Then I looked further
Second definition was:
in a thorough manner
Alt definition: to a great extent or degree: the visit had been planned well
This opened my eyes. God does things in a thorough manner, to a great extent and degree. He does all things well. Now this makes more sense doesn’t it? (: And I found the beauty of this word, it’s like, after you know the meaning and the degree of it, it is such a BIG word. And God does all things well. ‘Awesomely’, ‘great’ gives ‘that feeling’, I’m not sure if you understand that feeling, but it’s that feeling, yet, Chris Tomlin uses the word ‘well’, it’s like when we know the word, we are humbled and in awe at what God can do, and how God does it. It just amazes me. (: Well, that’s for me.. (: It’s a beautiful song, the description used in this song is so majestic, so big and Chris Tomlin uses the word ‘well’ together with it.. It’s just…. Hmm.. I can’t explain.. But yea!
Well, I’m in the ‘understanding in between the lines’ mood.. Because I just went for my first ‘introduction to literary studies’ tutorial in the morning, learning to ‘interpret’ and understand poems.. And this is a poem to me, a poem for God.. So yea, I’m practicing (:
violetjoy signing off~
3:56 PM
