Praise Him Before the Email

Lyrics

# PRAISE HIM BEFORE YOU GET THE EMAIL

[Intro]

[Bright piano pattern, Hammond B3 rising underneath, tight drums, bass groove]

[Lead]
You checked your phone again, didn’t you?

[Choir]
Mm-hmm!

[Lead]
Refreshed that inbox one more time.

[Choir]
Mm-hmm!

[Lead]
Still nothing?

Then praise Him anyway.

[Choir]
Praise Him anyway!

[Verse 1]

[Lead]
I sent the application
I made the call
Did everything I knew to do
Now I’m waiting on somebody
to decide what comes through

I keep looking at the screen
like the answer lives in there
But God reminded me
my future isn’t hanging on an email

[Choir]
It’s in His hands!

[Lead]
Not the recruiter!

[Choir]
In His hands!

[Lead]
Not the committee!

[Choir]
In His hands!

[Lead]
Not whoever makes the final call!

[Choir]
In His hands!

[Chorus]

[Lead]
Praise Him before you get the email!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Before they call your name!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Before the answer hits your phone!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Before you know how it turns out!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
God is still God
while you’re waiting!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Verse 2]

[Lead]
Maybe you’re waiting on the contract
Maybe you’re waiting on the test
Maybe somebody said,
“We’ll get back to you”
and left you with the rest

Maybe everybody keeps asking,
“Did you hear anything yet?”

And every time they ask the question
you can feel that pressure hit

[Choir]
Hold your peace!

[Lead]
Philippians 4 says,
“Be careful for nothing”

[Choir]
But pray!

[Lead]
“With thanksgiving
let your requests be made known unto God”

[Choir]
With thanksgiving!

[Lead]
That means I can thank Him
before I know the outcome!

[Choir]
Thank Him now!

[Minister Break]

[Band drops to organ and piano]

[Lead]
Listen.

Faith is not pretending
you don’t care about the answer.

You care.

You want the job.

You want the approval.

You want the door.

You want good news.

But your peace cannot be held hostage
by somebody else’s decision.

If they say yes,
God is good.

If they say no,
God is still good.

If they delay it,
God has not disappeared.

Psalm 37 says,
“Commit thy way unto the Lord;
trust also in him;
and he shall bring it to pass.”

So commit it.

Then stop letting the refresh button
run your whole day.

[Choir]
Trust the Lord!

[Lead]
While you wait—

[Choir]
Trust the Lord!

[Lead]
While they decide—

[Choir]
Trust the Lord!

[Lead]
While nothing changes—

[Choir]
Trust the Lord!

[Chorus]

[Lead]
Praise Him before you get the email!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Before the answer comes!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Before they sign it!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Before they approve it!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
I won’t wait for good news
to call God good!

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Drive]

[Lead]
Waiting on the job?

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Waiting on the money?

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Waiting on the callback?

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Waiting on the decision?

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Waiting on the door?

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
Waiting on the answer?

[Choir]
Praise Him now!

[Lead]
And if the answer is no?

[Choir]
Praise Him still!

[Lead]
If the answer is wait?

[Choir]
Praise Him still!

[Lead]
If He opens another door?

[Choir]
Praise Him still!

[Lead]
If He changes the whole plan?

[Choir]
PRAISE HIM STILL!

[Final Vamp]

[Lead]
No email yet!

[Choir]
God is still good!

[Lead]
No callback yet!

[Choir]
God is still good!

[Lead]
No approval yet!

[Choir]
God is still good!

[Lead]
No answer yet!

[Choir]
God is still good!

[Lead]
But I’ve still got peace!

[Choir]
God is still good!

[Lead]
I’ve still got joy!

[Choir]
God is still good!

[Lead]
And I’m not letting one inbox
decide whether I praise my God!

[Choir]
GOD IS STILL GOOD!

[Outro]

[Lead]
Send what you need to send.

Make the call.

Handle your business.

Then give it to God.

And while you wait—

[Choir]
PRAISE HIM NOW!

[Lead]
Before the email.

[Choir]
PRAISE HIM NOW!