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New Song
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Jul 29, 2026 updated
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Audrey Assad's 'New Song' expresses a deep longing for spiritual renewal and fresh worship. The lyrics convey weariness from familiar religious routines and a desire for a new expression of faith. Assad uses imagery of breath, vapor, and shadows to describe human frailty, while waiting and burning for God's presence. The song culminates in a declaration that blessing, honor, glory, and power belong to God, leading to a new song of praise. It reflects themes of surrender, prayer, and hope in God's faithfulness.
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Far off hymns and funeral marches sound the same again
My ears are worn and weary strangers in a strange land
And I need a new song
I need a new song
And all I am is breath and vapour and shadows
And all I have is what I need, this I know
That I need a new song
Yeah I need a new song
Waiting in the night for you Lord
Burning in the sky for you, you ohh
Prayers and aching in my body, in my lungs
Swear the bones around my heart are coming undone
Cause I, I need a new song
I need a new song
So I'm waiting in the night for you Lord
Burning in the sky for you, you
Waiting in the night for you, you
I'm burning in the sky for you
Words are failing
My melodies falter
My voice is breaking
My heart is burning
'Cause blessing and honour
Glory and power
Praise and worship
They belong to you
I need a new I need a new
Need a new I need a new
Need a new I sing a new song
Need a new I need a new
Need a new I need a new
Need a new so I sing a new song, yeah
I need a new I need a new
I need a new need a new
I need a new so I sing a new song
Far off hymns and funeral marches
All I am is breath and vapour and shadows
And all I have is what I need and this I know