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Graves Into Gardens
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Aug 20, 2026 updated
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Shane & Shane's 'Graves into Gardens' is a worship song celebrating God's transformative power and love. The lyrics express how worldly pursuits fail to satisfy, but God's love brings wholeness and contentment. The song acknowledges human weakness and God's faithful friendship despite flaws. It proclaims that God, who is present in both mountaintops and valleys, can turn mourning into dancing, shame into glory, and graves into gardens. The repeated refrain emphasizes that nothing compares to God, and the imagery of transformation underscores His unique ability to bring life from death and hope from despair.
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I searched the world
But it couldn't fill me
Man's empty praise
And treasures that fade
Are never enough
Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire
Is now satisfied
Here in Your love
Oh, there's nothing better than You
There's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You
I'm not afraid
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws
Lord, You've seen 'em all
And You still call me friend
'Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
And there's not a place
Your mercy and grace
Won't find me again
Oh, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You
Oh, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You
You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You're the only one who can
You turn graves into garden
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can
You're the only one who can
Oh, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You
Oh, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing better than You
Lord, there's nothing
Nothing is better than You
You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You're the only one who can
You're the only one who can
You're the only one who can