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Beauty For Ashes
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Jul 31, 2026 updated
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Tye Tribbett's 'Beauty For Ashes' is a powerful gospel song about transformation and hope. The lyrics describe a season of deep pain, brokenness, and feeling alone, where the singer nearly gave up. But God intervened, turning the ashes of life into something beautiful. The song emphasizes that even the worst and most shameful experiences can become the most beautiful parts of one's testimony, referencing the biblical promise of beauty for ashes. It's a message of redemption, restoration, and trusting God through trials.
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I thought I would not make it
My mind, my strength, was gone
Everything in my life came crashing down
I felt so all alone
Now I'm lookin' at my life in broken pieces
Oh what, will I do now
I want to trust you but I just don't know how
And right before I threw in the towel
God turned it
And gave me
Beauty, for ashes
My storm would not move on
My nights, they lasted so long
There was, no sign of my morning
I wanted to give up
But you wouldn't let me be
You came and set me free
I came to you with my pain
And we made an exchange
God turned it
And gave me
Beauty, for ashes
He turned it and gave me
Beauty for ashes
God turned it
And gave me
Beauty for ashes
He turned it [x5]
And gave me, beauty for ashes
The worst thing in my whole life
Became the most beautiful thing
The most embarrassing thing that brought so much shame
Became the most beautiful thing
And like a baby that's born, all the pain endured
Became the most beautiful thing
For, he turned it