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Every now and then a song comes along that absolutely wrecks you. Profound lyrics mixed with catchy yet dissonant chords declaring the gravity and gladness of God. And that’s how it is with Andy Squyres’ Death Defying Joy. It rolls in like “an unpredictable cloud of clarity” as this week’s top song on the MEL and it seems a very fitting song for Easter week.

The song celebrates the steadfast faithfulness of Jesus beyond the daily struggles we face. In Him we are empty and full. In Him we live with or without miracles. Jesus turned over the tables so that our cups would overflow with mercy and death defying Joy.  Sqyures says in an Instagram post that the fickle circumstances of life are never where true hope is found.

 I am realizing the goodness of God in my life is not measured by what does or does not happen to me. Prosperity or adversity are neither here nor there. No matter what, God is with us and we are not alone. Death Defying Joy is a praise and a protest meant to be turned up and sung loudly! –Andy Sqyures

As the song unfolds you can definitely hear the only thing that truly matters is Jesus.  Sqyures’ love and trust in the Lord is evident. Check out these sampling of lyrics:

Faith is not provoked withoutA world of ironyIf You hear Your name in vainIt’s me looking for You againCrushed beneath the Spirit windFrom glory to glory

Pressure of the surgeon’s knifeYou have always been preciseAs a bull in the china shop of my lifeAlways breaking through

Somewhere on the altar ofBroken dreams and shattered loveA burden of Your mercy runsLike a river on the vineAnd everything I used to knowIs a table You turned over soMy meager cup would overflowFrom water into wine

Here’s this week’s TOP Songs in the MEL!

Artist

Song

1

Andy Squyres Death Defying Joy

2

The Gray Havens Shine

3

Mat Kearney Headlights Home

4

Marc Scibila Everyone in the World

5

Tina Boonstra Proof of Life

6

Jason Gray Questions

7

Christa Wells The Voice

8

Kylie Dailey Be Enough

9

Maylyn Let Loose

10

Hulvey No Magic

11

Mike Mains & the Branches Always My Forever

12

Tori Kelly High Water

13

Allison Eide Love Who I Am

14

Terrian Honestly, We Just Need Jesus

15

Leslie Perez Blessed (w/ Cade Kellam)

16

Tedashii Save us

17

NF Mistake

18

Carolina Story Again

19

Twenty One Pilots Overcompensate

20

John Mark McMillan Love With A Crown

21

for King & Country Crazy

22

Lauren Daigle Inherited

23

Gabrielle Grace Don’t You Give Up

24

Paul Zach I’m Alive (w/ Page CXVI)

25

Painter’s Club Cookie Cutter

26

Drakeford Color We Bleed (W/ DJ & Marv)

27

Jamie Grace Keep Goin

28

Taylor Leonhardt God Is On Your Side (w/Faithful)

29

Dave Barnes We Know the Way Back Home

30

Mudhouse Make Me New

31

Needtobreathe Dreams (w/ Judah)  (Madism Remix)

32

Mudhouse I Think I Love You

33

NF Gone

34

Russ Mohr Running Back To Love

35

Allison Eide Real Life

36

Mudhouse Flesh and Bone

37

Brandon Heath He Does

38

Lauren Daigle Turbulent Skies (INOY/Fan Remix Winner)

39

Mat Kearney Good Thing Going On

40

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors We Can Go Dancing

41

Jon Foreman In Bloom ( w/ Joy Oladokun)

42

Josh Garrels Watchman

43

Eric Peters Run Away

44

Moon Bride Knocking on Exits

45

Colony House Redemption (Switchfoot cover)

46

Sondae Building On

47

Maylyn Good Times

48

Liz Vice Save Me (Illingworth Remix)

49

Mike Mains & the Branches Losing My Head

50

Scootie Wop No Weapon (w/ Lecrae)

51

Gaetan Judd Long Days Long Nights

52

Needtobreathe How Wonderful We Are

53

David Carpenter Someone that Stays

54

Harold Valzquez Amor Tan Bonito

55

Darla Baltazar Self Righteous

56

John Mark McMillan Ordinary Love

57

Jervis Campbell Whole Heart

58

Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Way Back When

59

The New Respects Struttin’

60

Chris Howland Joyful Melody (w/ Drew Ava)

61

Mudhouse Prodigal

62

Kylie Dailey No Thanks I’ll Pass

63

Lauren Daigle Ego

64

JOHNNYSWIM Tomar El Mundo

65

Jenny & Tyler Baby I Got You

66

Sarah Reeves I’d Rather Be Living

67

Jason Gray Place For Me

68

Lecrae I Still Believe (w/ For King & Coutry)

69

Elevation Rhythm Aqui Estoy

70

U2 Atomic City

71

Anchor Hymns Where Else Can I Go (w/ Dwan Hill & Taylor Leonhardt)

72

Andrew Osenga Hold Onto Me

73

Joseph Fireworks

74

Sansone Conversations

75

Cain Windows Down

76

Kings Kaleidoscope Radiant Reason

77

Tina Boonstra No Time To Wait

78

Devon Gilfillian Love You Anyway

79

Drakeford Prodigal

80

Gabrielle Grace Two Sides

81

Peabod Better Than Nostalgia

82

Madison Ryann Ward Light Might Time Has Come

83

Judah Kinda Wild (w/ Ellie Holcomb)

84

Apollo LTD Future’s Calling

85

The Gray Havens Dreams

86

3D Rescue Me (feat. Palace)

87

Thomas Austin Babylon

88

NF Running

89

Dave Barnes Sunshine

90

The Porter’s Gate Happy from the Inside Out (Psalm 16)

91

Citizens Lovelight

92

Maylyn The Fall Down

93

The New Respects What Makes the World Go Round

94

Josh Garrels ALL IN ALL

95

Matthew Parker Ebb & Flow

96

Trip Lee At the Cross (w/ Madison Ryann Ward)

97

Cole McSween How Could It Be (w LJ The Messenger)

98

Colorvault Shadow of Your Wings (feat. Alex Taylor)

98.5

Henrik If I Tried

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