Brandon Lake’s song Hard Fought Hallelujah starts humbly and rather lonely. Raw guitar and voice. It’s not particularly peppy and happy; it’s more of hopeful grit. When the song builds, it develops the kind of splattered emotion you can only feel when you hear the blues. You don’t lose your way though. The song holds you and helps you face the cold winds that maybe blowing in your life. It’s an musically-singed Romans 5. You discover the beauty of what it means to rejoice in suffering and persevere. You experience the proven character that’s found exclusively the blood-bought hope-filled blues of Jesus. He is the only hope that never disappoints. In an interview with Jesus Freak Hideout. Brandon Lake says the song “is about the battles we face, the grit throughout the fight for faith and the praise that comes after. I hope it resonates deeply with everyone.”
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TOP SONGS PLAYED ON THE MEL WEEK OF JANUARY 13.
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Artist |
Song |
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1 |
Brandon Lake |
Hard Fought Hallelujah |
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2 |
Russ Mohr |
Safe |
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3 |
The Arcadian Wild |
Welcome |
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4 |
Emma Nissen |
Gotta Have Faith |
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5 |
Thunderstorm Artis |
Reach Out |
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6 |
Gio |
With Me |
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7 |
Arbour Season |
Arcadian |
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8 |
Strings and Heart |
Evergreen Love |
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9 |
Charlie Peacock |
Blessings ( w/ True Dat Collective) |
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10 |
Madison Ryann Ward |
Amen |
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11 |
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors |
Forgiveness |
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12 |
Gavn! |
Open Arms (Hallelujah) |
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13 |
Mudhouse |
Kerosene |
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14 |
The Gray Havens |
The Magic |
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15 |
Ross King |
I Don’t Know |
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16 |
Moriah |
Hasta Manana |
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17 |
John Mark Pantana |
Sunrise |
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18 |
Hulvey |
Miracles |
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19 |
Leslie Perez |
Catch My Breath |
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20 |
Hunter Plake |
Daylight (w/ Britt Nicole) |
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21 |
Ava Liv Mabry |
Generations |
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22 |
Jon Guerra |
Someone Like Jesus |
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23 |
Forrest Frank |
Never Get Used To This (feat. JVKE) |
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24 |
Judah & The Lion |
Is What It Is |
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25 |
Coqui |
My Lord Provided (w/ Jimmy Clifton) |
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26 |
Gable Price and Friends |
Deeply Human |
|
27 |
John Van Deusen |
Before You Fade Away |
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28 |
LJ the Messenger |
I Don’t Have to Worry |
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29 |
Joseph |
Starting Over At The End |
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30 |
Marc Scibila |
Moments Like This |
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31 |
Jon Foreman |
Stay Wild, Wildflower (w/ Kyndall Inskeep) |
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32 |
Wilder Woods |
Time On My Hands (w/ Jim James) |
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33 |
Josiah Queen |
Jesus Freak(w/ Toby Mac) |
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34 |
Allison Eide |
Still Afraid |
|
35 |
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors |
Shelter |
|
36 |
Half * Alive |
All My Love |
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37 |
Thunderstorm Artis |
My Story |
|
38 |
Ava Liv Mabry |
High Hopes |
|
39 |
Marc Scibila |
Human |
|
40 |
Judah & The Lion |
Body and Soul |
|
41 |
Madison Ryann Ward |
Psalm 91 |
|
42 |
Lovkn |
Never Felt This Way Before |
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43 |
Hulvey |
TRUE |
|
44 |
Emma Nissen |
Flesh and Bone |
|
45 |
Josiah Queen |
Alone With You (w/ Jervis Campbell) |
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46 |
Gable Price and Friends |
Think With Your Chest |
|
47 |
Trella |
Opposite Truths |
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48 |
Charlie Peacock |
Always A New Start (w/ True Dat Collective) |
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49 |
Spectre Jones |
All My Love |
|
50 |
Joshua Luke Smith |
Flowers (Stop & Smell) |
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51 |
Gavn! |
Fork in the Road (w/ Trella) |
|
52 |
Modern Temple |
Waste The Pain |
|
53 |
Samantha Ebert |
Flowers (w/ Seph Schlueter) |
|
54 |
Ava Liv Mabry |
World of Wonder |
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55 |
Abby Siler |
Heart Run |
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56 |
Gio |
Hero (w/ Henrik) |
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57 |
Sixpence None the Richer |
We Are Love |
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58 |
Stars Go Dim |
Mama Don’t Lie |
|
59 |
Lovkn |
He Loves Us Well (w/ John Mark Pantana) |
|
60 |
Wilder Woods |
Hide Anymore |
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61 |
Coqui |
Ven Con Migo |
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62 |
Ron Artis II |
Pick Me Up |
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63 |
Eric Peters |
The Old Year ( Remix) |
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64 |
Joseph |
NYE Violents Remix |
|
65 |
Charlie Peacock |
Big Hope, Big Love, Big Everythin |
|
66 |
The Fuzzy Robes |
Psalm 119 |
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67 |
Half * Alive |
Sophie’s House |
|
68 |
Strings and Heart |
Sunset Silhouette |
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69 |
Lovkn |
Strong Wine |
|
70 |
Ben Shive |
Here It Was |
|
71 |
John Mark Pantana |
Sunrise |
|
72 |
The Arcadian Wild |
Common Courtesy |
|
73 |
Brandon Lake |
Your Love is Strong (Live w/ Jon Foreman) |
|
74 |
Modern Temple |
Radio |
|
75 |
TobyMac |
Nothin’ Sweeter |
|
76 |
Emma Nissen |
Gotta Have Faith |
|
77 |
The Fuzzy Robes |
The Lords Prayer |
|
78 |
GLEN CAMPBELL |
Ghosts On The Canvas (w/ Sting) |
|
79 |
Skye Peterson |
More and More Beautiful |
|
80 |
Andy Squyres |
Death Defying Joy |
|
81 |
Coqui |
Ven Con Migo |
|
82 |
Painter’s Club |
Cookie Cutter |
|
83 |
Judah & The Lion |
Body and Soul |
|
84 |
Damares Gomes |
The Kingdom |
|
85 |
Terrian |
Matthew 5 |
|
86 |
Colorvault |
One That I Run To |
|
87 |
Marc Scibila |
One Day |
|
88 |
Jason Gray |
Jesus Loves You And I’m Trying |
|
89 |
Caleb Gordon |
War |
|
90 |
Modern Temple |
Letting You Loose |
|
90 |
Mat Kearney |
Easy |
|
92 |
Wilder Woods |
Time On My Hands (w/ Jim James) |
|
93 |
Mat Kearney |
Headlights Home |
|
94 |
Twenty One Pilots |
Overcompensate |
|
95 |
Terrible Sons |
Easy Love |
|
96 |
TylerhatesLife |
Jesus Loves You. |
|
97 |
Hulvey |
Altar (w/ Ciara) |
|
98 |
Mudhouse |
Make Me New |
|
99 |
Jon Foreman |
In Bloom ( w/ Joy Oladokun) |
|
100 |
Josh Garrels |
Watchman |
