Beautiful Eulogy (Feat. Kings Kaleidoscope) – Omnipotent

Beautiful Eulogy is a relatively recent band, forming in Portland, Oregon in the year 2011. It occurred as a result of a culmination of decisions, including:

• Rapper Braille’s choice to put his solo career aside
• Odd Thomas’ planned second solo album, working with Braille
• Braille and Thomas’ realization that they could not run their label as single artists in separate countries
• Courtland Urbano’s work with both artists

They released three albums under this band name, including:

• Satellite Kite  (2012)
• Instruments of Mercy (2013)
• Worthy (2017)

This review of Omnipotent comes from their most recent album Worthy.

Lyrics can be found at https://genius.com/Beautiful-eulogy-omnipotent-lyrics.

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1. What message does the song communicate?

There are several points spoken by Beautiful Eulogy:

• Mankind is frail and weak, wicked at heart
• God overcomes our doubts and fears
• Despite God’s omnipotence, He chooses to have a relationship with sinful, undeserving humans
• We are purchased through Christ’s sacrifice
• Christ is our mediator, who once wept
• God hears our cries
• Jesus sympathizes with our weaknesses
• God provides for our needs
• Rather than boasting in strength, we ought to boast in weakness so that God’s power is manifest in our weaknesses
• God knows all things
• God is the most powerful being in existence
• Though prideful, deep in thought about worldly expectations and their own pride, Beautiful Eulogy trusts in God, praying for rescue

Score: 10/10

2. How much of the lyrics line up with Scripture?

All of it is Scriptural.  Though I was initially concerned about Verse 1, line 2, this was subsequently clarified in later lines.

[Verse 1]

Line 1: That is because, at our core, our hearts are deceitful and desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9).

Line 2: Yes and no.

Yes in the sense that we can approach God as we are, broken and marred by sin (Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 30:5, Psalm 31:9-10, Psalm 34:18, Psalm 147:3, Isaiah 40:31, Isaiah 53:4-6, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 11:28-30, and 2 Corinthians 1:3-4) especially given that Christ died for us while we were still sinners (Romasn 5:6-8).

No in the sense that we ought not stay as we are. Evidence of saving faith includes a transformed heart (Romans 6:1-11, Romans 7:4-6, Galatians 2:19-20, 2 Timothy 2:11, and 1 Peter 2:24). Without the fruit of good works, we prove that our faith is dead, showing a lack of evidence of saving faith (James 2:26).

Beautiful Eulogy was likely going for 2 Corinthians 12:7-9, that our strength is made perfect in weakness, and that our strength comes from God, which lends more to my “yes” response, with a warning of my “no” response.  This is clarified in lines 14-18, confirming my analysis.

Line 3: God is stronger than fear and doubt (Genesis 15:1, Joshua 1:9, Deuteronomy 31:6, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Psalm 23:4, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 34:4, Psalm 56:3-4, Psalm 94:19, Psalm 115:11, Psalm 118:6, Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 41:10-13, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 54:4, John 14:25-27, Romans 8:15, Romans 8:38-39, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 13:5-6, 1 Peter 3:13-14, 1 Peter 5:6-7, and 1 John 4:18).

Lines 4 and 5: While some see God as a crutch as bad, it shows how much we depend on Him as a stronghold, a defense from spiritual warfare (Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 22:3-4, Psalm 3:3, Psalm 5:11, Psalm 18:30, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 32:7, Psalm 34:22, Psalm 41:2, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 57:1, Psalm 59:1, Psalm 61:3, Psalm 91:1-16, Psalm 118:8, Psalm 121:7-8, Psalm 138:7, Proverbs 18:10, Proverbs 30:5, Nahum 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, and 1 John 5:18).

Line 6: References Matthew 10:30 and Luke 12:7, with Beautiful Eulogy’s response as awestruck to God’s omniscience (Genesis 1:1-31, Job 11:7-11, Psalm 33:6, Jeremiah 32:17, Romans 4:17, Hebrews 1:3, and Jude 1:24-25).

Line 7: Unfathomable is a holy, omnipotent God (1 Kings 8:39, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalm 44:21, Psalm 139:4, Psalm 147:4-5, Isaiah 40:28, Matthew 10:30, John 16:30, John 21:17, Acts 1:24, Hebrews 4:13, and 1 John 3:20) who needs nothing from us (Genesis 1:1, Exodus 3:14, Psalm 50:7-15, Psalm 90:1-2, Job 38:4-7, John 1:1-4, John 17:5, and Revelation 4:11), but is interested in a personal relationship with us.

Line 8: That is the purpose of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Line 9: Christ paid the penalty for my sins (Isaiah 53:1-12, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45, John 1:29, John 3:16, John 19:30, Acts 4:12, Acts 20:28, Romans 5:6-10, Romans 6:23, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 1:3-4, Galatians 3:13, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 2:14, 1 Timothy 2:6, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 9:26, 1 Peter 1:17-21, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 2:1-2, and Revelation 5:9).

Line 10a: Jesus wept (John 11:35).

Line 10b: Christ is our mediator (1 Timothy 2:5 and  Hebrews 9:15).

Line 11: Hearing the cries of His children is a promise God gives to us (1 Peter 3:12 1 John 5:14-15). It does not guarantee a response.

Line 12: We serve a God who sympathizes with our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15).

Line 13: Indeed, according to His riches in glory (Philippians 4:19).  God knows the difference between need and want.

Lines 14-18: 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 shows up again, with more detail lyrically than line 2.

[Hook]

Line 1: See commentary in Verse 1, line 7.

Line 2: That is, Beautiful Eulogy trusts in God.

Line 3: Repeats line 2.

Line 4: Though I am curious as to what convinced Omniscience, they are describing a conclusion, not making an apologetic or dismissing the need to acquire proof.

Line 5: Christ died for us while we were helpless, dead in sin (Romans 5:6-8).

Lines 6-8: Repeats lines 2-4.

[Verse 2]

Line 1: That is, branded from the world around them.

Line 2: An honest admission of following man rather than God, which, in terms of worldview, is contrary to Acts 5:29.

Lines 3-5: More honesty about how Beautiful Eulogy feels, this time contrasting their perceived neediness and the financial success of others, who seem to have carefree lifestyles.

Line 6-8: Yet more honesty, on internal feelings of missing the mark (Romans 3:23).

Line 9: Beautiful Eulogy expresses these deep-seated feelings as pride. In light of later lines, this is a correct analysis.

Lines 10-15: The pride described here is operating on our own steam; the worldly pride of life (Judges 17:6, Judges 21:25, Proverbs 21:2, 1 John 2:16).

Line 16-20: A prayer offered to God for deliverance from pride and for His power manifest in Beautiful Eulogy’s weakness, thus, the third reference to 2 Corinthians 12:7-9. See commentary on Verse 1, line 2.

[Outro]

Lines 1-4: Essentially repeats the first part of Hook, line 1.

Score: 10/10

3. How would an outsider interpret the song?

There is a beautiful mix of everyday language and minimum Christianese that even non-believers can easily follow along and understand Beautiful Eulogy’s message.  If not, Verse 2 ought to be enough to make out their main thrust.

Score: 10/10

4. What does this song glorify?

God and Jesus, as His power is manifest in our weakness.

Score: 10/10

Closing Comments

Beautiful Eulogy’s Omnipotent is an excellent, deep, and thought-provoking rap song.  It touches on several important points, including our wickedness, dependence on Christ, and need for a Savior.  It also describes several attributes of God, including His provision, omniscience and, of course, omnipotence, glorifying Him.  Their linguistic usage makes interpretation easy for all who listen.

Though this is not worship music per se, those of us who don’t hate rap music (like I do) ought to consider adding this to our playlists.

Final Score: 10/10

Artist Info

Track: Omnipotent (listen to the song)

Artist: Beautiful Eulogy (Feat. Kings Kaleidoscope)

Album: Worthy

Genre: Hip Hop/Rap

Release Year: 2017

Duration: 3:27

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Updates:

03/17/2021 – Updated per repetition announcement.