Brandon Lake – Pour Me Out

Brandon Lake has been active since 2016.  He recently joined Bethel Music as a worship leader, in January 2019.  He released three albums and one EP, including:

• Closer (2016)
• House of Miracles (2020)
• House of Miracles (Live) (2021)
• Almond Eyes (EP, 2021)

Lake won a Billboard award for his work on Elevation Worship’s song Graves into Gardens in 2021, for Top Christian Song.  He also won a Dove in 2019 for his song This Is a Move (Live) for Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year.

Also, check out my reviews of We Praise You and This Is a Move.

Lyrics can be found at https://genius.com/Brandon-lake-pour-me-out-live-lyrics.

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1. What message does the song communicate?

Brandon lake describes a four-fold process:

1. He asks for God’s mercy and forgiveness.  This establishes fertile soil to prepare themselves as God’s vessel.
2. He wishes to be filled with tranquility, compassion, and longing.
3. He wants God to use him to end fighting, unify the church, and revitalize spiritual deadness.
4. He desires this process to continue throughout the whole world.

Score: 10/10

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

This entire song lines up with Scripture.

[(Untitled section)]

Lines 1-3: Lake asks God’s Spirit to forgive us (Matthew 26:28, Act 2:38, Act 5:31, Act 10:43, Romans 4:7, Romans 5:6-8, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, Colossians 2:13-14, James 5:15, James 5:19-20, 1 John 2:1-2, and 1 John 2:12).  This provides fertile soil, to prepare Lake as a vessel for God (2 Timothy 2:21).

[Verse 1]

Lines 1-3: Lake desires that God uses him to become a beacon of peace (Romans 12:18), to bring unity to the church (1 Corinthians 1:10, Philippians 2:2, and 1 Peter 3:8).

Line 4: Repeats line 1.

[Verse 2]

Line 1: Lake wants God to help him become a source of love (2 Thessalonians 3:5).

Lines 2 and 3: See Verse 1, lines 1-3.

Line 4: Repeats line 1.

[Chorus]

Line 1: That is, God, use Lake (Philippians 2:17 and 2 Timothy 4:6).

Line 2 and 3: Repeats lines 1 and 2.

Lines 4 and 5: Expands upon line 1, that Lake wishes for God to use him in all circumstances (Isaiah 6:8).

[Verse 3 (Genius has it wrong)]

Lines 1 and 2: When Lake reveres Christ as Lord, the hope of God will be within him.  When they give the reason for this hope, this reawakens spiritual deadness in others (1 Peter 3:15).

Line 3: Lake is inviting others to sing with him while performing on stage.

Line 4: The newfound hope is coming.  Lake feels it deep inside.

Line 5: Repeats line 1.

[Bridge]

Lines 1 and 2: Lake shows to others the same kindness that God showed to him (Romans 2:4 and James 2:13).

Lines 3-8: Repeats lines 1 and 2.

Score: 10/10

3. How would an outsider interpret the song?

Lake uses poetic overtone to communicate their message, using language easily comprehensible to unbelievers.  The song’s opening points others to Christianity, as other deities don’t usually come to “wipe away our shame”.  Lake’s desire to become a vessel of peace, love, and hope is positive, drawing those outside Christianity to learn more.

Score: 10/10

4. What does this song glorify?

It glorifies God to use Lake to bring mercy, devotion, and hope to the world.

Score: 10/10

Closing Comments

Brandon Lake’s Pour Me Out is a great reminder, that we should continually ask God to fill us with peace, hope, and love.  As His vessels, we can pour out blessing upon blessing to the world, drawing others to God and bringing Him glory.  Unbelievers should easily see this aim.  Perhaps some will draw closer to Jesus through this process.

I highly recommend it for corporate worship.

Final Score: 10/10

Artist Info

Track: Pour Me Out (Live) (listen to the song)

Artist: Brandon Lake

Album: N/A (Single)

Genre: Rock

Release Year: 2018

Duration: 7:34

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Updates:

05/12/2022 – Forgot to include a review of We Praise You, which came earlier than this review.