Brigitte Donoho – This is That

Brigitte is an award winning Songwriter, Recording Artist, Wife, Mom and Worship Leader. With the heart of a Revivalist she moves in the gifts of the Holy Spirit both in and out of the church walls. When asked what message she wanted to present to the world, Brigitte responded that she would love others to see that her music voices a heart of worship. “My one desire is to see lives changed and touched by the healing power of Jesus Christ, and if I can be a vessel to show people how much God truly loves them I’ve done what I was created to do”. The passion Brigitte has for the Lord and other is clearly evident in her music as she pours every ounce of energy into her Worship.

Over the years Brigitte has released multiple radio singles including “Restored, Born To Worship, Savior, Pure Worship and True Love”. Her singles have landed in the top 10 on both the Christian and AC radio charts.

Brigitte has been featured on TCT’s Alive, TCT’S Emmy award winning show I’m Just Sayin’, TCT’s Christmas Special, CTN’s The Good Life, CTN’s Bay Focus, In The Know, Impact Television Network, A Night Of Miracles with Benny Hinn, and numerous magazines and radio shows.

She has been traveling for ministry for the past 10 years for various Worship events, Youth Rallies, Ladies Retreats, Conventions, Television Specials and Festivals. She has shared the stage with of Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Group 1 Crew, FF5, Addison Road, Jamie Grace, NF, Tommee Proffitt, Sanctus Real, Tim Bowman Jr., Jessa Anderson, and Kim Pothier.

Source: https://www.brigittedonoho.com/.

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1. What message does the song communicate?

It touches on our former lives where we lived in darkness and avoided exposure.  The Old Testament prophets spoke of a new covenant, what Jesus called “new wine”.  He also promised the Holy Spirit who would guide us, existing inside our hearts.  We surrender to His will.

Side Note: The song contains a speech surrounding Acts 2:17 at the end, which is not part of this review.

Score: 10/10

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

This song agrees with God’s inspired Word.

Lyrics posted with permission.*

[Verse 1]

No more hiding in the shadows
No more dimming the light
We’re not waiting for tomorrow
This fire is raging It’s burning inside

This speaks of our previous life, where we hid from the light of God lest we become exposed (John 3:20).  The fire represents awakened desire, that we’re spiritually alive (Romans 6:1-11, Romans 7:4-6, Galatians 2:19-20, 2 Timothy 2:11, and 1 Peter 2:24).

[Chorus]

This is that the prophets spoke of
This is the new wine
Holy Spirit moving through us
Glory divine
This is that

The new wine represents the new covenant (Matthew 9:14-17), prophecied in Jeremiah 31:31-34.  This includes the prophecied Holy Spirit that Jesus promised (Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, John 1:33, John 14:16-26, John 15:5-15, John 15:26, and John 16:7) who would come to live inside us (Acts 6:5, Romans 8:9-11, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:16-19, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 5:18, and 2 Timothy 1:14).

[Verse 2]

Sons and daughters will prophesy
Receive visions and dreams
Your remnant is rising up
Coming out of the building
And into the streets

This was prophesied in Joel 2:28 and quoted by Peter in Acts 2:17, its meaning explained in Acts 2:14-24.

[Bridge]

He’s moving through us
He’s flowing through us
Oh we can feel His Glory in this place

We can experience the Holy Spirit’s Presence.

He’s moving through us
He’s flowing through us

Repeats lines 1 and 2.

Oh Holy Spirit come and have your way

That is, we surrender to God (Isaiah 64:8, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 11:28-30, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34-38, Mark 10:28, Luke 9:23, Luke 14:27, John 15:1-11, Romans 6:13, Romans 12:1-2, Galatians 2:20, Philippians 2:5-8, Hebrews 11:6, James 4:7-10, and 1 Peter 5:6).

Score: 10/10

3. How would an outsider interpret the song?

Unbelievers will walk away thinking that Christians experience the Holy Spirit made evident by Chorus and Bridge.  The finer details such as prophecy, new wine, shadow hiding, and the rising remnant are heavily Christianese, not easily understood without deeper research.  The artist should receive this critique as a back-handed compliment to their painstaking efforts to accurately represent Biblical concepts esoteric to the uninitiated.

Score: 6/10

4. What does this song glorify?

This song glorifies God through its brief examination of the prophecied Holy Spirit, that He moves through us as we yield to His direction.

Score: 10/10

Closing Comments

Brigitte Donoho’s This is That is a great song for believers.  It offers a glimpse of her past, present, and future, that she lived in darkness, came to believe the prophecies concerning the New Covenant, and surrendered to God’s will, bringing God glory.  Through this process, the Holy Spirit now resides in her, alongside others who received Christ.  Unbelievers will probably walk away with more questions than answers, understanding that Christians have the “Holy Spirit”, a term closely associated with Christianity.

I highly recommend it for corporate worship, especially since songs about the Holy Spirit are rare.  Seeker-sensitive churches might want to reconsider.

Final Score: 9/10

Artist Info

Track: This is That (listen to the song)

Artist: Brigitte Donoho

Album:  N/A

Genre: Rock

Release Year: 2021

Duration: 6:23

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