All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands Lyrics

Lyric discussion by escritoralaura 

Cover art for All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

The title comes from Psalm 96: 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 12 let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 13 before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

(Oh, and yes, heaven forbid a song should incorporate religion or faith. How tasteless. I'd much prefer to hear about failed relationships.)

actually it's from Isaiah 55: 12

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

-I LOVE this song. It's a welcome change from so much of the garbage on the radios these days.

I think I speak for most people who dislike Christian music when I say this, but I may not.

I used to be a catholic, but due to some serious disagreements with the philosophy of the catholic church, I am not anymore. Because of this, I've had a fair bit of experience with Christianity, and a small bit of experience with Christian music.

My problem with Christian music is not that its Christian, there are plenty of very positive messages in the bible, but that most of it is just not good music. The goal of the artists is not...