Put It On the Altar by Jessica Reedy

 

Released : July 12, 2011

 Born July 12, 1988, gospel singer Jessica Reedy got her musical start early. Her grandfather, a pastor, would frequently call her up to sing after his sermons when she was only four years old, and soon she was singing everywhere she could, at church and in local talent competitions, a pattern that continued all the way through her public school years. 

The young Reedy just kept singing, and in time found herself working with the likes of Keith Sweat, Usher, Nancy Wilson, Bill Cosby, Stu Gardner, and others. She auditioned for the American Idol television show in the hope of becoming an R&B star, but things didn't work out. Reedy was given a full music scholarship to attend Tougaloo College, but that, too, wasn't to be, and she was forced to drop out in her second semester when she discovered she was pregnant. She returned to her Saginaw, Michigan home. Discouraged, and now a mother with a son, she did her best to keep things afloat. A friend took her to a BET Sunday Best gospel audition, where she ended up placing as first runner-up, and the music doors began to open for her. Soon she was sharing the stage with contemporary gospel greats like Mary Mary, BeBe Winans, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Donald Lawrence, Kieara Sheard, Ricky Dillard, and others. Light Records released her debut album, From the Heart, in 2011.

 

Hey, let me hear you say, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Let me hear you say, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

It’s been a real hard couple of months, you had enough (mm hmm)

But it’s been hard for everyone, you’re not alone, (uh uh)

You’ve been hurting way too long, let it go and just move on

Make your way down to the altar, hand it over and leave it there

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

So everything that you’ve been worried about (put it on the altar)

You need him to work it out, he'll work it out yeah (put it on the altar)

All of your burdens just bring them all down and (put it on the altar)

You’re gonna get an answer to your prayer,

If you (put it on the altar)

I know you need a healing (yeah) you sick of being sick, you need relief

You're tired of the pressure (yeah)

You got all this stress and you need some peace

Come on and get your breakthrough (breakthrough)

Or haven’t you been suffering long enough?

Make your way down to the altar, hand it over, leave it there

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

So everything that you’ve been worried about (put it on the altar)

You need him to work it out, he'll work it out yeah (put it on the altar)

All of your burdens just bring them all down and (put it on the altar)

You’re gonna get an answer to your prayer,

If you (put it on the altar)

Oh (oh yes you'll get an answer)

You'll get an answer (answer from the lord)

Oh yes (oh yes you'll get an answer)

You'll get an answer (answer from the lord)

So you need to put it on, put it on, put it on (put it on the altar)

So you need to put it on, put it on, put it on (put it on the altar)

Oh prayer (oh prayer) changes (changes things)

see I know it does (oh prayer changes things)

So take it to the lord in prayer (prayer changes things)

Ask him anything you want cause (prayer changes things)

Listen, you've been worrying and crying

Crying and worrying

But you’re not alone, you’re not alone no

See you have a friend in Jesus, and he knows all about it

And he's gonna do what he promised you

So everything that you’ve been worried about (put it on the altar)

You need him to work it out, he'll work it out yeah (put it on the altar)

All of your burdens just bring them all down and (put it on the altar)

You’re gonna get an answer to your prayer,

If you (put it on the altar)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

It’s gonna be alright (it’s gonna be alright)

So you need to put it on, put it on, put it on (put it on the altar)

See you need to put it on, put it on, put it on (put it on the altar)