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The song, written by Lake, Benjamin Hastings, Rodrick Simmons, Chris Brown, and Steven Furtick, surrounded a person\u2019s struggle with faith and the praise that comes with giving one\u2019s life to the Lord.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper video-seo-youtube-embed-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-seo-youtube-player\" data-id=\"D9iFy7XtwPo\">\n<div class=\"video-seo-youtube-embed-loader\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-id=\"D9iFy7XtwPo\" aria-label=\"Load YouTube video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jelly Roll x Brandon Lake - &quot;Hard Fought Hallelujah&quot; | Live at the Grand Ole Opry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D9iFy7XtwPo\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Eventually stepping away from the mic, Lake continued to play as Jelly Roll took over. Even before their performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Lake discussed why he decided to collaborate with the singer, \u201cI wanted to share this song with somebody that had a really beautiful and hard-fought story, and the first person that came to mind was Jelly.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-jelly-roll-wanted-more-than-an-off-brand-collab\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jelly Roll Wanted More Than An \u201cOff-Brand Collab\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Not knowing if\u00a0Jelly Roll\u00a0would want to work with him, Lake got his team to reach out and was shocked to learn the country singer was a fan. Jelly Roll said, \u201cI\u2019m honored that I was the call. I\u2019m a Brandon Lake fan\u2026 What he\u2019s doing for Christian music, even outside of Christian music \u2014 he\u2019s taking it further than I\u2019ve seen anybody take it in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Besides sharing the song, Jelly Roll wanted their collaboration to be more than work. Given the subject matter, the rising star admitted, \u201cWe didn\u2019t want it to feel like an off-brand collab. I wanted to share my heart with him. You can always expect me to be honest to the human I am right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their approach to \u201cHard Fought Hallelujah\u201d appeared to pay off as fans discussed the performance, writing, \u201cAs a Pastor who has fought their own deep battles, I believe God is using Jelly Roll to touch a generation of people, to help them understand the Father\u2019s Love and to come Home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While singers understand the pressure that comes with performing on stage, nothing can prepare them for standing under the spotlight of the Grand Ole Opry. 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