{"id":22302,"date":"2025-07-31T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=22302"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:23:58","slug":"only-13-and-already-a-survivor-she-stood-before-the-crowd-still-shaken-by-the-texas-flood-and-sang-a-reimagined-version-of-hallelujah-so-raw-so-honest-it-brought-grown-men-to-tear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=22302","title":{"rendered":"Only 13 and already a survivor, she stood before the crowd still shaken by the Texas flood and sang a reimagined version of \u201cHallelujah\u201d so raw, so honest, it brought grown men to tears\u2014because in her trembling voice was not just pain, but resilience, memory, and a quiet hope rising from the wreckage of Camp Mystic\u2019s darkest hours"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s now been almost a month since Texas was devastated by the flooding of the Guadalupe River. This flood, caused by excessive rain from Tropical Storm Barry, destroyed communities, left nearly 160 missing, and claimed over 135 lives\u2014 including 27 children who were attending Camp Mystic summer camp.<\/p>\n

Videos surfaced earlier this month of the\u00a0young campers singing<\/strong>\u00a0songs on an evacuation bus out of the Camp Mystic area. This was in effort to unify the survivors and provide a moment of peace in the chaos. It seems like coping with tragedy through song has become a reoccurring theme for these brave young girls.<\/p>\n

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Just a few weeks ago a video was posted to social media showing surviving camper, 13-year-old Skyler Derrington, singing a rendition of the song \u201cHallelujah.\u201d The song was rewritten to fit the events of the flood she experienced earlier in the month.<\/p>\n

Soon after posting, the video went viral, being reposted to several new sites, and commended for its beauty in comment sections.<\/p>\n

The rewritten lyrics read:<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard there was a giant flood<\/em>
\nBut we were washed in Jesus\u2019 blood<\/em>
\nAnd you don\u2019t really care for my news, do ya?<\/em>
\nOn July the 4th, 2025<\/em>
\nThe water rose and we went adrift<\/em>
\nThe baffled king composing \u201cHallelujah\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Hallelujah X4<\/em><\/p>\n

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Our faith was strong, you showed us love<\/em>
\nLike only God from up above<\/em>
\nYour prayers and hugs and love overwhelmed us<\/em>
\nWe cried, we prayed, we did our share<\/em>
\nYou clothed us, fed us, brushed our hair<\/em>
\nAnd from our lips we drew the \u201cHallelujah\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

You say the water overcame<\/em>
\nBut I will never forget their names<\/em>
\nNo blame, no fault, so really, what\u2019s it to ya?<\/em>
\nWe are a part of Mystic herd<\/em>
\nWe spread his light, His love, His word<\/em>
\nThe holy and the broken Hallelujah<\/em><\/p>\n

Hallelujah<\/em><\/p>\n

We did our best, we left a mark<\/em>
\nA light that shines within the dark<\/em>
\nI told His truth, I didn\u2019t have to fool ya<\/em>
\nAnd even though it wasn\u2019t long<\/em>
\nWe stand before the Lord of Songs<\/em>
\nWith nothing on our tongue but Hallelujah\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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