Lauren Daigle Surprises 12-Year-Old Camp Mystic Survivor Who Rewrote ‘Hallelujah’ for Those Lost in the Flood

Our faith was strong, you showed us love
Like only God from up above
Your prayers, your hugs, and your love overwhelmed us 
We cried, we prayed, we did our share
You clothed us, fed us, brushed our hair
And from our lips we drew the Hallelujah

“I wrote it in honor of all the girls at our camp,” shared Derrington. “For those we just lost, to honor them. And to remember that God has a plan for all of us.” Derrington has always “believed that God is with me no matter what.”

“Even though rough stuff can happen sometimes, that doesn’t normally happen,” Derrington continued. “There was no blame or fault.”

Derrington’s mom, Lacey, helped her daughter with the lyrics and “tweaked them a little bit.” Lacey mentioned how the process of working with her daughter on the project was “very emotional and healing. It was like song therapy.”

Derrington Surprised by Christian Artist Lauren Daigle

After Derrington finished her song, “Fox & Friends” hosts continued to get to know her and her family. After Derrington shared that her “favorite Christian singer” was Lauren Daigle, the hosts offered for her to say hi to Daigle. Derrington turned to the camera to address Daigle, but the music artist walked around the corner.

“You have such a beautiful voice,” Daigle said as the two embraced.

“Tragedy happens in so many people’s lives. And what you experienced was unbelievable,” said Daigle. “But, you took the tragedy and turned it into something incredible. You turned it into something beautiful. And that is so telling to me of your faith. It’s so telling of the hope you have in Jesus.”

Before the invitation to join the family on “Fox & Friends,” Daigle had seen the viral video of Derrington’s song and shared it with her own family. Daigle has a new single, “Let It Be a Hallelujah,” coming out Aug. 1.