This song represents the power we have as Christians to show the world the Grace and Love Christ has for us, that he's willing to forgive our shortcomings as long as we pray for forgivness. (Original)
country rock
country blues
souther country
Story behind the song
I wrote this song at a point in my life when I felt like I was only spinning my wheels. I have been Christian my whole life, but I had recently been rebaptized in April of 2006 and I was struggling with the "walk" and this song came to me; I can't imagine where it came from. :-)
Lyrics
HE’S LIVING IN ME
VERSE 1:
WHEN I RAISE MY HANDS UP TO HEAVEN
AND I PRAY TO THE LORD FOR FORGIVNESS
WHEN I’M ON MY KNEES AND I’M BEGGIN PLEASE, PLEASE
WON’T YOU GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE
I KNOW HE’LL HEAR MY PRAYERS AND FORGIVE ME…
CHORUS:
FOR GOD IS LIVING WITHIN ME AND HE WANTS THE WORLD TO SEE
EVERYDAY, THAT HIS FORGIVNESS IS ENDLESS
WHEN WE STAND WITHIN HIS GRACE AND PRAISE HIS NAME
AND WHEN I FALL SHORT HE’LL RAISE ME UP AGAIN
HE’S LIVING IN ME…
BREAK:
VERSE 2:
WHEN I RAISE MY HANDS UP TO HEAVEN
AND I PRAY TO THE LORD… FOR WISDOM
WHEN I’M ON MY KNEES AND I’M PRAYING PLEASE, PLEASE
WON’T YOU SHOW ME THE WAY
I KNOW HE’LL TAKE MY HANDS AND LEAD ME
TO CHOURS:
BRIDGE:
WE’LL ALL FALL SHORT SOMETIMES IN OUR LIVES
WHEN TEMPTATION TAKES ITS TOLL FROM TIME TO TIME
AND WHEN OTHERS CALL US SINNERS WE’LL TELL’EM THAT YOUR
RIGHT, BUT WE’LL TURN TO THEM AND SAY WITH A SMILE.
TO CHORUS
REPEAT LAST LINE
END WITH INRO PROGRESSION
THIS SONG IS ABOUT HOW CHRISTIANS HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF ALL, AND THAT IS THE LOVE AND FORGIVNESS OF OUR LORD AND FATHER. ALTHOUGH WE MAY FALL SHORT OF PORTRAYING HIS GLORY WE KNOW IF WE PRAY FOR FORGIVNESS WE WILL RECEIVE.
IT ALSO SHOWS THOSE OUTSIDE OF CHRIST THAT ALTHOUGH WE FAIL SOMETIMES, WE ARE FORGIVEN AND THE LORD WANTS THEM TO SEE HIS FORGIVNESS IN US. BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROCLAIM HIS NAME AND BE SEEN IN HIS LIGHT.