This song flowed from a conversation I had with some friends a couple of weeks ago, in which we spoke of how we have a longing in our hearts for God but foolishly turn to other places to try and find satisfaction. I share these lyrics both as a confession that I am not yet who I want to be, and as a prayer that I would increasingly and unreservedly surrender all that I am to my Savior.
All I Am For Only You
In this world, my heart’s divided in a thousand pieces
A soul in fragments trying to believe that
You’re everything I need
In my life, I’ve been given to an endless line of lovers
Faithless, yet I’m starting to discover
You’re everything I need
Help me believe
Break the walls and loose the chains
Bring sight to blinded eyes again
Cleanse my heart and tear the ties
to lesser loves, expose the lies
Bind me to the only One who’s true
All I am, oh God, for only You
All I am for only You
In this world, with subtle pride I’ve tried to build my kingdom
I thought the praise of man would be my freedom
But You’re all I need
In my life, I’ve settled for a glory that is fading
While mercy stood with open arms there waiting
To be all I need
Help me believe
Lead me to the wilderness ’til I repent and I confess
That nothing that this world provides can fill my soul or satisfy
Bind me to the only One who’s true
All I am, oh God, for only You
All I am for only You
All I am is Yours
All You are is mine
Amazing love – what better could I find?
Bind me to the only One who’s true
All I am, oh God, for only You
All I am for only You
