Lyrics
Out of nothing you create
God creates something out of nothing.
From the dust of the earth
God forms individuals from the dust of the earth.
You made my frame
Specifically, God created the speaker's physical frame.
You formed my parts
God intricately designed and formed each part of the speaker.
And stitched me together
God carefully and skillfully assembled the speaker's being.
In my mother's womb
The speaker acknowledges the divine involvement in their creation in the mother's womb.
Nothing I do
The speaker acknowledges that nothing they do is hidden from God.
Is hidden from You
Emphasizing God's omniscience – awareness of all the speaker's actions.
You know my soul
God knows the speaker's innermost self or essence.
You knew the depths of my heart
Repetition of the idea that God knew the speaker's depths before their self-awareness or physical formation.
You knew the depths of my soul
-Before I knew who I was
-Before I was formed
-You knew the depths of my heart
-You knew the depths of my soul
-Before I knew who I was
-Before I was formed
-Where could I go
God's omnipresence – there is nowhere the speaker can go without being known by God, even in darkness.
From your Spirit
-Where could I run
-If I make my bed in hell
-You see me
-Even darkness is not dark
-And if I journey there
-To the heavens
-Your light warms me
-God, your breath is life
A recognition of God's breath as the source of life.
God, your breath is life
-You knew the depths of my heart
Repeated acknowledgment of God's knowledge of the speaker's depths before self-awareness or physical formation.
You knew the depths of my soul
-Before I knew who I was
-Before I was formed
-You knew the depths of my heart
-You knew the depths of my soul
-Before I knew who I was
-Before I was formed
-God, your breath is life
Reiteration of the idea that God's breath is life.
God, your breath is life
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