Mighty Fortress
Mighty Fortress: Finding Strength and Delight in Divine Presence
Lyrics
My mighty fortress I come
Expressing the speaker's approach to a powerful and secure place of refuge or strength.
Into your presence you draw me close
Describing the intimate connection with a divine presence, feeling drawn close to it.
My mighty fortress I run
Choosing to seek the mentioned fortress, suggesting an active pursuit of divine protection.
Into your arms you hold me close
Experiencing a close embrace within the metaphorical arms of the divine presence.
My mighty fortress I come
Repetition of the initial line, reinforcing the act of coming to the mighty fortress.
Into your presence you draw me close
Reiteration of the closeness experienced when entering the divine presence.
My mighty fortress I run
Again expressing the choice to run towards the mentioned fortress for protection.
Into your arms you hold me close
Reinforcing the idea of being held closely within the divine arms.
My mighty fortress I come
Continuing the pattern of seeking refuge in the mighty fortress.
Into your presence you draw me close
Revisiting the concept of drawing close to the divine presence.
My mighty fortress I run
Repeated expression of running towards the mighty fortress for safety.
Into your arms you hold me close
Emphasizing the feeling of being closely held within the divine arms.
Yours is the kingdom, and power forever
Acknowledging the eternal dominion and power of the divine force.
We are your people, and you are our savior
Identification of the speaker and others as belonging to the divine, recognizing the divine as their savior.
Holy father here I come
Initiating a direct address to a holy father figure.
In your presence I run
Expressing a sense of running or moving within the presence of the holy father.
Need that you got that, got what I need
Stating a need for something specific that the holy father possesses.
I delight in you
Expressing delight and satisfaction in the divine presence.
You been waiting patient all day
Highlighting the divine's patience and waiting for the speaker.
For me to stop, give you all of me
Acknowledging the need to stop and fully give oneself to the divine.
Once was bound, freedom I found
Recalling a past state of being bound and finding freedom through seeking the divine.
When I started seeking your face
Linking the experience of freedom to actively seeking the divine's face.
Your said I won't taste defeat no
Assurance that defeat will not be experienced if one stays in the divine's presence.
If I just stay at your feet, oh
Emphasizing the importance of staying at the divine's feet to avoid defeat.
Your my delight, your my delight
Repetition of the idea that the divine is a source of delight for the speaker.
So you said that you'd never leave, whoah
Recalling a promise of the divine's perpetual presence.
That's a promise I can hang my hat on
Viewing the divine's promise as a reliable and trustworthy support.
I just want your presence and the ribbon that you add, on top
Expressing a desire for the divine presence and the positive qualities it adds to life.
The peace the joy the love the hope, in your presence where I learned to cope
Listing various positive attributes experienced in the divine presence.
Your give me so much strength
Acknowledging the strength gained from the divine presence.
Because the blessing you speak about in your word is you
Stating that the divine's word itself is a source of blessing and strength.
On the mountain top in the valley your word is true
Affirming the truth of the divine's word in various life situations.
You said that you'd cover me when versus bloom
Reassurance that the divine will provide protection when challenges arise.
All because I make my dwelling place your throne room
Expressing a commitment to make the divine's throne room a dwelling place.
Hunger and thirst, I hunger and thirst can you
Stating a persistent hunger and thirst for the divine.
Keep on filling until I hit the dirt
Expressing a desire to be continually filled by the divine until the end.
Uh, hunger and thirst hunger and thirst ima
Repetition of the hunger and thirst motif, emphasizing the continuous seeking.
Keep on seeking until I leave this earth yeah
Commitment to keep seeking the divine until leaving this earthly existence.
Yours is the kingdom, and power forever
Reiteration of the eternal dominion and power of the divine.
We are your people, and you are our savior
Reaffirmation that the speaker and others belong to the divine as their savior.
Yours is the kingdom, and power forever
Repeated acknowledgment of the eternal dominion and power of the divine.
We are your children, and you are our father
Final declaration of a familial relationship with the
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