Jesus, lead me to the rock that is higher than I Lead me to the rock, lead me to the rock Lead me to the rock that is higher than I Lead me to the rock, lead me to the rock Lead me to the rock that is higher than I You are the rock and there is no other A tower of strength, You are my shelter Lord, You are my hope eternal
I know there's something in the wake of your smile I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yeah You've built a love but that love falls apart Your little piece of heaven turns too dark Listen to your heart When he's calling for you Listen to your heart There's nothing else you can do I don't know where you're going and I don't know why
PRE-CHORUS: Now I find my life in Yours My eyes on Your Name CHORUS: Arrest my heart from its reckless path Release the chains in me Awake my soul to the hope You hold Your grace is all I need VERSE 2: Humble glory chose to carry all my shame Rendered worthy in the shadow of Your Name Gracious fury written in my Saviour’s scars Mercy mercy
[Chorus] You're in my heart, you're in my soul You'll be my breath should I grow old You are my lover, you're my best friend You're in my soul [Verse 3] You're an essay in glamour Please pardon
Oh, lead me Lead me to the cross To your heart, to your heart Lead me to your heart Lead me to your heart Lead me to the cross Where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees Lord, I lay me down Rid me of myself I belong to You Oh, lead me, lead me Lead me to the cross Where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees Lord, I lay me down Rid me From the end of the earth will I call unto Thee, when my heart fainteth; Lead me to a rock that is too high for me. Literal Standard Version I call to You from the end of the land, | In the feebleness of my heart, | You lead me into a rock higher than I. Majority Standard Bible From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is
The refrain of this hymn echoes the words of the apostle Paul, “But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Galatians 6:14 ESV) The stanzas are a prayer that the Christian would always remember the redemptive work of Christ on the cross, and live faithfully in that memory.
