This prompts these Jews to ask Jesus “What do you mean? Keep it up!! I recently received a comment from my most recent review of Child of the King, where I made similar comments. This song really helped me with seeing my worth as a child of God.

Part of the problem of my review process is that I limit my reviews to the words contained in the song to which I review. Songwriters: Ben Fielding / Reuben Morgan. It is not self focused to say “I am allowing God to define me” rather is this not the opposite? I used to hate ‘modern worship’. Why would such an individual sing about his or her own humility (verse 1, line 1), lost-ness (verse 1, line 3), and slavery to sin (verse 2, line 3)?

It is a beautiful message, communicating the effects of salvation, transitioning from a place of darkness, blindness, and bondage to light, sight, and freedom in Christ. Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural. We must avail ourselves to explanation should the opportunity arise. Will Who You Say I Am join the ranks of these titans or will it fall short? Who am I that the highest King As a person who struggled with my identity in Christ. There’s a place for me Psalm 59:16 – But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. There’s a place for me Context is key. These parables are the lost sheep (Luke 15:3-7), the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10), and the recklessly spending son (aka the prodigal son; Luke 15:11-32). Lecrae) – This Is Living, Hillsong UNITED – Heart Like Heaven (Falling), Hillsong Worship – That’s What We Came Here For. While I agree that repetition helps us and children learn, it is also a sign of lazy songwriting when overused. Don’t be shy or have a cow! A slight variant of Romans 8:31-32. I couldn’t understand why it was necessary to repeat the same thing over and over again. Vain repetition is the use of a mantra to be heard from God. Matthew 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. This slightly increased the rating from 8/10 to 8.5/10. The answer is clear: we are free from the slavery of sin. Part of its beauty is IN its simplicity. If so, welcome to my website! Why over think this song? Let us find out together. *Copyright © 2018 Hillsong Music Publishing (APRA) (adm. in the US and Canada at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Yes I am, In my Father’s house It is Biblically sound and presents hope to unbelievers for those who wish to learn more, glorifying God. I am who You say I am Oh, I am who You say I am Yes, I am who You say I am.
Why must we over think everything today? If however as I do, you place it in a set surrounded by other songs that do focus more towards God, it makes an excellent time out to be reminded of and to in turn boldly proclaim our identity in Christ. A primary pronoun of the first person I. I am, exist. Psalm 57:7 – My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! Psalm 43:4 – Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

Psalm 45:17 – I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore nations will praise you forever and ever. Where is that? I suppose I can see how that might play out in a worship set, but I hope I gave you something worth considering. Disagree? Hello! Hillsong Worship is an Australian Christian music praise & worship group from Sydney, Australia, where they started making music in 1983, at Hillsong Church. Psalm 145:6 – They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness. Thank you for your comments! But I have to say in general I have to disagree with the criticism of the self-focus of the song. Psalm 7:17 – I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

Agree? Psalm 71:23 – My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Who, which, what, why. This is also why I listen to commentary and occasionally update reviews as I’ve done just now. Well…, While I was a slave to sin The qualifier “You say” indicates that one person declares something about the identity of another, contextualized as “child of God” throughout this song. Psalm 30:12 – that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.