Bethel Music - Wonder Lyrics
Lyrics
May we never lose our wonder
May we never lose our wonder
Wide eyed and mystified
May we be just like a child
Staring at the beauty of our King
(Repeat x3)
Ooooh oh oh
Fill us with wonder
May we never lose our wonder
May we never lose our wonder
Wide eyed and mystified
May we be just like a child
Staring at the beauty of our King
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
King of Kings
You are beautiful in all your ways
Ooooh
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Just close your eyes
Just close your eyes, you'll see him
You are beautiful in all your ways
Open the eyes of our heart to see you God
May we never lose our wonder
May we never lose our wonder
Wide eyed and mystified
May we be just like a child
Staring at the beauty of our King
(Repeat x2)
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Oh you are, yes you are
You are beautiful in all your ways
We give our lives to sing
Oooh oh oh
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Ooooooh
Cause you are beautiful in all your ways
Oooooooooooh
You fascinate me
You fascinate us
You fascinate us, with you are
You fascinate us
You fascinate us
You fascinate us with your love
You are beautiful
You are glorious
You are beautiful
Yes you are
You are beautiful
You are glorious
You are beautiful
You are beautiful in all your ways
You are beautiful in all your ways
May we never lose our wonder
Video
Wonder (Spontaneous) - Amanda Cook | You Make Me Brave
Meaning & Inspiration
"Wonder," a spontaneous outpouring of worship led by Amanda Cook and released as part of Bethel Music’s "You Make Me Brave" album on May 7, 2014, immediately invites believers into a space of profound reverence and simple devotion. This song, emerging from a moment of unscripted worship, articulates a deep communal desire to reclaim and maintain a childlike awe in the presence of God. It's less a structured composition and more a heartfelt prayer set to music, designed to draw the spirit into an intimate encounter with the divine. The essence of this piece is a longing for sustained spiritual freshness, a plea against the dulling effects of familiarity or life's distractions that can diminish one's perception of God's majesty.
The central petition of "May we never lose our wonder, wide eyed and mystified, may we be just like a child staring at the beauty of our King" is a profound reflection on what it means to truly engage with God. Scripture often highlights the importance of childlike faith, not as naivety, but as a posture of humble dependence and open receptiveness. Jesus Himself declared in Matthew 18:3, "Truly, I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." This isn't merely about innocence, but about a pure, unadulterated gaze—a complete absorption in the object of our affection, free from cynicism or pretense. The song calls us to shed adult complexities and criticisms, to return to that initial, breathtaking realization of God's existence and goodness, mirroring the simple trust and openness a child places in a loving parent. To stare at the beauty of our King, as the lyrics suggest, is to emulate the psalmist's longing in Psalm 27:4, "One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." It’s an invitation to cultivate a steady, unwavering focus on His inherent splendor.
As the worship unfolds, the song expands into declarations of God's inherent beauty and fascinating nature. "Cause you are beautiful in all your ways" becomes a recurring affirmation, acknowledging that God's beauty isn't confined to a single attribute but permeates every facet of His character and creation. This aligns with Psalm 145:3, which proclaims, "Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable." Our King is beautiful in His holiness, His justice, His mercy, His power, and His unwavering love. The plea to "open the eyes of our heart to see you God" echoes the prayer of Paul in Ephesians 1:18, asking that "the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you." It's an understanding that true perception of God’s glory goes beyond intellectual comprehension, requiring a spiritual awakening to His presence and truth.
The song culminates in a powerful declaration: "You fascinate me, You fascinate us, You fascinate us with your love." This captures the magnetic draw of God, particularly through His incomparable love, which is the ultimate revelation of His nature. John 3:16 reminds us, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son," a love so immense it defies human understanding. To be fascinated by God's love is to be captivated by its depth, its breadth, its height, and its length, as Paul describes in Ephesians 3:18-19. It’s an experience that moves us beyond mere appreciation to a state of profound engagement, where our lives become an echo of His captivating beauty and glorious being. "Wonder" serves as a timeless invocation, a spiritual compass pointing back to the foundational posture of awe that invigorates faith, inspiring a generation to gaze upon their King with renewed, childlike wonder, recognizing His unceasing beauty and the intoxicating allure of His love.