Lyrics
Chorus 1
Lord, make me over
(Lord make me over)
Make me over, Jesus
(Lord make me over)
Lord, make me over
(Lord make me over...)
I can't be the same, I can't stay the same
Make me over, no-no-no-no-no, no-no
Please make me over
(Make me over again)
Yes make me over
(Make me over again)
Verse
I need a brand new start
(Make me over again)
Lord, I can't be the same way
(Make me over again)
Lord, create in me a clean heart
(Make me over again)
Lord, renew the right spirit in me
(Make me over again)
Lord, please don't pass me by
(Make me over again)
Lord, please don't pass me by
(Make me over again)
Again, again, I'm being made over
(Make me over again)
Again, won't You just wrap Your loving arms around me
(Make me over again)
Yeah, and tell me everything is gonna be alright
make me over
(Make me over again)
Chorus 2
(Lord...)
Use me (use me)
My heart is ready
(My heart is ready)
To receive (to receive)
I need Your blessing, I need Your blessing
(I need Your blessing)
Mould me (mould me)
Use me (use me)
My heart... (my heart is ready to receive)
Outro
I'm ready to receive
(Make me over again)
Lord, I'm ready to receive
Make me over again
Hallelujah
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Make Me Over” by Bri Babineaux is a prayer for renewal built on the repeated cry “Lord, make me over,” answered in the background by “Make me over again.” The singer says plainly that staying the same is not an option and asks for a brand new start.
The verse borrows its center from Psalm 51:10, “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me,” and the request to be made over is close to 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Romans 12:2, which speak of new creation and renewed minds. The line “wrap Your loving arms around me” and the plea “Lord, please don’t pass me by” show a personal side to the request, as the singer asks for comfort along with change.
The second chorus changes from asking to offering: “Use me… my heart is ready to receive,” and “mould me,” an image that recalls the potter and clay of Jeremiah 18:6. The song ends in readiness and a closing “Hallelujah.” Its theme is surrender to God’s shaping.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God,” quoted in the verse
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Becoming a new creation in Christ
- Jeremiah 18:6 The potter and the clay, close to “mould me”