Lyrics
Verse 1
I have seen You
In Your sanctuary
And gazed upon
Your power and glory
There is no one more deserving
Of all of the praise
Verse 2
O God earnestly
I seek Your presence
My heart and flesh
They thirst for You
I have seen that Your love
Is better than life itself
Chorus
Set me on fire
A passion for Your name
Take me back
To my first love again
My heart's on the altar
So Pour out Your flame
Let a love for You
Be all that remains
Verse 3
You satisfy my soul completely
In Your name
I will lift up my hands
I will praise You
For Your loving kindness
As long as You give me breath
Chorus
Set me on fire
A passion for Your name
Take me back
To my first love again
My heart's on the altar
So Pour out Your flame
Let a love for You
Be all that remains
Bridge
Come refine purify
Lord consume my whole life
Until a love for You
Is all that remains
I surrender to You
Here I am make me new
Until a love for You
Is all that remains
Tag
Until a love for You
Is all that remains
Chorus
Set me on fire
A passion for Your name
Take me back
To my first love again
My heart's on the altar
So Pour out Your flame
Let a love for You
Be all that remains
Outro
Let a love for You
Be all that remains
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Meaning & Inspiration
Set Me On Fire is a worship song that asks God to rekindle first love. The first verse recalls seeing Him in the sanctuary, gazing on His power and glory, and says that no one is more deserving of praise. The second verse echoes Psalm 63, with the heart and flesh thirsting for Him and the discovery that His love is better than life itself. The chorus asks Him to set the singer on fire with passion for His name, to bring the singer back to first love, and to pour out His flame on the altar of the heart so that a love for Him is all that remains.
The bridge asks Him to refine, purify and consume the whole life, surrendering fully to be made new. The themes follow Psalm 63:1-5, Revelation 2:4 on returning to first love, and Hebrews 12:29 on God as a consuming fire. The repeated chorus and building bridge give the song a passionate, surrendered tone.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 63:1-5 The psalmist seeks God earnestly and finds His steadfast love better than life.
- Revelation 2:4 Christ calls the church to return to its first love.
- Hebrews 12:29 Our God is a consuming fire.