Lyrics
Verse
I'm living breathing proof that things can change
The saving gift of grace it really stays
With all the twists and turns, all my mistakes
How I made it over, you were the only way
PRE
I'm not perfect
I don't always get it right
I rather walk by faith
And not my foolish sight
Hook
Lead me on
Lead me on
Lead me on
Lead me on
Verse
I may not have it all quite figured out
I don't think it matters, I think you like it that way
Jesus is the potter and I'm the clay
He's making me more like Him every day
PRE
I'm not perfect
I don't always get it right
But I walk by faith
And not my sight
Hook
Lead me on
Lead me on
Lead me on
Lead me on
It's not me I'm leaning on
Lead me on
Oh Jesus keep leading me
Bridge
I'll put one foot in front of the other
I won't ever look back
What's in front of me is better
I'll let go of my past
Who told me the future
Is something to fear
I won't give up, I won't give in
I'll keep moving forward
And you will
Hook
Lead me on
Lead me on
Lead me on
Lead me
It's not me I'm leaning on
Lead me on
Oh Jesus keep leading me
Bridge 2
Cause I'm no good on my own
And I don't know where else to go
Take me back to where I belong
And throw a party when I'm home
JOY
Verse
I've got a river
That's flowing inside
It's full of life
It's ever growing
I've got a fire
It's always lit
It won't go out
It's always burning
Chorus
You've given me joy
It's unspeakable joy
Undeniable
Unexplainable
I've got the joy of the Lord
Down in my heart
Deep down in soul
Uncontainable
It's untamable
I've got the joy of the Lord
Bridge
I've got joy on the inside
Feels like fire can't keep it in
I keep praising in the midnight
The Joy of the Lord is my strength
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Lead Me On begins as a testimony to grace and becomes a prayer for continued direction. The singer acknowledges mistakes and incomplete understanding while choosing faith over self-reliance. Images of the potter and clay place growth in Jesus’ hands, and the repeated plea to be led expresses dependence rather than confidence in personal wisdom. Forward movement is possible because the past can be released and the future need not be governed by fear.
The later movement into joy broadens that testimony. A river and an enduring fire picture inward life that cannot remain hidden, while praise in the midnight connects joy with endurance rather than easy circumstances. Several biblical echoes are explicit: walking by faith rather than sight, being shaped as clay, and finding strength in the joy of the Lord. Together, the sections describe grace that saves, guides, forms, welcomes, and strengthens. The song’s joy is therefore rooted in God’s active presence, not in a claim that every difficulty has already disappeared.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 5:7 Paul describes the Christian life as walking by faith rather than by sight.
- Isaiah 64:8 The prophet names God as the potter and his people as clay shaped by his hand.
- Nehemiah 8:10 The people are told that the joy of the Lord is their strength.