Lyrics
Lord I want more of You
Living water rain down on me
Lord I need more of You
Living breath of life come fill me up
Lord I want more of You
Living water rain down on me
Lord I need more of You
Living breath of life come and fill me up
We are hungry
We are hungry
We are hungry for more of You
We are thirsty, oh Jesus
We are thirsty for more of You
Lord I want more of you
Holy Spirit rain down on me
Lord I need more of you
Living breath of life come and fill me up
Chorus x2
More of You
We are hungry for the more of You
We are thirsty (thirsty)
We lift our holy hands up
We want to touch You
We lift our voices higher and higher and higher to You
We lift our holy hands up
We want to touch You
We lift our voices higher and higher and higher to You
Chorus x2
We lift our holy hands up
We want to touch you (We are hungry for more of You)
We lift our voices higher and higher and higher to you
We lift our holy hands up (More of You, more of You)
We want to touch you (More of You, more of You, more of You more of You, more of You, yeah)
We lift our voices higher and higher to You
We lift our holy hands up (We are hungry, We are thirsty
We want to touch you (We are hungry for the more of You)
We lift our voices higher and higher to You
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Meaning & Inspiration
“We Are Hungry” uses physical hunger and thirst as images of spiritual desire. Its repeated petitions ask for living water, the breath of life, and the filling of the Holy Spirit. These images keep the song focused on dependence: satisfaction is sought in God’s presence rather than in achievement or possession. The recurring chorus turns that desire into a communal confession, while the simple repetition gives the prayer an urgent, worshipful character.\n\nThe lyric’s language closely echoes biblical invitations for the thirsty to come to Christ and for those who hunger for righteousness to be filled. Raised hands and lifted voices express praise, longing, and openness before God. The request for more of God does not attempt to define spiritual fullness as an emotional moment alone; it remains a sustained appeal for divine life and presence. Through images of rain, water, breath, hunger, and thirst, the song presents worship as receptive dependence and persistent seeking.
Related Scripture
- John 7:37-38 Jesus invites the thirsty to come to him and drink living water.
- Matthew 5:6 Jesus blesses those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
- Ephesians 5:18-19 Paul joins being filled with the Spirit to sung worship and praise.