Lyrics
Chorus (x2)
My beautifier
You’ve taken away the shame
You’ve taken away the pain
You made my life so beautiful
Chorus (Repeat)
My beautifier
You’ve taken away the shame
You’ve taken away the pain
You made me just like you
Chorus (Repeat)
My beautifier
You’ve taken away the shame
You’ve taken away the pain
You made my life so beautiful
You made my life so beautiful
Chorus (Repeat)
My beautifier
You’ve taken away the shame
You’ve taken away the pain
You made me just like you
Just like you
(Just like you)
Bridge
In beauty and in power just like you
(Just like You)
In glory and in splendour just like you
(Just like you)
In riches and in honour eh eh
You’ve taken away the shame, You made me just like you
Just like you Jesus
(Just like You)
You’ve taken away the pain
(Just like you)
That’s what you did Jesus
(Just like you)
And just like you
(Just like You)
You’ve taken away
(You’ve taken away the shame, You made me just like you)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“My Beautifier” by Chris Shalom is a short worship song about shame removed and life made beautiful. The repeated chorus calls Jesus “my beautifier” and says, “You’ve taken away the shame, You’ve taken away the pain, You made my life so beautiful.” In alternating rounds the last line becomes “You made me just like You.”
The bridge describes what that likeness means: beauty and power, glory and splendor, riches and honor. A call-and-response echo of “just like You” runs behind each line, which gives the song a congregational feel. The words are simple and direct, so they are easy to learn.
The themes are close to Isaiah 61:3, Romans 8:29 and 2 Corinthians 3:18, on beauty for ashes, being conformed to the image of Christ and being changed from glory to glory. It is a song of testimony and thanks.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 61:3 Beauty for ashes
- Romans 8:29 Conformed to the image of His Son
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Being transformed from one degree of glory to another