Lyrics
Verse 1
You bled with one desire
In all to bring new life
To a shattered humanity
Death now overcome
Forgiving all and one
You've redeemed all humanity
Pre-Chorus
With all our lives we now stand
Declaring loud
Jesus is God who saves
Chorus
Commission my soul
With a fire uncontrollable
For this great cause
To save the lost
Open my eyes
To the reason I'm alive oh' Lord
I'm ready now
I'll follow You
Verse 2
Abandon all to be
Your voice, your hands, your feet
My life a living sacrifice
Spirit empower me
To set the captives free
My life is an offering
Pre-Chorus
With all our lives we now stand
Declaring loud
Jesus is God who saves
Chorus
Commission my soul
With a fire uncontrollable
For this great cause
To save the lost
Open my eyes
To the reason I'm alive oh' Lord
I'm ready now
I'll follow You
Commission my soul
With a fire uncontrollable
For this great cause
To save the lost
Open my eyes
To the reason I'm alive oh' Lord
I'm ready now
I'll follow You
Commission my soul
With a fire uncontrollable
For this great cause
To save the lost
Open my eyes
To the reason I'm alive oh' Lord
I'm ready now
I'll follow You
Bridge
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Pour out your spirit on
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Pour out your spirit on us
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Pour out your spirit on us
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Pour out your spirit on us
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Open the heavens wide
Pour out your spirit on us
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Meaning & Inspiration
Commission My Soul is a worship song about being sent out to share the gospel. The opening verse recalls that Jesus bled with one desire, to bring new life to a shattered humanity, and that death has been overcome and all forgiven. The pre-chorus declares that the people now stand and say aloud that Jesus is God who saves.
The chorus is a prayer: "Commission my soul with a fire uncontrollable for this great cause to save the lost," asking God to open the eyes to the reason for living and promising readiness to follow Him. The second verse offers voice, hands and feet as a living sacrifice and asks the Spirit to empower the singer to set the captives free. A long ending repeats the request to open the heavens wide and pour out the Spirit. The themes follow Isaiah 6:8 on being sent, Matthew 28:19-20 on the Great Commission, and Romans 12:1 on a living sacrifice. The rising repetition gives the song a bold, urgent tone.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 6:8 Isaiah answers the Lord's call with, Here am I, send me.
- Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus sends His followers to make disciples of all nations.
- Romans 12:1 Believers are urged to present their bodies as living sacrifices.