Lyrics
Last in the line up
Try to keep my head up
I was so entangled
I was mangled from the ankles up
Trapped by my own stuff
Past had me hand cuffed
Day-to-day was torture
With my future lookin’ so rough
You changed the direction I was running to
You gave me Your spirit and it made me new
Now when I see me
I look like You
Holy
You made me holy
You gave me holy hands
I’m lifting up holy hands
Washed by the Blood
Passed through the water
Got baptized
Made us official
Now I’m on a mission and I’m handing out eviction to the enemy
You can’t stay with me
You changed the direction I was running to
You gave me Your spirit and it made me new
Now when I see me
I look like You
Holy
You made me holy
Holy hands
I’m lifting up holy hands
Holy
Holy (Holy, holy, holy yeah)
Oh You gave me holy hands
I’m lifting up holy hands
The shame it weighed me down
Chains held me to the ground
But Your love it called me out
I walk on water now
The shame it weighed me down
Chains held me to the ground
But Your love it called me out
I walk on water now
Holy
Holy
I’m lifting up holy hands
‘Cause You gave me holy hands
Holy
Holy
Yeah I’m lifting up these holy hands
Oh, I thank You for holy hands
I thank You Lord
I thank You for these holy hands
Giving me another chance
To worship at Your thrown again
I thank You for these holy hands
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Holy Hands” describes a life redirected by God from bondage, shame, and a troubled past toward holiness and worship. Images of being washed by the blood, passing through water, and receiving the Spirit frame renewal as God’s work rather than personal achievement. The chorus answers that transformation with lifted hands, making worship both a response of gratitude and a sign of a changed identity.
Several biblical themes are close to the lyric. First Timothy 2:8 explicitly connects prayer with lifting holy hands. Second Corinthians 5:17 supports the language of being made new, while Romans 6:4 links baptism with walking in newness of life. The bridge’s movement from chains and shame to freedom further emphasizes rescue and restoration. Even the bold line about walking on water functions within the song as an image of life beyond former limits. Its closing thanks for “another chance” gathers the testimony into worship: holiness is received through grace and then expressed through praise.
Related Scripture
- 1 Timothy 2:8 Paul calls believers to pray while lifting holy hands.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Life in Christ is described as a new creation.
- Romans 6:4 Baptism is joined to walking in newness of life.