Lyrics
Verse 1
Lord I come to You I ask You to grant my request
The prayer I pray today is different than the rest
Pre-Chorus
The enemy is threatened by the gift You placed in me
Hear my earnest prayer cover me
Hook 1
Jesus say a prayer for me, You know what I need.
Go before the Father, intercede for me.
The enemy desires to sift me as wheat,
But like You did for Peter, say a prayer for me.
Verse 2
For those that you've called,
You fully equipped to fight the wind and the rain to captain the ship.
Pre-Chorus 2
So I don't mind the storm, I'm willing to sail.
God cover me, that my faith won't fail.
Hook 1
Bridge
Oh... Holy Spirit pray for me...
(repeat)
Hook 2
Like You did for Peter, say a prayer for me.
(repeat until end)
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Meaning & Inspiration
Say A Prayer For Me is a plea for intercession that takes its central image from the account of Peter in the Gospels. The hook asks Jesus to "go before the Father" on the singer's behalf and recalls that the enemy "desires to sift me as wheat," language that echoes Luke 22:31-32, where Jesus tells Simon that He has prayed that his faith would not fail.
The verses add that the enemy is threatened by the gift God has placed in the singer, and they describe those who are called as equipped to face wind and rain and to captain the ship. The pre-chorus accepts the storm, saying "I'm willing to sail," while asking that faith would not fail. A bridge turns the request toward the Holy Spirit, which fits Romans 8:26-27, where the Spirit is described as interceding for believers. The song is a straightforward prayer for covering and endurance, and its closing repeat of the hook gives the congregation a line to hold onto while praying.
Related Scripture
- Luke 22:31-32 Jesus tells Simon that Satan asked to sift him and that He prayed his faith would not fail.
- Romans 8:26-27 The Spirit is described as interceding for believers.
- Romans 8:34 Christ is described as interceding at the right hand of God.