Dr Tumi - Nothing Without You Lyrics

Album: Love on the Cross
Released: 16 Aug 2019

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Lyrics

If it had not been for the Lord Who was always on my side The enemy would have swallowed us Would have drowned in their waters

But our souls have found an escape A hiding place in You The Fowler’s snare – is broken Our help, is in the Name of the Lord

I’m nothing without You, without You, You are the air that I breathe Can’t live without You, without You Jesus In You I live and move and have my being Hosanna! to Jehovah, You are the air that I breathe Hallelujah! Hallelujah! In You I live and move and have my being

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Meaning & Inspiration

I was listening to the lines about the fowler’s snare being broken, and it just hit me how much that pulls from Psalm 124. It’s strange, though, how we say these things so easily in worship—that we’d be swallowed up or drowned without God—but then I catch myself trying to handle my own life like I’m self-sufficient. The song makes this massive claim that we are "nothing without You," which sounds right, but it actually feels a bit terrifying when you sit with it. It’s like Paul talking in Acts about living and moving and having our being in Him, which is a massive, heavy truth. If that’s actually the reality, then every single breath I take isn't just a physical fact; it’s a constant, sustaining act of grace from God. I find myself wondering if I actually live like I believe that, or if I just like the melody of the thought. It’s not just a poetic way to say God is important; it’s saying my very existence is contingent on Him. I keep wrestling with the idea that if the Lord weren't on my side, I wouldn't just be having a bad day—I'd be gone. It’s humbling, maybe even a little jarring to realize how fragile everything is outside of that hiding place, but then I wonder if I’m just using the music to feel safe while still holding onto my own control.