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
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
In "Nothing Without You," Dr Tumi draws directly from Psalm 124, where the psalmist declares that if the Lord had not been on their side, the enemy would have swallowed them alive. The first verse mirrors that ancient confession of rescue—escape from drowning waters, a broken snare. That image of the fowler’s trap being shattered points to a deliverance that is both sudden and complete.
The chorus then shifts from testimony to dependence: "You are the air that I breathe." This is not poetic exaggeration but a theological claim rooted in Acts 17:28, where Paul says in God "we live and move and have our being." The repetition of "I'm nothing without You" strips away pretense of self-sufficiency. The praise cries—Hosanna, Hallelujah—are not add-ons but the natural response of someone who knows their very existence is held together by God.
"Nothing Without You" turns the doctrine of total dependence into a song of gratitude, holding together the memory of past deliverance and the ongoing reality that every breath is gift.