Lyrics
Verse 1
Suddenly this heart of stone became a crying mess
Suddenly it felt like every dam broke in my chest
In a moment, the moment I saw you
Verse 2
I can’t explain the way I felt when love rushed in my heart
What I thought was put together it all just fell apart
In a moment, the moment I saw you
Chorus
Hey Jesus, you move me
You wreck me every time
It’s not a new kind of love
It’s a new kind of beautiful
Hey Jesus, you move me
You get me every time
It’s not a new kind of love
It’s a new kind of beautiful
Verse 3
There’s history to every note and every melody
All the times I didn’t know that you were there with me
Every moment, every moment you’re with me
Chorus
Hey Jesus, you move me
You wreck me every time
It’s not a new kind of love
It’s a new kind of beautiful
Hey Jesus, you move me
You get me every time
It’s not a new kind of love
It’s a new kind of getting got.
Chorus
Hey Jesus, you move me
You wreck me every time
It’s not a new kind of love
It’s a new kind of beautiful
Hey Jesus, you move me
You wreck me every time
It’s not a new kind of love
It’s a new kind of beautiful
Bridge
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
You’re beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
You’re beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
You’re beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
You’re beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
You’re beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
You’re beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Hey Jesus
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
I see you now
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Oh breath taking, Oh
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
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Meaning & Inspiration
Hey Jesus is a song about a sudden, overwhelming encounter with the love of Christ. The verses describe a heart of stone becoming a crying mess and every dam breaking in a moment, with the singer unable to explain how love rushed in and caused everything thought to be put together to fall apart.
The chorus addresses Jesus directly: "you move me" and "you wreck me every time," and says that this is not a new kind of love but a new kind of beautiful. The change of a heart of stone matches Ezekiel 36:26, the idea of beauty fits Psalm 27:4, and the history behind every note and melody, with God present all along, echoes Psalm 139:1-10. The long closing section repeats "Beautiful" as an open-ended act of worship. The language is casual and personal, and the song stays focused on wonder at the Lord rather than on any argument.
Related Scripture
- Ezekiel 36:26 God promises to replace a heart of stone with a heart of flesh.
- Psalm 27:4 The psalmist desires to gaze on the beauty of the Lord.
- Psalm 139:1-10 The psalmist says God knows and is present in every moment.