Lyrics
Intro
This is how I fight my battles
At His table
Chorus 1
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
Verse
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
Chorus 2
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
At Your table!
Verse
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
Chorus 3
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how!... I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles
This is how I fight my battles!...
Verse
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You!
Bridge
Nothing is as strong as Your blood
Nothing is as strong as Your blood
Nothing is as strong as Your blood
Nothing is as strong as Your blood!
This is how I fight my battle
Right here at the table
Your blood and Your body has overcome!
Your blood and Your body has overcome!
Verse
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
Chorus 4
This is how I fight my battle
This is how I fight my battle
This is how I fight my battle
This is how... I fight my battle
This is how we fight our battle
This is how we fight our battle
You've already overcome!
You've already overcome!
You've already overcome!
This is how I fight my battle
This is how I fight my battle
This is how I fight my battle
Praise, praise, praise
This is how I fight my battle
Oh, this is how I fight my battle
Praise!
Outro
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You
Your blood puts everything in the right perspective
Your blood puts everything in the right perspective...
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
The lyrics repeat one claim throughout: "This is how I fight my battles." It is paired with the image of a table and with the line "It may look like I'm surrounded but I'm surrounded by You." The structure is built from repetition, with verses and choruses returning to the same few lines until the statement becomes a declaration.
The bridge turns attention to Christ's sacrifice with "Nothing is as strong as Your blood" and "Your blood and Your body has overcome!" The mentions of a table, blood and body point toward communion language, and the closing lines say that this "puts everything in the right perspective."
The surrounding imagery has parallels in Psalm 23:5, where a table is prepared in the presence of enemies, and in 2 Kings 6:16-17, where Elisha's servant sees that those with them outnumber the enemy. The song reads as a statement of trust that God's presence changes how opposition is viewed.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 23:5 A table is prepared in the presence of enemies.
- 2 Kings 6:16 Elisha tells his servant that those with them outnumber the enemy.