Lyrics
What's this I hear
I can hear it so clear
Speaking right into my soul
Telling me things
I should already know
But my ways are too hard to let go
Trust and obey
Trust and obey
Lord I hear, hear what you say
I must do it your way
I'll trust and obey
I should trust and obey
Lord it's hard but I still say
I must do it your way
But I don't want to live
Like some hypocrite
I'd like to do right though I'm wrong
What's that you say
Talk to me, it's okay
And all of your sins will be gone
If you just trust and obey
Oh trust and obey
Try to hear, hear what I say
And do it my way
Trust and obey
Oh would you trust and obey
Blood was shed on Calvary
Know that I set you free
Have your way Lord
Tried on my own
Can't do this alone
Your son died for
The sins of a man
Now I understand
It's not my own life
I was bought with a price
It's something that money can't buy
But the least I can do
Is show my gratitude
And make this one small sacrifice
Ooh trust and obey
Please trust and obey
Yes it's hard but I still say
I will do it your way
Trust and obey
Please trust and obey
Please forgive my selfish ways
This in your name I pray
Amen
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Meaning & Inspiration
Erica Campbell’s “Trust and Obey” portrays obedience as a difficult but necessary response to God’s voice. The lyric admits resistance, hypocrisy, selfishness, and the failure of trying to live rightly through personal strength alone. Against those confessions, the repeated command to trust and obey becomes both an appeal and a prayer. Surrender is not presented as effortless; it grows from recognizing that God’s way is better than stubborn independence.
The song grounds that surrender in Christ’s sacrifice at Calvary. Its statement that life was bought with a price closely echoes Paul’s teaching about belonging to God because of redemption. Gratitude therefore takes practical form in obedience, repentance, and asking the Lord to have His way. The lyric also connects freedom with the blood Christ shed, making obedience a response to grace rather than an attempt to purchase forgiveness. Its closing prayer gathers the central ideas into confession, dependence, and renewed willingness to follow God.
Related Scripture
- 1 Samuel 15:22 Samuel teaches that obedience to God is better than sacrifice.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Paul says believers were bought with a price and should honor God with their lives.
- Galatians 5:1 Christ’s saving work is described as setting people free.