Lyrics
Everything inside me cries for order
Everything inside me wants to hide
Is this shadow an angel or a warrior?
If God is pleased with me, why am I so terrified?
Someone tell me I am only dreaming
Somehow help me see with Heaven's eyes
And before my head agrees, my heart is on it's knees
Holy is He. Blessed am I.
Be born in me, be born in me
Trembling heart, somehow I believe that You chose me
I'll hold you in the beginning, You will hold me in the end
Every moment in the middle, make my heart your Bethlehem
Be born in me
All this time we've waited for the promise
All this time You've waited for my arms
Did You wrap yourself inside the unexpected
So we might know that Love would go that far?
Be born in me, be born in me
Trembling heart, somehow I believe that You chose me
I'll hold you in the beginning, You will hold me in the end
Every moment in the middle, make my heart your Bethlehem
Be born in me
I am not brave
I'll never be
The only thing my heart can offer is a vacancy
I'm just a girl
Nothing more
But I am willing, I am Yours
Be born in me, be born in me
I'll hold you in the beginning, You will hold me in the end
Every moment in the middle, make my heart your Bethlehem
Be born in me
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Be Born in Me” presents the Nativity through Mary’s imagined response to the angelic announcement. Fear, confusion, and humility accompany her recognition that God has chosen her to bear the promised child. The refrain places divine initiative beside willing surrender: the trembling speaker offers her life as a “vacancy” and asks that her heart become Bethlehem.
Luke 1:26-38 supplies the clearest biblical setting, especially Mary’s questions and her final acceptance of the Lord’s word. Her language of being blessed also echoes Luke 1:46-49, where she praises God for looking with favor on his humble servant. The song carefully holds together the physical image of Mary carrying Jesus and a devotional desire to belong wholly to God. Its movement is from terror toward trust, not because uncertainty disappears, but because willingness takes precedence. The closing confession, “I am Yours,” gathers the song’s themes of humility, obedience, and wonder around the incarnation.
Related Scripture
- Luke 1:26-38 Gabriel announces Jesus’ birth, and Mary accepts the Lord’s word.
- Luke 1:46-49 Mary praises God for looking with favor on his humble servant.