Lyrics
Chorus
Jesus be a fence all around me everyday
Jesus I want you to protect me as I travel along the way
I know you can(yes Lord)
I know you will (yes Lord)
Fight my battle(yes Lord)
If I just keep still (yes lord)
Lord be a fence all around me everyday
Chorus (Repeat)
Jesus be a fence all around me everyday
Jesus I want you to protect me as I travel along the way
I know you can(yes Lord)
I know you will (yes Lord)
Fight my battle(yes Lord)
If I just keep still (yes lord)
Lord be a fence all around me everyday
Verse 1
This is my prayer Lord that I pray each and every day
That you would guide my footsteps lest I stumble and stray
Lord, I need you to direct me all along the way
Oh Lord be a fence all around me everyday
Come on help me say, Jesus...
Chorus (Repeat)
Jesus be a fence all around me everyday
Jesus I want you to protect me as I travel along the way
I know you can(yes Lord)
I know you will (yes Lord)
Fight my battle(yes Lord)
If I just keep still (yes lord)
Lord be a fence all around me everyday
Verse 2
Sometimes the way get so rough y'all
and the nights are so long
In my hour of weakness, that old enemy tries to steal my soul
But when he comes like a flood to surround me
My God will step in and a standard he'll raise
Oh Lord be a fence all around me everyday
Ohhh Jesus
Chorus (Repeat)
Jesus be a fence all around me everyday
Jesus I want you to protect me as I travel along the way
I know you can(yes Lord)
I know you will (yes Lord)
Fight my battle(yes Lord)
If I just keep still (yes lord)
Lord be a fence all around me everyday
Vamp
Jesus be a fence ( Jesus be a fence)
Be a fence right now (jesus be a fence)
Be a fence right now (jesus be a fence)
Be a fence right now (Jesus be a fence)
Be a fence right now (jesus be a fence)
As I come and go (Jesus be a Fence)
Be a fence right now (Jesus be a fence)
Say (jesus be a fence)
Cause I need Protection (protection)
Vamp (Continued)
Protection (protection)
Protection (protection)
Along the way ( along the way)
protection (protection
Protection(protection)
Protection (protection
Along the way (along the way)
Along the Way (along the way)
Along the Way (along the way)
Along the way (along the way)
Along the way (along the way)
Protection(protection)
Strong tower(strong tower)
Protection(protection)
My Family (My Family)
Be a fence (Jesus be a fence)
Be a fence right now (Jesus be a fence)
Be a fence right now (Jesus be a fence)
Be a fence right now (Jesus be a fence)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Jesus Be a Fence Around Me” by Fred Hammond is a prayer for protection. The chorus asks Jesus to be a fence all around the singer every day and to protect him as he travels along the way, with the response “yes Lord” to each statement that God can and will fight the battle if he keeps still. That is close to Exodus 14:14.
The verses add a daily prayer for guidance so that the singer does not stumble or stray, which echoes Psalm 119:133. The last verse admits that the way can be rough and the nights long, and that the enemy tries to steal the soul, but it says that when he comes like a flood, God will raise a standard. This follows Isaiah 59:19.
The long vamp repeats “be a fence right now” and adds the words “protection,” “strong tower,” and “my family,” the last of which recalls Proverbs 18:10. The song is a simple, repeated plea for God’s covering.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 59:19 When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord raises a standard
- Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you
- Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower