Lyrics
Verse 1
There’s a grace when the heart is under fire
Another way when the walls are closing in
And when I look at the space between
Where I used to be and this reckoning
I know I will never be alone
Chorus 1
There was another in the fire
Standing next to me
There was another in the waters
Holding back the seas
And should I ever need reminding
Of how I’ve been set free
There is a cross that bears the burden
Where another died for me
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There is another in the fire
Verse 2
All my debt left for dead beneath the waters
I’m no longer a slave to my sin anymore
And should I fall in the space between
What remains of me and this reckoning
Either way I won’t bow
To the things of this world
And I know I will never be alone
Chorus 2
There is another in the fire
Standing next to me
There is another in the waters
Holding back the seas
And should I ever need reminding
What power set me free
There is a grave that holds no body
And now that power lives in me
Bridge
And I can see the light in the darkness
As the darkness bows to Him
I can hear the roar in the heavens
As the space between wears thin
I can feel the ground shake beneath us
As the prison walls cave in
Nothing stands between us
Nothing stands between us
Verse 3
There is no other name
But the Name that is Jesus
He who was and still is
And will be through it all
So come what may in the space between
All the things unseen and this reckoning
I know I will never be alone
Chorus 3
There’ll be another in the fire
Standing next to me
There’ll be another in the waters
Holding back the seas
And should I ever need reminding
How good You’ve been to me
I’ll count the joy come every battle
‘Cause I know that’s where You’ll be
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Meaning & Inspiration
Another In The Fire presents divine presence as the answer to pressure, uncertainty, and spiritual conflict. Its central images recall the faithful companion in the furnace and God making a way through overwhelming waters. The movement from past rescue to present confidence and future hope gives the song a steady confession: isolation does not have the final word when Christ remains near.
The lyrics also connect freedom with the cross, the empty grave, and the living power of Jesus. Darkness bows, prison walls fall, and no barrier remains between the worshipper and God. The repeated space between former life and present reckoning becomes a place where grace is discovered rather than abandonment feared. Its final chorus receives coming battles with joy, not because suffering is minimized, but because God’s faithful presence is treated as certain. That emphasis closely echoes biblical accounts of deliverance and the promise that God accompanies His people through fire and flood.
Related Scripture
- Daniel 3:24-25 A fourth figure appears with the faithful men in the fiery furnace.
- Isaiah 43:2 God promises His presence through deep waters and fire.
- Acts 16:25-26 An earthquake opens the prison doors while Paul and Silas worship.