Hillsong UNITED - Another In The Fire Lyrics
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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Another In The Fire (Live) - Hillsong UNITED
Meaning & Inspiration
When Hillsong UNITED put out People back on April 26, 2019, they didn't just drop another record; they leaned into the raw, messy reality of faith. You hear it clearly in "Another In The Fire," a track that pulls you straight into the heat of the furnace described in Daniel 3. Just like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stood in that blazing heat, the lyrics capture the assurance that God isn't a distant spectator watching us endure our trials. He is physically present in the wreckage. When the song declares "there was another in the fire," it anchors our hope in the active, covenant-keeping nature of a God who refuses to let His children face the flames alone.
The theology here moves quickly from comfort to the core of the Gospel. It identifies the "another" as the One who took our place on the cross. We see the substitutionary atonement clearly when the chorus notes "another died for me," echoing Galatians 2:20 where Paul writes about living by faith in the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself for us. It isn't just about surviving hard times; it is about acknowledging that our debt is dead beneath the waters, a nod to Romans 6:6. We are no longer slaves because the power of the resurrection is now active within us. When the lyrics mention "a grave that holds no body," they are pointing to the historical, physical reality of the empty tomb, reminding us that the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead is the force sustaining us in our current battles.
There is a gritty confidence in the bridge as it describes darkness bowing to Him. This is the victory of Colossians 2:15, where Christ disarmed the powers and authorities. It’s a bold assertion that when the prison walls cave in, it is the authority of Jesus breaking the chains. By the time the song reaches the final verse, it pivots to the Name that is above every name, grounded in the eternal nature of the Alpha and Omega. This isn't just a catchy melody; it is a confession that our identity rests solely in the One who was, who is, and who is to come. If you are standing in the middle of a reckoning, stop looking at the fire and start looking for the One standing right there beside you.