Lyrics
Verse 1
In the crushing
In the pressing
You are making new wine
In the soil I now surrender
You are breaking new ground
Pre-chorus
So I yield to You and to Your careful hand
When I trust You I don’t need to understand
Chorus
Make me Your vessel
Make me an offering
Make me whatever You want me to be
I came here with nothing
But all You have given me
Jesus bring new wine out of me
Verse 2
In the crushing
In the pressing
You are making new wine
In the soil I now surrender
You are breaking new ground
Verse Tag
You are breaking new ground
Bridge
Where there is new wine
There is new power
There is new freedom
The Kingdom is here
I lay down my old flames
To carry Your new fire today
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Meaning & Inspiration
“New Wine – Make Me Your Vessel” by Hillsong Worship is a song of surrender in a hard time. The verse says that in the crushing and the pressing, God is making new wine, and that in the soil where the singer surrenders, He is breaking new ground. The pictures come from the work of a vineyard.
The pre-chorus is a statement of trust: “I yield to You and to Your careful hand. When I trust You I don’t need to understand.” The chorus then makes the request: “Make me Your vessel, make me an offering,” asking Jesus to bring new wine out of him. That is close to Romans 12:1 on offering oneself to God, and to 2 Timothy 2:21 on being a vessel for honorable use.
The bridge says that where there is new wine, there is new power and freedom, and that the Kingdom is here. The song asks God to replace old flames with new fire.
Related Scripture
- Romans 12:1 Offering oneself to God
- 2 Timothy 2:21 A vessel for honorable use
- Luke 5:37-38 New wine needs new wineskins