Lyrics
Verse 1
Pull me in closer
Close to your heart
May I be a pure reflection of all you are
Love that is patient
Love that is kind
Love that keeps no offenses or wrongs in mind
Make me like Jesus
Make me like Jesus
Chorus
My heart is an open space
For you to come and have your way
I'm open
I'm open
Verse 2
You're Faithful to find me right where I am
Even in my wandering you call me friend
Mercy receives me
Lifts me to my feet
And I'm caught up in the wonder and mystery
Of knowing Jesus
Of knowing Jesus
Bridge
Do whatever you want to do
Say whatever you want to say
Move however you want to move
Change whatever you want to change
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Open Space” by Housefires is a worship song that begins as a prayer to be drawn near and ends as an invitation to God to do as He wishes. The first verse asks to be pulled in close to His heart and to be a pure reflection of Him, then borrows the description of love as patient, kind, and keeping no record of wrongs, which is close to 1 Corinthians 13:4-5. It closes with the request, “Make me like Jesus.”
The chorus is the center of the song: “My heart is an open space for you to come and have your way.” The second verse speaks of God’s faithfulness in finding the singer where he is, calling him friend even in wandering, and of mercy lifting him to his feet. It ends in the wonder of knowing Jesus, a thought close to Philippians 3:10.
The bridge turns surrender into a series of plain statements asking God to do, say, move, and change whatever He wants.
Related Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love is patient, kind, and keeps no record of wrongs
- Philippians 3:10 Knowing Christ
- Romans 12:1 Offering oneself to God