Lyrics
Wake me up from my slumber, oh God
Take these shaking hands and hold them still
Wake me up from my slumber, oh God
Lift my eyes to Yours, where my help comes from
Over and over again, Your love and Your mercy begin
No matter how far, You find me where I am
When my fears chase my failures, oh God
Oh when heaven’s glow seems so far
Wake me up to Your glory, oh God
Draw my eyes to Yours, where my help comes from
I will find You
Over and over again, Your love and Your mercy begin
No matter how far, You find me where I am
Over and over again, Your love and Your mercy begin
No matter how far, You find me where I am
In my suffering and
In my weakness and
When from You I ran
You find me
In the dark of sin,
When I’m there again
You find me, You find me
In my suffering and
In my weakness and
When from You I ran
You find me
In the dark of sin,
When I’m there again
You find me, You find me
Over and over again, Your love and Your mercy begin
No matter how far, You find me where I am
Over and over again (Your mercy falls)
You are faithful to the end (and You lift me up)
No matter how far, You find me where I am
Over again
Wake me up to Your glory, oh God
Lift my eyes to Yours, where my help comes from
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Meaning & Inspiration
Over and Over Again describes God’s mercy meeting weakness, fear, failure, and sin. The singer asks to be awakened from spiritual slumber and to have unsteady hands held still. Looking upward becomes an act of dependence, especially when suffering or the apparent distance of heaven makes confidence difficult. Against those conditions, the chorus insists that divine love begins anew and finds the wanderer regardless of distance.
The line about lifting the eyes to the source of help closely echoes Psalm 121:1-2. The recurring language of mercy beginning again also recalls Lamentations 3:22-23, where God’s mercies are described as new each morning. The bridge does not minimize darkness or repeated failure; instead, it returns to the assurance that God finds the singer there. By closing with God’s faithfulness to the end, the song frames restoration as the result of steadfast mercy rather than personal strength. Its repetition reinforces a quiet confidence that weakness and wandering do not exhaust God’s faithful care.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 121:1-2 The lyric about lifting the eyes to the source of help directly echoes this psalm.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The passage describes God’s mercies as new each morning.
- Psalm 40:1-3 The psalm portrays God hearing, lifting, and restoring someone from darkness.