Lyrics
Verse
I'm going to stay at your feet
Linger here with you Lord and never leave
Yes I wanna lay on Your alter
Fan this flame with You, Lord and stoke the embers
Chorus
I wanna burn for you
I wanna burn for you
Light me on fire
'Cause I wanna burn for you
I wanna burn for you
I wanna burn for you
Light me on fire
'Cause I wanna burn for you
Verse
I wanna live from this place
Where I meet with you Lord face to face
There's no veil that can hide
This glory will never fade or ever die
Bridge
Let this be a pleasing sacrifice
The offering I choose is my life
Emptied of the old and filled with You
Oh Jesus, I want to burn for You
Let this be a pleasing sacrifice
The offering I choose is my life
Emptied of the old and filled with You
Oh Jesus, I want to burn for You, for You
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Meaning & Inspiration
Burn for You uses the language of flame to describe sustained devotion to Christ. Remaining at the Lord’s feet, tending embers, and asking to be set alight all point toward worship that is meant to shape an entire life. The repeated chorus is not mainly about visible excitement; it expresses a desire for spiritual fervor that continues in communion with God. The reference to meeting face to face and to a removed veil adds an emphasis on nearness and transforming glory.
The bridge turns that desire into surrender. A life placed on the altar becomes the offering, while being emptied of the old and filled with Christ describes inward renewal. Those images closely echo Paul’s appeal for believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice, as well as his instruction to fan a God-given gift into flame. Together, the song’s prayer and sacrificial language frame worship as abiding presence, renewed zeal, and wholehearted availability to Jesus.
Related Scripture
- Romans 12:1 Paul urges believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice to God.
- 2 Timothy 1:6 Paul tells Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Paul connects unveiled encounter with transformation into the Lord’s glory.