Lyrics
Verse 1
I am chosen, I am free
I am Living for eternity
Free now forever
You picked me up, turned me around
You set my feet on solid ground
Yours now forever
Chorus
And nothing's gonna hold me back
Nothing's gonna hold me back
Nothing's gonna hold me back
Bridge
My chains fell off
My heart was free
I'm alive to live for You
I'm alive to live for You
Amazing Love, how can it be?
You give everything for me
You give everything for me
Everything
Verse 2
You washed my sin and shame away
The slate is clean: a brand new day,
Free now forever
Now boldly I approach Your throne
To claim this crown through Christ my own
Yours now forever
Chorus
And nothing's gonna hold me back
Nothing's gonna hold me back
Nothing's gonna hold me back
Bridge
My chains fell off
My heart was free
I'm alive to live for You
I'm alive to live for You
Amazing Love, how can it be?
You give everything for me
You give everything for me
Outro
I'm free to live
Free to give
Free to be
I'm free to love You
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Holding Nothing Back is a worship song about the freedom of being chosen and set free in Christ. The opening says the singer is chosen, free and living for eternity, and that God picked the singer up, turned him or her around and set the feet on solid ground, belonging to Him now forever. The chorus repeats "Nothing's gonna hold me back."
The bridge recalls chains falling off, a free heart and a life lived for Him, with a quotation from the hymn "Amazing love, how can it be" and the thought that He gave everything. The next verse says that sin and shame were washed away, the slate is clean, and the singer can approach His throne boldly to claim the crown through Christ. The song closes by saying the singer is free to live, give, be and love. The themes follow Galatians 5:1, Acts 12:7 and Hebrews 4:16. The driving, repeated chorus gives it an energetic, confident tone.
Related Scripture
- Galatians 5:1 Christ has set believers free to stand firm in freedom.
- Acts 12:7 Peter's chains fall off from his hands in prison.
- Hebrews 4:16 Believers are urged to approach the throne of grace with confidence.