Lyrics
Verse 1: Jonathan McReynolds
I'm closing chapters
I'm turning pages
Glory to glory
And from faith to favor
Refrain: Jonathan McReynolds
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
Verse 2: Jonathan McReynolds
I'm getting older
So I'll keep it straight
It hurts to let go
But it hurts more to stay
Refrain: Jonathan McReynolds
I'm moving on
I'm moving on, hey
I'm moving on
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Chorus: Jonathan McReynolds
I know my rearview (Ooh, ooh)
Can't compare to what God will do with my life (Ooh, ooh)
I am forgetting what's behind me (Ooh, ooh)
I have finally decided (Ooh, ooh)
Refrain: Jonathan McReynolds
I'll be moving on
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
Verse 2: Mali Music & Jonathan McReynolds
My mother taught me
She taught me well
Forget your failures
And forgive yourself
Refrain: Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music, Both
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Chorus: Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
I know my rearview
Can't compare to what God will do with my life
And I am forgetting what's behind me
I have finally decided
I know my rearview
Can't compare to what God will do with my life (I know He'll do it in my life)
And now I'm forgetting what's behind me
I have finally decided
Refrain: Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
I'll be moving on (Moving)
I'm moving on (Yeah)
I'm moving on (Oh-oh-oh, hey hey hey)
I'm moving on (Know that I will be)
I'm moving on (Know that I will)
I'm moving on (Hey, forgetting what's behind me, focusing on what's inside me)
I'm moving on (Christ ahead, and I'm just in this party)
I'm moving on (Never would've loved this party)
I'm moving on (I pride myself on bringing light to Your parties)
I'm moving on (Holy Ghost, You rectify the mind)
I'm moving on (It's powder, I'm a dry land)
I'm moving on (Without Your power, I'm a nightmare)
I'm moving on (Nothing but trouble, saying bye man)
I'm moving on (Can't have too much on the diamond)
I'm moving on (My brother called me, I could cry man)
I'm moving on (Told me we're moving up in God's hands)
I'm moving on (Told me we moving up in God's hands)
I'm moving on (Told me we moving up in God's hands)
I'm moving on (Told me we moving up in God's hands)
Outro: Mali Music
Told me we moving up in God's hands
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Movin’ On” centers on the difficult but hopeful act of leaving failure behind. Its images of closing chapters, turning pages, and refusing to remain trapped by the past give the song a clear spiritual direction. The repeated refrain makes progress sound like a decision renewed again and again, while the rearview image contrasts former disappointments with confidence in what God can still do.
The lyric closely echoes Paul’s language about forgetting what lies behind and pressing toward what is ahead in Philippians 3. It also places growth within a movement from glory to glory, language associated with transformation in 2 Corinthians 3. Rather than denying pain, the song acknowledges that letting go can hurt while insisting that staying stuck carries its own cost. Forgiving oneself, releasing failure, and trusting life in God’s hands become connected parts of its message. The result is a gospel reflection on change, grace, and forward-looking faith.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 3:13-14 Paul describes forgetting what lies behind and pressing toward what is ahead.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 The passage describes believers being transformed from glory to glory.