Lyrics
[Verse]
When I'm away
From the walls around me
When I'm face to face
With lust and compromises
What is the chance
That I'll still stand?
'Tis the fear for the Lord
[Chorus]
I won't lose my fear
For the great I AM
For it is my strength
And where my wisdom starts
I am secured
And very bold
Here in the fear of the Lord
[Verse]
When I'm away
From the walls around me
When I'm face to face
With lust and compromises
What is the chance
That I'll still stand?
'Tis the fear for the Lord
[Chorus]
I won't lose my fear
For the great I AM
For it is my strength
And where my wisdom starts
I am secured
And very bold
Here in the fear of the Lord
[Bridge]
Here in the fear of the Lord
I am secured
Here in the fear of the Lord
Here in the fear of the Lord
Here in the fear of the Lord
Victory is sure
Here in the fear of the Lord
Here in the fear of the Lord
Here in the fear of the Lord
We are secured, we are secured
Here in the fear of the Lord
Your win is sure
Here in the fear of the Lord
Here in the fear of the Lord
[Chorus]
I won't lose my fear
For the great I AM
For it is my strength
And where my wisdom starts
I am secured
And very bold
Here in the fear of the Lord
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Meaning & Inspiration
In “Fear of God,” Kaestrings gets at a truth we often misunderstand—that fearing the Lord isn’t about cowering, but about standing steady. The lyrics wrestle honestly with temptation: “When I’m away from the walls around me… what is the chance that I’ll still stand?” That’s real. We know our own weakness. But the answer isn’t self-discipline—it’s reverence for the “great I AM.” This is the fear of God as strength and wisdom, straight from Proverbs 9:10.
The song doesn’t treat fear as a burden but as something that secures us and makes us bold. That’s counterintuitive. The bridge repeats “victory is sure” because when our awe is fixed on God, we’re not trying to hold ourselves up—we’re held. This is the kind of fear that frees. It’s not about being scared of punishment; it’s about being so aware of who God is that everything else loses its grip.
That’s the kind of fear worth keeping.