Lyrics
Intro
For Your grace is sufficient to keep us
For Your strength is made perfect when we are weak
Verse 1
When the road is long and heavy
When it's dark and I can't see clearly
I will lift mine eyes to the hills
From whence my help cometh
My help it comes from You
Pre-Chorus
Lead me oh, lead me oh, lead me
To where I've never been before
A place I've never seen before
Chorus
When I've come to end of myself
Father carry me
Father carry me
When I've come to the end of myself
Father carry me
Father carry me
Verse 2
When the road is long and heavy
When it's dark and I can't see clearly
I will lift mine eyes to the hills
From whence my help cometh
My help it comes from
Pre-Chorus (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
I know my help comes from the Lord
The one who made heaven and earth
You're mighty
You're stronger than any other
One thing that I desire of You
That I may dwell here with You
Forever
I'm chasing no other
Chorus (Repeat)
Vamp (Repeat)
Lead me oh, lead me oh, lead me
Carry me over
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Carry Me" opens with a direct scriptural declaration, naming grace as sufficient and strength made perfect precisely when weakness is greatest. That opening borrowed promise frames the entire song's later request for help as grounded in established assurance rather than uncertain hope.
Its verses borrow a well-known psalm nearly word for word, lifting eyes to the hills and naming help as coming from the Lord who made heaven and earth. That specific scriptural anchor gives the song's repeated chorus, naming the end of personal strength as the moment carrying begins, a concrete biblical basis rather than abstract plea.
Rooted in contemporary gospel worship's declarative style, the song functions as an extended prayer for guidance and support through unfamiliar, difficult terrain, its bridge naming nearness to God as the one enduring desire, closing the song on repeated requests to be led and carried beyond self-sufficiency entirely.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 121:1-2 Describes lifting eyes to the hills and help coming from the Lord who made heaven and earth, directly echoed in the song's verses and bridge.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Describes grace as sufficient and strength made perfect in weakness, directly echoed in the song's opening declaration.