Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat)
Here I am, I'm still standing, here I am
After all I've been through
I've survived every toil and every snare
I'm alive, I'm alive, here I am, ohhh
Verse 1
There were times when I almost gave up
And I've cried and said, Lord, it's too much
El Shaddai, He was there all the time
By His grace He is keeping me alive
By His grace and mercy I'm still standing, standing
I'm standing in the presence of the Almighty
With power and a testimony, ahhh
I'm standing here today with one thing to say
(Lord, I thank You, thank You)
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 2
(Ah) All of the pain I had to go through
It gave power and a testimony
Now (ah) I am standing here today
With one thing to say
(Lord, I thank You, thank You)
Bridge (Repeat)
Here I am (it's because of Your mercy)
Here I stand (it's because of Your grace)
Here I am (it's because of Your goodness)
And I thank You, Lord (yes) Yes (yes)
Verse 2 (Repeat)
All of the pain that I had to go through
It gave power and a testimony
Now I am standing here today
With one thing to say
Lord, I thank You, I thank You
Vamp
Oh (ah) oh, I'm still standing, standing
I'm still standing (ah)
I've been through my crisis, my trial, and my test
(I'm still standing) say yes (yes) yes (yes) yes (yes) yes (yes)
The devil is defeated (yes)
The devil is defeated (yes)
Yes (yes) yes (yes)
Through every trial (yes)
Through every test (yes)
Through every trouble (yes)
I like that best (yes)
I'll say yes (yes), I'll say yes (yes), yes (yes)
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Here I Am" functions as testimony of survival, repeating a settled declaration of still standing after specific, named hardship rather than describing struggle in the abstract. Its chorus credits survival directly to having endured "every toil and every snare," language drawn from a well-known hymn phrase applied here to personal experience.
The verses trace that survival to a specific source, naming God as El Shaddai and crediting his grace and mercy for continued life through moments the singer admits nearly caused giving up. That honesty about near-collapse, paired with credited rescue, keeps the testimony from sounding like effortless triumph.
The song's closing section shifts toward spiritual conflict directly, declaring the devil defeated through crisis, trial, and test, and repeating an emphatic "yes" as settled agreement with that claim. Rooted in contemporary gospel testimony style, the song functions as public thanksgiving, repeating its core declaration throughout to anchor personal survival in God's grace, mercy, and goodness rather than personal strength.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Describes God's grace as sufficient and power made perfect in weakness, echoed in the song's testimony of grace keeping the singer standing.
- Psalm 118:17 Declares that the psalmist will not die but live to declare God's works, echoed in the song's repeated declaration of being alive and still standing.