Lyrics
Verse 1 (Repeat)
There is power, power
Here in this hour, this hour
We're all together, together
Waiting here as one
Chorus
Whoa
Hear the sound from Heaven
Whoa
A mighty rushing wind
Whoa
We're calling for revival
God let Your fire fall again
It's burning in my soul
Burning in my soul
Verse 2
All your sons and your daughters
Dreaming the dreams of their father
Seeing the signs and the wonders
The Kingdom of God
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
I cannot contain it, this fire inside
I cannot contain it, so let it shine
I cannot contain it, this light of mine
Chorus (Repeat, extended)
It's burning in my soul
Hear the sound from Heaven
Whoa
A mighty rushing wind
Whoa
We're calling for revival
God let Your fire fall again
It's burning in my soul
Oh, it's burning in my soul
Yeah, it's burning in my soul
Oh, start a fire in my soul
In my soul, in my soul, in my soul
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Outro
It's burning in my soul
It's burning in my soul
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Burning in My Soul" opens by naming a shared, corporate expectation, gathered together and waiting as one for a described power present in the moment. That collective waiting frames the entire song around anticipated encounter rather than private feeling alone.
Its chorus borrows directly from a well-known account of the Holy Spirit's arrival, a mighty rushing wind and sound from heaven, applying that same language to a present request for revival and renewed fire. Describing sons and daughters dreaming dreams and seeing signs and wonders extends that borrowed imagery into a specific prophetic promise about the Spirit poured out on all people.
Rooted in contemporary worship's revival tradition, the song functions as an urgent plea for renewed spiritual fire, its repeated declaration of an uncontainable burning treating personal encounter with God as something too significant to keep contained or hidden.
Related Scripture
- Acts 2:2-4 Describes a mighty rushing wind and the Holy Spirit's arrival, directly echoed in the song's chorus.
- Joel 2:28 Describes sons and daughters prophesying and dreaming dreams, directly echoed in the song's description of dreaming the dreams of their father.