Lyrics
I know if You wanted to You could wave Your hand
Spare me this heartache
Change Your plan
And I know in a second You could take my pain away
But even if You don't I pray
Chorus: Help me want the Healer
More than the healing
Help me want the Savior
More than the saving
Help me want the Giver
More than the giving
Oh help me want You, Jesus
More than anything
You know more than anyone that my flesh is weak
And You know I'd give anything for a remedy
And I'll ask You a thousand more times to set me free today
But even if You don't I pray
Help me want the Healer
More than the healing
Help me want the Savior
More than the saving
Help me want the Giver
More than the giving
Oh help me want You, Jesus
More than anything
When I am desperate and my heart's overcome
All that I need, You've already done
When I am desperate and my heart's overcome
All that I need, You've already done
Help me want the Healer
More than the healing
Help me want the Savior
More than the saving
Help me want the Giver
More than the giving
Oh help me want You, Jesus
More than anything
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Meaning & Inspiration
“More Than Anything” centers on a prayer that values Christ above relief from suffering. The singer acknowledges that Jesus could remove pain, yet asks for a desire for the Healer greater than the desire for healing, the Savior greater than rescue, and the Giver greater than gifts. That contrast gives the song its spiritual focus: faith is not measured only by changed circumstances, but by devotion that remains when an answer is delayed.
The repeated confession also portrays human weakness honestly. Desperation and an overwhelmed heart do not disappear, but they are brought into prayer rather than hidden. The statement that Christ has already accomplished what is needed points toward confidence in his finished work. Its theme closely aligns with 2 Corinthians 12:9, where divine grace is sufficient amid weakness, and with Psalm 73:25-26, where God himself is treasured above every other good.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 God’s sufficient grace meets human weakness.
- Psalm 73:25-26 The psalm treasures God above every other good.