Lyrics
Verse
In my heart, There's a cry
Insatiable desire
I yield to you, My God
In surrender I am pursuing You
Pre-Chorus
Blessed are those who thirst
For they shall be filled
Chorus
Fill my lamp with Holy Spirit oil
So that I can testify of you
Be a witness of Jesus Christ
Bridge
I want more
Of your fresh oil
You give more
Of your power
I long to see your power flow
'Till the whole world calls my Jesus their Lord
Final Chorus
Fill my lamp with Holy Spirit oil
Fill my lamp with Holy Spirit oil
I will go and testify of you
I'm a witness of Jesus Christ
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Fresh Oil" opens by naming an insatiable cry within the heart, pairing that longing immediately with surrender and active pursuit of God rather than passive waiting. That combination, desire paired with yielded pursuit, frames the entire song around hunger that moves toward God rather than hunger left unaddressed.
Its pre-chorus borrows a specific beatitude almost word for word, naming those who thirst as the ones who will be filled, grounding the song's central request for oil in that same promised satisfaction. A bridge extends that desire further, asking for increasing power specifically so that the whole world might come to call Jesus Lord.
Rooted in contemporary worship's Pentecostal-influenced style, the song functions as an extended prayer for fresh empowerment to testify and witness, its closing chorus naming that testimony explicitly as the purpose for the oil requested, tying personal filling directly to outward, public witness of Jesus Christ.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 5:6 Describes those who hunger and thirst for righteousness being filled, directly echoed in the song's pre-chorus.
- Acts 1:8 Describes receiving power to be witnesses, directly echoed in the song's chorus about testifying and witnessing.