Lyrics
Verse 1
Here as we wait
Seek Your face
Come and make Your throne upon our praise
Here in this place
Have Your way
The moment that we see You, we are changed
Chorus
Show us Your glory
Show us Your glory
In wonder and surrender we fall down
Show us Your glory
Show us Your glory
Let every burning heart be holy ground
Verse 2
Here, not by power
Not by might
But only by the cross we come alive
Here, we're undone
Overcome
By heaven's love revealed before our eyes
Chorus
Show us Your glory
Show us Your glory
In wonder and surrender we fall down
Show us Your glory
Show us Your glory
Let every burning heart be holy ground
(2x)
Bridge
Chains fall
Fear bow
Here, now
Jesus, you change everything
Lives healed
Hope found
Here, now
Jesus, you change everything
(3x)
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Holy Ground” is a corporate prayer for God’s presence to become unmistakable among gathered worshippers. Waiting, seeking, praise, wonder, and surrender all point toward a community attentive to divine glory. The repeated plea to be shown that glory is paired with an expectation of change: fear bows, chains fall, hope rises, and wounded lives find healing in the presence of Jesus.
Several lyric phrases closely echo biblical passages. “Not by power, not by might” recalls Zechariah 4:6, while the image of holy ground recalls Moses before God’s presence in Exodus 3. The song does not present transformation as human achievement; it places life and freedom at the cross and attributes change to Jesus. Its movement from quiet seeking to repeated declaration gives the worship a clear progression, ending with confidence that God’s presence confronts fear and awakens hope.
Related Scripture
- Zechariah 4:6 God’s work is accomplished by his Spirit rather than human might or power.
- Exodus 3:5 God tells Moses that the place of divine presence is holy ground.