Seph Schlueter - Counting My Blessings Lyrics
Lyrics
It’s like it was yesterday
I was a praying for a miracle
Scared to have a little hope
And now looking back today
Seeing all the things You’ve done
I can’t even add them up
One, two, three
Up to infinity
I’d run out of numbers
Before I could thank You for everything
God I’m still counting my blessings
All that You’ve done in my life
The more that I look in the details
The more of Your goodness I find
Father on this side of heaven
I know that I’ll run out of time
But I will keep counting my blessings
Knowing I can’t count that high
And I know that seasons
Never last forever
So, God I will remember
All of the reasons
My heart has to be grateful
All the times you have been faithful to me
God I’m still counting my blessings
All that You’ve done in my life
The more that I look in the details
The more of Your goodness I find
Father on this side of heaven
I know that I’ll run out of time
But I will keep counting my blessings
Knowing I can’t count that high
Oh, I can’t count that high
High
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
High
Oh, Your goodness, Your goodness
One, two, three
Up to infinity
I’d run out of numbers
Before I could thank You for everything
God I’m still counting my blessings
All that You’ve done in my life (Oh oh oh
The more that I look in the details (In the details)
The more of Your goodness I find (Oh oh oh)
Father on this side of heaven
I know that I’ll run out of time (Oh oh oh)
But I will keep counting my blessings
Knowing I can’t count that high
I will keep counting my blessings
Knowing I can’t count that high
Songwriters: Seph Schlueter, Jordan Sapp, Jonathan Gamble
Video
Seph Schlueter - Counting My Blessings (Lyric Video)
Meaning & Inspiration
Seph Schlueter's song "Counting My Blessings" conveys a message of profound gratitude, reflecting on the transformative power of faith and divine faithfulness. The lyrics trace a journey from a state of seeking miracles and feeling hesitant to hope, to looking back and realizing the immeasurable nature of God's actions. The opening lines establish this contrast between past need and present recognition of blessings.
The central theme revolves around the inability to fully quantify the blessings received. Phrases like "Up to infinity," "run out of numbers," and "can't even add them up" emphasize that the divine goodness and interventions in the narrator's life are far beyond any human capacity for enumeration. The song posits that even with diligent effort, counting or fully expressing thanks for every blessing is impossible.
The core message, reiterated in the chorus, highlights an ongoing process of acknowledging blessings. The act of "counting" becomes less about assigning a number and more about actively seeking and finding evidence of divine goodness in the details of life. This deeper inspection only serves to reveal the overwhelming extent of what has been received. The lyrics acknowledge the temporary nature of life ("on this side of heaven") and the certainty of running out of time before the task of counting could ever be completed, yet the commitment to keep counting remains.
The bridge introduces the theme of remembering faithfulness, acknowledging that life's seasons change. This reinforces the resolve to recall the reasons for gratitude and God's consistent faithfulness, solidifying the foundation for the continued act of "counting." The repetition of the chorus and the simple counting motif ("One, two, three") musically underscore the persistent effort and the ever-expanding list of blessings that lead to the realization of their infinite nature. The lyric video for the song was released on July 28, 2023, providing a visual accompaniment to these themes. The song ultimately serves as an expression of worship rooted in the overwhelming evidence of divine goodness that surpasses comprehension and calculation.