Lyrics
We're all gathered here, in Your presence Lord
With our hearts open wide
With lifted hands and with open hearts
We welcome You to abide
(Chorus)
Oh Lord we need Your spirit
Your holy spirit, right now
Oh Lord give us Your spirit
Your holy spirit, right now
(Verse2)
We can do nothing until You come dear Lord
For we are so unworthy to even call on Your name
So please please please please,
please Lord hear our prayer
And don't let our coming be in vain
(Chorus)
Oh Lord we need Your spirit
Your holy spirit, right now
Oh Lord give us Your spirit
Your holy spirit, right now
(Vamp)
Spirit, Spirit fall fresh on me
Spirit, Spirit fall fresh on me
Fall down, fall down, fall fresh on me
Fall down, fall down, fall fresh on me
X2
Spirit, Spirit, of the living God hallelujah
I can't make it without You I need You
So I can walk right, so I can talk right spirit
Holy spirit, fall fresh on me
Holy spirit, holy spirit
I need you to abide in me
In everything I do, in everything I say Lord
I need you in my home
And even when I'm riding down
The dangerous highways I need You I need You
Fall down, fall down
Fall fresh on me
Fall down, hallelujah, fall down
I need You Lord everyday
Spirit, spirit, I can't make it without You Lord
Spirit of the living God, fall fresh on me
I don't want my running to be in vain
I don't want my living to be in vain
I need You Lord, to lead me
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Meaning & Inspiration
Spirit Fall Down is a communal prayer for the presence and help of the Holy Spirit. Open hearts and lifted hands establish a posture of welcome, while the chorus plainly admits dependence: nothing of lasting value can be done without divine aid. The request for the Spirit to fall fresh is repeated not as decoration but as the central need of the gathered worshippers. Humility also shapes the prayer, especially in the confession of unworthiness and the plea that the gathering not be in vain.
The later lines bring that dependence into ordinary conduct. The Spirit is sought for speaking, walking, home life, travel, service, and faithful direction. This broadens the song from a church gathering into a prayer for every part of life. Its central petition resembles Luke 11:13, where the Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask, and Ephesians 5:18 calls believers to be filled with the Spirit. The song therefore presents spiritual dependence as both immediate prayer and continuing daily practice.
Related Scripture
- Luke 11:13 Jesus says the Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.
- Ephesians 5:18 Paul calls believers to be filled with the Spirit.