Lyrics
Chorus
I am I'm a living testimony, I could've been
dead and gone but Lord you let me live on
I am a living testimony and I thank the Lord I'm
still alive (repeat X1)
Verse 1
I've seen miracle after miracle performed in my life you kept
having mercy on me I've been blessed to be alive
When I couldn't see, Lord you kept your angels in camp around me
and I wanna take this time to say thank you lord for keeping me alive.
Verse 2
I've had many friends and loved ones, who've gone on before me
You know it caused my heart to bleed, and I realized it could've been me
I know that I'm not worthy but the good lord keep on keeping me and
I want to tell him thank you lord I'm still alive
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Living Testimony” by The Williams Brothers is a gospel song of thanks for being kept alive. The chorus says, “I am a living testimony,” and adds that the singer could have been dead and gone, but the Lord let him live on. The thanks are direct: “I thank the Lord I’m still alive.”
The verse remembers miracle after miracle, mercy that kept coming, and angels camped around him when he could not see. That image is close to Psalm 34:7, where the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him. It also recalls Lamentations 3:22-23 on mercies that do not end.
The second verse names friends and loved ones who have died, and admits that it could have been him. The singer says he is not worthy, but the good Lord keeps on keeping him. The song is a humble testimony of mercy and gratitude.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him
- Lamentations 3:22-23 New mercies
- Psalm 118:17 I shall live and declare the works of the Lord