Lyrics
Verse 1
Everybody's moving
Everyone is going somewhere
With everything they're trying
Just to make it
To a place where I am not there
But when the noise is over
A still small voice you will hear
I hope that you believe me
When I tell ya
That I will handle all of your cares
Just wait on me
Chorus
Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am God
Just trust and know that I am God
And I'm in control, I am still God
Verse 2
Chasing your ambitions
Try your best to be the next star
But if it's the attention that you really want
Then I already know who you are
And I love you that way
But when the noise is over
A still small voice you will hear
To get to where I'm calling you
Calling you, calling you
Just give me your faith and be still
Wait on me
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge (Repeat x3)
I will be still, for You are with me
I will be still, for You are with me
I will be still, for You are with me
I will be still, I will be still
Vamp
I will be (I will be still)
I won't move (I will be still) (Repeat x3)
Chorus (Repeat)
Outro
Wait on You
I would not be moved
Teach me how to wait on You
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Be Still" opens by describing constant motion, everyone moving toward somewhere else, contrasted directly with an invitation to stop and listen instead. That contrast, universal restlessness against a single call to stillness, frames the entire song's central instruction.
Its chorus repeats a well-known scriptural command nearly word for word, being still and knowing that God remains God despite whatever noise or ambition competes for attention. A later verse names that competing ambition directly, chasing recognition and stardom, before assuring that God already knows and loves the person regardless of whether that pursuit succeeds.
Rooted in contemporary gospel worship's meditative, repetitive style, the song functions as an extended invitation to trust rather than striving, its repeated declaration "I will be still, for You are with me" treating stillness itself as an act of faith rather than passivity or inaction.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 46:10 Commands being still and knowing that God is God, directly quoted in the song's chorus.
- 1 Kings 19:12 Describes God's voice found in gentle stillness rather than wind or fire, echoed in the song's description of a still small voice heard when the noise ends.