Lyrics
Verse 1
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Pre-Chorus (x2)
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
Chorus
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Verse 2
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love, and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
Pre-Chorus (Repeat)
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
Chorus (Repeat)
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Pre-Chorus (Repeat)
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
Chorus (Repeat)
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Outro
I am Yours
I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Who Am I” by Casting Crowns is a song of humility that wonders why the Lord of all the earth would care to know a person’s name. The opening verse calls Him the Bright and Morning Star who lights the way for a wandering heart, and the second verse adds the eyes that see sin yet look with love, and the voice that calmed the sea. These images are close to Psalm 8:4 and Revelation 22:16.
The pre-chorus gives the answer: “Not because of who I am, but because of what You’ve done.” The chorus describes life as “a flower quickly fading” and “a vapor in the wind,” language that echoes Psalm 103:15-16 and James 4:14, and then turns to the assurance “You’ve told me who I am. I am Yours.”
The closing line, “Whom shall I fear,” recalls Psalm 27:1. The message is that identity and security come from belonging to God.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 8:4 What is man that You are mindful of him
- James 4:14 Life is a vapor
- Psalm 27:1 Whom shall I fear