Lyrics
Not Ashes, But Breath
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Verse 1
Old stones remember the smoke on the hill,
A lamb on the cedar, laid silent and still.
But mercy came down with a stranger request:
Not the one that is dying — the one that has breath.
Pre-Chorus
By the mercies of God, every morning made new,
Every hand, every heartbeat, I'm handing to You.
It's the reasonable service, the least I can bring —
Not the ash of an offering, but a living thing.
Chorus
Here I am — a living sacrifice,
Holy, and wholly Yours.
Every breath, every step, every beat of my heart,
Laid on the altar, Lord.
Here I am — a living sacrifice,
I die every morning, every morning I rise.
Here I am (here I am),
A living sacrifice.
Verse 2
This world has a mold, and it presses me hard,
It hammers my wanting, it numbers my heart.
It whispers, "Be like us — it's easy, it's warm,"
But I will not be cast in the shape of its form.
Pre-Chorus
By the mercies of God, I'm unlearning the lie,
Let the old patterns break, let the old pressure die.
It's the reasonable service, the least I can bring —
Not the ash of an offering, but a living thing.
Chorus
Here I am — a living sacrifice,
Holy, and wholly Yours.
Every breath, every step, every beat of my heart,
Laid on the altar, Lord.
Here I am — a living sacrifice,
I die every morning, every morning I rise.
Here I am (here I am),
A living sacrifice.
Stripped-back Bridge
Be not conformed — be transformed,
Like the wing in the silk, like the seed in the storm.
Renew my mind like the rain on the field,
Till the old me breaks and the new is revealed.
Good... and acceptable...
And perfect is Your will.
Let my life be the proof,
Let my life be the proof.
Swelling Final Chorus
Here I am — a living sacrifice,
Holy, and wholly Yours.
Every breath, every step, every beat of my heart,
Laid on the altar, Lord.
Here I am — a living sacrifice,
I die every morning, every morning I rise.
Here I am — not ashes, but breath,
A living sacrifice.
Outro
Not ashes... but breath.
Lay me down living.
Here I am.