Touch of Heaven - Song Review

Touch of Heaven, Hillsong Worship

Lyrics

How I live for the moments, when I'm still in your presence

All noise dies down, lord speak to me now

You have all my attention, I will linger and listen

I can't miss a thing

Lord I know my heart wants more of you, my heart wants something new

So I, surrender all

All I want, is to live within your love

Be undone by who you are

My desire is to know you deeper

Lord, I will open up again

Throw my fears into the wind

I am desperate for a touch of heaven

You're the fire in the morning, you're the cool in the evening

The breath in my soul, the life in my bones

There is no hesitation, in your love and affection

It's the sweetest of all

Lord I know my heart wants more of you, my heart wants something new

So I, surrender all

All I want, is to live within your love

Be undone by who you are

My desire is to know you deeper

Lord, I will open up again

Throw my fears into the wind

I am desperate for a touch of heaven

I open up my heart to you, I open up my heart to you now

So do what only you can

Jesus have your way in me now} x3

All I want, is to live within your love

Be undone by who you are

My desire is to know you deeper

Lord, I will open up again

Throw my fears into the wind

I am desperate for a touch of heaven

All I want, is to live within your love

Be undone by who you are

My desire is to know you deeper

Lord, I will open up again

Throw my fears into the wind

I am desperate for a touch of heaven

Honestly this whole song just stirs my thoughts. I know that for me this song just flicks all my switches, if you know what I mean. The desperation and adoration for God that sits among these words truly inspires me.

Last week I went to a youth conference run by the youth leaders at Journey Uniting Church, called Fearless. I'll probably talk a little bit more about that in another blog post, but this song, Touch of Heaven, was sung at the all ages worship night which was free for anyone who wanted to come. I'm not sure how many people came but there had to be at least a couple hundred. The atmosphere that this song of hope created was impeccable and that night God became very, very, tangible in that room.

As we worshipped we repeated the bridge/coda numerous times and each time those words gain more and more meaning. 'Jesus have your way in me now'... the urgency and desperateness in this phrase just catches me every time. 'Jesus have your way in me now'. I guess it poses as a bit of a challenge to the listener. Giving your all to God, to let him do whatever he wants with you, that takes courage, yet this phrase makes it seem as easy as taking a literal step. This song really got my heart racing and my mind thinking. Have a listen at ... what do you think?