Wake
Hillsong Young Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴At break of day
In hope we rise
We speak Your Name
We lift our eyes
Tune our hearts
Into Your beat
Where we walk
There You'll be
With fire in our eyes
Our lives alight
Your love untamed
It's blazing out
The streets will glow
Forever bright
Your glory's breaking
Through the night

You will never fade away
Your love is here to stay
By my side, in my life
Shining through me everyday

You will never fade away
Your love is here to stay
By my side, in my life
Shining through me everyday

You wake within me
Wake within me
You're in my heart forever

You wake within me
Wake within me
You're in my heart forever

With fire in our eyes
Our lives alight
Your love untamed
It's blazing out
The streets will glow
Forever bright
Your glory's breaking
Through the night

You will never fade away
Your love is here to stay
By my side, in my life
Shining through me everyday

You will never fade away
Your love is here to stay
By my side, in my life
Shining through me everyday

You wake within me
Wake within me
You're in my heart forever

You wake within me
Wake within me
You're in my heart forever

Forever forever forever
In Your love
Forever forever forever
In Your love
Forever forever forever
In Your love
Forever forever forever
We know that

You will never fade away
Your love is here to stay
By my side, in my life
Shining through me everyday

You will never fade away
Your love is here to stay
By my side, in my life
Shining through me everyday

You wake within me
Wake within me
You're in my heart forever

You wake within me

Wake within me
You're in my heart forever

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Hillsong Young & Free's song 'Wake' talk about hope and rising at the break of day, while speaking and lifting their eyes to the name of the Lord. These lines capture the essence of a new beginning, a new day with renewed hope and a fresh outlook on life. The lyricist talks about tuning their hearts to God's beat, which essentially means aligning their thoughts and actions to God's ways. The song also talks about God being present wherever they walk, symbolizing the omnipresence of God and His constant presence in their lives.

The second verse talks about the fire in their hearts and the love of God that drives them. The lyrics suggest that the love of God is not passive but rather it is untamed, which means it's intense and powerful. The image of streets blissfully lit up by the everlasting light of God's glory breaking through the dark is a beautiful one, signifying hope overcoming darkness.

The chorus repeats that God's love will never fade away and is always present, shining through the singer every day. The bridge reiterates the premise that God is omnipresent in the singer's life, and His love will always shine through them, forever.

Line by Line Meaning

At break of day
As the day begins

In hope we rise
We rise with hope in our hearts

We speak Your Name
We voice Your Name in prayer and adoration

We lift our eyes
We look up to You

Tune our hearts
We align our hearts

Into Your beat
With the rhythm of Your love

Where we walk
As we journey in life

There You'll be
You'll never leave us

With fire in our eyes
With passion burning within us

Our lives alight
Our lives shining brightly

Your love untamed
Your love uncontainable

It's blazing out
It's radiating from within us

The streets will glow
Your love will be visible to all

Forever bright
Eternally shining

Your glory's breaking
Your glory's piercing through

Through the night
Even in the darkness

You will never fade away
Your presence will never diminish

Your love is here to stay
Your love is constant

By my side, in my life
You are always with us

Shining through me everyday
Your light shines through us every day

You wake within me
You stir our hearts

You're in my heart forever
You reside in our hearts eternally

Forever forever forever
Eternal, never-ending

In Your love
In the embrace of Your love

We know that
We are certain

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALEXANDER PAPPAS, HANNAH HOBBS, JOEL DAVIES

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