Ever since I heard Shane & Shane’s Beg from their most recent CD Pages, it’s stuck in my head as almost something of an anthem. The lyrics rest at the heart of many, many Christian’s spiritual walks, yet it’s one of the few songs directly addresses it.
Here I am
One more day of not
Loving Him the way He asks
In fact my heart is singing praises to the things
that make me feel alright
So I’m sinking fast like a stone heart should
And on the way down
I’ve done what I could
To try and try to turn this stone to fleshI’m haunted by my God
Who has the right to ask me
What by the nature of my rebellion
I cannot give.
So I beg for you to move
I beg for you to move
for you to break throughSo here I am
Got my deeds for the day
All my cute little words about
How I am saved
Am I saved?
Could I love you with my mouth like a church kid should
At the end of the day
My words get burned as wood
Oh, but I was good.I’m haunted by my God
Who has the right to ask me
What by the nature of my rebellion
I cannot give.These songs are noise
In your ears
A clanging drum
You want my love
So I beg for you to move
I beg for you to move
for you to break through
The chorus is a beautiful prayer. And, a beautiful acknowledgment of our basic inability to do the most basic task, love our God and Savior. We need God’s grace, even for that. In all things, God receives all the glory.
