By the Tree Album: World On Fire Track: Any Other Way
Any Other Way Lyrics
(Aaron Blanton, Travis Taylor)
I'm in need of You To come inside and make new All my days of effort Could never pull me through I'm in need of angels To help me through this race I'm running to surrender That I might bring You praise
Is there any other way You would praise a King? Is there any other fashion You would bring an offering? Take my life completely I'm giving everything To realize I need You, I'm surrendering
I've been looking inward Trying to find my place And I've had good intensions Stumbling to Your grace And I've been climbing mountains Just to go half way I recognize without You The summit would remain
Turn my trials into trusting Turn this passion into praise Lead me with Your hands of mercy To a place of never ending praise
I'm in need of You To come inside and make new All my days of effort Could never pull me through
Song Description: The crafting of this song was basically born out of many deeply burning questions we had. Is it even possible to say 'I love you Jesus' and only mean it half way? Is there any such thing as uninvolved worship? Can my heart be disengaged from the God who created it and called me into His kingdom? There were so many questions we had, and we really started reading, and writing, and fellowshipping with other songwriters to hash out these answers. What we came up with was "Any Other Way". The relationship to God is a commitment, and ultimately it is a commitment to surrender. In order to give your self completely, you have to surrender. We developed this song to speak into a life of surrender and commitment to a worthy King.
