Hammond gained notoriety while playing the bass guitars for the gospel group The Winans. By 1985 he was one of the six original members of the group Commissioned, participating in 10 of the group's 12 albums.
After his stint with Commissioned ended, he regained fame in the gospel community after selling millions of albums with his musical group Radical For Christ.
In 2002 Hammond returned to the group Commissioned (now with members Keith Staten, Marvin Sapp, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Michael Williams, and Marcus Cole) to produce the Commissioned Reunion Live album.
Hammond produced Make Me Like The Moon, a stirring gospel ballad co-written by Chanté Moore and Kenny Lattimore for their 2006 double-CD of gospel and R&B love songs entitled Uncovered/Covered (released October 10, 2006 by LaFace/Verity/Zomba Music Group). He also performs with Sean Combs on the album Thank You.
I Want My Destiny
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ Lyrics
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To the One whose willingness
To give His life He just said yes
And here's the reason
He saw me out there all alone
So for my sin He did atone
He purchased me I'm not my own
I wanna please Him
So now I serve Him
Who brought me and is able to keep me all together
In the presence of His glory I found
That for my life His good and perfect purpose was designed
To bring me to the place where He has need of me
So I want my destiny, yeah
[Chorus]
Can't settle for half or nothing short
Of what You made me to be or want me to be
'Cause I want it all
As I look around
The time is now
My mind is telling me
Gotta be gotta be destiny
Not called to sit upon the shelf
He did not die just for His health
And with the time we have
Let's waste not all on selfish reasons
But we must seek to please Him first
Find His will upon the Earth
When they look back from death to birth
They'll say they've seen Him
So we must serve Him
Who brought us and is able to keep us all together
In the presence of His glory we found
That for our lives His good and perfect purpose was designed
To bring us to the place where He needs us to be
Do you want your destiny, come on
[Chorus]
Hold on don't let go
To give up now would be jacked up for sure
The journey is long and hard is the fight
But we trust in the Lord in the power of His might
There's power in His Word
And He's gonna see us through
So keepin' the faith is what we've gotta do
To believe our God is more than able, able
Fight the good fight as we press towards the mark we push in
That we obtain His favor
So we will know and have true confidence that, the prize
Of His call is much greater
Say I really want my destiny come one say
I want it
[Repeat x2]
I want it
Receive it
I need it
The will of God for my life, yeah
Gotta have it
Can't live without it
No doubt about it
The will of God for me, yeah, yeah, yeah
The song "I Want My Destiny" by Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ is an anthem for Christians who want to fulfill their God-given purpose in life. The lyrics show a deep understanding of the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for humanity and the obligation of Christians to live a life that is pleasing to Him. The opening lines, "Born to give my very best, to the One whose willingness, to give His life He just said yes, and here's the reason," remind Christians that they are saved by grace and that they should serve God with their whole heart.
Throughout the song, Hammond emphasizes the importance of seeking God's will and pursuing one's destiny. He admits that the journey may be long and hard, but encourages listeners to hold on and keep the faith, for God is more than able to see them through. The chorus of the song drives home the message that Christians should not settle for less than their God-given destiny, for time is short and the Lord desires to use them for His glory.
In summary, "I Want My Destiny" is a powerful call to Christians to pursue their God-given purpose and live a life that is pleasing to Him. The song acknowledges the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the responsibility of Christians to serve Him with their whole heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Born to give my very best
I was brought into this world with a purpose to give my best
To the One whose willingness
To the One who was willing
To give His life He just said yes
He gave His life by simply saying 'yes'
And here's the reason
And here's why He did it
He saw me out there all alone
He saw me when I was alone and in need
So for my sin He did atone
He paid for my sins so that I may be saved
He purchased me I'm not my own
He saved me, and now I belong to Him
I wanna please Him
Now that I am saved, I want to please Him with my life
So now I serve Him
I am now serving Him
Who brought me and is able to keep me all together
He brought me into this world, and He is able to keep me together
In the presence of His glory I found
When I am in His presence, I found
That for my life His good and perfect purpose was designed
That He designed a good and perfect purpose for my life
To bring me to the place where He has need of me
To bring me where He needs me
So I want my destiny, yeah
So I want to fulfill His purpose for my life
Can't settle for half or nothing short
I can't be satisfied with only part of His purpose
Of what You made me to be or want me to be
Of what He made me to be or wants me to be
'Cause I want it all
Because I want all of His purpose for me
As I look around
As I see what's going on in the world
The time is now
Now is the time
My mind is telling me
My mind is telling me
Gotta be gotta be destiny
That fulfilling His purpose is my destiny
Not called to sit upon the shelf
I'm not called to just sit around and do nothing
He did not die just for His health
He didn't die for no reason
And with the time we have
And with the time we have
Let's waste not all on selfish reasons
Let's not waste it on selfish desires
But we must seek to please Him first
Instead, we must seek to please Him above all else
Find His will upon the Earth
We must find His will for our lives on this Earth
When they look back from death to birth
When others look back on our life from beginning to end
They'll say they've seen Him
They'll see Him through the things we did in His name
So we must serve Him
So we must serve Him
Who brought us and is able to keep us all together
Who brought us into this world and is able to keep us together
In the presence of His glory we found
In His presence, we have found
That for our lives His good and perfect purpose was designed
That He designed a good and perfect purpose for our lives
To bring us to the place where He needs us to be
To bring us where He needs us to be
Do you want your destiny, come on
Do you want to fulfill His purpose for your life?
Hold on don't let go
Don't give up
To give up now would be jacked up for sure
Giving up now would be a bad idea
The journey is long and hard is the fight
The journey ahead is long, and the fight is hard
But we trust in the Lord in the power of His might
But we trust in the Lord, knowing that He has the power
There's power in His Word
There is power in His Word
And He's gonna see us through
And He will help us through it all
So keepin' the faith is what we've gotta do
So we must keep the faith
To believe our God is more than able, able
To believe that our God is more than able
Fight the good fight as we press towards the mark we push in
We must keep fighting the good fight and keep pushing forward
That we obtain His favor
So that we may obtain His favor
So we will know and have true confidence that, the prize
So that we will know and have true confidence in the prize
Of His call is much greater
Of His call for our lives is much greater
Say I really want my destiny come one say
Say that you really want to fulfill His purpose for your life
I want it
I want to fulfill His purpose for my life
Receive it
I receive His purpose for my life
I need it
I need His purpose for my life
The will of God for my life, yeah
I want to fulfill the will of God for my life
Gotta have it
I must have it
Can't live without it
I can't live without fulfilling His purpose for my life
No doubt about it
I have no doubt that I want to fulfill His purpose for my life
The will of God for me, yeah, yeah, yeah
The will of God for my life is what I want to fulfill
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: FRED HAMMOND, KIM RUTHERFORD, NOEL CHRISTOPHER HALL
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