Stars In The Sky
Kari Jobe Lyrics

Take the sun
Acknowledging God's power and omnipotence over all of creation, including the sun.

Take the moon
Recognizing God's control over the moon and how it moves in the sky.

Take the earth and watch it move
Emphasizing God's power over the earth's rotation and movement in space.

Under Your control
Submitting to God's sovereignty and acknowledging that everything is under His authority.

Cause You're all I know
Placing complete trust in God because He is all that the artist truly understands and relies on.

Here's my life and all my heart
Offering one's entire being to God as a sacrifice and gesture of devotion.

I give it all but every part
Acknowledging that everything the singer gives to God is truly because of His grace and control.

Is under Your control
Echoing the previous focus on God's sovereignty over all things.

Lord You're all I know
Repeating the central theme that God is the only certainty and hope that the artist has.

The stars in the sky will hang there
Highlighting God's power to sustain everything in creation, including the stars and cosmos.

'til You tell them to
Stressing that everything in existence ultimately responds to God's will and command.

The faith in my heart will still sing
Affirming that even in uncertain or difficult times, the artist's faith will continue to proclaim God's goodness and grace.

Of what Your love can do
Praising God's love and the transformative power it has in the singer's life.

And even when life weighs heavy on me
Acknowledging that the circumstances or trials of life can sometimes cause troubles or distress.

I know You're in control
Reaffirming that, despite any difficulties, God remains in control and faithful.

And You're all I need
Asserting that God's presence and provision are sufficient to meet all the artist's needs.

Take the sea
Continuing the focus on God's power and authority over nature, including the sea.

Take the tide
Surrendering to God's dominion over even the ebb and flow of the ocean.

Take the waters watch them rise
Describing God's power to command the behavior of all the world's waters, and praising Him for it.

Giving praise to You
Offering adoration and worship to God for His supremacy over all of creation.

Always praising You
Committing to a life of continual worship and thankfulness to God.

Here's my voice
Offfering the artist's voice as an additional instrument with which to worship God.

And all my soul
Offering the singer's entire being to God's service.

Singing freely when Lord, I'm giving praise to You
Celebrating the freedom and joy of expressing faith and worship to God.

The clouds will rain
Describing God's control over the weather and acknowledging His active role in natural phenomena.

The seasons change
Recognizing God's order and structure in the changing of the seasons, where leaves fall in autumn and snow comes in winter.

(Cause You told them to)
Declaring that God is the ultimate cause and controller behind all things in nature and beyond.

The sun will shine
Affirming that God is responsible for the brightness and illumination brought by the sun.

Your burning light
An intensification of the previous line, to emphasize that God truly creates the light and all its desired effects.

When You speak your words through my soul
Asserting that the singer's deepest source of truth and understanding comes from the Word of God speaking to him/her.

So I know it's true
Claiming that the singer's knowledge and assurance of faith comes from personal experience with God's truthfulness.

You're in control
Reasserting that God's sovereignty and authority is the artist's dominating and guiding principle.

In control
Emphasizing and repeating the previous statement for added emphasis and conviction.