Matt Redman is a British Christian songwriter, and was one of the main wors… Read Full Bio ↴Matt Redman is a British Christian songwriter, and was one of the main worship leaders associated with the Soul Survivor organization. He is now with Passion Conferences and an artist for Six Steps Records. He has authored and edited multiple books on Christian worship, including "The Unquenchable Worshipper" and the book Facedown which accompanied the album. Some of his most popular songs include Heart Of Worship, Let Everything That Has Breath, Once Again, and Blessed Be Your Name, the latter winning the "Worship Song of the Year" award in the 2005 GMA music awards.

He has since launched another album, Beautiful News, and continues to write many more popular songs such as You Never Let Go and Shine.

Songfacts states that Redman's eighth album 10,000 Reasons, was co-written with several of his friends. He then recorded the songs live in Atlanta, leading worship for over 1,000 worship leaders during LIFT: A Worship Leader Collective, put on by Passion City Church and sixstepsrecords on February 18 and 19, 2011. It sold nearly 7,000 units its first week in the US, almost doubling Redman's previous album release We Shall Not Be Shaken. The LP entered the Billboard 200 at #66, his biggest debut to date.

Now To Live The Life
Matt Redman Lyrics

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Many are the words we speak
Many are the songs we sing
Many kinds of offerings
But now to live the life

Many are the words we speak
Many are the songs we sing
Many kinds of offerings

But now to live the life

Help us live the life
Help us live the life
All we want to do is bring you something real
Bring You something true

(We hope that) Precious are the words we speak
(We pray that) Precious are the songs we sing
Precious all these offerings
But now to live the life

Help us live the life
Help us live the life
All we want to do is bring you something real
Bring You something true

Help us live the life
Help us live the life
All we want to do is bring you something real
Bring You something true

Now to go the extra mile
Now to turn the other cheek
And to serve You with a life
Let us share your fellowship
Even of your sufferings
Never let the passion die...
Now to live the life...
Now to live the life

Now to live the life
Now to live the life

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Now To Live The Life" by Matt Redman are a plea for help in living a life that truly brings honor and truth to God. The first verse acknowledges the many words spoken and songs sung, as well as various offerings made in worship, but recognizes that these things are not enough to truly live the life God desires for His people. It is a call to action, recognizing that there is more to living for God than simply going through the motions of religious practices.

The chorus repeats the plea for help in living the life, acknowledging that all the singer wants is to bring something real and true to God. The second verse takes this desire further, asking that the words spoken and songs sung be not just many, but precious. The heart behind this is to truly serve God with every aspect of life, not just in formal worship services. The verse lists specific actions, such as going the extra mile, turning the other cheek, and serving God with one's life, recognizing that true fellowship with God comes not just in happy and easy times, but also in times of struggle and suffering.

Overall, "Now To Live The Life" is a powerful call to truly live for God in every aspect of life, not just in religious practices or good times, but also in the difficult and tumultuous moments.

Line by Line Meaning

Many are the words we speak
We say a lot of things

Many are the songs we sing
We sing many different songs

Many kinds of offerings
We make various kinds of offerings

But now to live the life
But what really matters is living the true life

Help us live the life
Please help us to live the true life

All we want to do is bring you something real
We only want to give you something genuine

Bring You something true
We want to bring you genuine things

Precious are the words we speak
We hope that our words are important

Precious are the songs we sing
We pray that our songs are significant

Precious all these offerings
All of our offerings are important

Help us live the life
Please help us to live the true life