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.

Send Revival Start With Me
Matt Redman Lyrics

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We're looking to Your promise of old
That if we pray and humble ourselves
You will come and heal our land
You will come
You will come

We're looking to the promise You made
That if we turn and look to Your face

You will come and heal our land
You will come
You will come to us

Lord, send revival, start with me
For I am one of unclean lips
And my eyes have seen the King

Your glory I have glimpsed
Send revival, start with me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Matt Redman's song "Send Revival Start With Me" call for spiritual renewal and revival in the land. The first two stanzas express a hope in God's promise that if people pray and humble themselves, He will come and heal the land. The repetition of the phrase "You will come" emphasizes the faith and expectation that the singer has in God's ability to bring change.

In the third stanza, the focus shifts to the individual, with the plea to "send revival, start with me." The singer acknowledges their own sinfulness and unworthiness ("I am one of unclean lips"), but has also caught a glimpse of God's glory. The desire to experience a personal revival is not just for the benefit of the individual, but also for the larger community and nation.

Overall, the song is a call to action for believers to take responsibility for their own spiritual growth and to humble themselves before God in prayer. By starting with personal revival, the hope is that a larger movement of renewal will spread throughout the land.

Line by Line Meaning

We're looking to Your promise of old
We rely on the ancient promise You made to heal our land if we humbly pray to You.

That if we pray and humble ourselves
Your promise of healing is conditional on us humbling ourselves and earnestly praying to You.

You will come and heal our land
Your healing and restorative power will come upon our land, bringing peace and wholeness.

You will come
You, the divine God, will come to us in our time of need.

We're looking to the promise You made
We expect the promise of Your power and mercy to be fulfilled as You have proclaimed it.

That if we turn and look to Your face
Your promise to heal our land is based on our repentance and seeking Your guidance and direction.

You will come and heal our land
You, the Almighty Creator and Savior, will bring healing and restoration to our broken and hurting land.

You will come to us
We expect Your divine presence and power to intervene in our situation and transform us from the inside out.

Lord, send revival, start with me
We implore You, O Lord, to send a spiritual revival, starting with ourselves.

For I am one of unclean lips
We confess that we are unworthy of Your grace and forgiveness and need to be cleansed of our sins.

And my eyes have seen the King
We have been in Your midst, O King of glory, and have beheld Your majesty and power.

Your glory I have glimpsed
We have experienced a brief taste of Your radiant splendor and love and long for more of Your presence.

Send revival, start with me
We plead with You, Lord, to ignite a transformative revival in our hearts and lives, beginning with ourselves.

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Comments from YouTube:

Mike Buckland

Yes come Lord! Meanwhile, as the Bible says, we must play our part in healing the land, which belongs to You and which you have entrusted to our care.

debs woo

4y↑2

Such a song for such a time as this

Antonio Chacon

7y↑1

this is beautiful,,,,,

chizuka kawabata

10y↑7

thank you. It seems this song is posted is usually sung by Petra or someone else. I still prefer Matt Redman singing his own song (as he does in this song). The title is actually Send Revival. But it is also referred to as We're Looking To Your Promise Of Old. So if people can't find it they need to look under Send Revival. It's a British thing,..... a lot of songs have to official titles.