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Rest on Us
Maverick City Music Lyrics
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Spirit, come move over us
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
As the Spirit was moving over the waters
Spirit, come move over us
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
So come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Hey
Come fill us up
Come fill us up
Come fill us up
And as the Spirit was moving over the waters
Spirit, come move over us (come on)
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
As the Spirit was moving over the waters
Spirit, come move over us
Come rest on us
Come rest on us (I feel the fire)
Fire and wind, come and do it again
Open up the gates, let Heaven on in (come)
Come rest on us (won't you come)
Come rest on us (I feel the fire)
Fire and wind, come and do it again
Open up the gates, let Heaven on in
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
So come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Won't You fill me afresh?
Fill me afresh (ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh)
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want (yeah)
You're all we want
Oh, Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want (Holy Spirit)
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want (yeah, you're all)
You're all we want (hey)
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want
So come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill this room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving (hey)
I'm here and I know You will fill me (won't You come down, come down?)
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
'Cause You love to meet us here
Hey, baptize us afresh tonight
Baptize us afresh tonight
The lyrics to Maverick City Music & UPPERROOM's song "Rest on Us" are a powerful plea to the Holy Spirit to come and fill us with His presence. The opening lines "As the Spirit was moving over the waters" refer to the creation story in Genesis, where the Spirit of God moves over the surface of the waters (Genesis 1:2). The song asks for this Spirit to come and move over us, to come and fill us with His rest, and to make His presence known in the room.
The chorus of the song then follows with a passionate cry for the Holy Spirit to come down and fill us, to make our hearts beat with His presence, and to know that He is moving all around. The repetition of the phrase "come down" highlights the desperate need for the Holy Spirit to come and make Himself known. The song then ends with a call for the Holy Spirit to baptize us afresh tonight, to renew us and fill us with His presence.
Overall, "Rest on Us" is a powerful worship song that reminds us of our complete dependence on the Holy Spirit. It is a plea for Him to come and fill us, to make His presence known, and to renew us with His love.
Line by Line Meaning
As the Spirit was moving over the waters
Just like how the Spirit moved over the waters in the beginning of creation
Spirit, come move over us
We ask the Spirit to move over us - to be present with us
Come rest on us
We ask the Spirit to rest on us, to be with us in peace and comfort
Come down
We ask the Spirit to come down to us, to be with us in our presence
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
We acknowledge that when the Spirit moves, we feel it deeply and our hearts are affected
When You fill the room
We recognize the presence of the Spirit when the room is filled with its presence
You're here and I know You are moving
We know that the Spirit is moving and active when it is present with us
I'm here and I know You will fill me
We trust that the Spirit will fill us when it is present with us
Come fill us up
We ask the Spirit to fill us completely with its presence
Fire and wind, come and do it again
We reference the image of fire and wind from the book of Acts, asking for the same power and presence of the Spirit
Open up the gates, let Heaven on in
We ask for the gates of Heaven to be opened so that the Spirit can enter and be with us
Won't You fill me afresh?
We ask to be filled with the Spirit again and again, to renew our connection and presence with it
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
We call upon the Holy Spirit to rest upon us, to bring us peace and comfort
You're all we want
We acknowledge that the Spirit is all we need and desire
'Cause You love to meet us here
We recognize the love and desire of the Spirit to be present and meet with us
Baptize us afresh tonight
We ask to be baptized again with the presence and power of the Spirit, to renew our connection with it
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing, BETHEL MUSIC PUBLISHING, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Antoine Brown, Brandon Lake, Elyssa Smith, Harvest Parker, Jonathan Jay, Rebekah Erin White
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@jasminbrackenfield7017
This song was played on Holy Spirit Day (on Alpha) when my heart was completely healed. It used to have so much pain, heaviness and sadness and God healed it totally, made it flesh and I instantly forgave my parents who argued often as long as my dad lived. And also totally forgave my husband, where the cycle had repeated.
As the healing started my heart felt like a heart of glass- so hard, sharp and painful. I asked for a new heart, a heart of flesh, and for the Holy Spirit to fill me entirely, right down to my toes, and opened myself to it. Then my heart suddenly softened, and literally became different and full of love and forgiveness.
God’s compassion moves and fills my heart. And mostly my mind too. I am still in a journey of getting closer to God, still have some struggles, but I see the blessings that God has in store and I am so grateful.
We are blessed. When God is for you, who can be against you? No one. Nothing. This song inspires me. I listen to it often. It is my favourite worship song.
His Holy Spirit nudges me to speak to others. I just need to listen to his quiet voice, or sometime loud or insistent voice, and speak to others when prompted. Like now.
My heart is now full of joy, praise and seeks to do God’s will whenever possible.
For any of you who have had dysfunctional families, pain from past relationships and other emotional pain and hurt. God can heal your heart. And those who you know and love. Ask wilh ALL of your mind, ask with faith that he will restore you. He has promised and he will.
God can heal your heart. Ask for a new heart, a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26 promises:
‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.’
Dare to ask, believe and you too will have a new heart, a heart of flesh. Ask for your entire body to be filled with his Holy Spirit, and it will be done. Find people to help pray with you if you like. Find a community to support you, if you haven’t got that yet, a group of God’s people.
Fill your cup to overflowing. In Jesus’s mighty name. Amen.
I am praying that you will have a totally new heart. Filled with his divine Love.
It is worth asking for. I assure you. It will change your life. Amen.
❤
The world will be a better place if we ask for new hearts. And are open to receiving them. The more hearts of flesh the more space there is for God’s almighty Kingdom to come to Earth.
❤ Amen 🙏
@RENCETVVLOG-ot6ji
As the Spirit was moving over the waters
Spirit, come move over us
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
As the Spirit was moving over the waters
Spirit, come move over us
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
So come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Hey
Come fill us up
Come fill us up
Come fill us up
And as the Spirit was moving over the waters
Spirit, come move over us (come on)
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
As the Spirit was moving over the waters
Spirit, come move over us
Come rest on us
Come rest on us (I feel the fire)
Fire and wind, come and do it again
Open up the gates, let Heaven on in (come)
Come rest on us (won't you come)
Come rest on us (I feel the fire)
Fire and wind, come and do it again
Open up the gates, let Heaven on in
Come rest on us
Come rest on us
So come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Won't You fill me afresh?
Fill me afresh (ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh)
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want (yeah)
You're all we want
Oh, Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want (Holy Spirit)
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want (yeah, you're all)
You're all we want (hey)
Holy Spirit, come rest on us
You're all we want
You're all we want
So come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill this room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving (hey)
I'm here and I know You will fill me (won't You come down, come down?)
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
Come down
Spirit, when You move You make my heart pound
When You fill the room
You're here and I know You are moving
I'm here and I know You will fill me
'Cause You love to meet us here
Hey, baptize us afresh tonight
Baptize us afresh tonight
@caeciliacannia5903
My son was died, after I gave birth to him... he is not breathing, not moving or crying, his whole body is blue and limp.
My husband cried calling our little baby's name : "Noah.. Noahhh daddy is here.."
the midwife trying to shake our son and calling him.. but He is not breathing or moving.
But we believe so much Jesus could make him alive.. in tears my husband took holy annointing oil and rush to pour it on Noah, we prayed, calling out Jesus name over and over : " Jesus please help Noah.. make him breathe.."
After 5 minutes the miracle happens, Noah started to cough, cried a little and than cried loudly until he peed.. ❤️
JESUS is real.. and He love us.. He love you..
( Sorry for my bad English.. God bless you from Indonesia )
@Trust_In_God_Amen
I was born a Muslim in Iraq. I was worried and depressed, sitting and looking at the Tigris River in my city.Jesus' face appeared to me in the water and told me. "Son, you're not alone" And now I'm a Christian, and I pray every day at the edge of the river.Thank you Jesus for this grace. I'm not alone right now. Jesus is with me💜🌸🎊Amen🙏🏾🙏🏾
@shannonseaboyer1444
Praise Jesus! Welcome to the family Brother ❤️🙏🏻
@nicholashow7375
welcome home boss
@lah2131
Beautiful!! You are so loved! ❤
@hillarymaclean
Hallelujah!!!!
@juanvargas8361
Praise the lord!!
@ElijahTheMC
My 2.5 year old son while listening to this song said he wanted Holy Spirit. He asked Jesus into his heart and gave his life to the Lord. God is so great and faithful and merciful — I’m overwhelmed by His goodness!!!! He’s here and I know He’s moving!
@kurage6262
wow!!
@jonpatton7021
welcome to the family buddies:)
@BestHillsongMusic-nt4gk
I was crying in my room, with scars and bruises, and He heard my cry to Him, I got healed, I have a stable job and a healthy pregnant wife! And we're expecting a boy, and it's all because of Him. Praise the good ol' God