In 2002, the band released their popular second album, Spoken For, which produced two more Top 10 hits. The combined success of the band's first two albums garnered a nomination for the Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist at the American Music Awards.
In 2004, MercyMe released Undone which produced two Top 10 hits: Here With Me which also hit Billboard's Top 100 chart that same year, and In The Blink of an Eye which, as of the end of 2005, was at #5 on R&R's top Christian hits. In 2005 they also released their Christmas album titled The Christmas Sessions.
2006 saw the release of the album Coming Up to Breathe, which peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Christian Albums, and #13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Also released was Coming Up to Breathe Acoustic.
In 2007, MercyMe released their newest album, All That Is Within Me, which debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.
In 2010 they released The Generous Mr. Lovewell. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Christian Albums chart.
August 30, 2011 they released an album titled The Worship Sessions; it's currently exclusive to Family Christian Bookstores and can not be found on iTunes or Amazon.
The The Hurt & The Healer Songfacts says that their eighth major label studio album, The Hurt & Tye Healer, will be released on May 22, 2012. The record was produced by Brown Bannister and Dan Muckala and is centered around the concept of bringing healing to the hurting.
Just Like Your Father
MercyMe Lyrics
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You look familiar in a certain way
Believe me when I say
I think I met you some other day
There's something about you that I can see
An it shines right through you an approaches me
Oh but now I know
You're just like your father
You got your daddy's ways
You walk so close to him picked up his traits
You're just like your father
Got your daddy's ways
You're just like the man I met when I was saved
You look like your father
You got your daddy's eyes
You got your daddy's hands
You got your daddy's smile
You got your daddy's plans
Before you speak, people know who you belong to
It's how much it shows
I can see the love of God from the start
First thing I noticed he's got your heart
You have got something, a satisfying peace
He dwells within you, so many long to see
In "Just Like Your Father" by MercyMe, the singer is expressing his recognition of God's presence in the person he is addressing. He sees something familiar in this person, as if he has met them before. As he observes them, he realizes that the reason he recognizes them is because they are just like their father, God. The person has picked up the traits of their heavenly father and it is evident in their actions, demeanor, and character. The singer goes on to highlight how this person has inherited various qualities of God, such as his eyes, hands, smile, and plans. However, the most important thing that he recognizes about the person is that they carry the love of God in their heart, which is evident to all who encounter them.
The song is essentially a reminder for Christians that they are called to become more like God, to reflect his goodness and compassion in everything they do. The singer praises the person because they have allowed God to dwell within them, and as a result, they have a satisfying peace that attracts others to them. The song encourages the listener to also allow God to work in their life so that they too can carry the love of God in their heart and become more like their father in heaven.
Line by Line Meaning
Believe me when I say
I have a sense of familiarity about you
You look familiar in a certain way
There is something recognizable about you
I think I met you some other day
I feel like we have crossed paths before
There's something about you that I can see
There is an intangible quality emanating from you
An it shines right through you an approaches me
And it radiates from your being towards me
Oh but now I know
Oh but now I understand
Oh yes I know
Oh yes, I am certain
You're just like your father
You resemble and imitate your father
You got your daddy's ways
You have inherited characteristics and behaviors from your father
You walk so close to him picked up his traits
You have adopted your father's qualities through close association
You're just like your father
You share similarities with the man I met when I was saved
Got your daddy's ways
You possess your father's attributes
You're just like the man I met when I was saved
You are comparable to the man who introduced me to salvation
You look like your father
You resemble your father physically and emotionally
You got your daddy's eyes
You inherited your father's eyes
You got your daddy's hands
You possess the same hands as your father
You got your daddy's smile
You smile like your father
You got your daddy's plans
You have adopted your father's plans and goals
Before you speak, people know who you belong to
Your identity is apparent to others even before you speak
It's how much it shows
It is evident in what people see
I can see the love of God from the start
I can perceive God's love through you from the very beginning
First thing I noticed he's got your heart
The first thing I observed is that your heart belongs to God
You have got something, a satisfying peace
There is a gratifying tranquility that you possess
He dwells within you, so many long to see
God lives within you, and many people aspire to attain that level of closeness
Contributed by Adam P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SonOfMyRightHand Music
Lyrics:
Believe me when I say
You look familiar in a certain way
Believe me when I say
I think I met You some other day
There's something about You that I can see
And it shines right through You
And approaches me
Oh, but now I know
Oh yes, I know
You're just like Your father
You got Your daddy's ways
You walk so close to Him, picked up His traits
You're just like Your father
You got Your Daddy's ways
Just like the man I met when I was saved
You're just like Your father
You got Your daddy's eyes
You got Your daddy's hands
You got Your daddy's smile
Got Your daddy's plans
Before You speak people know
Who You belong to, it's how much it shows
I can see the love of God from the start
First thing I noticed, He's got Your heart
Oh, but now I know
Oh yes, I know
You're just like Your father
You got Your daddy's ways
You walk so close to Him, picked up His traits
You're just like Your father
You got Your Daddy's ways
Just like the man I met when I was saved
You're just like Your father
You have got something, a satisfying peace
He dwells within you, so many long to see
You're just like Your father
You got Your daddy's ways
You walk so close to Him, picked up His traits
You're just like Your father
Got Your Daddy's ways
Just like the man I met when I was saved
You're just like Your father
You got Your daddy's ways
You walk so close to Him, picked up His traits
You're just like Your father
You got Your Daddy's ways
Just like the man I met when I was saved
You're just like Your father
You're just like Your father
You're just like Your father
You're just like Your father
You're just like Your father