Nichole Nordeman was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played the piano in church. She got her start when she entered a Gospel Music Association (GMA) contest in Los Angeles, California and was noticed by a music producer. She has won multiple GMA Dove Awards, including two awards for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her best-known songs include "Why," "This Mystery," "Holy", "Legacy," "Brave," and "What If." She also sang a song on the soundtrack Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, called "I Will Believe"
Tremble
Nichole Nordeman Lyrics
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Cause you came and chose to wear the skin of all of us and it's easty to forget you left a throne, and the line get's blurry all the time between daily and divine and it's hard to know the difference.
Oh let me not forget to tremble oh let me not forget to tremble face down on the ground do I dare to take the liberty to stare at you oh let me not forget to tremble
What a shame to think that I'd appear even slightly cavalier in the matter of salvation do I claim this gift you freely gave as if it were mine to take with such little hesitation?
Cause you came and stood among the very least of us and it's easy to forget you left a throne,
Oh let me not forget to tremble oh let me not forget to tremble face down on the ground do I dare to take the liberty to stare at you oh let me not forget to tremble
The cradle and the grave could not contain your divinity neither can I oversimplify this love
Oh let me not forget to tremble,
Face down on the ground do I dare to take the liberty to stare at you oh let me not, oh let me not forget to tremble
In Nichole Nordeman's song Tremble, the lyrics describe the struggle of approaching God with the proper respect and awe. The opening lines suggest that the singer fears they may have approached the deity too casually and forgotten the holiness of the situation. The following verses describe the difficulty in distinguishing between the divine and the daily, highlighting the importance of not forgetting to approach with reverence. The chorus calls the singer to "tremble" before God, to remember the magnitude of their presence and to humbly acknowledge their own insignificance in comparison.
The lyrics express the necessary tension between familiarity and reverence in approaching God. The singer acknowledges the human tendency to forget the majesty of the deity they worship in light of their humanity, but they refuse to allow that familiarity to result in disrespect or disregard for the divine. Ultimately, the song is a call to remember and respect the great power and love of God, while celebrating the intimacy and closeness that can be experienced through worship.
Line by Line Meaning
Have I come too casually? because it seems to me there's something I've neglected how does one approach a deity with informality and still protect the sacred?
I feel like I haven't approached you with enough reverence, God. How can I be informal and still show respect to your sacredness?
Cause you came and chose to wear the skin of all of us and it's easty to forget you left a throne, and the line gets blurry all the time between daily and divine and it's hard to know the difference.
You came to earth and lived as one of us, it's easy to forget that you are still divine and left your throne. The line between what is ordinary and what is divine is often blurred, making it difficult to differentiate between the two.
Oh let me not forget to tremble oh let me not forget to tremble face down on the ground do I dare to take the liberty to stare at you oh let me not forget to tremble
May I never forget to acknowledge your holiness and power. Should I prostrate myself and stare at you? May I never forget to tremble in awe.
What a shame to think that I'd appear even slightly cavalier in the matter of salvation do I claim this gift you freely gave as if it were mine to take with such little hesitation?
It would be a shame if I appeared to treat my salvation casually. Do I act like this gift was mine to take without deep gratitude?
Cause you came and stood among the very least of us and it's easy to forget you left a throne,
You stood among those who were insignificant and powerless like us. It's easy to forget that you are King of Kings and left your throne.
The cradle and the grave could not contain your divinity neither can I oversimplify this love
Even birth and death couldn't contain your divinity, and I should not oversimplify your love for us.
Oh let me not forget to tremble,
May I never forget to acknowledge your holiness and power.
Face down on the ground do I dare to take the liberty to stare at you oh let me not, oh let me not forget to tremble
Should I lay prostrate and gaze at you in freedom or feel restrained by your awesomeness? May I never forget to tremble in awe.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALBERT COLLINS
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