As of 2006, she has released nineteen albums. Thirty-two of her singles have reached the Number 1 position on Christian radio national airplay charts. These include "He Is Exalted", "God Is In Control", "We Bow Down" and "The Warrior Is A Child". She has received five GMA Dove Awards, and three American Songwriter Awards.
Some of Paris' songs have been included in the hymnals by a variety of churches including the United Methodist church and various Charismatic churches. In recent years, Paris has focused on recording new versions of some of her worship standards and writing new praise and worship music in contrast to contemporary Christian pop songs that she released the latter 1990s.
Her uncle, Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission, while her family started Ecclesia College in Elm Springs, Arkansas, where her brother Oren Paris III is president and father Oren Paris II is chancellor. Paris herself studied theology and sacred music, though she has claimed to have placed little emphasis in her formal studies on composition or songwriting. Beyond songwriting, she is the author of four books, three of which focus on contemporary Christian theology.
She and her husband Jack Wright have one child, Jack Paris Wright, born April 29, 2001.
Although widely associated for much of her career with Star Song Records, EMI switched her over to the Sparrow label in 1996, before her contract ended after 2003. In 2005, she switched to Michael Coleman's INO label.
Fill My Heart
Twila Paris Lyrics
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I was weak and I need Your grace
You are the only Light, You are the Way of Life
Fill my heart, fill this house, fill this day, O Lord
Fill my heart, fill this house, fill this day, O Lord
I am Yours, I will give You praise
You are the only Truth and I will follow You
Fill my spirit with Your spirit until I cannot contain it
Fill my heart that cannot be explained
Fill another earthen vessel until grace is overflowing
And this barren earth is covered by Your rain
Fill my heart, fill this house, fill this day, O Lord
Speak Your Word and I will obey
So open eyes can see all You are in me
Fill my heart, fill this house, fill this day, O Lord
The more I live, I know, I need You more than ever so
Please come and fill this open room inside of me
The more You give, I see, Your heart is springing up in me
This love is here it overflows and so it goes
The lyrics to Twila Paris's song Fill My Heart is a prayer to God for his grace and guidance. The first verse begins with the singer acknowledging her weakness and the need for the Lord's grace to fill her heart, house, and day. In the chorus, she reaffirms her devotion to God and praises Him as the only Light and Way of Life. The second verse is a declaration of the singer's commitment to follow the Lord and to have Him fill her heart and house.
The bridge is a plea for the Lord to fill her spirit with His spirit until it overflows and is uncontrollable. The singer is asking for God's grace to be overflowing in her and to cover the earth like rain. The last verse is a declaration of the singer's willingness to obey God's Word and have her eyes opened to see all that He is in her.
Overall, the lyrics of Fill My Heart are a call for God's presence and grace to fill every aspect of the singer's life, from her heart to her home to her day-to-day activities. This prayer is an acknowledgment of the singer's dependence on God and willingness to follow Him.
Line by Line Meaning
Fill my heart, fill this house, fill this day, O Lord
Asking God to fill the heart, house and day with His presence and blessings.
I was weak and I need Your grace
Acknowledging personal weakness and a need for God's grace and strength.
You are the only Light, You are the Way of Life
Recognizing God as the source of guidance and life.
I am Yours, I will give You praise
Making a statement of commitment and offering praise to God.
You are the only Truth and I will follow You
Choosing to follow God because He is the source of truth.
Fill my spirit with Your spirit until I cannot contain it
Asking God to fill the spirit with His presence.
Fill my heart that cannot be explained
Requesting that God fill the heart with His love and power so deeply that it cannot be fully understood or expressed.
Fill another earthen vessel until grace is overflowing
Asking God to fill others with His grace and blessings in abundance.
And this barren earth is covered by Your rain
Expressing hope that God's blessings and provision will cover the earth, bringing transformation.
Speak Your Word and I will obey
Committing to obeying God's will and commands, as revealed through His Word.
So open eyes can see all You are in me
Asking God to reveal His presence and work within oneself to others, so that they may see and understand God's power and love.
The more I live, I know, I need You more than ever so
Affirming the need for God's presence and guidance as life continues.
Please come and fill this open room inside of me
Asking God to fill the space within oneself that is longing for His presence and love.
The more You give, I see, Your heart is springing up in me
Recognizing that as one receives more of God's presence and blessings, they become filled with love and their heart overflows with joy.
This love is here it overflows and so it goes
Acknowledging that God's love is abundant and endless, and will continue to overflow and impact others.
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Written by: MONTVILO, TROCCOLI
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