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1974
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Aug 3, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Amy Grant's song, uploaded in 2017, reflects on a transformative spiritual experience from youth. The lyrics describe a silent, powerful moment of change, symbolized by tasting holy wine and kneeling, which set the singers apart for life. The chorus celebrates a pure, boundless love that ignited a fire within them, burning into darkness. The song also expresses a longing to maintain that initial fervor over time, asking to stay with that love so it remains ever new. It's a reflective piece about enduring faith and the desire to keep that early passion alive.
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We were young
None of us knew quite what to say
But the feeling moved
Among us in silence anyway
Slowly we had made
Quite a change
Somewhere we had crossed a big line
Down upon our knees
We had tasted holy wine
And no one could sway us
In a life time
[Chorus:]
Purer than the sky
Behind the rain
Falling down all around us
Calling out from a boundless love
Love had lit a fire
We were the flame
Burning into the darkness
Shining out from inside us
Not a word
No one had to say we were changed
Nothing else we lived through
Would ever be the same
Knowing the truth
We had gained
[Chorus]
Stay with me
Make it ever new
So time will not undo
As the years go by
How I need to see
That's still me
Falling down all around us
Calling out from a boundless love
Burning into the darkness
Shining out from inside us
[Chorus]