Wouldn’t It Be Like You

Bryan & Katie Torwalt wrote “Wouldn't It Be Like You” about expecting God to act one way and finding him doing something different. The first verse admits it: “Thought I had You figured out, so sure I knew exactly how You'd move.” The singer expected a Savior “with a sword in His hand,” but, “to my surprise, He came as a child.”

The chorus gives the thought its form: “Wouldn't it be like You to be different than we thought, different than we want, but better.” The second verse moves to the time after the cross, when his followers had left him in a tomb, hope was lost and doubt was breaking through. Then, “when You broke the bread, I saw the holes in Your hands. How did I not see, Son of God yet Son of Man.” The bridge asks to be like Mary, who laid down and poured out, and promises not to miss Jesus in a crowd: “I love Your voice and I know the sound.” The closing lines urge listeners not to grow tired or give up, because “He's better.” The mood is hushed and the lines are easy to remember.

The bread broken at Emmaus is Luke 24:30-31. Mary sitting at his feet is Luke 10:39, and the Son taking human form is Philippians 2:6-7.