[Verse 1]
Holy, there is none more holy
Unmatched in all your glory
And still you call me friend
[Verse 2]
Who may ascend the hill of heaven?
Experience your presence
A love that knows no end
[Pre-Chorus]
Jesus, cleanse these open hands
And purify my heart
[Chorus]
I wanna be holy as you're holy
I wanna be set apart for you
'Cause I know that this world has nothing for me
I wanna be holy as you are
(Holy as you are)
[Verse 3]
Always, all your ways are higher
Rid us of our idols
And let your light come in
[Pre-Chorus]
I know that the fear of God
Is where all wisdom starts
[Chorus]
I wanna be holy as you're holy
I wanna be set apart for you
'Cause I know that this world has nothing for me
I wanna be holy as you are
(Holy as you are)
[Bridge]
Your life for my sake
Precious blood has saved me
There's no one more holy
You turned that cross to victory
My sin and my shame
Has been buried in the grave
And I'll never be the same
[Bridge]
Your life for my sake
Precious blood has saved me
There's no one more holy
You turned that cross to victory
My sin and my shame
Has been buried in the grave
And I'll never be the same
[Chorus]
I wanna be holy as you're holy
I wanna be set apart for you
'Cause I know that this world has nothing for me
I wanna be holy as you are
(Holy as you are)
[Bridge]
Your life for my sake
Precious blood has saved me
There's no one more holy
You turned that cross to victory
My sin and my shame
Has been buried in the grave
And I'll never be the same
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As You Are
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Oct 27, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
The song opens with an awestruck address to a God who is utterly holy and unmatched in glory, yet who still calls the singer "friend" — a startling closeness set against transcendence. That tension carries into a question about who may climb the hill of heaven and enter God's presence, answered not by achievement but by a plea for clean hands and a purified heart. The chorus turns that plea into a declaration of intent: to be holy as God is holy, set apart, because the world holds nothing worth keeping. Later verses ask God to strip away idols and let light in, and the singer grounds wisdom in the fear of the Lord. The bridge shifts from aspiration to testimony, recalling a life given for the singer's sake, precious blood that saves, and a cross turned into victory. Sin and shame are buried in the grave, and the closing line insists the singer will never be the same. What makes the song distinctive is that it never treats holiness as a mood or a checklist; it is a longing voiced by someone who knows they have already been rescued and now wants to live like it.
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