As I rise, breathe of God
Go before, lift me up
As I wake, eyes of God
Look upon, be my sight
As I wait, heart of God
Satisfy and sustain
As I hear, voice of God
Lead me on, be my guide
Be my guide
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
And as I go, Hand of God
My defense, by my side
As I rest, breath of God
Fall upon, bring me peace
Bring me peace
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
Christ be all around me
Christ be all around me
Your life, Your death
Your blood was shed
For every moment
Every moment
Your life, Your death
Your blood was shed
For every moment
Every moment
Your life, Your death
Your blood was shed
For every moment
Every moment
Your life, Your death
Your blood was shed
For every moment
Every moment
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
Above and below me
Before and behind me
In every eye that sees me
Christ be all around me
Christ be all around me
Christ be all around me
Christ Be All Around Me (feat. Village Lights & Jasmine Mullen)
Song Meaning
Integrity Music and Anchor Hymns structure this one around a single day, moving through it hour by hour: "as I rise, breathe of God, go before, lift me up... as I wake, eyes of God, look upon, be my sight." Each moment of an ordinary morning gets a specific request attached to it.
The chorus surrounds the singer from every direction at once: "above and below me, before and behind me, in every eye that sees me, Christ be all around me." Nothing about the request is partial — every angle gets covered.
The psalmist's description of being hemmed in "behind and before," God's hand upon him wherever he goes, gives the chorus its exact geometry, and the bridge's repeated "your life, your death, your blood was shed for every moment" ties the whole day's requests back to a single sacrifice rather than treating the sentiment as generic protection. "As I rest, breath of God, fall upon, bring me peace" closes the day the same way it opened — asking for presence, not just help.