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Alive and Breathing

By Matt Maher

2,115 views Jun 26, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Matt Maher and Elle Limebear's 'Alive & Breathing' is an uplifting worship song that encourages listeners to praise God in every season. The lyrics acknowledge life's struggles, lostness, and weariness, but affirm that joy and hope remain because of God's faithfulness. The song calls believers to keep dancing, dreaming, and singing, even when circumstances are hard. It echoes the biblical promise that joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5) and emphasizes that as long as one is alive, there is reason to praise. The message is one of resilience, gratitude, and trust in God's goodness through both blessings and trials.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

What holds your heart

What stirs your soul

What matters come to mind

The cares you keep

The thoughts you think

It?s not all wasted time

Seek and you will find


Joy still comes in the morning

Hope still walks with the hurting

If you?re still alive and breathing

Praise the Lord

Don?t stop dancing and dreaming

There?s still Good News worth repeating

So lift your head and keep singing

Praise the Lord


Years roll by

We wonder why

We lost our way from home

Our Father finds

The child inside

We had left for growing old

Awake, awake, awake my soul


Joy still comes in the morning

Hope still walks with the hurting

If you?re still alive and breathing

Praise the Lord

Don?t stop dancing and dreaming

There?s still Good News worth repeating

So lift your head and keep singing

Praise the Lord


Let everything, let everything, let everything

Praise the Lord

In the working, in the waiting

Praise the Lord

In the blessing, in the breaking

Praise the Lord

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