Lord, I Need You (Senor, Te Necesito)
Song Meaning
Matt Maher moves between English and Spanish verses that mirror each other exactly rather than adding different content in each language — 'where sin runs deep, Your grace is more' and 'donde Tú estás, hay libertad' ('where You are, there is freedom') say the same thing twice, once in each language, rather than splitting the song's ideas between them.
'Where sin runs deep, Your grace is more' echoes Romans 5:20's claim that 'where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly' almost exactly, and 'my one defense, my righteousness' reaches for 2 Corinthians 5:21's account of becoming 'the righteousness of God' in Christ — not a righteousness earned, but one supplied entirely from outside. The repeated title phrase, sung in both languages across the song, keeps the need itself constant no matter which language is doing the asking: 'every hour I need You' isn't a peak crisis moment, it's named as the ordinary, continuous condition the whole song is written from.
Where You are, Lord, I am free
Holiness is Christ in me
Where You are, Lord, I am free
Holiness is Christ in me
Aquí estoy, vengo a Tus pies Ante Ti encuentro paz
Yo sin Ti, no soy capazSólo Tu me guiarás
Oh, Senor, te necesito Es por Ti que vivo
Mi Defensor, mi Salvador Dios, te necesito
Where sin runs deep Your grace is more
Where grace is found is where You are
Donde Tu estás, hay libertad Cristo en mi, es santidad
So teach my song to rise to You
When temptation comes my way
When I cannot stand I'll fall on You Jesus,
You're my hope and stay
Que mi canción sea para
Ti Cuando esté en tentación
Cuando flaqueo, descanso en Ti
Mi esperanza eres, Senor
Lord, I need You, oh, I need You
Every hour I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You
Mi Defensor, mi Salvador Dios, te necesito