God Of The Living

Restoration is announced in the future tense: "these fields are gonna grow again, these lungs are gonna take a breath, this house is gonna be rebuilt." Meredith Andrews gives the reason immediately, "cause I know who You are," and the verse spells it out with the patriarchs, "the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob," followed by the title claim, "You're the God of the living."

The refrain makes the prayer concrete: "in You there's resurrection life, so let what's dead be raised up." The second verse repeats the pattern for personal hope, saying "this heart is gonna dream again, these hands are gonna find new strength, these eyes will see the promise land." Each verse names something worn down and pledges it back to life.

The bridge brings in a specific story: "You are the resurrection and the light, You're the God who raised up Lazarus from his grave." That leads to faith language, "nothing is impossible when we call on Jesus' name." Matthew 22:32 contains the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as the God of the living, John 11:25 and 11:43 are the resurrection claim and Lazarus's call from the tomb, and Ezekiel 37:5 is breath entering the dry bones.