Reign In Me
Song Meaning
A cry for help shapes the opening of this prayer, sung with "groaning, too deep the words" and weakness the singer doesn't hide. They come needing God rather than offering anything, with "I am for You, I yearn for You" as the starting posture.
The chorus stacks short petitions: "Savior, save me, Healer, heal me, Jesus, have Your way." Each line names who Jesus is and asks Him to act, and the call lands on "King of glory, reign in me." The second verse turns to surrender, "Your will be done," and a fresh start where the whole life is handed over.
A later section looks forward with confidence. The singer promises to say that God is good and that His promises "will never fade away," and celebrates strength and joy that last. The echoed lines in parentheses make the chorus easy for a congregation to answer back, and the repeated closing "reign in me" lets the prayer settle into stillness.
With groaning, too deep the words
I am for You, I yearn for You
With all of my weakness I come
In need of You, in need of You
Savior, save me, Healer, heal me
Jesus, have Your way
King of glory, reign in me
Reign in me
I surrender to You alone
Your will be done, Your will be done
With all of my heart I restart
My life to You, it's all for You
Savior, save me, Healer, heal me
Jesus, have Your way
King of glory, reign in me
Reign in me
Savior, save me
(Savior, save me)
Healer, heal me
(Healer, heal me)
Jesus, have Your way
King of glory, reign in me
Reign in me
Forever I will say
You are good and Your promises
Will never fade away
Never fade away
Your pouring out Your strength
And Your joy is forever lasting
I will never be the same
I will never be the same
Savior, save me
(Savior, save me)
Healer, heal me
(Healer, heal me)
Jesus, have Your way
King of glory, reign in me
Reign in me
Savior, save me
(Savior, save me)
Healer, heal me
(Healer, heal me)
Jesus, have Your way
King of glory, reign in me
Reign in me
Reign in me, reign in me
Reign in me, reign in me