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Eli's Song
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Aug 21, 2026 updated
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Rich Mullins' 'Eli's Song' is a tender acoustic piece written for a child, likely his nephew or a young friend. The lyrics celebrate the innocence, joy, and strength found in a child, which inspire the singer's own faith. Mullins prays that the child's heart will shine with hope and that they will come to know the vast dimensions of God's love. The song reflects on how a child's simple trust can break down walls of selfishness and guilt, leading to a freer, more childlike faith. It's a heartfelt, intimate worship moment that blends gratitude for a child with a prayer for spiritual growth.
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O Eli
There's a sanctity in your innocence
A certain beauty and no uncertain strength
That brings me to the faith
I don't know if I
If I am climbing to or falling in
But it comes like grace from your tiny hands
When I hold you in mine
And I pray that the eyes
Of your heart
Shine bright
With the hope to which you're called
And may you know with all the saints
The height, the depth, the width, and the length
Of the love of God
O Eli
There's a joy in your sweet abandon
Like the cowgirl ballerina
Leaves that ride
The wild and holy bucking wind that the sky
Sent through you to blow away these walls I've built
Walls of selfishness and walls of guilt
That leave me free to be a child
And I pray that the eyes
Of your heart
Shine bright
With the hope to which you're called
And may you know with all the saints
The height, the depth, the width, and the length
Of the love of God
O Eli...
Like the cowgirl ballerina
Leaves that ride
The wild and holy bucking wind that the sky