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Empty Me

By William Murphy

2,530 views Jun 21, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

William Murphy's song 'Empty Me' is a prayerful plea for spiritual purification and surrender. The lyrics ask God's Holy Fire to burn away selfish desires and fill the singer with more of God's presence. The repeated refrain 'Empty me, fill me with you' expresses a longing to be emptied of anything not of God and to be filled with His living water. The song focuses on the theme of surrender and the desire for a deeper relationship with Jesus, emphasizing the need for God to remove personal ambitions and replace them with His will.

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Holy Fire

Burn away

My desire for that thing

That is not of you

And is of me

I want more of you

And less of me yeah

Empty me

Empty me

Empty me

Take it away

Take it away


Empty me

Empty me yeah

Fill won't you fill me

With you


[Chorus: (Lead)]

(Holy Fire) Holy Fire

(Burn away) Burn away

My desire

For anything

That is not of you

And is of me

(I want) I want more of you

(And less of me) And less of me yeah

(Somebody say empty me) Empty me

Empty me yeah

Fill won't you fill me

With you


(Well won't you empty me) Well won't you empty me

(Well wont) Well won't you empty me

(Well of living water) Well won't you empty me

(Well of living water) Well won't you empty me


(Cause I want more)

I want more

I want more

I want more of you Jesus


(I want more)

I want more

I want more

I want more of you Jesus

[Repeat 5x]


(Well of living water)

I want more

I want more

I want more of you Jesus


Holy Fire

Burn away

My desire

For anything

That is not of you

And is of me

I want more of you

And less of me yeah


Empty me

Empty me yeah

Fill wont you fill me

With you


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