This simple chorus was inspired one recent Sunday morning during the Holiness Meeting. I think it’s interesting to note that rarely in worship do we express the “You”, “We” or “They” in the context of praise. Almost all contemporary worship contains the “I” as in what God is doing in our lives on a personal level (“I love you Lord and I lift my voice…”) or the “You” as in talking about God (“You are so good to me, You heal my broken heart…”).
The “You” in this chorus refers to what God is doing in the life of the person sitting next you in your pew. The “We” is what God is doing through all of us, His Church. The “They” refers to what God is doing in the lives of the people who are not in our corps or churches—who do not have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The “They” is almost never expressed in worship, and if it is, the “They” usually refers to negative aspects of pre-Christians and doesn’t refer to them as people made in God’s image, made to be the temple of the Holy Spirit and made to live lives in Christ. I hope that more worship leaders/writers begin to write songs in ways that enlarge our perspective on community in a way that gives Glory to God.
I believe that “I’m Made In The Image Of God” can be useful for worship services as a way to begin communal worship (ala “I’m so glad I’m a part of the family of God…”) or as a way to end meetings (ala “Praise God from whom all blessings flow…”) with a challenge and reminder to treat yourself and others as God’s creation, the Spirit’s temple and as a representation of Christ’s resurrection.
I Am Made In The Image Of God
Words and Music by: Eric Himes
I am made in the image of God,
To contain the Holy Spirit of God,
I’m receiving by faith the full measure of grace,
To live out the resurrection of God.
You are made in the image of God,
To contain the Holy Spirit of God,
You’re receiving by faith the full measure of grace,
To live out the resurrection of God.
We are made in the image of God,
To contain the Holy Spirit of God,
We’re receiving by faith the full measure of grace,
To live out the resurrection of God.
They are made in the image of God,
To contain the Holy Spirit of God,
They’re receiving by faith the full measure of grace,
To live out the resurrection of God.
Youth Department