"WITH ALL MY HEART"

I began writing this song when I was on holiday with my wife in South Africa in 2001. At that time, I really wanted to write something that was simple and yet passionate in it's content. I was inspired by the thought that worshipping God is about everything we are and everything we do. Not only the songs we sing, but the lives we live; Our relationships, our finances, our leisure time etc.

Ultimately, he requires that we love him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. The book of Deuteronomy is just one example in the bible where we are directed to serve Him with all that we are.

Deuteronomy 10:12 'And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?'

Before I recorded this song on the album, I just had the first verse and it felt like it needed a second verse to complete the song. This was added later along with the bridge, which musically was the contribution of Mike Busbee who produced 'Lost in Wonder'. Again lyrically, I wanted the bridge to express the theme of everyone and everything being called to worship the one true God; ‘all of creation, every nation and every heart’ passionately coming together in a celebration of who he is.