Eric Gwin - Fresh Hope Lyrics

Here With Me

Words and Music by Eric Gwin.

The Story Behind the Song

This song actually began as a love song for my wife. I wrote most of these lyrics when I was in the middle of an intense period of writing in 2006, but I had no music to go with it at the time so I put it away for a while. 

When I began putting together the Fresh Hope album, I came up with what I thought was a really good melody and began looking through my journal for some lyrical ideas. I came across these lyrics and realized, with a little adjusting, they worked for this song just fine.

This song could very well be sung by either parent, expressing the joy they are experiencing with the birth of their first child. However, I look at this song from Joseph's perspective. Even though he knew that Jesus was the child conceived by Mary with the Holy Spirit, I'm sure that he was a typical "proud Papa" just the same. Imagine how he must have felt, being the earthly "father-figure" of The Messiah! What a responsibility! To be chosen by God to raise Jesus must have been scary, but it was surely something worth celebrating! 

The Lyrics

You're here with me!

You could be anywhere
Anywhere you want to be
But you've made the choice
To be here with me

I don't know why you're here
Or why you'd want to be
But I know I'm glad because
You're here with me

Chorus: Of all the places and all the times
Of all the lives that you could share
You've chosen to be here with me
I can't believe how much you care

You could live your life
Away and completely free
But instead you have chosen
To be here with me

There's nothing special here
Except what you are to me
So I'm thankful to you because
You are here with me

Chorus

Bridge: You're here with me
I've been waiting so long for you to arrive
You're here with me
I'm so glad that you're alive

Chorus

Fade: Welcome to the world you created
It's so nice to have you here
I will always love and adore you
I'm so glad you're here with me.

I'm so glad you're here with me.


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