Rick Lee JamesHealthcare Chaplain, Bon Secours Mercy Health · Husband, Dad, Hospital Chaplain, Recording Artist, Podcast Host, Loyola University IPS Graduate, Alpha Sigma Nu Member, and Recording Academy (GRAMMY®) member - Contributing musician on a Grammy-nomin

Rick Lee James - Be My All (Lyric Video)

8 Jan 2021 · 4 min

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The lyric video for “Be My All” by Rick Lee James presents a heartfelt prayer in which the singer repeatedly asks the Lord to be every essential need in his life. The verses list specific human deficiencies—strength, voice, light, sight, food, mind, arms, song, comfort, will, direction, protection, friendship, freedom, and guidance in dreams—and implores God to fulfill each one, culminating in the refrain “Be my all.” The song’s structure relies on this refrain as a liturgical anchor, reinforcing a theme of total dependence on the divine. A metaphorical line, “You be the potter, I’ll be the clay,” underscores surrender to God’s shaping. The overall tone is worshipful, earnest, and vulnerable, expressing a desire for divine provision, comfort in grief, and complete reliance on God.

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<LYRICS>Be my strength when I'm too burdened. Be my voice when I can't speak. Be my light when night is my morning. Be my sight when I can't see.</LYRICS> Be my food when hunger overwhelms me. Be my mind when my thoughts fail. Be my arms when I cannot reach. Be my song when I cannot sing. Be my comforter Lord, in my grief or pain, be my all. Be my will when I'm unwilling. Be the road at my dead end. Be my watchman in the darkness when I'm Friendless, be my friend. Be my freedom when I'm locked in chains. Be the voice speaking in my dreams. Be my arms when I cannot reach. Be my song when I can't sing. When I sing, be my comfort in my grief or pain. Be my all. Be my heart. Be my provider. You be the potter, I'll be the clay. Be my arms when I cannot reach. Be my song when I cannot sing. Be my comfort in my grief or pain. Be my all. Be my all. Be my all.