Dear God (raw audio) - Cory Asbury

I wrote this song with my friend, Aodhan King (Hillsong Y&F / Hillsong Worship). It's one of the most honest and vulnerable songs I've written to date. It's laid out as a raw prayer to God. This recording is the unmixed, untouched, raw voice memo audio from the first time I sang it. Full song coming with the new album July 31st...

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Lyrics:

Dear God,
I’ve been trying awful hard to make You proud of me
But it seems
The harder that I try the harder it becomes
And I feel like giving up
Most of the time

Dear God,
I’ve been chasing their approval and it’s killing me
And I know
The more I to try to prove
The less I have to show
And I’m stuck inside my head
Most of the time

If I pray a little harder
If I follow all the rules
I wonder could I ever be enough

I try and I try
Just to fall back down again
And I ask myself why
Do I try to chase the wind
I should lean into the mystery
Maybe hope is found in a melody
So I wanna try again
Yeah, I’m gonna try again

Dear child,
I hope you know how much I love you and I’m proud of you
Please believe
The thoughts I have for you will never change or fade away
When you felt like giving up
I never did

I’m not scared of imperfections
Or the questions in your head
Just know that you have always been enough

You tried and you tried
And I saw you wrestle with
Every how, every why...
I was right there listening
So just fall into the mystery
I’ll meet you in the melody
So please try just to try again
So child would you try again
My child you can love again

[CoryAsburyOfficial]

Hey guys — thanks so much for all the beautiful comments. They mean a ton to me. Wanted to let you know this song will be available on my upcoming full-length record July 31st, 2020. Also, I’m going to try to do a guitar tutorial for those of you who have asked me how to play it really soon. :)

[joshuamcilwrath]

This is honestly one of his best songs he has ever written and one of the best songs I’ve ever heard

[NiDasia]

This song is literally what worship is .. Conversation with God about any and everything 😓😭❤

[Mezzoflation]

This hit me so hard. I started a breakup journey earlier this year, and only today I heard this song. I broke down when I heard "My child, you can love again". Please, anyone who is reading, pray for me as I pray and walk with Jesus. I want to love him, more than I love my ex. I want to be with him and rest in him. I would want a reconciliation with Jesus again, and with the love that broke up with me. Please heed my cry Jesus. I'm so broken I can't stand properly. Please pray for me.

[TA-uiku]

Those of us who can’t be THIS honest with God, thank you for speaking on our behalf.

[elijahlujan]

When I listen to this song I start to tear up because I can relate to this song. I’ve been trying to pray harder so I can earn God’s love but this song is a way that the Father is reminding me that there is nothing I can do to make Him love me even more than what He already does. Thank you Cory for this song. God truly blessed this song, there is no doubt about that.

[michaelrmims]

To me, this song is a powerful and prophetic declaration of breakthrough against suicide, depression, mental illness, and negative self image. This song is hope.


Friends, do not allow the pain, loneliness, worry, anxiety, and fear victimize you any longer. Play this song over and over until you are fueled with the spirit of a fighter. And remember, you are never alone. Hope is Jesus.

[Tei_]

These are my thoughts exactly. I've tried, tried, and tried again to stop my sin. I pray everyday and read my Bible everyday but something I realized is that I truly need to give him my life again. I found that the more I focus on God, the easier it is to not sin. I long for the time where my relationship with God was just pure love, faith, peace, and thankfulness. I don't expect consistent peace, but, I want to love the Lord with a pure heart again. I want to believe that God truly loves me even though I still sin. I want to believe I am worthy and I am valuable and not some worthless kid. I want God. Only him. "My child you can love again."

[julianap]

I wouldn't add any arrangements, it's better like this.

[jessicayemima]

this song reminds me of the sermon that handled by Pastor Craig: Just because you are disappointed doesn't mean you have to be discouraged. Keep fighting everyone. God's not done with all of us.

[michaelrojero]

Man, you have no idea how much this song was the perfect timing. God speaking right to me this morning through this song. Thank you🙏🏼

[CHILDOFGOD-ornz]

To that one sould reading this, I know you are tired, and you feel like giving up. You feel like you fail God every time, and you always fail the tests of faith. But I just want to tell you that God loves you. Come back to Him, and He will meet you again ❤

[DielGunner]

We don't know each other, Cory. But you're like an older brother to me that introduces the Father's heart through your song. This is the encouragement I need right now amidst my self-destroying thoughts. Thank you.

[joshcabrera]

"When the mind and heart can't express, songs speak. "

And this is one of the rare finds of those songs. So pure, and honest.

Caught me off guard :'(

[joorge.]

This is perfect, leave it this way, feels intimate, don't add too much arrangements, God bless you, what a beautiful song

[loismbachu]

I know you probably won't see this, but i just want to say thank you. I've recently been struggling with a constant sin. I really have been praying and trying so hard to overcome this sin but i keep finding myself falling. Today after giving in again, i cried to God that I was tired of fighting the sin and that maybe it was me who just wasn't strong enough to be a true child of God and resist temptation. I was also feeling like God was genuinely even tired of hearing me ask for forgiveness and was probably already sick of me. While i was scrolling through youtube too disappointed to pray, i fell across this song and you don't know how much it spoke to me.
I've been encouraged not to give up and to surrender to God's strenght, and to also know that God loves me no matter what.

[Itsangelajune]

This song is my "go-to" whenever I'm in pieces.

[ShylaJacks]

This song makes me weak in the knees and brings a lump to my throat. I really hope you're listening God, I need you.

[sedisoriano]

Despite this pandemic. Despite this anxiety, the overthinking, the irrational fear, the doubts. He is with us. Let's just try, again. We'll gonna make it through in Jesus name 🙌

I speak healing for everybody who's having a hard time, physically, emotionally, mentally, financial and most of all spiritual. GOD IS WITH US EVERYBODY. HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US NOR FORSAKE. LET US CONTINUE LIVING 🙌❤

Romans 8:18 🍃

[loque]

I come back 3 months later and it only has 400k views?!?!?? HOW? it needs at least 1 million views imo