You Are Holy
Words and Music by Kimberlee M. Leber
©2017 My Diary Publishing (BMI)
Dead to sin in Christ you are
Because of Him
The Holy Spirit gives you power
You are risen
A new life you have in Jesus
It's no longer you that lives
Every moment, each breath you take
A life of love He gives
Spirit of Christ is working in you
From glory to glory
Water the Seed that is in you now
'Cause you are holy
Old man's gone, new man's come
You are free
You're a temple of the Living God
With purpose and destiny
Each morning you gaze to the Heavens
And see your Savior reign
His beauty shines like the sunlight on the ocean
Reflects back to you again
Spirit of Christ is working in you
From glory to glory
Water the Seed that is in you now
'Cause you are holy
Spirit of Christ is working in you
From glory to glory
Water the Seed that is in you now
'Cause you are holy
You are holy
From glory to glory
Yes, you are
You are holy
From glory to glory
Yes, you are
Inspiration Behind the Song
By studying the Bible and seeing oneself in “the mirror” of Scripture, which reveals the need for renewal and restoration with God, a person is baptized and receives the gift of the Holy Spirit. This is an actual participation of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, where the individual dies to the “old man or self and its ways” and is resurrected into a “new man or self and the ways of Christ”.
Because of this, the person is dead to sin since the spirit of Christ now lives in them, and the cleansing Blood that occurred at Baptism continues to cover them like a constant waterfall of purification. The person is an actual partaker of Christ's Holiness, as well as, a member of the Body of Christ – a living and breathing holy temple.
The Bible describes that from “glory to glory”, a person resembles Christ more and more as he or she is transformed by His Spirit. And watering oneself (the seed of Christ within) with the Word (the Bible) on a continual daily basis, magnifies this progression with faith.
God has made every individual in His image and likeness with a specific assignment for existence here on Earth. Through Christ, the awareness of this purpose becomes clear and one's destiny is finally found – a citizen of Heaven. Furthermore, we are to make the Earth like Heaven by being Christlike or holy in thought, word, and deed, from glory to glory.
The Holy Spirit prompted me to write this deeply important Biblical understanding into a song because we, as human beings, need to know that we CAN be holy through Christ – a truly amazing gift and way of life from our wonderful Lord and Savior – thank you, dear Jesus!