Lay Me Down

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As the chorus says for "Lay Me Down" we are not our own but of Jesus Christ our savior. Discover related scripture quotes for the lyrics of this hymn and music videos below!

I lay me down I’m not my own
I belong to you alone
Lay me down, lay me down

Hand on my heart this much is true
There’s no life apart from you
Lay me down, lay me down
Lay me down, lay me down

"For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's." ~ Romans 14:8

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." ~ Galatians 2:20

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17

Songwriters Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman Published by © 2012 Atlas Mountain Songs, S. D. G. Publishing, sixsteps Music, SixSteps Songs, Thankyou Music, Worship Together Music, worshiptogether.com Songs, So Essential Tunes, Spirit Nashville Three (admin. Capitol CMG Publishing, Essential Music Publishing, LLC

The Story Behind Lay Me Down

According to Wikipedia,

Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas, who has sold over 7 million records. He is a member of Passion Conferences and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Our God", "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" and his cover of "Good Good Father".

Tomlin has been awarded 23 GMA Dove Awards, a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for his 2012 album And If Our God Is For Us, and two RIAA certified platinum albums. Because of his songs' popularity in many contemporary churches, TIME magazine stated he may be the "most often sung artist anywhere". Tomlin's 2013 album Burning Lights debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the fourth CCM album in history to do so.

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