I’m so tired of politics and all this bad news / I’m so tired of chasing the moment instead of chasing You / I let the world wear me down / I’m desensitized // Jesus, keep my heart alive, keep my heart alive / Only You can save me from a world that’s breaking right before my eyes / Keep my heart alive // Take these empty “hallelujahs,” and fill my lungs again / ‘Cause I want to sing, and I want to mean it / I want to feel again / And let the world hear the sound of something divine // Jesus, keep my heart alive (Only You can save me), keep my heart alive (Only You can save me) / Only You can save me when my world is breaking right before my eyes / Jesus, keep my heart alive (Only You can save me), keep my heart alive (Only You can save me) / Only You can save me when my hope is fading, and I’m losing the fight / And when the world wears me down, You’re my lifeline / You keep my heart alive (Only You can save me) // Jesus, keep my heart alive (Only You can save me), keep my heart alive (Only You can save me) / Only you can save me when my world is breaking right before my eyes / Keep my heart alive (Only You can save me) / Oh, keep my heart alive (Only You can save me) / You’re my only hope when my world is fading before my eyes / Jesus, keep my heart alive / Keep my heart alive

Written by Matt Hammitt, Chris Rohman, and Ben Glover / © 2010 Birdwing Music / Toledo Tomorrow / 1012 Rosedale Music / Ariose Music / 9T One Songs (ASCAP) / Admin. by EMI CMG Publishing All songs used by permission. All rights reserved.

Behind the Song:
"Humanity is shrouded with so much bad news and tragic circumstance; it can be exhausting. It’s nearly impossible, by our own volition, to sift through it all and see goodness. Too much exposure to this will grow complacency in our faith and stagnancy in our worship.

“Jesus, Keep My Heart Alive” is a prayer pleading our need for renewed passion and vigilance when life has worn us down so much that we become too discouraged to keep going. It’s a plea for Christ to awaken the dormant optimism and hope that inside us." - Sanctus Real