Song
Our Father
From the release: Ambrosian Catechesis, Vol. 2: The Light of Mystery
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Out of the water, out of the night,
I rise with a borrowed breath.
No longer bound to the dust below,
No longer marked by death.
I speak a name I could not claim
Before the light broke through—
Not distant throne, not hidden fire,
But Father calling me too.
[Pre-Chorus]
Not fear, not silence,
Not a stranger’s door—
I stand as one reborn.
[Chorus]
Our Father,
High above, yet nearer than my breath.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
Here in this fragile flesh.
Give us the bread that does not fade,
Forgive what we became—
Lead us through the trial of night,
Deliver us by name.
[Verse 2]
Daily hunger, daily need,
But not for dust alone—
A living bread, a deeper fire,
A life no grave has known.
I learned this prayer beside the font,
Where mercy learned my face,
Where every debt was washed away
By undeserved grace.
[Pre-Chorus]
I do not ask as one outside,
But as a child who knows—
[Chorus]
Our Father,
High above, yet nearer than my breath.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
Here in this fragile flesh.
Give us the bread that does not fade,
Forgive what we became—
Lead us through the trial of night,
Deliver us by name.
[Bridge]
Not from stone, but from the table,
Not from fear, but from the Son—
Every word a mark of promise:
You have made us one.
If You clothe the fields with glory,
If You hear the smallest cry,
How much more will You sustain us
As we walk this newborn life?
[Final Chorus]
Our Father,
Let Your mercy shape our days.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done,
In love that never strays.
We are not lost, we are not alone,
We speak because we’re known—
Our Father,
Hear the voice of those
You’ve claimed as Your own.
[Outro]
Our Father…
Song Meaning
“Our Father” places the Lord’s Prayer in the voice of someone newly emerged from baptism. In On the Sacraments, Saint Ambrose tells the newly initiated that after receiving Christ’s grace and forgiveness, they may raise their eyes and call God Father. This does not claim Christ’s unique sonship: Christ is Son by nature, while believers become children together by grace. The song expresses that teaching through “out of the water,” “I stand as one reborn,” and “I do not ask as one outside.” Its chorus recasts the prayer in baptismal language: God’s kingdom and will entering fragile human life, daily bread sustaining it, debts forgiven, and the believer guarded through trial. Ambrose interprets daily or “supersubstantial” bread as Eucharistic food for eternal life, explaining the song’s table imagery. “Mercy learned my face” personifies grace personally received. The fields and smallest cry come from Christ’s wider teaching in Matthew 6, joining Ambrose’s catechesis to the Gospel setting of the prayer.
Song Inspiration
Saint Ambrose’s On the Sacraments, Book 5, Chapter 4, sections 18–29, especially baptismal adoption, the communal “Our Father,” daily Eucharistic bread, forgiven debts, and deliverance from trial.
From the Source
Supporting passages from the Augustinus Vox Standard Version (AVSV). Select a source to read it in context.
You too must therefore say by grace, “Our Father,” so that you may deserve to be a son.
One who has a wound seeks medicine. The wound is that we are under sin; the medicine is the heavenly and venerable sacrament.
Additional Details
Song Style: atmospheric synths, classic 1980s rock, power ballad, arena rock, bright countertenor male vocals
Suno Model: v5