What This World Needs

Since hearing it for the first time when I bought Casting Crowns’ new album The Altar and the Door, I haven’t been able to get this song (“What This World Needs”) out of my mind. I want to share the lyrics with you, but I also would like to share what Casting Crowns themselves say about the song within the album liner notes:

Galatians is the main basis for this song. False teachers were slipping in and adding to the Gospel. Jesus + being good = the believer’s life. Paul builds in a foundation for the Galatian people that it is by faith in Jesus that we are saved. Even today, we, the church, are in danger of adding to the Gospel. Jesus plus my denomination. Jesus plus our style of worship. Jesus plus good behavior. We must be careful not to strap ourselves to the Gospel.

2 Corinthians 6:3-13 / Colossians 1:13-23 / John 17 / Romans 12:9-21 / Matthew 7:1-3 / John 7:24 / Romans 16:17-19 / Philippians 3:18-20


What This World Needs Lyrics

What this world needs is not another one hit wonder with an ax to grind,
Another two bit politician peddling lies,
Another three ring circus society.
What this world needs is not another sign waving super saint that’s better than you,
Another ear pleasing candy man afraid of the truth,
Another prophet in an Armani suit.

What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue,
A Spirit who will lead,
A Father who will love them in their time of need.
What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue,
A Spirit who will lead,
A Father who will love…
That’s what this world needs.

What this world needs is for us to care more about the inside than the outside.
Have we become so blind that we can’t see
God’s gotta change her heart before He changes her shirt?
What this world needs is for us to stop hiding behind our relevance,
Blending in so well that people can’t see the difference,
And it’s the difference that sets the world free.

What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue,
A Spirit who will lead,
A Father who will love them in their time of need.
What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue,
A Spirit who will lead,
A Father who will love…
That’s what this world needs.

== Spoken ==
People aren’t confused by the Gospel, they’re confused by us.
Jesus is the only way to God, but we are not the only way to Jesus.
This world doesn’t need my tie, my hoody, my denomination, or my translation of the Bible.
They just need Jesus.
We can be passionate about what we believe, but we can’t strap ourselves to the Gospel because we’re slowing it down.
Jesus is going to save the world, but maybe the best thing we can do is just get out of the way.
== End spoken ==

What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue,
A Spirit who will lead,
A Father who will love them in their time of need.
What this world needs is a Savior who will rescue,
A Spirit who will lead,
A Father who will love…
That’s what this world needs.

Jesus is our Savior, that’s what this world needs.
Father’s arms around you, that’s what this world needs.
That’s what this world needs.

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