Anchor – English Lyrics

• By: Hillsong Worship
• Album: Glorious Ruins

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of faith and resilience through Hillsong Worship's 'Anchor'. This song, with its profound message of hope and steadfastness in God, offers a beautiful opportunity to engage with the language of worship. Its clear, emotive lyrics and powerful melody make it an excellent resource for understanding Christian spiritual concepts and vocabulary in English, while also experiencing the comfort and strength it has provided to many around the world.

[English]

I have this hope

As an anchor for my soul

Through every storm

I will hold to You

With endless love

All my fear is swept away

In everything

I will trust in You

...

There is hope in the promise of the cross

You gave everything to save the world You love

And this hope is an anchor for my soul

Our God will stand unshakable

...

Unchanging One

You who was and is to come

Your promise sure

You will not let go

...

There is hope in the promise of the cross

You gave everything to save the world You love

And this hope is an anchor for my soul

Our God will stand unshakable

There is hope in the promise of the cross

You gave everything to save the world You love

And this hope is an anchor for my soul

Our God will stand unshakable

...

Your Name is higher

Your Name is greater

All my hope is in You

Your word unfailing

Your promise unshaken

All my hope is in You

Your Name is higher

Your Name is greater

All my hope is in You

Your word unfailing

Your promise unshaken

All my hope is in You

...

Your Name is higher

Your Name is greater

All my hope is in You

Your word unfailing

Your promise unshaken

All my hope is in You

Your Name is higher

Your Name is greater

All my hope is in You

Your word unfailing

Your promise unshaken

All my hope is in You

Your Name is higher

Your Name is greater

All my hope is in You

Your word unfailing

Your promise unshaken

All my hope is in You

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
anchor /ˈæŋkər/ B1	noun - a device used to moor a vessel to the seabed
storm /stɔːrm/ B2	noun - a violent weather condition with rain, wind, and thunder
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection or attachment towards someone
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe in the reliability or honesty of someone or something noun - the firm belief in the reliability of someone or something
promise /ˈprɑːmɪs/ B2	noun - a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something verb - to assure or bind oneself to do something
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to keep safe or rescue from harm or danger
stand /stænd/ B1	verb - to be in an upright position
unshakable /ʌnˈʃeɪkəbl/ C1	adjective - unable to be shaken or moved; very firm or steadfast
promise /ˈprɑːmɪs/ B2	noun - a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something
name /neɪm/ A2	noun - the word or set of words by which a person or thing is known
greater /ˈɡreɪtər/ B2	adjective - more significant or larger in size or importance
failing /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/ C1	adjective - not working or not achieving the desired outcome

Key Grammar Structures

• I have this hope

  ➔ Present Perfect tense

  ➔ Used to indicate an action that has relevance to the present or that started in the past and continues to the present.

• All my fear is swept away

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The subject receives the action of the verb, emphasizing the effect or result on the subject.

• I will trust in You

  ➔ Future Simple tense with 'will'

  ➔ Expresses a decision or intention to do something in the future.

• Your promise sure

  ➔ Adjective + Noun phrase

  ➔ Uses an adjective to describe or emphasize the noun, creating a poetic or expressive phrase.

• All my hope is in You

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ A phrase beginning with a preposition to indicate the relationship between the noun and another word.

• Your Name is higher

  ➔ Comparative adjective

  ➔ Used to compare two entities, indicating that one has a greater degree of a quality.

• Your word unfailing

  ➔ Noun phrase with adjective

  ➔ Combines a noun with an adjective to describe the noun's characteristic or quality.