 " God with Us " was the first song written for MercyMe 's album All That Is Within Me , as well as the song the band based the rest of the album around . The song 's lyrics were inspired by the question " Why does God look our way ? " , which the band 's lead singer Bart Millard 's pastor used to ask to his congregation . Millard could not get this idea out of his head , and wanted to create a song around this idea . " God with Us " was designed for the church , as well as to be used in worship . 
