<P> Tim Hughes wrote this song in 1999 as a response to how he felt after reading Philippians 2 . The passage speaks about Christ 's humility and how He willingly left His throne in heaven , came to earth as a man , and sacrificed Himself on the cross all because of His love for us . With this passage in mind , Tim picked up his guitar and , as he sang , the words to the song flowed out , but he was not satisfied with the chorus and felt that it did not flow well with the song . For several months , he struggled with the chorus and even put the song aside for about six months before finally finishing the song . However , he was still not confident in the chorus . It was not until he played this song at his home church Soul Survivor , and his pastor told him to play the song more often , that he realized the potential the song had . Since then , this song has spread and become widely known . Tim Hughes himself said . `` No one has been more surprised than myself at seeing how God has used this worship song . '' The themes in the song are Life of Jesus , Thankfulness , and Worship . </P>
<P> Tim Hughes wrote this song in 1999 as a response to how he felt after reading Philippians 2 . The passage speaks about Christ 's humility and how He willingly left His throne in heaven , came to earth as a man , and sacrificed Himself on the cross all because of His love for us . With this passage in mind , Tim picked up his guitar and , as he sang , the words to the song flowed out , but he was not satisfied with the chorus and felt that it did not flow well with the song . For several months , he struggled with the chorus and even put the song aside for about six months before finally finishing the song . However , he was still not confident in the chorus . It was not until he played this song at his home church Soul Survivor , and his pastor told him to play the song more often , that he realized the potential the song had . Since then , this song has spread and become widely known . Tim Hughes himself said . `` No one has been more surprised than myself at seeing how God has used this worship song . '' The themes in the song are Life of Jesus , Thankfulness , and Worship . </P>
when was here i am to worship written
when was here i am to worship written
1999
1999