More Than A Song

Rich Mullins is praised as one of the great modern praise and worship artists, who wrote many of the staple songs in our worship services. He applied poetic techniques to song writing, just as all song-writers have for centuries before him. Musicality is a technique that is clearly displayed in all songs, and songs probably display it better than any other form of poetry. The words are formed in a way that they roll of the tongue and are easy to say. The persona is definitely either Rich Mullins speaking for himself (which is logical compared to Emily Dickinson writing about her own death twelve different ways), or it could be any generic person wishing to praise God. There are lots of metaphors in this song as well. It sounds like all of the verse are using those things to describe God-  It's more than just this fire here That keeps me warm, In a shelter that is larger Than this room, And there's a loyalty
that's deeper Than mere sentiments, And a music higher than the songs That I can sing.