One Letter Away Lyrics

Verse 1

If you listen to the world, you’ll be deceived

Thinking your value’s in what you achieve

Money? Looks? Abilities?

They’re gifts from God, not identities

[Pre-Chorus]

If you sell out for what the world can give

Remember, it can take it just as quick

But there's a better way to live

Chorus

What a difference one letter can make.

Shifts you from lies of the world to the truth of His Word.

From things that rust and fade,

To things that never pass away.

Don’t build your life on the sinking sand

But on Jesus the rock who forever will stand.

Verse 2

When you listen to the Word, you’ll understand

Just how amazing you are by His hand

Created in God’s image, formed with care

Knit in the womb—He placed you there

[Pre-Chorus 2]

So when the world goes crazy and storms arise

Remember the truth, not the world’s lies

Look to the cross, and realize…

Chorus

What a difference one letter can make.

Shifts you from lies of the world to the truth of His word.

From things that rust and fade,

To things that never pass away.

Don’t build your life on the sinking sand

But on Jesus the rock who forever will stand.

Bridge

He is no fool who gives what he can not keep (ooh)

To gain by grace that which he can never lose

Can never lose! (ooh)

Chorus

What a difference one letter can make. (Yeah)

Shifts you from lies of the world to the truth of His word.

From things that rust and fade,

To things that never pass away.

Don’t build your life on the sinking sand

But on Jesus the rock who forever will stand.

What a difference one letter can make.

Don’t lose yourself by being one letter away.

Romans 12:2 (ESV)

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,

that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,

what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Why Does This Verse Connects Powerfully to the Song?

“Do not be conformed to this world”

Matches the lyrics: “If you listen to the world, you’ll be deceived…”

The song warns about buying into the world’s lies—Paul says the same thing.

“Be transformed by the renewal of your mind”

Fits with the theme of moving from lies → truth, from the world’s identity to God’s identity.

“Discern what is the will of God”

Echoes the repeated contrast in the song:

“Shifts you from lies of the world to the truth of His Word.”

This verse captures the “one letter difference” idea

A small shift—from conforming to transforming—changes everything.

One tiny thing, can have a major impact.