our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate

our deepest fear is that we're powerful

beyond measure it is our light that most frightens us

we ask ourselves who am i to be so brilliant

actually who are you not to be

you are a child of god

you are a child of god

we are meant to shine as children do

you are a child of god

you are a child of god

we are meant to shine as children do

your playing small does not serve the world

there is nothing enlightened about shrinking

we were born to make manifest

the glory of god that is within us

it's not just in some of us it's in everyone

you are a child of god

you are a child of god

we are meant to shine as children do

you are a child of god

you are a child of god

we are meant to shine as children do

our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate

our deepest fear is that we're powerful

beyond measure it is our light that most frightens us

we ask ourselves who am i to be so brilliant

actually who are you not to be