A Mustard Seed’s Faith   

🌱 Song Introduction — A Mustard Seed’s Faith 

“A Mustard Seed’s Faith” is an original worship song inspired by Jesus’ teachings about the mustard seed in the Gospels. Rather than focusing on how much faith we have, this song invites listeners to see faith from a different perspective—the perspective of the seed itself.

Written from the viewpoint of a mustard seed, the song reflects a faith that begins small, hidden, and easily overlooked, yet grows through trust in God’s word and timing. Drawing from multiple passages where Jesus speaks of the mustard seed, the song gently teaches that faith does not need to be large to be powerful; it only needs to be placed in God’s hands.

Sung in a mezzo-soprano voice with deep emotion, this worship ballad unfolds like a parable—quiet at the beginning, gradually growing in confidence and hope. It is designed for personal devotion, reflective worship, and moments of prayer, reminding believers that God often does His greatest work through the smallest beginnings.

Backstory of the Song — A Mustard Seed’s Faith 

This song was born during a quiet moment of reflection on Jesus’ words about the mustard seed.

When Jesus spoke about faith, He did not point to something strong, impressive, or visible. Instead, He chose something small, buried, and easily overlooked. That image stayed in my heart. I began to wonder—what if the mustard seed itself could speak? What would faith sound like from the ground, from the waiting, from the darkness before growth?

Rather than writing from the perspective of someone trying to have more faith, this song was written from the viewpoint of the mustard seed itself—small, hidden, and planted by God. The seed does not know how it will grow. It does not understand the timing. It simply remains where it is planted, trusting the hand that placed it there.

This song weaves together Jesus’ teachings from multiple passages—faith that can move mountains, the Kingdom that begins unseen, obedience that trusts God’s word, and growth that comes not by effort, but by grace. The journey of the song mirrors the journey of faith itself: beginning quietly, learning to trust in the dark, and slowly discovering that God has been at work all along.

Sung in a mezzo-soprano voice with deep emotion, the song is meant to feel intimate—almost like a prayer whispered from the soil. It is for anyone who feels small, unnoticed, or unsure, yet chooses to believe that God can do great things through even the smallest beginning.

This song is a reminder that faith does not need to be big to be real.
It only needs to be placed in God’s hands.

Bible Verses Related to This Song 

1️⃣ Matthew 17:20 — Faith that moves mountains

Theme: Power of genuine (even tiny) faith

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

🔹 Focus:

• Faith size ≠ faith power

• Authority comes from God, not human strength

• Direct teaching to disciples

2️⃣ Matthew 13:31–32 — The Kingdom grows from small beginnings

Theme: God’s Kingdom expansion

“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants…”

🔹 Focus:

• Hidden beginning → visible glory

• God’s work often starts unnoticed

• Long-term spiritual growth
  
  

3️⃣ Mark 4:30–32 — How shall we describe the Kingdom?

Theme: God’s perspective vs human expectation

“It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants…”

🔹 Focus:

• Jesus teaching in parables

• Encouragement to discouraged believers

• God’s timing and process

4️⃣ Luke 13:18–19 — The Kingdom takes root

Theme: Transformation through growth

“What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his garden…”

🔹 Focus:

• Personal + communal growth

• From seed → tree → shelter

• God’s reign changing lives

5️⃣ Luke 17:6 — Faith and obedience

Theme: Trusting God in action

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.”

🔹 Focus:

• Faith expressed through obedience

• Not about miracles for show

• Teaching humility to disciples

Song Lyrics - A Mustard Seed’s Faith 

(Inspired by Matthew 17:20; Matthew 13:31–32; Mark 4:30–32; Luke 13:18–19; Luke 17:6) 

Copyright: Dandelion Praise

Verse 1

I’m smaller than the ground I’m in,
Almost easy to forget.
Buried where no one can see me,
With a promise I don’t know yet.
I hear the world above me trembling,
Talking loud about how strong it is.
But I was placed here by Your hand,
So I will trust where I am.

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need to be impressive,
I don’t need to understand.
I just need to stay where You have planted me,
Held inside Your plan.

Chorus

I’m a mustard seed with faith in You,
So small, but I believe.
If You say the mountain has to move,
Then it will listen when You speak.
I don’t know how, I don’t know when,
But I know who holds my life.
I’m a mustard seed with faith in You,
And that is enough to grow.

Verse 2

I stay hidden in the waiting,
Learning how to trust the dark.
Roots are forming where I cannot see,
Your word is shaping who I am.
The soil feels heavy sometimes,
The pressure feels too deep.
But You are close, You are working,
Even when I’m still a seed.

Pre-Chorus 2

You never rush what You have started,
You don’t waste a single day.
Every moment in the silence
Is preparing me to rise in faith.

Chorus

I’m a mustard seed with faith in You,
So small, but I believe.
If You tell the tree to uproot itself,
It will obey Your voice in me.
I don’t have strength, I don’t have size,
I only have Your word.
I’m a mustard seed with faith in You,
And that is enough to grow.

Bridge

If I grow, it’s not my power,
If I stand, it’s not my name.
Every leaf will tell the story
Of Your mercy and Your grace.

Birds will rest in what You’ve grown,
Shade will form where I once lay.
What began so small and hidden
Will declare that You are faithful.

Final Chorus

I’m a mustard seed with faith in You,
Once unseen, now lifted high.
Not because I was so strong,
But because You never left my side.
I was planted, I believed,
I stayed right where You led.
I’m a mustard seed with faith in You,
And look what You have done with it.

Outro

So plant me where You want me, Lord,
I trust Your heart and timing too.
I was never meant to be great on my own—
I was meant to grow in You.

🙏 Prayer After the Song — A Mustard Seed’s Faith 

Lord Jesus, we come before You with humble hearts, grateful for the reminder that faith does not need to be big to be real. You see what is small, hidden, and easily overlooked, and You call it precious. Today we place our faith in Your hands—not because it is strong, but because You are faithful. Like a mustard seed planted in the soil, we trust You with the waiting, with the darkness we do not understand, and with the growth we cannot yet see.

Teach us to remain where You have planted us, to trust Your word even when progress feels slow, and to believe that You are always at work beneath the surface. When the weight of the soil feels heavy and our hearts feel unsure, remind us that Your grace is forming deep roots within us. Move the mountains before us according to Your will, not by our strength, but by Your power and love.

Let our small faith grow into lives that reflect Your Kingdom, becoming places of rest, hope, and shelter for others. We trust You with the beginning, the process, and the outcome, knowing that what You start in weakness You will complete in glory. We pray all this in the name of Jesus, Amen.