Written and composed by the band, as well as Peter Kipely, Dan Muckala, and Brad Russell, "Here with Me" is a ballad with a musical style influenced by worship, pop, and rock music; the overall sound has been compared to that of alternative rock band Coldplay.

Released as the lead single from MercyMe's 2004 album, Undone, "Here with Me" attained positive critical reception and peaked at No.

"Here with Me" was written and composed by MercyMe, Dan Muckala, Brad Russell, and Peter Kipley.

[1] Recording was handled by F. Reid Shippen, Mike O'Connor, and Steve Bishir; the strings on the song were arranged by Rob Mathes and recorded by Simon Rhodes at Abbey Road Studios.

[1] "Here with Me" was mixed by Shippen and produced by Kipley, while the mastering for the song was handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound.

[3] It is set in common time in the key of B major (Mixolydian mode), with a moderate tempo of eighty-four beats per minute and a vocal range spanning from B3[4]-G♯5.

[2] The lyrical content of the song has been described as having a devotional bent,[3] and conveys a theme of God's omnipresence and holiness.

Johnny Joftus of Allmusic commented, "...the lush 'Here With Me' might be a Robbie Williams pop gem were it not for its devotional bent.

"[3] David McCreary of CCM Magazine opined on his review of Undone, "One surefire hit is 'Here With Me,' the album’s first single ... A captivating piano-driven ballad, the song vividly conveys the wonder of God’s omnipresence and holiness and features a rousing crescendo rivaling that of 'Imagine'.

"[2] Russ Breimeier of Christianity Today International commented that the song was "worshipful",[7] also opining that it "struggle[s] with comprehending the mystery and enormity of God's love.

[9] In all, "Here with Me" spent thirty-nine weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart, thirteen of them at No.

1 on the Billboard Hot Christian AC chart (spending ten weeks at No.