I Can Only - Imagine

Years later, while on a tour bus, Bart found an old notebook filled with the phrase "I can only imagine"—a thought sparked by his grandmother at his father's funeral. He wrote the lyrics in just ten minutes , describing it as a song that "just was written the way it is".

Rather than focusing on the pain of the past, the song captures a sense of awe, questioning how a person might react—dancing, standing still, or falling to their knees—when finally meeting God in heaven. The 2018 Biographical Film I Can Only Imagine

The song’s lyrics were born from Millard’s personal grief and wonder after his father, Arthur Millard, passed away from pancreatic cancer in 1991. Years later, while on a tour bus, Bart