Aaron Keyes - You Deserve The Glory Lyrics
Lyrics
You deserve the glory and the honor
And we lift our hands in worship
As we praise Your holy name
You deserve the glory and the honor
And we lift our hands in worship
As we praise Your holy name
Chorus:
For You are great, You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You
For You are great, You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You
Verse 2:
You deserve the glory and the honor
And we lift our hands in worship
As we praise Your holy name
You deserve the glory and the honor
And we lift our hands in worship
As we praise Your holy name
Chorus:
For You are great, You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You
For You are great, You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You
Refrain:
No, no one else like you
Oh we love You, Lord
Chorus:
For You are great, You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You
For You are great, You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You, there is no one else like You
Video
You Deserve the Glory
Meaning & Inspiration
When I first started sitting down with Aaron Keyes’ track You Deserve The Glory, found on his 2003 record Because—which dropped back on December 19, 2003—I was struck by how little it hides behind complex metaphors. There is a raw, stripping-away quality to the lyrics. It isn't trying to be clever or avant-garde. Instead, it hits the core of what we call doxology. When we sing that He deserves the glory and the honor, we are echoing the heavenly scene in Revelation 4:11, where the elders cast their crowns before the throne and proclaim that the Lamb is worthy to receive glory, honor, and power. It is a direct acknowledgment of His exclusive right to our praise.
The chorus moves us into the territory of His greatness and the miraculous. Singing that there is no one else like Him isn't just a catchy hook; it is a confession of monotheism rooted deep in Exodus 15:11, which asks who among the gods is like Him, majestic in holiness and awesome in glorious deeds. When Keyes highlights that He does miracles so great, he is pointing us toward the biblical reality that God is not a distant clockmaker. He is the active, intervening Creator. Psalm 77:14 tells us that He is the God who performs wonders and displays His power among the peoples. This track demands we stop viewing our lives through a lens of self-sufficiency and instead shift our gaze to the One whose track record of breaking through impossibilities remains unbroken.
Lifting our hands is a physical, embodied posture of surrender. It says we have nothing to hide and everything to offer. By focusing on His holy name, we are treading on the ground of the third commandment, treating the name of Yahweh with the weight it actually carries. It is not just a song to fill the air; it is an act of alignment. We are standing in the presence of the only One who holds the keys to life and death, and our only sane response is to acknowledge that He alone is the object of our affection. Theology is often just a fancy word for what we actually believe about God when nobody is watching. When you strip away the production and the room noise, this song forces you to decide if you truly believe He is the singular source of every good thing in your life. Stop asking if He is worthy and start living as if He is the only thing that matters.