Acapeldridge - Our God, He Is Alive Lyrics
Lyrics
1 There is, beyond the azure blue;
A God, concealed from human sight.
He tinted skies with heav’nly hue
And framed the worlds with His great might.
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There is a God, He is alive,
In Him we live and we survive;
From dust our God created man,
He is our God, the great I Am.
2 There was a long, long time ago,
A God whose voice the prophets heard.
He is the God that we should know,
Who speaks from His inspired word.
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3 Secure, is life from mortal mind,
God holds the germ within His hand,
Though men may search, they cannot find,
for God alone does understand.
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4 Our God, whose Son upon a tree,
A life was willing there to give,
That He from sin might set man free,
And evermore with Him could live.
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Our God, He Is Alive
Meaning & Inspiration
When you hear Acapeldridge tackle a classic like Our God, He Is Alive, you get a stripped-back look at the foundational truths of our faith without any fluff. This 2018 rendition reminds me of sitting in a quiet room and stripping away the noise to look at the bedrock of creation. The song starts by pointing to the "azure blue," pushing us to look upward to recognize the Creator behind the handiwork. It aligns perfectly with Romans 1:20, which tells us that God’s eternal power and divine nature have been clearly perceived through the things that have been made. We are not staring at a cold, mechanical universe, but one held together by the same hands that fashioned the stars.
The chorus makes a bold, non-negotiable claim that God is alive, which feels like a direct echo of Acts 17:28. In Him, we live and move and have our being. It is refreshing to hear such a clear nod to Genesis when the lyrics mention that "from dust our God created man." We are small, finite creatures, yet we are made by the Great I Am, the same God who revealed His name to Moses at the burning bush. This isn't just poetry; it is a confession of who holds the strings of reality. The song moves from creation to the prophetic tradition, grounding our knowledge of God in the written record. By asserting that He "speaks from His inspired word," the lyrics stand firm on 2 Timothy 3:16, reminding us that we do not have to guess at the mind of the Almighty because He has been kind enough to tell us who He is.
When the lyrics turn to the mystery of life, acknowledging that God holds the "germ within His hand," it points to the simple truth that science can describe the "how" but only God knows the "why." We can search the ends of the earth, but as Job 11:7 asks, can you fathom the mysteries of God? The song correctly concludes that understanding belongs to the Creator alone. The most critical pivot, however, happens when the lyrics bring us to the cross. It links the power of the Creator directly to the sacrifice of the Son, explaining that Jesus was "willing there to give" His life on a tree so that we could be set free from sin. This is the heart of the gospel, echoing 2 Corinthians 5:21, as the sinless One became sin so we might become the righteousness of God. You cannot decouple the Creator of the universe from the Savior on the cross. It is not just that He started the engine of life, but that He entered it, suffered for it, and conquered death to sustain it. If you want a song that refuses to apologize for the reality of a sovereign God who breathes life into the dead and offers redemption to the lost, this is the one to keep on repeat.