Lyrics
Chorus
Everywhere we go (In Your name)
Every knee must bow
Every tongue confess
Every time we pray in Your name
Everywhere we go in Your name
In Your name
Every knee must bow
Every tongue confess
In Your name
Hook
Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh
In Your name oh
In Your name oh
In Your name oh
Verse
When we pray in Your name
There is power
When we go in Your name
Doors are opened
In Your name, in Your name
After all Your name is the greatest
Chorus (Repeat)
Every time we pray in Your name
Everywhere we go in Your name
In Your name
Every knee must bow
Every tongue confess
Every time we pray
Hook (Repeat)
Oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh
In Your name oh
In Your name oh
In Your name oh
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“In Your Name” by Ada Ehi is a short, repetitive declaration about the authority of the name of Jesus. The lines “Every knee must bow, every tongue confess” draw on Philippians 2:10-11, where every knee bows at the name of Jesus and every tongue confesses that He is Lord. The song places that universal claim inside everyday movement: “Everywhere we go” and “every time we pray” are both done in His name.
The middle section makes the promise practical. “When we pray in Your name, there is power” and “When we go in Your name, doors are opened” echo Jesus’ words in John 14:13-14 about asking in His name, and the closing claim, “after all Your name is the greatest,” keeps the focus on who Jesus is rather than on the singer’s effort.
The “Oh oh oh” and “In Your name oh” refrains give the song a call-and-response feel that suits a gathered congregation. The message is simple: prayer and daily life both rest on the name above every name.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 2:9-11 Every knee bows and every tongue confesses at the name of Jesus
- John 14:13-14 Asking in Jesus’ name
- Acts 4:12 The name of Jesus as the name given for salvation