Lyrics
Verse 1
No one has to be afraid
For love is stronger than the grave
The hand of God has made a way
His name is Jesus
Heaven reaches out for me
Broken on a sinner's tree
I was blind but now I see
His name is Jesus
Chorus
God from God
Light from light
Your love broke through the great divide
You died and rose to testify
To the greatness of Your glory
Oh, the greatness of Your glory
Verse 2
On mountains high and valleys low
When suffering's all Your servants know
We'll share the everlasting hope
His name is Jesus
While joy and mourning have their place
And nothing here is put to waste
Death will die and love remains
His name is Jesus
Bridge
Your kingdom coming closer and closer
Glory to Glory brighter and brighter
Heaven is singing louder and louder
Your kingdom coming closer and closer
Glory to Glory brighter and brighter
Heaven is shouting louder and louder forever and ever
Chorus
God from God
Light from light
Your love broke through the great divide
You died and rose to testify
To the greatness of Your glory
You will come again to testify
To the greatness of Your glory
Oh, the greatness of Your glory
Verse 3
For the reign of God will never end
He has come and He will come again
The Lord of all my confidence
His name is Jesus
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Greatness of Your Glory" by Bethel Music and Brian Johnson centers on the name of Jesus and what that name means. Each verse closes with the same short line, "His name is Jesus," as the answer to fear, death and suffering. The opening promise that no one has to be afraid rests on the claim that love is stronger than the grave.
The chorus borrows language from the Nicene Creed, "God from God, Light from light," and says that love broke through the great divide when Christ died and rose. The second verse looks at hard places, high and low, and holds that nothing in this life is wasted and that death itself will die.
The bridge builds in volume and repetition, picturing the kingdom coming closer and heaven growing louder. The last verse points to the return of Christ and his rule without end. The result is a worship song that teaches doctrine as it sings, and it works well for congregations that want to declare the gospel in plain, memorable lines.
Related Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 Death is swallowed up in victory, matching "Death will die and love remains."
- John 9:25 "I was blind but now I see" is borrowed in the first verse.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory, connected to "Light from light".
- Revelation 11:15 Loud voices in heaven declare that he will reign forever and ever.