Lyrics
Verse 1
Up from the ashes Your love has brought us, out of the darkness into the light
Lifting our sorrows, bearing our burdens, healing our hearts
Chorus 1
To our God we lift up one voice, to our God we lift up one song
To our God we lift up one voice, singing hallelujah
Verse 2
Chains have been broken, eyes have been opened, an army of dry bones is starting to rise
Death is defeated we are victorious, for You are alive
Bridge 1
Hallelujah singing hallelujah, hallelujah singing hallelujah
Hallelujah singing hallelujah, hallelujah
Bridge 2
Make His praise glorious
Glorious, glorious
For His name is glorious
Glorious, glorious
Chorus 2
To our God we lift up one voice, to our God we lift up one song
To our God we lift up one voice, singing hallelujah
Singing hallelujah
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Meaning & Inspiration
"To Our God" traces a movement from ashes to restored life, describing rescue from darkness into light before naming specific burdens lifted and hearts healed. Its opening verse frames that rescue as already accomplished rather than anticipated, setting up the chorus's unified response of a single voice and song directed toward God.
A second verse shifts to more dramatic imagery, describing chains broken, eyes opened, and "an army of dry bones" beginning to rise, language drawn from a well-known prophetic vision of restored life. That image ties personal rescue to a larger picture of corporate revival, extending the song's testimony beyond individual experience.
The bridges alternate between repeated "hallelujah" and declarations that God's praise and name are glorious, building intensity through simple repetition rather than developed statement. Rooted in contemporary worship's language of resurrection and victory, the song functions as unified, corporate celebration, tying personal restoration to the larger claim that death itself has been defeated.
Related Scripture
- Ezekiel 37:1-10 Describes dry bones coming to life, directly echoed in the song's image of an army of dry bones rising.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 Declares death swallowed up in victory, echoed in the song's claim that death is defeated.