Lyrics
Verse 1
There is power in Your name
Name that saved us all
So much power in the name, Jesus
Chorus
Come on, lift your voices, sing out in the Spirit
Let praise rise in this place
Lift your voices, just lift your hands
Start to sing out in the Spirit
Come on, lift your voices
Sing a new song
Ooh-ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, lift your voices
Bridge
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet
Sweet, sweet sound, oh
Come on, lift your sweet praise
Sweet praise
We magnify Your name, oh-yeah
Oh, we lift You up
Sing out
Come on, just let your song rise
Just praise Him from the depths of you
Praise, praise higher
Praise past it all
Interlude
There's a sound
There's a sound
There's a sound
Verse 2
Lift You up
And we lift You up
Name above all names
Omniscient, omnipotent God
Oh, You are higher
Oh, God we just stand
You are faithful
And all my trust is in You, God
You are faithful
And all my hope is in You, God
You are faithful
Holy, You're holy
Outro
Higher, higher
And we lift You up
Over all these things, O God
We lift You up
Let our focus be on You
And You lift us up
Calling us higher
Oh, You lift us up
Calling us higher
You lift us up
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Meaning & Inspiration
This worship song begins with a short declaration about the name of Jesus: "There is power in Your name" and "Name that saved us all." From there it turns into an extended call to sing, with repeated invitations to "lift your voices" and let praise rise in the room.
The bridge slows the focus onto a single word, "sweet," repeated until it describes the sound of the congregation itself. The language of magnifying and lifting up the name of God matches the way many Psalms invite worshippers to exalt Him together.
The final verse names God as faithful and holy, and it states trust and hope in plain words: "And all my trust is in You, God." The closing lines reverse the direction of the lifting, as the singers say "You lift us up," which presents praise as a response to a God who also raises His people. The song works as a congregational opener or a moment of extended praise.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:3 The psalmist invites others to magnify the Lord and exalt His name together.
- Philippians 2:9-10 The passage describes the name above every name and the honor given to Jesus.