Lyrics
Verse
All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry
These bones will say
Great are You Lord
(Come on, if you believe it declare... Say all the earth...)
All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry
These bones will say
Great are You Lord (come on, he's bigger to you hey... hey, sing all the earth...)
All the earth will shout Your praise (our hearts will cry)
Our hearts will cry (his borns will say)
These bones will say
Great are You Lord (it's Your breath...)
Chorus
It's Your breath
In our lungs (so we pour'it out)
So we poured out our praise
Poured out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we poured out our praise to You, oh Lord (it's Your breath)
It's Your breath (in my lungs)
In my lungs (so I give it out)
So we poured out our praise
Poured out our praise
It's Your breath (your breath)
In our lungs (ehh)
So we poured out our praise to You only You (come on sing great are you Lord)
Bridge
We sing great are you Lord (sing great)
We sing great are you Lord (ehh)
We sing great are you Lord
We sing great are you Lord
(We sing great)
We sing great are you Lord (no one like You no one beside You)
We sing great are you Lord
We sing great are you Lord
We sing great are you Lord
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Meaning & Inspiration
Great Are You Lord is a live congregational worship song that declares the greatness of God with the whole creation. The opening section repeats that all the earth will shout His praise, that hearts will cry and that the bones will say "Great are You Lord," with the leader calling the crowd to declare it aloud. The chorus turns to thanks for life itself: it is His breath in the lungs, so the singer pours out praise to Him.
The closing section repeats the line "We sing great are You Lord," adding that there is no one like Him and no one beside Him. The words echo Psalm 145:3 on the greatness of the Lord, Job 33:4 on the breath of the Almighty giving life, and Psalm 150:6 on everything that has breath praising the Lord. The leader's spoken cues and repeated lines give the song a spontaneous, participatory tone that suits an extended time of worship.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 145:3 The Lord is great and greatly to be praised.
- Job 33:4 The breath of the Almighty gives life.
- Psalm 150:6 Everything that has breath is called to praise the Lord.