Lyrics
Saturday was silent
Surely it was through
But since when has impossible
Ever stopped You
Friday's disappointment
Is Sunday's empty tomb
Since when has impossible
Ever stopped You
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
This is the praise make a dead man walk again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
Pentecostal fire stirring something new
You're not gonna run out of miracles anytime soon
Resurrection power runs in my veins too
I believe there's another miracle here in this room
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
This is the praise make a dead man walk again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
I hear them rattle
My God is able to save and deliver and heal
And restore anything that He wants to
Just ask the man who was thrown
On the bones of Elisha
If there's anything that He can't do
Just ask the stone that was rolled
At the tomb in the garden
What happens when God says to move
I feel Him moving it now
I feel Him doing it now
I feel Him doing it now
Do it now, do it now
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
This is the praise make a dead man walk again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
Rattle!
I hear the sound (I hear the sound)
I hear the sound (I hear the sound)
I hear the sound (I hear the sound)
I hear the sound (I hear the sound)
And the bones began to rattle
I can hear those bones rattling
God said live, God said live
Hear the Word of the Lord
And this is what He said
Live (live), live (live)
Dry bones hear the Word of the Lord
Live (live), live (live)
Dry bones hear the Word of the Lord
Live (live), live (live)
Dry bones hear the Word of the Lord
Live (live), live (live)
Dry bones hear the Word of the Lord
Live (live), live (live)
Dry bones hear the Word of the Lord
Live (live), live (live)
Live (live), live (live)
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
This is the praise make a dead man walk again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
Open the grave, I'm coming out
I'm gonna live, gonna live again
This is the sound of dry bones rattling
Dry bones rattling
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Rattle!” turns biblical resurrection images into a declaration that no situation lies beyond God’s authority. The movement from Friday’s disappointment to Sunday’s empty tomb places Christian hope in Christ’s victory over death. Its central image of dry bones beginning to move presents renewal as an act of God’s word, while the repeated call to live gives the song the character of expectant praise.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 supplies the clearest foundation: scattered bones hear the word of the Lord, receive breath, and rise to life. The reference to a man revived by contact with Elisha’s bones comes from 2 Kings 13:21, another account used to affirm God’s life-giving ability. Romans 8:11 further supports the lyric’s claim that resurrection power is active in those who belong to Christ. By joining those passages with the empty tomb, the song celebrates God as able to save, heal, restore, and bring life where finality seemed certain.
Related Scripture
- Ezekiel 37:1-14 Dry bones hear the Lord’s word, receive breath, and rise to life.
- 2 Kings 13:21 A dead man revives after touching the bones of Elisha.
- Romans 8:11 The Spirit who raised Jesus gives life to those who belong to Christ.