Lyrics
We are a chosen generation
Rise up, holy nation
God, we live for You
You have called us out of darkness
Into light so glorious
God, we live for You
We live for You
God, we live for You
We run with passion for Your name, we run
Freedom, You've broken every chain, we run
Our God will not be moved
Our God will never be shaken
We run to You, we run
We are a chosen generation
Rise up, holy nation
God, we live for You
You have called us out of darkness
Into light so glorious
God, we live for You
We run with passion for Your name, we run
Freedom, You've broken every chain, we run
Our God will not be moved
Our God will never be shaken
We run to You, we run
We are a chosen generation
Rise up, holy nation
God, we live for You
You have called us out of darkness
Into light so glorious
God, we live for You
Our God will not be moved
Our God will never be shaken
Our God will not be moved
Our God will never be shaken
Our God will not be moved
Our God will never be shaken
We run to You, we run
We are a chosen generation
Rise up, holy nation
God, we live for You
You have called us out of darkness
Into light so glorious
God, we live for You
'Cause You are everything
More than all we need
God, we live for You
God, we live for You
I've found this world to be
Not enough for me
God, we live for You
God, we live for You
God, we live for You
God, we live for You
We are a chosen generation
Rise up, holy nation
God, we live for You
You have called us out of darkness
Into light so glorious
God, we live for You
Come on, sing, we are
We are a chosen generation
Rise up, holy nation
God, we live for You
You have called us out of darkness
Into light so glorious
God, we live for You
We live for You
God, we live for You
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Meaning & Inspiration
Chosen Generation presents Christian identity as both a gift and a calling. The opening language describes a people brought out of darkness into glorious light, closely echoing the biblical description of a chosen people and holy nation. That identity leads immediately to commitment: the repeated declaration that they live for God gives the song a communal, worshipful focus rather than treating belonging as an end in itself.
Images of running, freedom, and broken chains add urgency to the message. The lyric portrays faith as active devotion to God’s name, grounded in confidence that God cannot be moved or shaken. Its closing contrast between God and a world that is “not enough” reinforces dependence on him as the source of all that is needed. Through repetition, the song joins assurance with response: God calls people into light, releases them from bondage, and becomes the one toward whom their lives are directed.
Related Scripture
- 1 Peter 2:9 Peter calls believers a chosen people and holy nation brought from darkness into light.
- Hebrews 12:28 The passage speaks of receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
- Galatians 5:1 Paul describes the freedom Christ gives in contrast to bondage.