Lyrics
Verse 1
Water You turned into wine
Opened the eyes of the blind
There's no one like You
None like You
Verse 2
Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There's no one like You
None like You
Chorus
Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God, You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power
Our God, our God
Verse 2 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge (Repeat x2)
And if our God is for us
Then who can ever stop us
And if our God is with us
Then what can stand against
Vamp
Then what can stand against
Then what can stand against
Chorus (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Our God" opens by listing specific miracles, water turned to wine, blind eyes opened, before concluding that no one else compares to the one who performed them. That pattern, specific evidence followed by a repeated conclusion, structures the song's opening verses around demonstrated rather than assumed uniqueness.
Its chorus stacks a series of comparative titles, greater, stronger, higher than any other, healer, awesome in power, building an escalating description of God's supremacy across different categories of strength. A later section borrows directly from a well-known rhetorical question, asking what could possibly stand against those for whom God stands.
Rooted in contemporary worship's declarative, anthem-driven style, the song functions as an extended statement of confident security, its repeated question about God's support treating that support as sufficient answer to whatever opposition or obstacle might otherwise seem threatening.
Related Scripture
- John 2:9-11 Describes Jesus turning water into wine, directly echoed in the song's opening verse.
- Romans 8:31 Asks who can stand against those for whom God stands, directly echoed in the song's bridge.