Lyrics
Chorus
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
Verse 1
We will face this world
And break the silence
We will sing your song
Where injustice lies
Pre-Chorus
Crying Oh - o - oh
Heaven pour out Your glory
Crying Oh - o - oh
Heaven pour out Your glory
Chorus
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
Verse 2
We will carry your dreams
To heal the earth
Take the Kingdom of God
To the broken and hurt
Pre-Chorus
Crying Oh - o - oh
Heaven pour out Your glory
Crying Oh - o - oh
Heaven pour out Your glory
Chorus
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
It is yours
Bridge
To the far ends of earth we go
Love story must be told
We will not live in comfort anymore
(Repeat 4x)
Pre-Chorus
Crying Oh - o - oh
Heaven pour out Your glory
Crying Oh - o - oh
Heaven pour out Your glory
(Repeat 2x)
Chorus
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
Christ our Lord
All praise is Yours
Meaning & Inspiration
Break The Silence is a missions-minded worship song that joins praise with a call to action. The chorus is short and direct: "Christ our Lord, all praise is Yours." Everything else in the song grows out of that line of adoration.
The verses turn outward. Singers promise to "face this world and break the silence" and to sing "where injustice lies," then carry God's dreams "to heal the earth" and take the kingdom "to the broken and hurt." Those lines echo Isaiah 58, where worship is tied to freeing the oppressed, and the commission of Matthew 28.
The bridge raises the cost: "We will not live in comfort anymore." Repeated four times, it works as a vow rather than a passing thought. The pre-chorus cry for heaven to pour out glory keeps the mission dependent on God's presence. A group can use the song to open a service or to send out a team for outreach.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 58:6-8 God calls His people to loosen the chains of injustice and share with those in need.
- Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus sends His followers to the nations with the message of the kingdom.
- Psalm 72:12-14 The righteous king rescues the needy and cares for the weak.