Clint Brown - The Highest Praise Lyrics

The Highest Praise is a short, call-and-response praise song that invites everyone to give the Lord the highest praise. The opening line says "Come on and give the Lord the highest praise," and the main section alternates this call with the repeated shout of hallelujah, so that a leader or choir can sing the call and the congregation can answer. The song ends with a line that tells listeners to praise His holy name.

The wording reflects Psalm 150:6 on everything that has breath praising the Lord, Psalm 29:2 on giving the Lord the glory due His name, and Psalm 34:3 on magnifying the Lord and exalting His name together. Because there are only a few lines and they repeat, the song is easy to teach and sing in any gathering, and it can be extended as long as the room wants to keep praising. Its tone is joyful, energetic and communal, focused on honoring God with a loud, shared voice rather than on telling a story, which suits the opening or closing of a praise service.