Lyrics
Verse 1
Let this place be an upper room
Where Your people learn to wait
Let this house be a holy place
Where Your children watch and pray
Pre-Chorus
Oh, remind us today
We are people of Your presence
Chorus
Let there be wonder, let there be wonder in this place
Let there be worship, let there be worship for Your name
Come Holy Spirit, oh, we need Your fire again
Let there be wonder, let there be wonder in this place, oh-oh-oh
Verse 2
We're in awe and we fear Your name
But we will not be afraid
For the King in His holiness
Is our Father and our friend
Pre-Chorus
Oh, remind us today
We are people of Your presence
Chorus
Let there be wonder, let there be wonder in this place
Let there be worship, let there be worship for Your name
Come Holy Spirit, oh, we need Your fire again, oh-oh-oh
Let there be wonder, let there be wonder in this place, oh-oh-oh
Interlude
Bridge
Is He not the God who parted the seas?
Is He not the God who heals our disease?
Is He not the source of all that we need?
You're all that we need
Is He not the God who emptied the grave?
Is He not the God who breaks every chain?
Is He not the hope still with us today?
You're with us today
Is He not the God who parted the seas?
Is He not the God who heals our disease?
Is He not the source of all that we need?
You're all that we need
Is He not the God who emptied the grave?
Is He not the God who breaks every chain?
Is He not the hope still with us today?
You're with us today
Chorus
Let there be wonder, let there be wonder in this place
Let there be worship, oh, let there be worship for Your name
Come Holy Spirit, oh, we need Your fire again, oh-oh-oh
Let there be wonder, let there be wonder in this place, oh-oh-oh
Outro
Oh
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Let There Be Wonder is a prayer for a gathered church to become attentive to God’s presence. The opening images of an upper room, waiting, watching, and prayer recall disciples assembled before the coming of the Holy Spirit. Its chorus asks for worship, holy wonder, and renewed fire, placing dependence on the Spirit at the center of the song rather than treating awe as an end in itself.
The second verse holds reverence and confidence together: God is holy and worthy of fear, yet he is also named as Father and friend. The bridge supports that confidence by recalling divine acts of deliverance. The parted sea, healing, freedom from chains, and the empty grave identify the God being worshiped as both mighty and present. Those questions lead back to the chorus with a clear basis for wonder. God’s past faithfulness and continuing presence give the congregation reason to wait, pray, worship, and seek the Spirit’s work again.
Related Scripture
- Acts 1:13-14 The disciples gathered in an upper room and devoted themselves to prayer.
- Acts 2:1-4 The Holy Spirit came upon the gathered believers with the sign of fire.
- Exodus 14:21-22 God parted the sea and brought Israel through on dry ground.