Lyrics
You give life, You are love
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord
Chorus
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only
You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord
Chorus
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only
Bridge
And all the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord
All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord
All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord
Chorus
It is Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only x2
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Great Are You Lord frames worship around God as the giver of life, love, hope, and restoration. Its opening lines move from divine character to human need, naming darkness and broken hearts before answering them with praise. The chorus treats every breath as a gift returned to its source through worship. Repetition gives that response a communal scale, as individual gratitude expands into a vision of all the earth declaring the greatness of the Lord.
The image of divine breath recalls Genesis 2:7, where God breathes life into humanity, while the call for all creation to praise closely follows the language and movement of several psalms. Psalm 150:6 is an especially direct companion because it calls everything that has breath to praise the Lord. The bridge also resembles biblical scenes in which earth, hearts, and even bones testify to divine life. Together, these themes present praise as a fitting response to the God who creates, sustains, heals, and restores.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 2:7 God breathes the breath of life into the first human.
- Psalm 150:6 The psalm calls everything that has breath to praise the Lord.
- Psalm 96:11-12 The psalm depicts the heavens, earth, sea, and fields rejoicing before the Lord.