Lyrics
I just want to speak the Name of Jesus
Over every heart and every mind
I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus
I just want to speak the Name of Jesus
'Til every dark addiction starts to break
Declaring there is hope and there is freedom
I speak Jesus
Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire
I just want to speak the Name of Jesus
Over fear and all anxiety
To every soul held captive by depression
I speak Jesus
Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire
Shout Jesus from the mountains
And Jesus in the streets
Jesus in the darkness over every enemy
Jesus for my family
I speak the holy Name
Jesus
Shout Jesus from the mountains
And Jesus in the streets
Jesus in the darkness over every enemy
Jesus for my family
I speak the holy Name
Jesus
Shout Jesus from the mountains
And Jesus in the streets
Jesus in the darkness over every enemy
Jesus for my family
I speak the holy Name
Jesus
Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire
Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire
I just want to speak the Name of Jesus
Over every heart and every mind
'Cause I know there is peace within His presence
I speak Jesus
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Meaning & Inspiration
The song presents the name of Jesus as a prayer over troubled minds, families, and people held by fear, addiction, or depression. Its verses name those burdens without allowing them to become the final word. Instead, the repeated chorus describes the name of Jesus as power, healing, and life, while asking for strongholds and shadows to give way before His presence. The emphasis remains on Christ as the source of peace and freedom.
The later call to proclaim Jesus from mountains, streets, and places of darkness expands the prayer from private need to public confession. That movement gives the song both an intimate and communal character. Its language may recall Philippians, where the name of Jesus receives supreme honor and prayer is joined to divine peace. By ending where it began, with peace in His presence, the song frames every declaration as dependence on Christ rather than confidence in human strength.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 2:9-11 The passage declares the supreme honor of the name of Jesus.
- Philippians 4:6-7 Paul connects prayer with divine peace guarding hearts and minds.