Lyrics
Intro
Sing this chorus with us
Chorus (Repeat)
Every living thing is gonna praise You
Every generation's gonna know Your name
Jesus, You're the rock of ages
Every generation's gonna know Your name
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Every tongue and tribe
Every people and nation
Come gather with one voice
Join in and sing His praises
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 2
We're gonna tell the stories
Of all Your victories
Every resurrection
And every parted sea
So let the church get louder
And let the choir sing
Until the lost run home
And every heart believes
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Bridge
We will shout Your praise
All of the earth
Higher and higher
We will
Say that name!
Open up ye heavenly gates
Bridge (Repeat x2)
Chorus (Repeat)
Vamp
Know Your name
Know Your name
Every generation's gonna know Your name
Good Father (Know Your name)
Messiah (Know Your name)
They're gonna know Your name
Mighty One (Know Your name, good Father)
Prince of Peace (Know Your name, Messiah)
They're gonna know Your name
Chorus (Repeat)
Vamp (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Outro
Hallelujah
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Know Your Name" opens with a call to corporate praise, inviting every living thing and every generation to join a single declared purpose, making Jesus's name known across all people. That expansive, universal address, rather than a private declaration, frames the entire song around collective worship crossing every human boundary.
Its verses draw on language describing every tongue, tribe, people, and nation gathering with one voice, imagery drawn from a vision of worship surrounding God's throne. A later section shifts to remembered testimony, telling stories of resurrection and parted seas, tying present-day corporate praise to specific, historical demonstrations of God's power.
Rooted in contemporary congregational worship's anthem style, the song functions as a rallying call for united praise, stacking titles, good Father, Messiah, Mighty One, Prince of Peace, toward its repeated conclusion that every generation will eventually know that name regardless of present resistance.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 5:9 Describes people from every tribe, language, people, and nation gathered in worship, directly echoed in the song's lyrics.
- Isaiah 9:6 Describes titles including Mighty God and Prince of Peace, directly echoed in the song's list of names for Jesus.