Don Moen - Here We Are Lyrics
Lyrics
Here we are lifting our hands to you Here we are, giving You thanks for all you do As we praise, and worship Your Holy name You are here, dwelling within our praise
For every answered prayer For always being there For love that hears us when we call For arms that lift us when we fall Oh you have always been, right beside us Leading us all along the way And we made it through (we made it through) Because of you
Here we are lifting our hands to you Here we are, giving You thanks for all You do As we praise, and worship Your Holy name You are here, dwelling within our praise
And here we are For days we cannot see (for days we cannot see) For all that yet to be (so much is yet to be) The trials we may have to face When we'll be leaning on your grace It will be your strength, that saves us Your love that makes us strong And through it all (through it all) We'll sing this song
Here we are lifting our hands to you Here we are, giving You thanks for all You do As we praise, and worship Your Holy name You are here, dwelling within our praise
Video
Don Moen - Here We Are | Live Worship Sessions
Meaning & Inspiration
Don Moen has spent decades helping the church find its voice in the middle of corporate worship, and his 1989 live recording of Bless the Lord captures exactly why he became a staple in so many congregations. When you hear the opening notes of Here We Are, you immediately feel the posture of a people standing before a holy God. This song does not aim for complex theological abstraction; instead, it anchors the believer in the reality of God’s presence inhabiting the praises of His people, much like the promise in Psalm 22:3 where the Lord is described as enthroned on the praises of Israel. By lifting hands and giving thanks, the congregation isn’t just following a ritual; they are physically participating in the reality that God is actually here, dwelling right where His people choose to focus their attention.
The lyrics move quickly from current praise to a retrospective look at God's faithfulness. When Moen sings about the arms that lift us when we fall, he is pointing to the same truth found in Isaiah 41:10, where God promises to uphold us with His righteous right hand. It is a simple admission that we only made it through our various storms because He was the one steering the ship. This acknowledgment of divine providence shifts the focus from our own strength—which often fails—to the steady character of a Father who hears when we call. It is grounded, gritty, and honest about the fact that our survival is never about our own grit but about His presence beside us.
The second half of the track shifts its gaze toward the unknown future, grounding the uncertainty of tomorrow in the promise of grace. Admitting that we cannot see the days ahead is a humble posture, yet it is met with the conviction that we will be leaning on His grace regardless of what comes. Paul’s declaration in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that God’s power is made perfect in weakness is the engine room for these lyrics. The song refuses to pretend that trials are not coming, but it makes a bold claim that when they do arrive, it will be His strength that saves us. We are not just singing to fill space; we are pre-loading our hearts with the truth that His love makes us strong enough to endure whatever lies ahead. Worship isn’t just about looking back at the victories we’ve already claimed; it is about standing firm in the middle of a mystery, fully convinced that the same God who led us through the past will be exactly where we need Him to be when the next trial breaks.