Lyrics
Verse 1
It's by Your mercy, I am here today,
It's by your grace, I am what I am,
You're the Spirit working inside of me,
to accomplish great things.
Verse 2
It's not by power, It's not by might,
but by your Spirit, I am what I am,
You're the Spirit working inside of me,
to accomplish great things.
Chorus
Take all the credit, Oh my dear Lord,
Take all the trophies, All the glory,
the honor and praise, All belongs to You.
Verse 3
tiriri tirara taptara tira You took my weakness,
You gave me strength, You took my pain,
You gave me beauty,
You're the spirit working inside of me,
to accomplish great things.
Verse 4
You are the glory, and the lifter of my head,
You are my Lord, Shepherd of my soul,
You're the Spirit working inside of me,
to accomplish great things.
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Bridge (Repeat x2)
You alone art worthy, All the glory belongs to You.
You alone art worthy, I bow before Your throne to worship You.
You alone art worthy, All the glory belongs to you.
You alone art worthy, I bow before Your throne to worship You.
Bridge (Final Line)
Jesus I bow in worship and adoration, I bow before Your throne to worship You.
Chorus (Repeat x2, Final)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Take All The Glory" begins by crediting mercy and grace directly for present identity, insisting that any accomplishment traces back to God's Spirit working within rather than personal ability. A second verse sharpens that point by quoting a well-known prophetic statement, that success comes not by power or might but by God's Spirit, directly denying the value of self-reliance the song might otherwise be tempted to claim. The chorus turns that credit into a direct transfer, offering trophies, glory, honor, and praise entirely to God rather than retaining any of it. Later verses list specific exchanges, weakness for strength, pain for beauty, framing personal transformation as something received rather than earned. The bridge shifts from giving credit to physical posture, describing bowing before God's throne in worship and adoration as the appropriate response to recognizing His sole worthiness. Structurally the song builds from gratitude to explicit renunciation of self-credit to bodily worship, ending on repeated declarations that fix all glory outside the singer entirely.
Related Scripture
- Zechariah 4:6 States that success comes not by might nor power but by God's Spirit, directly quoted in the second verse.
- Psalm 115:1 Declares "not to us, but to your name be the glory," matching the song's central act of giving all credit to God.