Lyrics
We're gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
We're gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
We're gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
Because the freedom we know is gonna last forever
The world turns in all of its ways
But I'm soul set on a holy name
And when all earth is said and done
Still I will praise Him
There's no end to the love that He gives
And now broken dreams have life again
In the hope of the risen King
So let us praise Him
A mystery unthinkable
That He took the fall just to save my soul
Now to love is the life I know
On and on and on we'll be singin'
Soul set free in the One I love
Oh come on come on
And let the whole earth sing
In the freedom we know
So come on come on and praise Him
Come come all the lost and the found
Let us rise up with a holy sound
All the earth unified as one
Just to praise Him
In full view with nothing to hide
Like a city on a hill we're gonna shine
In the light of Your freedom
Let us praise Him
We're gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
We're gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
We're gonna dance dance dance
In the freedom we know
Because the freedom we know is gonna last forever
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Meaning & Inspiration
"To Know Your Name" opens with a repeated image of dance, describing a freedom expected to last forever rather than a temporary celebration. That opening declaration frames the entire song around lasting liberation rather than momentary relief.
Its verses shift between description and resolve, naming a world that changes in every way set against a soul fixed on a holy name, and describing broken dreams given new life through hope in a risen King. That contrast, an unstable world against an unshaking commitment, gives the song's repeated praise its specific grounding in resurrection hope.
A later verse borrows a well-known image, a city on a hill with nothing to hide, applying that description to a gathered, unified people meant to be visible rather than hidden. Rooted in contemporary congregational worship, the song functions as a call to corporate praise, inviting both "the lost and the found" to rise together in a single unified sound of worship.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 5:14 Describes a city on a hill that cannot be hidden, directly echoed in the song's description of shining like a city on a hill.
- John 8:36 Describes freedom given by the Son as true freedom, echoed in the song's repeated declaration of lasting freedom.