Lyrics
Verse 1
When I think about the Lord,
How He saved me, how He raised me,
How He filled me, with the Holy Ghost.
How He healed me, to the uttermost.
When I think about the Lord,
How He picked me up and turned me around,
How He placed my feet on solid ground
Chorus (Repeat)
It makes me wanna shout,
Hallelujah,
Thank You Jesus,
Lord, You're worthy, of all the glory, and all the honor,
and all the praise
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Meaning & Inspiration
"When I Think About the Lord" builds around personal reflection rather than external observation, each line beginning with the same phrase before naming a specific, remembered act of God, saving, raising, filling, healing. That structure treats testimony as something built line by line, each remembered mercy adding to the last.
Its second verse shifts from spiritual description to physical imagery, being picked up, turned around, and placed on solid ground, language suggesting complete reversal from an unstable prior condition. That progression from spiritual restoration to firm footing gives the song's testimony a felt, embodied quality rather than abstract description alone.
Rooted in traditional gospel choir call-and-response, the song functions as a spontaneous response to remembered mercy, its chorus treating an irrepressible urge to shout and give thanks as the natural response once those specific acts of God are recalled in detail.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 40:2 Describes being lifted from a pit and set on solid ground, directly echoed in the song's imagery of feet placed on solid ground.
- Acts 2:4 Describes believers filled with the Holy Ghost, directly echoed in the song's opening verse.