Lyrics
Verse 1
I can't take credit
For the breath in these lungs
My only boast
Is in the work You've done
This heart's a vessel
And the love that pours out
Let it be sweet perfume
Poured out on You
Chorus
I give You the glory
All of the glory
I give You the glory
Again and again
This praise isn't for me
My worship is only
To give You the glory
Forever Amen
Forever Amen
Verse 2
There's only one name
Who deserves every song
Who's worth my reverence
And my purest response
The name of Jesus
High above every other
It's all for You
Oh, it's all for You
Chorus
I give You the glory
All of the glory
I give You the glory
Again and again
This praise isn't for me
My worship is only
To give You the glory
Forever Amen
Forever Amen
Forever Amen
Oh, forever and ever
Bridge
Oh, every moment of my life
I'm gonna give You praise
Everything I am
Everything I do
Lord, the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory
When I give You praise
When I speak Your name
Lord, the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory
Everything I am
Everything I do
Lord, the glory belongs to You
All glory belongs to You
All the glory
When I give You praise
When I speak Your name
Lord, the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
Chorus
I give You the glory
All of the glory
I give You the glory
Again and again
This praise isn't for me
My worship is only
To give You the glory
Forever Amen
Forever Amen
Outro
Everything I am
Everything I do
Lord, the glory belongs to You
All glory belongs to You
When I give You praise
When I speak Your name
Lord, the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory it belongs to You
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Meaning & Inspiration
The lyric is a declaration that nothing in the singer's life can be claimed as personal credit. It begins with the admission "I can't take credit" for the breath in the lungs, then describes the heart as a vessel from which love pours out like perfume. The central refrain, "I give You the glory," is sung over and over, and each repeat is closed with "Forever Amen."
The second verse names Jesus as the one who deserves every song and sets that name "High above every other." The long closing section turns to a simple statement, "Lord, the glory belongs to You," repeated in several variations. The wording is plain enough that a congregation can pick it up after one pass, and the repetition does the work of a sustained act of worship.
Psalm 115:1 gives the same instinct in older words, asking that glory go to God's name and not to the worshipper. Philippians 2:9-10 speaks of the name above every name, and 1 Corinthians 10:31 asks that all of life be done for God's glory. The picture of perfume poured out resembles the act recorded in John 12:3.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 115:1 Glory is given to the name of the Lord and not to people.
- Philippians 2:9-10 The name of Jesus is placed above every name.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whatever is done is to be done for the glory of God.
- John 12:3 Costly perfume is poured out in devotion to Jesus.