Lyrics
Verse 1 (Dante Bowe)
Come, let us sing to the Lord
Come, let us bow down before Him
His banner is love over us
And His mercies are new every morning
Pre-Chorus (Dante Bowe)
I'll sing oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Chorus (Dante Bowe)
So we lift You high
Forever lift You high
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Jesus, You alone
Our Rock, our Cornerstone
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Verse 2 (Dante Bowe)
Come, let us sing to the Lord
Come, let us bow down before Him
His banner is love over us
And His mercies are new every morning
Pre-Chorus (Dante Bowe)
I'll sing oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Chorus (Dante Bowe)
So we lift You high
Forever lift You high
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Jesus, You alone
Our Rock, our Cornerstone
High within our hearts
High within our minds
So we lift You high
Forever lift You high
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Jesus, You alone
Our Rock, our Cornerstone
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Interlude
Yes, You are, God
So high (So high)
Bridge (Kirby Kaple)
Oh, I won't let the rocks cry out in my place
We return the breath You gave with our praise (Yeah, we do tonight, Jesus)
Oh, I won't let the rocks cry out in my place (No, no, no, no)
We return the breath You gave with our praise (Oh, oh, oh)
Oh, I won't let the rocks cry out in my place (No, no, no, no)
We return the breath You gave with our praise (Oh, I won't let)
Oh, I won't let the rocks cry out in my place (Oh, altogether, altogether)
We return the breath You gave with our praise (We return it)
Chorus (Dante Bowe & Kirby Kaple)
So we lift You high
Forever lift You high
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Jesus, You alone
Our Rock, our Cornerstone
High within our hearts
High within our minds
So we lift You high
Forever lift You high
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Jesus, You alone
Our Rock, our Cornerstone
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Spontaneous (Dante Bowe)
Everything that's in me
Bless His holy name
'Cause when I bless Him, things will change
Everything that's in me
Bless His holy name
My praise is a weapon, yes, it is
My praise is a weapon, everything
Everything that's in me
Bless His holy name
Everything that's in me
Bless His holy name
Come on church, say
Everything that's in me
Bless His holy name
Oh, everything that's in me
Bless His holy name
Chorus (Dante Bowe & Kirby Kaple)
So we lift You high
Forever lift You high
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Jesus, You alone
Our Rock, our Cornerstone
High within our hearts
High within our minds
So we lift You high
Forever lift You high
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Jesus, You alone
Our Rock, our Cornerstone
High within our hearts
High within our minds
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Lift You High” is a congregational call to praise that draws heavily on biblical language. The opening invitation to sing and bow before the Lord closely echoes Psalm 95. Images of love as a banner, mercies renewed each morning, and Jesus as Rock and Cornerstone gather several scriptural themes into one declaration of worship.
The chorus places Christ above the worshipers’ hearts and minds, expressing devotion that includes both affection and thought. In the bridge, the refusal to let the rocks cry out recalls Jesus’ words in Luke 19:40. Returning breath through praise presents life itself as a gift offered back to its giver. The later spontaneous section turns that idea into communal blessing of God’s holy name. Across its repeated sections, the lyric moves from invitation to confession and sustained praise, keeping Jesus at the center as the secure foundation of worship.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 95:1,6 The psalm calls worshipers to sing to the Lord and bow before him.
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The passage says the Lords mercies are renewed every morning.
- Luke 19:40 Jesus says that the stones would cry out if his followers were silent.