Israel & New Breed - Alpha and Omega Lyrics
Lyrics
You are Alpha and Omega We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised You are Alpha and Omega We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised
We give You all the glory We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised
We give You all the glory We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised
You are Alpha and Omega We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised We give You all the glory We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised We give You all the glory We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised
We give You all the glory We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised
We give You all the glory We worship You our Lord You are worthy to be praised
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Israel & New Breed - Alpha & Omega
Meaning & Inspiration
Israel Houghton and his team captured a specific, electric atmosphere back in 2005 when they recorded Alive in South Africa. It is rare to find a track that stays so laser-focused on the character of God without getting lost in personal fluff or complicated metaphors. When they sing, "You are Alpha and Omega," they are pulling directly from the revelation given to John on the island of Patmos. In Revelation 1:8, the Lord identifies Himself as the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the one who is and who was and who is to come. By centering the song on these titles, the group anchors our worship in the sheer sovereignty of God. He exists outside of our limited timeline. He is the author of history, not just a character within it.
The weight of this truth changes how we approach our daily prayer life. We often come to God with a checklist of needs, but this song demands a shift in posture. When the lyrics state, "We give You all the glory," it is a direct act of surrender. If He is the Alpha and the Omega, then He is the only one worthy of the praise we offer. We see this principle in 1 Chronicles 29:11, where David acknowledges that everything in heaven and earth belongs to the Lord. Giving Him glory means we stop treating Him like a divine vending machine and start treating Him like the King of the Universe.
"You are worthy to be praised" is the natural response to recognizing His divine nature. It is not a suggestion or a temporary feeling; it is an objective reality based on who He is. Because He is the start and the finish, our confidence rests in the fact that He holds our future just as firmly as He held our past. When we belt out these lyrics, we are declaring that He alone deserves the honor that we so often try to keep for ourselves. Stop trying to control the outcome of your life and recognize that the One who started the work in you is also the One who will see it through to the very end.