Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat x2)
El-Shaddai that's your name
Elohim that's your name
Adonai that's your name
Refrain (Repeat x2)
I'll worship your name
I'll worship your name
I'll worship your name
I'll worship your name
Verse 1
When I look at the stars
When I look at the moon and the sun
That's the work of your hands God
That's the work of your hands God
Verse 2
When I look at my life
When I look at the world
That's the work of Your hands, God
That's the work of Your hands, God
Chorus (Repeat)
Refrain (Repeat)
Bridge
Angels are surrounding You
The glory is surrounding You
The seraphims, the cherubims
They worship Your name
The earth trembles when they hear Your voice
Chorus (Repeat)
Refrain (Repeat)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"El Shaddai" opens with three Hebrew names given in succession, El Shaddai, Elohim, Adonai, naming each directly as God's own name before any further description follows. That direct naming, titles stated plainly without translation, grounds the song's worship in specific, ancient identification of God.
Its verses point to visible evidence for that worship, stars, moon, sun, and personal life itself, naming each the work of God's hands rather than coincidence or impersonal nature. That movement from cosmic to personal evidence ties the song's praise to both creation's scale and individual existence within the same structure.
Rooted in contemporary African worship's declarative chorus tradition, the song functions as an extended declaration of God's names and creative power, its bridge picturing seraphim and cherubim surrounding God in worship, describing the earth itself trembling at His voice as the fitting, cosmic response to the same name already repeated throughout the song.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 17:1 Describes God revealing himself as El Shaddai, directly echoed in the song's opening chorus.
- Isaiah 6:2-3 Describes seraphim surrounding God's throne in worship, directly echoed in the song's bridge.