Lyrics
Verse 1 (Repeat x4)
There's no telling what can happen
When Jesus is in the room
Verse 2
Miracles start to happen
When Jesus is in the room
Miracles happen
They're happening, they're happening
'Cause Jesus is in the room
Chorus
Lift up your hands
Open your heart
Jesus is here to do amazing things
The darkness is bound
The strong man must bow
When Jesus is in the house
Verse 1 (Repeat x2)
Verse 2 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat, Extended)
Lift up your hands
Open your heart
Jesus is here to do amazing things
The darkness is bound
The strong man must bow
And miracles are falling down
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Meaning & Inspiration
"No Telling" repeats a simple, open-ended claim throughout, that no one can predict what will happen once Jesus is present in a room. That deliberate vagueness, refusing to specify exactly what will occur, builds anticipation rather than describing a single expected outcome.
Its second verse narrows that open possibility toward a specific category, naming miracles directly as what begins happening once Jesus is present. The chorus adds a further claim, describing darkness as bound and a "strong man" forced to bow, language drawn from a Gospel illustration about a stronger power overcoming and disarming an established one.
Rooted in contemporary gospel worship's call to expectant faith, the song functions as an invitation to anticipate breakthrough, its repeated title phrase treating uncertainty itself as good news once that uncertainty is paired with confidence in Jesus's presence and power.
Related Scripture
- Luke 11:21-22 Describes a stronger one overpowering a strong man and taking away his armor, echoed in the song's description of the strong man bowing.
- Mark 16:17-18 Describes signs accompanying believers, echoed in the song's expectation of miracles when Jesus is present.