Lyrics
Verse 1
When you're up against a wall and your mountain seems so tall
And you realize that life's not always fair
You can run away and hide, let the old man decide
Or you can change your circumstances with a prayer
Chorus
When everything falls apart praise His name
When you have a broken heart raise your hands and say
Lord, You're all I need, You're everything to me
And He'll take the pain away
When it seem you're all alone praise His name
When you feel you can't go on just raise your hands and say
Greater is He that is within me
And you can praise the hurt away if you'll just praise His name
Verse 2
Oh, you can overcome by the blood of the lamb
And by the word of your testimony
You'll see the darkness go as your faith begins to grow
You're not alone so how can you be lonely
Chorus (Repeat)
When everything falls apart praise His name
When you have a broken heart raise your hands and say
Lord, You're all I need, You're everything to me
And He'll take the pain away
When it seem you're all alone praise His name
When you feel you can't go on just raise your hands and say
Greater is He that is within me
And you can praise the hurt away if you'll just praise His name
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Praise His Name” by Jeff and Sheri Easter offers a direct answer to hard times: praise. The first verse pictures standing against a wall with a mountain that seems too tall, then gives two options, to run away and hide or to change circumstances with a prayer. The chorus follows with a repeated instruction to raise hands and say, “Lord, You’re all I need, You’re everything to me,” trusting Him to take the pain away.
The lines “Greater is He that is within me” echo 1 John 4:4, and “you can praise the hurt away” turns that confidence into a practice. The second verse draws on Revelation 12:11, saying that overcoming comes by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of a testimony. It also adds comfort for loneliness, saying the believer is not alone.
The song stays focused on one habit: when everything falls apart or the heart is broken, the lyric calls for lifting hands and praising His name.
Related Scripture
- 1 John 4:4 Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world
- Revelation 12:11 Overcoming by the blood of the Lamb and the word of testimony
- Psalm 34:1 Blessing the Lord at all times