Lyrics
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
to break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
to break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.
There's an army rising up.
There's an army rising up.
There's an army rising up.
To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.
There's an army rising up. (repeat x3)
To break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.
I hear the chains falling.
There is power in the name of Jesus (repeat x3)
to break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Break Every Chain builds its message through a small set of repeated declarations: the name of Jesus carries power, chains can fall, and an army is rising. The repetition gives the lyric the form of a communal proclamation rather than a detailed narrative. Bondage is pictured as a chain that cannot withstand the authority of Jesus, while the image of a rising army shifts the song from personal release toward a gathered people standing in faith.
The emphasis on the name of Jesus is consistent with Acts 4:12, where salvation is found in no other name. The language of broken captivity also recalls the mission announced in Luke 4:18, including liberty for captives and freedom for the oppressed. Within that biblical pattern, the falling chains can represent deliverance from sin and oppression without limiting the image to one circumstance. The lyric remains focused on its central confession until expectation becomes testimony: power belongs to Jesus, and bondage gives way before him.