Lyrics
Verse 1 (Repeat)
God, we want You to be magnified and we want You to have Your way
Have Your way in this place
Have Your way in us tonight, God
Have Your way, have Your way, have Your way
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Lord, we need an outpour of Your Spirit
Fill this place, have Your way
Vamp (Repeat x4)
Have Your way, have Your way
Bridge
Send Your glory, send Your power
We won't move until You do
We need Your Spirit
We need Your presence
Fill this place, have Your way
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Have Your Way" opens with a direct request addressed to God, asking that he be magnified and given free rein within a specific gathered place. That request, God's will given priority over any other agenda, frames the entire song's brief structure as an act of surrender before worship begins.
Its repeated verse asks specifically for an outpour of God's Spirit to fill the space, tying the song's opening request for God's way to a tangible, spiritual filling rather than abstract permission. Declaring an unwillingness to move until that filling occurs treats waiting itself as part of the song's posture of expectant surrender.
Rooted in contemporary gospel worship's invocation style, the song functions as a corporate prayer inviting God's presence and authority over a gathering, its closing request for glory, power, and presence summarizing the entire song's single, repeated theme, that human plans yield entirely to God's own way.
Related Scripture
- Acts 2:17 Describes God pouring out his Spirit, directly echoed in the song's repeated request for an outpour.
- 2 Chronicles 5:14 Describes God's glory filling a temple so completely that ministry could not continue, echoed in the song's declaration of not moving until God fills the place.