Lyrics
[verse 1]
I don’t wanna let another minute fly by
I don’t wanna waste another second tryna run my life
Every day you’re giving me the opportunity To look to you
’cause you got everything i need
And you say ask and i’ll receive
[chorus 1]
I just got to pray it up
Give it all to you ’cause you’re enough
I don’t have to make my own way
I just got to, i just got to
Pray it up
Kneel down, keep my eyes above
Everything i ask in your name
I can trust you, i just got to pray
[verse 2]
I don’t wanna limit all that you can do
So i’m just gonna move out the way and make A room for you
It’s gonna take a little faith and humility To look to you
And turn my eyes away from me
And you say ask and just believe
[chorus 2]
I just got to pray it up
Give it all to you ’cause you’re enough
I don’t have to make my own way
I just got to, i just got to
Pray it up
Kneel down, keep my eyes above
Everything i ask in your name
I can trust you, i just got to pray
I just got to pray, i just got to pray
[bridge]
I will lift my eyes to the one who rescues me
I will lift my heart, oh, Jesus, i believe
I will lift my eyes to the one who rescues me
I will lift my heart, oh, Jesus, i believe
[chorus 3]
I just got to pray it up
Give it all to you ’cause you’re enough
I don’t have to make my own way
I just got to, i just got to
Pray it up
Give it all to you ’cause you’re enough
I don’t have to make my own way
I just got to, i just got to
Pray it up
Kneel down, keep my eyes above
Everything i ask in your name
I can trust you, i just got to pray
I just got to pray
I just got to, i just got to pray
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Meaning & Inspiration
Pray It Up presents prayer as an alternative to self-direction and anxious control. The verses acknowledge the impulse to manage life independently, then turn toward faith, humility, and reliance on God. Kneeling, lifting the eyes, and making room for divine action give the lyric a physical vocabulary of surrender. The chorus keeps the central response simple: needs are brought to God because his sufficiency makes a self-made path unnecessary. Trust is therefore expressed through repeated prayer rather than through certainty about every outcome.
Several lines closely echo biblical teaching. The invitation to ask and receive recalls Matthew 7:7-11, where Jesus connects prayer with the goodness of the Father. Asking in the name of Jesus reflects John 16:23-24, while the lifted eyes of the bridge resemble Psalm 121:1-2 and its confession that help comes from the Lord. These connections support the song’s balance of confidence and humility. Prayer is portrayed neither as a formula nor as personal achievement, but as dependence on the God who hears, provides, and rescues.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 7:7-11 Jesus teaches his followers to ask God and trust the Father to give good gifts.
- John 16:23-24 Jesus tells his disciples to ask the Father in his name.
- Psalm 121:1-2 The psalmist lifts his eyes and identifies the Lord as the source of help.