Lyrics
Verse:
Lord, You're great,
You're the Great I Am;
pick up my cross and follow You.
Lord, You're great,
You're the Great I Am;
we worship You in spirit and in truth.
Chorus:
Tenors: You're the greatest...
Sopranos/Altos: greatest...
Tenors: You're the greatest...
Sopranos/Altos: greatest...
we are humbled at the cross
where You were raised.
Greatest, greatest,
the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised.
Bridge:
Authority and power in His hand,
accessed by faith to every man;
who gave His son that we might be redeemed upon the tree;
our God is great and greatly to be praised.
Vamp 1:
He is the greatest,
He is a great God.
He is the greatest,
He is the Great I Am.
Vamp 2:
He is the greatest,
He is the Great I Am.
He is the greatest.
Vamp 3:
Yeah, He is the Great I Am, yeah.
Greater is He that is in me, yeah.
Vamp 4:
He is the greatest,
He is the greatest.
Ending:
The Lord is great
and greatly to be praised.
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Meaning & Inspiration
The song is an extended declaration of divine greatness, moving from direct praise into a choir-centered call and response. Its language identifies God as the Great I Am, honors Christ at the cross, and connects redemption with the gift of the Son. Worship is presented as a fitting response to both divine authority and saving mercy. Repeated lines in the vamps give the central claim room to function as congregational praise.
Several biblical phrases shape the lyric. The description of God as great and greatly deserving praise closely follows Psalm 145, while worship in spirit and truth recalls the words of Jesus in John 4. The declaration that the One within the believer is greater echoes 1 John 4. These references support a message of confidence rooted in the character and work of God. The ending returns to praise, gathering the cross, redemption, authority, and faith into one sustained confession of divine greatness.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 145:3 The psalm declares that the Lord is great and greatly to be praised.
- John 4:24 Jesus says that true worshipers must worship God in spirit and truth.
- 1 John 4:4 The verse says that the One in believers is greater than the one in the world.