Lyrics
Chorus
There is something about the name Jesus
Something about the name Jesus
It is the sweetest name I know
Oh how I love the name Jesus
Oh how I love the name Jesus
It is the sweetest name I know
Verse 1
Some people say I'm crazy but I can't explain
The power that I feel when I call Your name (when I call Your name)
Said it's just like fire shut up in my bones
The Holy Ghost is moving (yes it is)
And just won't leave me alone
There's something
Chorus
Verse 2
Said it's sweeter than honey from a honeycomb
I can feel the Holy Ghost moving
And it won't leave, won't leave me alone (no, no, no, no, no, nooo)
At the name of Jesus (ooohhh)
Every knee has got to bow (got to bow)
So you don't have to wait till the fire comes
You can call on Him, shout, praise Him, do it right now
Chorus
Something about the name Jesus
Something about the name Jesus
It is the sweetest name I know
Oh how I love the name Jesus
Oh how I love the name Jesus
It is the sweetest name I know, I know, I know, I know
(Repeat chorus)
It is the sweetest name I know
(Repeat 5 times)
Break
Oh I love the name Jesus (Jesus)
Oh (oh)
Oh (oh)
Jesus
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Meaning & Inspiration
Something About The Name Of Jesus is a song that celebrates the power and sweetness of the name of Jesus. The chorus repeats that there is something about the name Jesus and that it is the sweetest name the singer knows. The verse admits that some people say the singer is crazy, but the power felt when calling His name cannot be explained, and it is like fire shut up in the bones with the Holy Ghost moving.
The next section calls the name sweeter than honey from the honeycomb and says that at the name of Jesus every knee has got to bow, inviting listeners not to wait for a crisis to call on Him but to shout and praise Him now. The lines echo Jeremiah 20:9 on fire shut up in the bones, Psalm 19:10 on honey, Philippians 2:9-11 on every knee bowing, and Song of Solomon 1:3. Repetition and ad libs make it a lively gospel choir song.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 2:9-11 At the name of Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord.
- Jeremiah 20:9 The prophet describes God's word as a fire shut up in his bones.
- Psalm 19:10 The Lord's words are sweeter than honey from the honeycomb.