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I will exalt You
I will exalt You
You are my God
I will exalt You
I will exalt You
I will exalt You
You are my God
My safe refuge
My treasured Lord
You are
My friend and King
Anointed One
Most holy
My hiding place
My safe refuge
My treasured Lord
You are
My friend and King
Anointed One
Most Holy
I didn't know what to expect walking in here
By myself, I'm normally with 3 other hooligans
I'm so honored and grateful to be
Where I know I'm supposed to be
Where the spirit of the Lord is
There is freedom
There is liberty
And that's why He brought me here
And I've been asking Him
What is it that you want me to do here?
And it's worship
It's what I do sitting at home
It's what I do walking on the street
It's what I do everywhere
And to be around people who know God
The way I've known him
To be my only friend
He saved my life
I can't sing the words
Without feeling the truth that they hold
He's been my hiding place
I'm an introvert
I wanna run and hide
And He was that safety
He told me it was okay
He told me I love you, you're precious to Me
The first person to ever tell me that "I love you"
Didn't come from my family
Didn't come from my parents
It came from God
He's my hiding place
My safe refuge
He's my treasured Lord
You are
He's my friend and King
Anointed One
Most Holy
How great is it that the King of the universe
Is my friend?
My hiding place
(He's my hiding place)
My safe refuge
(He's my personal savior)
My treasured Lord
You are
My friend and King
Anointed One
Most Holy
He's my hiding place
He's my safe refuge
He's my treasured Lord
You are
(And He loves you so much)
My friend and King
(He loves you so much)
Anointed One
Most Holy
So because we know this
I will exalt You
With everything I have
I will exalt You
For everything that You are
I will exalt you
'Cause You are
You are my God
He's mine, I belong to Him
I will exalt You
I will exalt You
I just be wanting to lay at His feet
I will exalt You
'Cause who is He, who is He?
You are my God
Thank y'all for letting me share my worship
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Meaning & Inspiration
“I Will Exalt You” joins a repeated declaration of praise with personal testimony about God’s care. The central refrain names God as worthy of exaltation, while the surrounding lines describe him as a hiding place, safe refuge, treasured Lord, friend, King, and Anointed One. These titles give the worship language both majesty and intimacy: the God who rules is also presented as close to a person seeking safety and belonging.
The extended spoken section explains that praise continues beyond a gathered setting. It describes worship at home and in ordinary movement, then connects that practice with an experience of divine freedom, rescue, love, and acceptance. The testimony is intensely personal, but it repeatedly returns to the shared confession that God is holy and dependable. References to refuge recall biblical prayers that call God a shelter in distress, while the language of friendship reflects Christ’s words to his disciples. By ending with renewed exaltation, the song turns vulnerability and gratitude into sustained worship.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 99:5 The psalm calls worshipers to exalt the Lord and worship because he is holy.
- Psalm 91:2 The psalmist calls the Lord a refuge and fortress worthy of trust.
- John 15:15 Jesus tells his disciples that he has called them friends.