Maryanne J. George + Maverick City Music - Altar Lyrics

Altar presents worship as the offering of an entire life rather than a single religious act. The opening plea asks Jesus to kindle an undivided desire for His presence, and the chorus answers that prayer with images of an altar, a sacrifice, and praise rising toward God. Its brief lines keep attention on surrender: every breath, song, and part of life belongs to the One declared worthy.

The central image closely echoes Romans 12, where believers are called to offer their bodies as a living sacrifice. The song also shares the language of Hebrews 13, which describes praise as a sacrifice offered through Jesus. Those connections clarify why glorifying God and yielding a whole life appear together in the lyric. Rather than presenting sacrifice as loss alone, Altar portrays it as worship shaped by the surpassing worth of Christ. The repeated tag, Be glorified, gathers the song into one focused prayer for God to receive honor through devoted living.