Maverick City Music - Yes & Amen Lyrics
Lyrics
Intro
You're a man of Your word, yes, You are
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen"
If You said it, we believe it
Verse 1
Father of kindness
You have poured out grace
You brought me out of darkness
You have filled me with peace
Giver of mercy
You're my help in time of need
Lord, I can't help but sing
Chorus
Let's sing aloud
Faithful, You are, oh yeah
Faithful, forever You will be
Faithful, You are (Sing aloud)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (Oh yeah, yeah)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (Here we go, second verse)
Verse 2
Beautiful Savior
You have brought me near
You pulled me from the ashes
You have broken every curse
Blessed Redeemer
You have set this captive free
Lord, I can't help but sing (And we say)
Chorus
Faithful, You are (Hey)
Faithful, forever You will be (Yeah)
Faithful (Yeah), You are (We believe and we know that)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (Let's sing it again, say faithful)
Faithful, You are (You're a man of Your word)
Faithful, forever You will be (Hey, faithful)
Faithful, You are (Sing it loud, all Your promises)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (Yeah, 'cause all Your promises)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (Yeah)
Spontaneous
You're a man of Your word
We have confidence in what You say, in what You say
Our sure foundation is what You say, it's what You say
Our hope is built on nothin' less but what You say, what You say
I can believe 'cause what You say is true, yes
What You say, what You say
You say I'm healed, I'm delivered, I'm free
That is what You say, it's what You say
I'm a lender, not a borrower
That is what You say, what You say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
That's what You say, what You say (Let's say this)
Bridge
Say I will rest (Sing it out)
In Your promises (Yeah)
My confidence (It is)
Is Your faithfulness (Yeah)
I will rest (Yeah)
In Your promises (My confidence)
My confidence (Yes, it is)
Is Your faithfulness (I will, say)
I will rest (I can chill on Your word)
In Your promises (My confidence)
My confidence (Yeah)
Is Your faithfulness (I will rest)
I will rest (I can sleep on Your word)
In Your promises (Yeah)
My confidence (Yeah)
Is Your faithfulness (Say faithful)
Chorus
Faithful, You are (Faithful)
Faithful, forever You will be (It's who You are, it's who You are)
Faithful (Yeah), You are (And all Your promises)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (They are, yes, all Your promises)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen"
Spontaneous
If You say I'm healed, I trust
What You say, what You say
If You said I'm a son, I trust
What You say, what You say
If You say they are daughters, I will trust
What You say, what You say
If You say we're children of the Most High, we trust
What You say (Yeah), what You say
If You say my mother will be healed, I will trust
What You say (Yeah), what You say
If You said my father will be delivered from alcohol, I'll trust what
What You say (Yeah), what You say
If You trust my sister will be delivered from depression, I say
What You say (Yeah), what You say
You will keep all Your promises, we trust
What You say (We trust), what You say
We trust what You say, what You say (What You say)
What You say (What You say)
What You say (What You say)
We trust (What You say)
We believe (What You say)
We stand on (What You say)
We will rest (What You say)
What You say (What You say)
(What You say)
What You (What You say)
What You say (What You say)
You said it (What You say)
We believe it (What You say)
What You say (What You say)
What You say (What You say)
Chorus
Faithful, You are (You are, yeah)
Faithful, forever You will be (You won't change now, You're)
Faithful (Yeah), You are
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (All of Your promises)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (We have seen that all Your promises)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen" (You will fulfill Your promises)
All Your promises are "yes" and "amen"
Outro
If You said it, we will see it
So glad You're still speaking
So glad You're still speaking
You're still revealing and You're still fulfilling
You're still revealing and You're still fulfilling
We will walk in what You say
We will live in what You say
'Cause if You said it, we will see it
We believe it
Yeah, what You say
Video
Yes & Amen (feat. Chandler Moore) | Maverick City Music | TRIBL
Meaning & Inspiration
The phrasing in this Maverick City Music track is relentless, almost obsessive. They repeat the phrase "You're a man of Your word" over and over until the words lose their familiar Sunday-morning shine and start to feel like a demand.
In everyday conversation, calling someone a "man of his word" is a compliment rooted in human predictability. It’s a way of saying, I can count on you because you don’t flake. But when applied to the Creator of the universe in a song, the phrase pivots. It stops being a compliment and becomes a tether. By repeating it, the writers are essentially trying to box God in. They are taking the abstract idea of divine sovereignty and forcing it into the narrow corridor of human language, insisting that if God uttered it, He is now—by the laws of His own character—contractually obligated to perform it.
There is a gritty, uncomfortable tension here. Look at the spontaneous section where the singers get specific: "If You said my father will be delivered from alcohol, I'll trust what / What You say." Suddenly, the "promises" mentioned in the chorus aren't just broad theological concepts like grace or salvation. They are being dragged into the mess of addiction, illness, and the raw ache of unanswered prayer.
This is where the poetry gets dangerous. It brushes against the edge of 2 Corinthians 1:20—that all God’s promises find their "yes" in Christ—but the song pushes that scripture until it creaks. There is a wide gap between "Yes and Amen" in a spiritual sense and "Yes and Amen" when you’re watching a parent struggle or a depression persist.
When you listen, there’s a frantic quality to the repetition. It sounds less like a peaceful confession of faith and more like a person clutching a life raft in a storm, chanting, You said it, You said it, You said it, hoping that the vibration of the words will somehow manifest the reality they describe.
Is it a cliché? Perhaps. We’ve all heard the trope of the God who keeps His word. But in the context of this specific recording, it feels like an attempt to wrestle with God. It’s the sound of someone trying to hold onto the rope of divine faithfulness even when the current is pulling them toward doubt. You can feel the desperation in the, "I can chill on Your word" ad-libs—it’s an attempt to manufacture a peace that the singer clearly doesn't yet feel.
The lyrics don't resolve the tension. They just keep asserting it, betting everything on the hope that if they say "what You say" enough times, the chaos of their lived experience will finally align with the rigid, unwavering logic of God's promise. It’s not elegant, but it’s painfully honest. They are hanging their entire reality on a single sentence.