Lyrics
Verse 1
You spoke the words let there be light and it was oh
And in that same breath the stars fell in line
With one voice creation cries
You do all things well(2x)
Chorus
Be praised
Be praised
Be praised
Forever and always
Verse 2
Lost in the dark up under the dirt
I was buried left to die
I heard your voice calling my name
From the tomb I came alive
You do all things well
From the tomb I came alive
You do all things well
Chorus (Repeat)
Be praised
Be praised
Be praised
Forever and always
Bridge
When I think of all He’s done and all the battles you’ve brought me over
Hallelujah
For all the storms I saw him calm in my defense, my only song is
Hallelujah
And how He never let me fall, now unto Him who is able
Hallelujah
And let there never be a day that I don’t rise to bring you praise
Hallelujah
Chorus (Repeat)
Be praised
Be praised
Be praised
Forever and always
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Be Praised” by Aaron Moses, Naomi Raine, and Maverick City Music is a worship song built on one short refrain, “Be praised forever and always.” The first verse points to creation, where God spoke the words “let there be light” and the stars fell into line, so that creation cries with one voice that He does all things well. The image is close to Genesis 1:3, and the closing phrase echoes the crowd in Mark 7:37.
The second verse becomes personal. The singer was lost in the dark, buried and left to die, then heard a voice calling a name and came alive from the tomb. That language is close to Ephesians 2:4-5, which speaks of being made alive with Christ, and to the raising of Lazarus in John 11:43-44.
The bridge looks back on battles and storms and answers each memory with “Hallelujah,” then asks that no day pass without rising to bring praise. The song’s message is gratitude for God’s work in creation and in the singer’s own rescue.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 1:3 God said, “Let there be light”
- Mark 7:37 “He has done all things well”
- Ephesians 2:4-5 Made alive together with Christ