Michael W. Smith - Highly Favoured Lyrics

Highly Favoured describes Christian identity as a gift of grace rather than a personal achievement. The opening lines express wonder at being raised to life, crowned with love, and known by the King. Majesty and mercy meet in that relationship, allowing honor and treasure to be understood as belonging to Christ. The repeated declaration of favor therefore rests on divine love and acceptance.

The song’s strongest biblical connection appears in its language of adoption and the cry of “Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15 explains that the Spirit of adoption enables that same cry, while Ephesians 1:5-6 links adoption through Jesus Christ with the praise of God’s grace. The brief Luganda lines widen the expression of worship through declarations that Jesus loves, God is praised, and he is God. Images of life rising from ashes then move the song toward transformed purpose. Its conclusion does not treat grace only as comfort; grace also shapes a life offered to God. The central confession is both intimate and theological: a child of God is known, loved, adopted, and called to worship.