Lyrics
Chorus
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Verse
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
We will sing Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Every knee will bow down
Every tongue confess and say Hallelujah
Bridge
Every knee will bow
Every tongue confess
Every knee will bow
Every tongue confess
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Hallelujah” by MOG Music is a simple congregational song of praise built from two repeated ideas. The first is the shout “Hallelujah,” answered by “We will sing Hallelujah,” and the second is the promise that “every knee will bow down, every tongue confess and say Hallelujah.”
The second idea is close to Philippians 2:10-11, which says that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. It also echoes Isaiah 45:23, the verse Paul draws on there. The word hallelujah itself, meaning praise the Lord, appears throughout the Psalms and in the heavenly praise of Revelation 19:1.
The lyric has no story or narrative detail. It repeats the same lines in many rounds and ends with a short bridge of “every knee will bow, every tongue confess.” That shape suits group singing, where the chorus can be carried for as long as the gathering wishes. The message is that all creation will one day acknowledge Christ, and the church can begin that praise now.
Related Scripture
- Philippians 2:10-11 Every knee will bow and every tongue confess
- Isaiah 45:23 Every knee shall bow, every tongue swear
- Revelation 19:1 Hallelujah, salvation and glory belong to our God