Lyrics
Verse 1
I just wanna speak the name of Jesus
Over every heart and every mind
I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus
Verse 2
I just wanna speak the name of Jesus
'Til every dark addiction starts to break
Declaring there is hope and there is freedom
I speak Jesus
Chorus
Your name is power
Your name is healin'
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire
Verse 3
I just wanna speak the name of Jesus
Over fear and all anxiety
To every soul held captive by depression
I speak Jesus
Chorus
Your name is power
Your name is healin'
Your name is life (Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire (Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Bridge
Shout "Jesus" from the mountains
"Jesus" in the streets
"Jesus" in the darkness
Over every enemy
"Jesus" for my family
I speak the holy name:
"Jesus"
Shout "Jesus" from the mountains
"Jesus" in the streets
"Jesus" in the darkness
Over every enemy
"Jesus" for my family
I speak the holy name:
"Jesus"
Chorus
Your name is power
Your name is healin'
Your name is life (Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire (Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Your name is power
Your name is healin'
Your name is life (Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire
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Meaning & Inspiration
"I Speak Jesus" is built around the conviction that the name of Jesus carries hope, freedom, and life. Each verse names a specific form of suffering: troubled minds, addiction, fear, anxiety, and depression. Rather than treating these struggles as abstract ideas, the lyrics place them before Christ’s presence and associate his name with peace.\n\nThe chorus and bridge widen the prayer from personal need to families, streets, mountains, and places of darkness. Its language about power, healing, and breaking strongholds may recall th New Testament’s emphasis on salvation in Jesus and the exaltation of his name. The repeated call to speak and shout that name functions as both prayer and declaration. Throughout, the song keeps its focus on Jesus as the source of liberation and light in the shadows.
Related Scripture
- Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in Jesus, with no other name given for salvation.
- Philippians 2:9-11 God highly exalts Jesus and gives him the name above every name.
- John 8:12 Jesus describes himself as the light of the world.