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I Love You, Lord by Petra cover art

Petra - I Love You, Lord Lyrics

Artist:
Petra

Lyrics

I love you, Lord
And I lift my voice
To worship You
Oh, my soul rejoice!
Take joy my King
In what You hear
Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear


We exalt you
We exalt you
We exalt you
oh oh Lord


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Meaning & Inspiration

I Love You, Lord is a concise act of worship built around love, praise, and delight in God. The singer offers a lifted voice and asks that its sound bring joy to the King. That request gives the song a humble direction: worship is not presented as a performance for human approval, but as an offering placed before God. The call for the soul to rejoice joins inward devotion with audible praise.

The closing declaration of exaltation broadens the personal opening into direct honor of the Lord. Its language closely follows biblical patterns in which Gods people sing joyfully, bow in worship, and bless the divine name. The image of a sweet sound also recalls prayer and praise offered as something pleasing before God. Through repetition and simple language, the song keeps attention on adoration, inviting no narrative detour from its central confession of love and reverence.

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 100:1-2 The psalm calls for joyful worship and glad singing before the Lord.
  • Psalm 95:6 The psalm invites worshipers to bow before the Lord their Maker.
  • Psalm 141:2 The psalm asks that prayer be received like incense before God.