Lyrics
Faith is rising, hope is stirring
Something's moving, something's moving
Joy exploding, hearts are yearning
Something's moving, something's moving
So, receive our fragrance, our fragrance
Our great God
We offer up these praises, these praises
Our great God
Praise is raising, chains are breaking
Something's moving, something's moving
The earth is shaking, revival's spreading
Something's moving, something's moving
So, receive our fragrance, our fragrance
Our great God
We offer up these praises, these praises
Our great God
Dry bones are rising up
Dry bones are rising up
We are victorious
We are victorious
So, receive our fragrance, our fragrance
Our great God
We offer up these praises, these praises
Our great God
Dry bones are rising up
Dry bones are rising up
We are victorious
We are victorious
We are victorious
We are victorious
We are victorious
We are victorious
Dry bones are rising up
Dry bones are rising up
We are victorious
We are victorious
All the dead things come to life
All the dead things come to life
All the dead things come to life
All the dead things come to life
So, receive our fragrance, our fragrance
Our great God
We offer up these praises, these praises
Our great God
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Meaning & Inspiration
In "Fragrance," Phil Thompson shapes praise as an offering that rises toward God. The repeated request for God to receive this fragrance recalls the psalmist’s prayer that words of praise be set before Him like incense, and the New Testament image of Christ’s followers as a sweet aroma. The song moves from faith and hope stirring to chains breaking and the earth shaking, then to dry bones rising up—an echo of Ezekiel’s vision where hopeless, scattered bones are restored by God’s breath. The declaration “we are victorious” rests on resurrection confidence rather than human effort. “All the dead things come to life” extends that hope to every situation that seems beyond repair. The fragrance, then, is not a vague atmosphere; it is the concrete act of praise offered in the middle of expectation. Worship and anticipation become one gesture, giving the song a forward-looking tone while staying rooted in the biblical pattern of honoring God through spoken and sung devotion.