Lyrics
Verse 1
It's the celebration
Glorifying Jesus
Children of the Most High God
Gather in praise
Dancing and feasting
Sharing the love of Christ
This is the place to be
Give thanks to the Lord
For He is good
And Glorify His Holy name
Chorus
What have you come here to do?
I came to dance for Jesus
What have you come here to do?
I came to dance for Jesus
Show me how you do it
Pa lala, lalah
Pa lala, lalah
Verse 2
God is a great God
He is worthy of praise
Every knee shall bow
And confess He's Lord
My God has made me glad
I will celebrate
I will dance for Him
Give thanks to the Lord
For He is good
And Glorify His Holy name
Chorus (Repeat)
Chorus (Variant)
What have you come here to do?
I came to lift up Jesus
What have you come here to do?
I came to lift up Jesus
Show me how you do it
Owewo, oweyo
Owewo, oweyo
Outro
Show me how you do it...
Do it...
Shake it...
Show me how you do it...
Owewo...oweyo...
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Dance For Jesus" describes a gathering built entirely around celebration, naming dancing and feasting as ways of sharing the love of Christ rather than treating them as separate from worship. The opening verse sets the scene as a communal event for children of God, gathering specifically to praise and glorify, before the chorus asks a direct question, what have you come here to do, and answers it plainly with dancing for Jesus. A second verse shifts briefly from celebration to declaration, naming God as great and worthy of praise and borrowing a well-known New Testament image of every knee bowing and confessing His lordship, before returning to personal gladness as the reason for dancing. A repeated variation of the chorus changes the stated purpose from dancing to lifting up Jesus, showing that the physical celebration and the act of praise are treated as equivalent expressions of the same devotion. Structurally the song alternates between a call-and-response chorus and short declarative verses, ending in an extended, playful invitation to keep dancing and shaking as an act of worship.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 149:3 Calls for praising God's name with dancing, directly matching the song's central theme and title.
- Philippians 2:10-11 Describes every knee bowing and confessing Jesus as Lord, directly matching the second verse.