The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - Jesus is Lyrics

"Jesus is" answers a single implied question, who is Jesus, by listing short, specific roles rather than offering one comprehensive definition. Each line in the first verse pairs a personal need, strength in weakness, hope, peace, shelter, with a direct claim that Jesus fills that role completely rather than partially. A second verse extends that pattern into everyday experience, naming prayers heard, burdens carried, and guidance given, treating these as ongoing realities rather than one-time events. A short summarizing line, borrowing directly from Jesus's own description of Himself as the Truth, the Life, and the Way, functions as the song's anchor, returning after both verses to tie the accumulated list back to His own words. A closing section shifts from personal experience to formal titles, naming Prince of Peace, King of Kings, Mighty God, and the Great I Am in quick succession, moving from intimate testimony to a fuller theological picture. Structurally the song builds by addition, letting each short phrase stack onto the last until "Jesus is" becomes a complete sentence answered from many different angles.