Lyrics
I wish that I could write a song
That would be known throughout the world
If just might be a love song
That would warm the hearts of boys and girls, for you see
Poetic lines and perfect rhymes
Tends to gain the world's acclaim
But as long as love's author lives in me
I will magnify His name
Magnify Him, Magnify Him
Lift Him up, bless the name of the Lord
Glorify Him, edify Him
Worship Him, praise the name of the Lord
I'll sing of how the lost were found
And how the blind were made to see
And I'll know what I sing about
For I was lost, but He found me
Each day will be Thanksgiving day
My voice to Him I'll raise
So with every breath my soul pours out
I will give Him all the praise
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Meaning & Inspiration
Magnify Him presents praise as the singer’s answer to grace. The opening contrasts the appeal of admired songwriting with a more enduring purpose: honoring the Lord rather than seeking acclaim. Its chorus gathers several expressions of devotion—magnifying, blessing, glorifying, worshiping, and praising—into a direct declaration that God alone deserves the attention.
The later verse gives that praise a personal basis. Images of the lost being found and the blind receiving sight describe Christ’s saving and restoring work, while the singer identifies personally with the one who was lost. Psalm 34:3 closely matches the call to magnify the Lord, and Luke 15:24 supplies a clear biblical parallel for being lost and then found. The reference to blindness also recalls the testimony in John 9:25, where a man healed by Jesus says that he was blind and can now see. Thanksgiving therefore appears not as a passing response, but as the song’s continuing pattern of grateful worship.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 34:3 The psalm calls worshipers to magnify and exalt the Lord together.
- Luke 15:24 The parable describes one who was lost and is found, matching the lyric’s testimony.
- John 9:25 The healed man testifies that he was blind and now sees.