Lyrics
Verse 1
I'll praise You
In the morning
I'll praise Your name
Until the sun goes down
I'll praise You
On every mountain
And in the valleys
Make a joyful sound
Pre-Chorus
Oh my soul
Oh bless the Lord
Chorus
Praise the name
Jesus name
All my days
Oh, I was made to
Praise the name
Give Him thanks
All my days
Oh, I was made to praise
Verse 2
I'll praise You
In every season
Lift up Your name even
When troubles come
I'm stepping into Your freedom
I have decided
There's no stopping now
Pre-Chorus (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Turnaround
Oh, I was made to praise
Bridge 1
I've got a song deep in my spirit
It's rising up, oh, I can feel it
Louder and louder
I'll keep on praising the Lord
Bridge 2
You gave me breath
So I'm gonna use it
Lift up a shout
I don't care who hears it
Louder and louder
I'll keep on praising the Lord
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Refrain
Oh, I was made to praise
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Made to Praise" opens with a commitment to continual worship, promising praise from morning until sunset and across every landscape, mountains and valleys alike, treating praise as a constant discipline rather than an occasional response. Its pre-chorus echoes a familiar psalm's call to bless the Lord, addressing the soul directly as the source that needs reminding to worship.
The chorus repeats a simple identity claim, that praise is not merely something offered but something the singer was made for, tying worship to purpose rather than obligation. A second verse extends that commitment into hardship, promising praise through every season including trouble, framing continued worship as a decision already settled rather than dependent on circumstance.
Its two bridges describe praise as something rising up physically, a song building in the spirit that grows louder regardless of who hears it. Common to contemporary congregational worship, the song functions as a sustained declaration of purpose, repeating its central claim throughout that praise is not incidental but the very reason for which the singer was made.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 103:1 Calls the soul to bless the Lord, directly echoed in the song's pre-chorus addressing the soul.
- Psalm 150:6 Calls everything that has breath to praise the Lord, reflected in the song's claim of having been made to praise.