Lyrics
Chorus
Dance, dance, everybody dance
Everybody sing, for joy is in this place now (Repeat x 4)
Everybody dance now
Verse 1
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
To save a wretch like me
I once was lost but now am found
Was blind but now I see
Chorus
Dance, dance, everybody dance
Everybody sing, for joy is in this place now (Repeat)
Tag
Joy is in this place now
Amazing grace...
Outro
Shout, shout everybody shout
Everybody sing, for joy is in this place now
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Dance, Dance, Everybody Dance is a joyful praise song that invites everyone to sing and dance because joy is present. The chorus repeats the invitation, everybody sing, for joy is in this place now, and the middle quotes Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch, lost and found, blind and now able to see. The ending calls everybody to shout.
The theme of rejoicing connects with Psalm 149:3 and Psalm 150:4 on praising with dancing, Psalm 30:11 on mourning turned to dancing, 2 Samuel 6:14 where David dances before the Lord, and Ephesians 2:8 and John 9:25 behind the lines of grace and sight. Energetic, repetitive and easy to follow, the song works as a celebratory call to a whole congregation, and the hymn lines root the joy in salvation rather than in the music itself.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 149:3 The psalm calls for praising God's name with dancing.
- Psalm 30:11 The psalmist's mourning is turned into dancing.
- John 9:25 The man healed of blindness says he was blind but now sees.