William J. Gaither (born March 28, 1936) is an American singer and songwrit… Read Full Bio ↴William J. Gaither (born March 28, 1936) is an American singer and songwriter of southern gospel and Contemporary Christian music. He has written numerous popular Christian songs with his wife, Gloria. Besides performing solo and with his wife, Gaither has appeared as part of the Bill Gaither Trio, the Gaither Vocal Band, and as a part of his "Homecoming" groups.

Gloria Gaither (b. March 4, 1942) is a songwriter for gospel music, along with her husband, Bill Gaither. She also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music.

Great Is The Lord
Bill & Gloria Gaither Lyrics

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Great is the Lord, He is holy and just
By His power we trust in His love
Great is the Lord, He is faithful and true
By His mercy He proves, He is love

Great is the Lord and worthy of glory
Great is the Lord and worthy of praise
Great is the Lord, now lift up your voice

Now lift up your voice

Great is the Lord
Great is the Lord
Great is the Lord, He is holy and just
By His power we trust in His love
Great is the Lord, He is faithful and true
By His mercy He proves, He is love

Great is the Lord and worthy of glory
Great is the Lord and worthy of praise
Great is the Lord, now lift up your voice
Now lift up your voice

Great is the Lord
Great is the Lord
Great are You Lord and worthy of glory
Great are You Lord and worthy of praise
Great are you Lord, I lift up my voice
I lift up my voice

Great are You Lord
Great are You Lord
Great are You Lord

Great are You Lord
Great are You Lord

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Bill & Gloria Gaither's song "Great is the Lord" express a profound theological message that highlights the greatness, power, and love of God. The lyrics begin by exalting God's holiness and justice, reminding the listener of His sovereignty and righteousness. The second line of the first verse emphasizes that it is by His power that we trust in His love. This line reminds us that just as God is powerful, He is also loving, and that His love is reliable and trustworthy.

The second verse shifts the focus of the song to God's faithfulness and mercy. Here we see that God is faithful and true to His promises and that His mercy proves His love. The bridge of the song repeats the phrase "Great is the Lord" in a spirit of worship and adoration. The chorus repeats the same words, reminding us of the greatness of God, His worthiness of glory and praise and urging us to lift our voices in worship to Him.

Line by Line Meaning

Great is the Lord, He is holy and just
The Lord is extraordinary and perfect in His ways, always doing what is right and fair.

By His power we trust in His love
We rely on His strength and might, and find comfort in knowing that His love for us never fails.

Great is the Lord, He is faithful and true
The Lord is unwavering in His faithfulness to us, always keeping His promises and being true to His word.

By His mercy He proves, He is love
Through His acts of compassion and kindness towards us, the Lord displays His great love for us.

Great is the Lord and worthy of glory
The Lord deserves all honor and respect, for He is the source of all good things and deserves our reverence.

Great is the Lord and worthy of praise
The Lord is deserving of our highest praise and admiration, for all the wonderful things He has done and continues to do for us.

Great is the Lord, now lift up your voice
Let us raise our voices in worship and praise to the Lord, recognizing His greatness and giving Him the glory He deserves.

Great is the Lord
The Lord is truly amazing and deserves all our adoration and praise.

Great are You Lord and worthy of glory
The Lord is magnificent and deserves all honor and respect, for He is the source of all good things and deserves our reverence.

Great are You Lord and worthy of praise
The Lord is deserving of our highest praise and admiration, for all the wonderful things He has done and continues to do for us.

Great are you Lord, I lift up my voice
I lift up my voice in worship and praise to the Lord, recognizing His greatness and giving Him the glory He deserves.

Great are You Lord
The Lord is truly amazing and deserves all our adoration and praise.

Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: Y, ASAPH ALEXANDER WARD

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Comments from YouTube:

Jan Lembright

3y↑4

This moves me when ever I hear it. We thank you Father. 🕊

Anita Aliwonya Musoke

5y↑21

This song - Above all - leaves me speechless... And preaches so precisely...o what love. Hallelujah.

Bonnita Westbee

1y↑1

Thank God for your blessing prayers wonderful message thanks God

Samuel Joseph

3y↑4

He left me in tears with Above all as he cried for the Lord. Amen.

Elizaphan Mnjama

6y↑4

Smitty needs to do an intimate worship album in a setting like this. Best "above all" & "Great is the Lord" renditions that i have heard. This was such a treat.

Jonathan Oppong

10y↑20

There's just something about pure, God centered worship that dims all other trivial stuff in view of the one to whom we owe our existence. Slays you, you're just lost in His awesome presence!!!! God bless you Michael and GVB. You guys are a family i always fellowship with in song!!!

Prathamesh Bile

Thank You, Jesus! Very very True! Thank You ! God bless! Hallelujah!

Инна Расулова

3y↑4

God bless Michael W Smith! Thank you Lord!🙏👍❤️

Jeby's Daily Beats

3y↑3

Still the greatest. Love from Sri Lanka! ❤🇱🇰

Dean Miles

3y↑2

What a faithful God😭😭😭

Phillip Boothe

Praise the Lord.

bobcatdrums

5y↑2

Faithful and true. By His mercy He proves He is love.

Devonna Wong

6y↑2

I love this song and have it to be sung at my funeral in my file. Not sure if it will happen though. Maybe the Lord will come before I go. My mom is 94 years and 45 years ago she hoped she would not see death on this earth.
What a wonderful great worship song!!

ed riz69

8y↑9

Above all is song that what Jesus did to us is incomparable to this slippery wild earth... a heartfelt rendition...TGBTG.

Bonnita Westbee

48w↑1

I love this video the 🎶 mean so much to me it bring tears ❤ to my eyes especially friend it reminds of family and my girlfriend. She lived one house away from me miss her terribly

Laura

42w

Above all, never ceases to break my heart and lend it to Jesus, it belongs to my father and savior Jesus

Cruitbunyinya Kenariku

6y↑5

Above all... Love this Song... be bless all of you...

SEBASTIAN ORLANDO

50w

gran canción above all...

Beloved of the LORD

6y↑6

I love worship that centres on JESUS...a sweet smelling sacrifice to GOD....

Bonnita Westbee

46w

Your songs are beautiful love your music

Ganya Mofokeng

6y↑1

Above all the challenges I am going through you still the same God I will worship you always.

Bonnita Westbee

44w

❤❤❤❤❤ i love your music you're awesome amazing singer i love you're music 🎉

Kim Martin

5y↑8

I love Michael W. Smith. He is one of the most anointed Christian vocalist/pianists of all time. His music is timeless. And he can write & play the most beautiful songs!

Cl He

4y↑1

I agree. He is blessed with talent for the Lord.

Küsholhü Medeo

I love this man so very much. Sir M W S your my great inspirer. God bless you long live.

HRHBoaPraca100

11y↑3

Love You Michael!!!!! & God Bless!!!!!

Marcelo Bonomo

6y↑1

Que lindooo

Chematico

Más lindo es el escudo ese... Aguante River!!

The Follower

7y↑3

Great is the Lord

Vera Valladares

The Follower

Wilma Liebregs de Bont

4y↑1

❤️🙏Mooi. Hallelujah Amen.

Discerning King

10y↑2

Father YHWH and His Son Christ Jesus along with the Holy Spirit..

are HOLY HOLY HOLY................ AMEN AND AMEN.. HALLELUJAH

Jaimon Kuriakose

6y↑8

I've been watching this since 2012.. Great to watch this..

HRHBoaPraca100

11y↑1

Thank You Michael!!!!!!

HRHBoaPraca100

11y↑4

I humble my self before The LORD our GOD JEHOVAH!!!!!

PooleSilly

6y↑5

I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......I am grateful that we can gather together whether it’d be church congregation choir where two or more are gathered in his name there he will also be! However folks if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! Folks you are not promised tomorrow! If you want to know how to be saved from this horrible reality then please by all means don’t hesitate to comment right back so I can lead you to the savior! 2 Corinthians 6:2 clearly states “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation!” And Hebrews 3:15 clearly states, “Today if you hear his voice don’t harden your hearts! it is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!

Ricardo Astley

11y

≡≡Very Wonderful≡≡

Инна Расулова

🙏👍❤️

Luanda Vieira בת ישראל

6y↑5

Michael w smith The Best<3

Temi Adebayo

11y↑1

awesome

jolax4u

34w

Above All made me cry.

deanna belle wingo

11y↑2

my dear one so beautiful as it is:)

Bonnita Westbee

1y↑1

❤

cupliz eeq

7y↑6

the darling of heaven crucified.

Mwesigye Victor

1y↑1

Above all😭

Kam ,al Gomes

We had crucifix his passion in our heart who is there to remove except lord

MsBear Psalm 34

4y↑2

Thanks Psalm 33

Terre Powell

3y↑1

Thanks Psalm 34

MsBear Psalm 34

4y↑2

Thanks Psalm34

Wendy McCullough

1:34

Grace Malawmi

37w

13.08.2023

Looty Looty

I no I I travel the world ithank u all I blezu all

Terre Powell

3y↑1

Thanks IIKings 6

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