Moen produced 11 volumes for the Hosanna! Music series of worship albums. His first album under his own name, Worship with Don Moen, was released in 1992. His music has total global sales of over five million units. He worked for Integrity Media for over 20 years, serving as creative director and president of Integrity Music, president of Integrity Label Group, and an executive producer of Integrity Music albums. He left Integrity Media in 2008 to start a new initiative, The Don Moen Company. Moen received a Dove Award for his work on the musical God with Us in addition to amassing nine nominations for his songs. Moen is also a prolific songwriter, having worked with Claire Cloninger, Paul Overstreet, Martin J. Nystrom, Randy Rothwell, Ron Kenoly, Bob Fitts, Debbye Graafsma, Paul Baloche, Tom Brooks, among many others. He has also worked with talented musicians, Justo Almario, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, and Carl Albrecht. His name is associated with some of the most well-known songs in Contemporary Christian Music. He was a student at Oral Roberts University. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Laura and their five children.
Moen's first album for Hosanna! Music, Give Thanks, became the label's bestseller. He followed this with a number of successful albums of his own including two, En Tú Presencia and Trono De Gracia, in Spanish. On an Asian tour in 1999 he recorded The Mercy Seat at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and Heal Our Land at Yoido Park in South Korea, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, I Will Sing, was recorded at Christian Broadcasting Network.
God Will Make a Way - The Best of Don Moen was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits. The title song was written for his wife's sister and her husband, who lost their oldest son in an auto accident while three other children were seriously injured. Moen's most recent album, Hiding Place, became his first studio album which was recorded at Paragon Studios in Franklin, Tennessee and was released in the autumn of 2006. His new upcoming album, I Believe There Is More, will release on fall 2008 and will be his final album from Integrity Music.
Lift up your heads
Don Moen Lyrics
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Swing open wide, you ancient doors
Let the King of kings take his rightful place
Make room, make way for the King of grace
Lift up your hands, open up your hearts
His victory over sin and death is ours
Let the King of kings take his rightful place
Who is this King of glory, Lord of power?
His name is Jesus, our risen King
Who is this King so mighty, Lord of strength?
His name is Jesus, our risen King
Lift up your hands, open up your hearts
His victory over sin and death is ours
Let the King of kings take his rightful place
Make room, make way for our King of grace
Who is this King of glory, Lord of power?
His name is Jesus our risen King
Who is this King so mighty, Lord of strength?
His name is Jesus our risen King
Who is this King of glory, Lord of power?
His name is Jesus our risen King
Who is this King so mighty, Lord of strength?
His name is Jesus our risen King
King of glory, Lord of power
King of glory, Lord of power
King of glory, Lord of power
King of glory, Lord of power
The song "Lift up your hands" by Don Moen is a call for people to open up their hearts and let the King of kings take his rightful place. It exhorts the gates to lift up their heads and the ancient doors to swing open wide to make way for the King of grace. The song speaks of the victory of Jesus over sin and death, and how he deserves to be recognized as the Lord of power and strength.
The lyrics of this song serve as an invitation to people to welcome Jesus into their lives and surrender to him. The gates and ancient doors that are mentioned in the song can be interpreted as the barriers that people set up in their lives to keep Jesus out. The call to lift up hands and open up hearts is a sign of surrender and an acceptance of the supremacy of Jesus.
In the chorus, the song highlights the victory of Jesus over sin and death and how it belongs to all those who surrender to him. The repetition of the phrase "Make room, make way for our King of grace" emphasizes the need to make space for Jesus in our lives and allow him to reign in our hearts.
Overall, the song is a powerful call to surrender to Jesus and acknowledge him as the King of kings and Lord of power and strength.
Line by Line Meaning
Lift up your heads, oh you gates
Open yourself up to the presence of God, and prepare yourself to receive the King of kings
Swing open wide, you ancient doors
Welcome God's presence, and make way for His blessings in your life
Let the King of kings take his rightful place
Allow the highest authority in the universe to be in control, and submit to His will
Make room, make way for the King of grace
Create space for the goodness, mercy, and love of God to abound in your life
Lift up your hands, open up your hearts
Show outward expression of worship and surrender, while being receptive to the Holy Spirit's promptings
His victory over sin and death is ours
We partake in the ultimate triumph of Jesus Christ over the forces of darkness through His sacrifice and resurrection
Who is this King of glory, Lord of power?
A rhetorical question that emphasizes and exalts the authority and majesty of Jesus Christ
His name is Jesus, our risen King
The answer to the previous question, and a declaration of our faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior
Who is this King so mighty, Lord of strength?
Another rhetorical question that echoes the previous statement, highlighting the awe-inspiring character of Jesus Christ
King of glory, Lord of power
A repeated mantra that reinforces the supremacy and dominion of Jesus Christ over all things
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