In the Sanctuary
Kurt Carr/The Kurt Carr Singers/Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers Lyrics
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*We lift our hands to give You the glory.
*We lift our hands to give You the praise,
And we will praise You for the rest of our days;
Yes, we will praise You for the rest of our days.
Bridge:
Jesus, we give You the praise.
Heavenly Father, coming Messiah;
And we will praise You for the rest of our days,
Yes, will praise You for the rest of our days,
Vamp 1:
Yes,
Yes, Lord for the rest of our days.
Vamp 2:
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah for the rest of our days.
Ending:
And we will praise You for the rest of our days.
* additional verses: (we clap our hands, we sing our song, hallelujah)
The lyrics of In the Sanctuary express the act of worship in lifting our hands to give glory and praise to God. This act of lifting our hands symbolizes surrender and adoration of God. The first line says "We lift our hands in the sanctuary," which signifies that we honor and acknowledge God's presence in the sanctuary. The next line, "We lift our hands to give You the glory," explains that we are raising our hands to give all the glory to God, and we recognize that all we have is from Him.
In the following line, "We lift our hands to give You the praise," we show our gratitude towards God for His goodness and mercy in our lives. The song emphasizes the continuity of our praises to God, "And we will praise You for the rest of our days," which means that our worship must not be a one-time event but should be continuous throughout our lives.
The bridge indicates the different names by which we call upon God, "Jesus, Emmanuel, and Heavenly Father." We acknowledge God's omnipotence and call upon Him to receive our worship. The song's ending reiterates our promise to praise God for the rest of our days.
Line by Line Meaning
We lift our hands in the sanctuary.
We raise our hands as a symbol of our reverence and devotion to You in this holy place.
We lift our hands to give You the glory.
We lift up our hands to give You honor and praise for all the great things You have done.
We lift our hands to give You the praise,
We raise our hands as an expression of our gratitude and thankfulness for Your goodness and mercy.
And we will praise You for the rest of our days;
We will continue to sing Your praises and give You glory for the rest of our lives.
Yes, we will praise You for the rest of our days.
We declare with assurance that we will forever worship and honor You, our Lord and Savior.
Jesus, we give You the praise.
We acknowledge that You are the source of all our blessings and offer You our adoration and worship.
Emmanuel, we lift up Your name,
We exalt Your name as the God who is always with us, and we give You all the glory and honor.
Heavenly Father, coming Messiah;
We recognize You as our Heavenly Father and eagerly await Your coming as the Messiah.
And we will praise You for the rest of our days,
We will forever declare Your goodness and greatness, offering You our worship and praise.
Yes, will praise You for the rest of our days,
We declare with assurance that we will forever worship and honor You, our Lord and Savior.
Yes, Lord for the rest of our days.
We affirm our commitment to worship and honor You for the rest of our lives, O Lord.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
We lift up our voices to sing praises to You, giving honor and thanks for all You have done and will do.
Hallelujah for the rest of our days.
We will forever give You praise and worship, rejoicing in Your goodness and grace.
And we will praise You for the rest of our days.
We will forever declare Your goodness and greatness, offering You our worship and praise.
We clap our hands and sing our song, Hallelujah,
We express our joy and gratitude to You by clapping our hands and singing praises to Your name.
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