Anthem
Youth Alive Lyrics
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The sound of a thousand voices, fills the air
Can you hear the sound of freedom, falling in this place
A thousand arms in the air, doth your name
Chorus
Lift your hands and sing hallelujah
Everybody praisin' Jesus
Lift your hands and praisin' Jesus
Everybody sing hallelujah
Lift your hands and sing hallelujah
Everybody praisin' Jesus
Praise Him, Praise Him (x2)
I can hear the song of healing, washing over me
A thousand leaves on the floor, seek your face
Can you feel the flood of mercy, at this throne of grace
All the earth shouts to you and birds of praise
Everybody sing hallelujah
Lift your hands and sing hallelujah
Everybody praisin' Jesus
Lift your hands and praisin' Jesus
Everybody sing hallelujah
Lift your hands and sing hallelujah
Everybody praisin' Jesus
Praise Him, Praise Him (x2)
Praise him, praise him (x12)
Everybody sing hallelujah
Lift your hands and sing hallelujah
Everybody praisin' Jesus
Lift your hands and praisin' Jesus
Everybody sing hallelujah
Lift your hands and sing hallelujah
Everybody praisin' Jesus
Praise Him, Praise Him (x2)
The song "Anthem" by Youth Alive is a song of praise and worship about the power of God's presence. The lyrics are dripping with imagery of the heavenly realms coming down to earth as people lift their voices in worship. Lines like "I can hear the song from heaven falling over me" and "can you feel the flood of mercy at this throne of grace" paint a picture of a powerful and transcendent experience. The song speaks of the freedom, healing and mercy that can be found in the praise of God. The chorus is a simple but powerful repetition of the phrase "Everybody sing hallelujah" which is a call for everyone to lift their voices and join in the worship.
Overall, the song is an uplifting and energetic anthem of worship. The imagery of the heavenly realms coming to earth is a reminder to the listener that when they worship, they are connecting with something more powerful and divine than themselves. The repetition of the chorus is a call to action, a challenge to everyone listening to join in the worship and lift their voices in praise.
Line by Line Meaning
I can hear the song from heaven, falling over me
The singer is able to hear the divine melody that descends from heaven and envelops them
The sound of a thousand voices, fills the air
The air is filled with the sound of a thousand singing voices
Can you hear the sound of freedom, falling in this place
The singer asks if the listener can hear the sound of liberation that is echoing in the surroundings
A thousand arms in the air, doth your name
The people around are praising and lifting up their arms to celebrate the name of God
I can hear the song of healing, washing over me
The artist is able to hear the divine melody that brings healing, covering and healing them
A thousand leaves on the floor, seek your face
In the nature around, there is a multitude of leaves that are bent towards seeking the face of God
Can you feel the flood of mercy, at this throne of grace
The singer asks if the listener can sense the abundance of mercy at the throne of grace
All the earth shouts to you and birds of praise
The Earth is full of creatures that cry out in shout of God's glory and sing praises to Him.
Everybody sing hallelujah
An invitation to everyone to sing 'Hallelujah', a word that is used to express joy and happiness in praising God.
Lift your hands and sing hallelujah
An invitation to everyone to lift up their arms and sing 'Hallelujah', a word that is used to express joy and happiness in praising God.
Everybody praisin' Jesus
An invitation to everyone to praise Jesus, as the Son of God
Praise Him, Praise Him (x2)
An encouragement to praise God the Father and the Son more and more
Praise him, praise him (x12)
A repetition of the encouragement to continuously praise God
Contributed by Anthony L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
MELMELS WORLD
i can still remember the time when we performed this into a Battle of the Bands into our School.. by God's Grace we won.. By that time we represent our School and We SING praise and Worship Songs.. To God Be the Glory..
Oliver Legarde
I want to add this on my list at our praise and Jesus.
Lael Chan
AWESOME!
normanmr1986
anyone knows who sing the songs of this cd??
jarod paver
all i remember is Elevate
Mark Sanders
Pretty sure it was Youth Alive, not 100% sure if it was NSW or SA, but I feel it's the former