I feel like this song is very apropos based on all that we are facing in the world today. Yesterday in church our pastor talked about intercessional worship. Most church people know about intercessional prayers, or praying on someone else behalf when they cannot pray or don’t know what to do, and intercessional worship is similar: praising God by song on someone else’s behalf.

We sang this song, an exceptional example of intercessional worship, praising God for breakthrough on the earth.

Lyrics of “We Praise You”

Verse 1:
Let praise be a weapon
That silences the enemy
Let praise be a weapon
That conquers all anxiety
Let it rise, let praise arise
We sing Your name in the dark
And it changes everything
We sing with all we are
And we claim Your victory
Let it rise, let praise arise

Chorus:
We’ll see You break down every wall
We’ll watch the giants fall
Fear cannot survive
When we praise You
The God of breakthrough’s on our side
Forever lift Him high
With all creation cry,
“God, we praise You”
Oh, we praise You
Oh

Verse 2:
Let faith be the song
That overcomes the raging sea
Let faith be the song
That calms the storm inside of me
Let it rise, let faith arise
Let it rise, come on

Bridge:
This is what living looks like
This is what freedom feels like
This is what heaven sounds like
We praise You, we praise You
This is what living looks like
This is what freedom feels like
This is what heaven sounds like
We praise You, we praise You

Songwriters: Phil Wickham, Matt Redman, Brian Johnson & Brandon Lake