Lord I Lift Your Name On High

“Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven.” (Psalm 148:13 NRSV)

The song, “Lord, I Lift Your name on High” was written by Rick Founds. The song was written when he was serving as the music director at a church in California. It was born out of Rick’s typical morning devotions. He had a small Macintosh computer and an electronic Bible, which he would bring up on his monitor and begin reading where he had left off the precious day. Rick had developed a habit of playing his guitar while reading the Bible on his computer screen.

One day, As Rick was having his daily devotional, the Lord impressed on his heart that His work on our behalf was a cycle of events—Christ came from heaven to earth, gave His life on the cross for us, was buried and three days later rose from the dead, and went back to His heavenly Father, making the cycle and our salvation complete. That, essentially, is the lyrics of the song. Rick picked up his guitar and began to sing “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High.” Rick explained, “It is just a simple song, but it is what the Lord dropped into my heart. The whole song came quickly; I didn’t struggle with it at all. . . I sang it for an evening Bible study. They seemed to love the song. At the time I had no idea that it would be so popular—I had simply written another song, much as I had done so many times before.” The song has become widely popular and now can be heard in other countries of the world, in many languages.

From The Sacrifice of Praise; by Lindsay Terry.

Lord I Lift Your Name On High
Words & Music by Rick Founds

Lord, I lift Your name on high
Lord, I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad You're in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us
You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high