What a Beautiful Name

Album: Let There Be Light (2016)
Charted: 107
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  • You were the Word at the beginning
    One With God, the Lord Most High
    Your hidden glory in creation
    Now revealed in You, our Christ

    What a beautiful Name it is
    What a beautiful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus Christ, my King

    What a beautiful Name it is
    Nothing compares to this
    What a beautiful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus

    You didn't want heaven without us
    So Jesus, You brought heaven down
    My sin was great, Your love was greater
    What could separate us now?

    What a wonderful Name it is
    What a wonderful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus Christ, my King

    What a wonderful Name it is
    Nothing compares to this
    What a wonderful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus

    Death could not hold You, the veil tore before You
    You silenced the boast, of sin and grave
    The heavens are roaring, the praise of Your glory
    For You are raised to life again

    You have no rival, You have no equal
    Now and forever, God You reign
    Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory
    Yours is the Name, above all names

    What a powerful Name it is
    What a powerful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus Christ, my King

    What a powerful Name it is
    Nothing can stand against
    What a powerful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus

    What a powerful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus
    What a powerful Name it is
    The Name of Jesus Writer/s: Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood
    Publisher: Bethel Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, Capitol CMG Publishing, ESSENTIAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, O/B/O DistroKid
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Comments: 2

  • Khethokuhle Madlala from PietermaritzburgPlease make the best lyrics ever
  • David from ColoradoMost of the song is great! But that one line about Jesus not wanting Heavin without us is so terrible I won't sing it as written. Stay with me, because I have a solution. But first let's acknowledge the gravity of that error. Clearly it does not align with the truth of scripture. Quite the opposite, it contradicts scripture, I won't list all the passages it contradicts, but I will call out Jesus words, "Behold, I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go, I will come again". Jesus is not sitting around in Heaven wishing we were there. He, in his love, grace, and mercy determined that He would prepare a new place for us, since we destroyed the first.

    It also places the importance of man above that of God. As if we could somehow fulfill God himself???!!! We should be terribly humbled by a God who is willing to make a new heaven and a new earth, after our own actions brought destruction upon His perfect act of creation. "You didn't want Heaven without us" does not reflect an ounce of humility.

    But, again, the rest of the song is great and God honoring. What should we do? Throw the whole thing out? I suggest there is an easy way to fix the song, so we can sing it in church -- knowing that we are fully glorifying our King and our Savior with our words. Simply re-write that one offending line to align with Truth. Everyone makes mistakes, just as the author of this song made a grievous error. That is part of being human.

    A simple fix: "We couldn't see Heaven without You". Shift it back to Him, away from us
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