Mercy Culture Worship – Names Of God

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Mercy Culture Church was founded in 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas with campuses in East Fort Worth, Waco, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Their vision to take people from corporate encounters with God to personal ones is reflected in their music. They release their music under the label Mercy Culture Worship, which became active in 2021. They produced five albums and 13 singles.

Albums include:

• Dunamis (2023)
• War (2023)
• Revival + Reformation (2024)
• Jesus Increase (2024)
• Jesus Increase – Live (2024)
• Make Me Holy: Revival + Reformation (2025)

Singles include:

• Fear Go (2021)
• Easy (2022)
• You Can Have It All – EP (2022)
• Fortify My Faith – Live (2023)
• Fear of the Lord (Isiah 11) – Live – EP (2023)
• Blood (2023)
• Joy (2023)
• Sacrifice (2023)
• No One Like The Lord + Might In Battle – EP (2024)
• Fire of the Holy Ghost (Live) – EP (2024)
• Names of God (2024)
• Jesus Increase (2024)
• Holy (2024)

Lyrics can be found at Mercy Culture Worship – Names of God Lyrics | Genius Lyrics.

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1. What message does the song communicate?

This song centers entirely on God’s identity, highlighting His throne’s appearance, the vast multitude of followers serving Him, the Hebrew names attributed to Him along with descriptions of what the different names of the Lord means, painting a picture of holiness and power.

Side Note by Vince: To those annoyed by massive repetition, Chorus repeats the same word 16 times. The entire section of Bridge is repetition.

Score: 10/10

2. How much of the lyrics line up with Scripture?

The entire song lines up.

[Intro]

Line 1: Someone is being invited to come. Mercy Culture Worship will explain.

Line 2: The Holy Spirit is being invited to meet our need (Matthew 3:11).

Lines 3 and 4: Repeats line 1.

[Refrain]

Lines 1-8: Describes God on His throne as “Ancient of Days” with white clothing, hair like wool, throne of flaming fire, wheels blazing fire, with a river of fire flowing from it, exactly as Daniel described it in Daniel 7:9-10. Describing God as immense with power.

[Pre-Chorus]

Line 1: Describes a multitude of people. Mercy Culture Worship will explain.

Line 2: Repeats line 1.

Line 3: Indicates the multiple of people are serving God. (Daniel 7:9-10 and Revelation 7:9-10.

Line 4: Repeats line 3.

Lines 5-8: Repeats/essentially repeats lines 1-4.

[Chorus]

Line 1: Refers to the revelation Daniel received of God as the Ancient of Days (Daniel 7:9-10).

Line 2: Refers to the all who were standing around God’s throne who fell on their faces before the Throne and worshipped God. (Revelation 7:12).

Line 3: Repeats line 1.

Line 4: Invites us to fall down (in worship) (Revelation 7:12).

Lines 5-8: Repeats line 4.

[Bridge]

Line 1: Lists Hebrew names of God from the Bible:

• Elohim – Creator God in the plural, such as in Genesis 3:23.
• Adonai – Master or LORD. Often used as a replacement for the tetragrammaton YHWH such as in Judges 6:15 and Psalm 97:5.
• Rapha – (Jehovah-Rapha) the God who heals (Exodus 15:26).
• Nissi – Banner/Miracle God (Exodus 17:15).

Lines 2-8: Repeats line 1.

Line 9: Adds a new name: Shaddai – God Almighty (Genesis 17:21).

Lines 10-12: Repeats line 1.

Line 13: Repeats Line 9.

Lines 14-16: Repeats line 1.

Line 17-21: Repeats line 9.

Line 22: Mercy Culture Worship equates the name of the Lord to a strong tower (Proverbs 18:10).

Line 23: Equates the name of the Lord to a hiding place (Psalm 32:7).

Line 24: Tells us the name of the Lord meets us (Exodus 29:42).

Line 25: Tells us the name of the Lord guards us (Exodus 14:19).

Line 26-45: Repeats lines 22-25.

Line 46: Mercy Culture Worship declares the name of the Lord (Exodus 9:16).

Line 47-53: Repeats line 46.

Line 54-61: Repeats lines 22-25.

Line 62: Repeats line 9.

Line 63: Repeats line 9 but adds El Shaddai.

Line 64: Repeats line 9.

Line 65-69: Alternates between lines 63 and 9.

Line 70: Repeats line 9 but with only a single Shaddai.

Score: 10/10

3. How would an outsider interpret the song?

The concept of a God of power sitting on His throne and being worshipped is easily understood by unbelievers. Popular culture often portrays God as a mighty being on a throne, receiving worship. Line four asks us to ‘fall down,’ which is easily grasped; however, an unbeliever may not recognize this as a form of worship. Similarly, the names of God are less comprehensible without the context of their Hebrew origins, meanings, and significance throughout Scripture. Likewise, declaring the name of the Lord without this context might not be readily understood.

Score: 9/10

4. What does this song glorify?

The power of God reigning from His throne and what His many names give us.

Score: 10/10

Closing Comments

Mercy Culture Worship’s Names of God informs us about who God is through His many names, suggesting that we worship Him on that basis. And we should! It is clear that the intended listener is a seasoned believer in Christ. While the song hints at the meanings of the names of the Lord—such as ‘strong tower,’ ‘hiding place,’ ‘before me,’ and ‘behind me’—unbelievers would need to dig deeper to uncover their significance.

This song is suitable for corporate worship.

Final Score: 9.5/10

Artist Info

Track: Names of God (listen to the song)

Artist: Mercy Culture Worship

Album: None. Single: Names of the Lord

Genre: Contemporary Christian Music (CCM)

Release Year: 2024

Duration: 9:57

About The Author

My name is Pam Wright and I have been following Jesus since I was a child. While my love walk and obedience in Christ has waxed and waned over the years, my heartfelt gratitude and belief in our absolutely good Elohim, Yeshua, and Ruach HaKodesh has never wavered.

I have a passion for learning, teaching, instructional design, critical thinking, the Holy Bible, and everything and anything the Holy Spirit has to teach me. I also am a strong supporter of all my children including my son Vince who is The Berean Test owner. Vince, thank you for the opportunity to help you on this journey!

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