Forever – English Lyrics

• By: Kari Jobe
• Album: The Blessing

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kari Jobe's "Forever," a compelling worship song that beautifully narrates the story of Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection. Through its poetic lyrics and soaring melodies, this song offers an immersive experience into Christian theological concepts, making it a powerful piece for anyone seeking to understand the English language through themes of faith, victory, and eternal worship. Its profound message and widespread acclaim make it a special song to explore.

[English]

♪ (KEYBOARD PLAYING) ♪

♪ ♪

♪ THE MOON AND STARS THEY WEPT ♪

♪ THE MORNING SUN WAS DEAD ♪

♪ THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD WAS FALLEN ♪

♪ HIS BODY ON THE CROSS ♪

♪ HIS BLOOD POURED OUT FOR US ♪

♪ THE WEIGHT OF EVERY CURSE UPON HIM ♪

♪ (KEYBOARD AND DRUMS) ♪

♪ ONE FINAL BREATH HE GAVE ♪

♪ AS HEAVEN LOOKED AWAY ♪

♪ THE SON OF GOD WAS LAID IN DARKNESS ♪

♪ A BATTLE IN THE GRAVE ♪

♪ THE WAR ON DEATH WAS WAGED ♪

♪ THE POWER OF HELL FOREVER BROKEN ♪

♪ THE GROUND BEGAN TO SHAKE ♪

♪ THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY ♪

♪ HIS PERFECT LOVE COULD NOT BE OVERCOME ♪

♪ NOW DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING ♪

♪ OUR RESURRECTED KING ♪

♪ HAS RENDERED YOU DEFEATED ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS GLORIFIED ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS LIFTED HIGH ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS RISEN HE IS ALIVE ♪

♪ HE IS ALIVE ♪

♪ THE GROUND BEGAN TO SHAKE ♪

♪ THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY ♪

♪ HIS PERFECT LOVE COULD NOT BE OVERCOME ♪

♪ NOW DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING ♪

♪ OUR RESURRECTED KING ♪

♪ HAS RENDERED YOU DEFEATED ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS GLORIFIED ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS LIFTED HIGH ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS RISEN HE IS ALIVE ♪

♪ HE IS ALIVE ♪

♪ FOREVER ♪

♪ FOREVER ♪

♪ YOU ALONE YOU ALONE ♪

♪ YOU ARE WORTHY YOU ARE WORTHY ♪

♪ YOU WERE BORN ♪

♪ YOU WERE BORN WITH POWER ♪

♪ YOU WERE BORN WITH POWER ♪

♪ YOU HAVE OVERCOME ♪

♪ YOU ♪

♪ YOU HAVE OVERCOME ♪

♪ YOU'RE OUR RESURRECTED KING ♪

♪ YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE GRAVE ♪

♪ YOU HAVE OVERCOME ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ THE LAMB HAS OVERCOME ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ THE LAMB HAS OVERCOME ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ THE LAMB HAS OVERCOME ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE WANT EVERY VOICE TONIGHT (WE SING HALLELUJAH) ♪

♪ LET'S LIFT OUR VOICE IN PRAISE (WE SING HALLELUJAH) ♪

♪ TO THE LAMB WHO HAS OVERCOME (THE LAMB HAS OVERCOME) ♪

♪ HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ THE LAMB HAS OVERCOME ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE SING HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ THE LAMB HAS OVERCOME ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS GLORIFIED ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS LIFTED HIGH ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS RISEN ♪

♪ HE IS ALIVE HE IS ALIVE ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS GLORIFIED ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS LIFTED HIGH ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS RISEN ♪

♪ HE IS ALIVE HE IS ALIVE ♪

♪ (CLAPPING AND CHEERING) ♪

♪ (STRINGS PLAYING) ♪

IF THERE ARE WORDS FOR HIM THEN

I DON'T HAVE THEM

YOU SEE MY BRAIN HAS NOT YET REACHED A POINT

WHERE IT COULD FORM A THOUGHT THAT COULD

ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE GREATNESS OF MY GOD

AND MY LUNGS HAVE NOT YET DEVELOPED THE ABILITY TO

RELEASE A BREATH WITH ENOUGH AGILITY TO

BREATHE OUT THE GREATNESS OF HIS LOVE

AND MY VOICE

YOU SEE MY VOICE IS SO INHIBITED

RESTRAINED BY HUMAN LIMITS

THAT IT'S HARD TO EVEN SING THE PRAISE OF...

YOU SEE IF THERE ARE WORDS FOR HIM THEN I DON'T HAVE THEM

MY GOD

HIS GRACE IS REMARKABLE

MERCIES ARE INNUMERABLE

STRENGTH IS IMPENETRABLE

HE IS HONORABLE

ACCOUNTABLE

FAVORABLE

HE'S UNSEARCHABLE YET KNOWABLE

INDEFINABLE YET APPROACHABLE

INDESCRIBABLE YET PERSONAL

HE IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION

FURTHER THAN IMAGINATION

CONSTANT THROUGH GENERATIONS

KING OF EVERY NATION

BUT IF THERE ARE WORDS FOR HIM

THEN I DON'T HAVE THEM

YOU SEE MY WORDS ARE FEW

AND TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE ONE TRUE GOD

USING MY VOCABULARY WOULD NEVER DO

BUT I USE WORDS AS AN EXPRESSION

AN EXPRESSION OF WORSHIP

TO A SAVIOUR

A SAVIOUR WHO IS BOTH WORTHY AND

DESERVING OF MY PRAISE SO I USE WORDS.

MY HEART EXTOLS THE LORD

BLESSES HIS NAME FOREVER

HE HAS WON MY HEART

CAPTURED MY MIND AND HAS BOUND THEM BOTH TOGETHER

HE HAS DEFEATED ME IN MY REBELLION

CONQUERED ME IN MY SIN

HE HAS WELCOMED ME INTO HIS PRESENCE

COMPLETELY INVITED ME IN

HE HAS MADE HIMSELF THE OBJECT OF MY SIGHT

FLOODING ME WITH MERCIES IN THE MORNING

DROWNING MY WITH GRACE IN THE NIGHT

BUT IF THERE ARE WORDS FOR HIM

THEN I DON'T HAVE THEM

BUT WHAT I DO HAVE IS GOOD NEWS

FOR MY GOD KNEW THAT MANMADE WORDS WOULD NEVER DO

FOR WORDS ARE JUST TOOLS

THAT WE USE TO POINT TO THE TRUTH

SO HE SENT HIS SON JESUS CHRIST

AS THE WORD LIVING PROOF

HE IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD

THE FIRST BORN OF ALL CREATION

FOR BY HIM ALL THINGS ARE CREATED

GIVING NOTHINGNESS FORMATION

AND BY HIS WORD

HE SUSTAINS IN THE POWER OF HIS NAME

FOR HE IS BEFORE ALL THINGS

AND OVER ALL THINGS HE REIGNS

HOLY IS HIS NAME

SO PRAISE HIM FOR HIS LIFE

THE WAY HE PERSEVERED IN STRIFE

THE HUMBLE SON OF GOD BECOMING THE

PERFECT SACRIFICE

PRAISE HIM FOR HIS DEATH

THAT HE WILLINGLY STOOD IN OUR PLACE

THAT HE LOVINGLY ENDURING THE GRAVE

THAT HE BATTLED OUR ENEMY AND ON THE THIRD DAY ROSE IN VICTORY

HE IS EVERYTHING THAT WAS PROMISED

PRAISE HIM AS YOUR RISEN KING

LIFT YOUR VOICE AND SING

FOR ONE DAY HE WILL RETURN FOR US

AND WE WILL FINALLY BE

UNITED WITH OUR SAVIOR FOR ETERNITY

ETERNITY

SO IT'S NOT JUST WORDS THAT I PROCLAIM

FOR MY WORDS POINT TO THE WORD

AND THE WORD HAS A NAME

HOPE HAS A NAME

JOY HAS A NAME

PEACE HAS A NAME

LOVE HAS A NAME

AND THAT NAME IS JESUS CHRIST

PRAISE HIS NAME FOREVER

(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

♪ FOREVER HE IS GLORIFIED ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS LIFTED HIGH ♪

♪ FOREVER HE IS RISEN ♪

♪ HE IS ALIVE HE IS ALIVE ♪

♪ HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ YOU HAVE OVERCOME YOU HAVE OVERCOME ♪

♪ HALLELUJAH ♪

♪ WE PRAISE THE LORD ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ HALLELUJAH ♪

(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)

(MUSIC SOFTLY PLAYING)

HALLELUJAH

JESUS

IF NOT FOR THE CROSS...

WE THANK YOU FOR THE CROSS, JESUS

WE JUST WORSHIP YOU TONIGHT

THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR GRACE, YOUR MERCY,

AND YOUR GOODNESS IN OUR LIVES, LORD.

WE JUST REACH UP TO HEAVEN TONIGHT

JUST HONOR YOU

BLESS YOUR NAME

THERE'S NO ONE LIKE YOU

WHAT LOVE

WHAT LOVE, LORD, THAT YOU THOUGHT OF US.

YOU CHOSE TO COME TO THIS EARTH

TO DIE FOR OUR SINS SO WE COULD LIVE IN FREEDOM,

IN GRACE AND MERCY AND RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU JESUS.

THERE'S NO ONE LIKE YOU, TRULY,

IN ALL THE EARTH.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wept /wɛpt/ B2	verb - past tense of weep: to shed tears
fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ B1	verb - past participle of fall: to drop down adjective - having dropped to a lower position
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the bodies of animals
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. verb - to invoke evil or misfortune on (someone or something).
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air inhaled or exhaled in respiration
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - the abode of God; the sky
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being dark
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - a hole dug in the ground to bury a dead body adjective - serious or solemn
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different nations or groups
hell /hɛl/ A2	noun - the place of punishment for the wicked after death
shake /ʃeɪk/ B1	verb - to move with quick, short movements noun - an instance of shaking
stone /stoʊn/ A1	noun - rock
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for (someone)
sting /stɪŋ/ B2	noun - a small, sharp-pointed organ or structure (of an insect, plant, etc.) by which it can prick and inject poison. verb - to wound with a sting
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a male monarch
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living
worthy /ˈwɜːrði/ B1	adjective - deserving respect, praise, or support
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way
praise /preɪz/ B1	noun - expression of approval or admiration verb - express approval or admiration of

Key Grammar Structures

• THE MOON AND STARS THEY WEPT

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion (emphatic)

  ➔ While typical sentence structure is "The moon and stars wept", the form "The moon and stars **they** wept" is used here for emphasis. It draws attention to the action of weeping by repeating the subject.

• HIS BLOOD POURED OUT FOR US

  ➔ Past Simple Passive Voice (implied agent)

  ➔ While not explicitly stated, "His blood was poured out for us" implies that someone (likely a divine agent) performed the action. The passive voice emphasizes the recipient of the action rather than the actor.

• THE POWER OF HELL FOREVER BROKEN

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective (reduced relative clause)

  ➔ "Broken" acts as an adjective describing the state of "the power of hell". This can be expanded to "The power of hell is forever broken", using a passive construction or "The power of hell which was broken"

• NOW DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING

  ➔ Direct Address with Interrogative

  ➔ "Death" is directly addressed. The interrogative clause is 'where is your sting?'

• OUR RESURRECTED KING HAS RENDERED YOU DEFEATED

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense and Resultative Verb (Render)

  ➔ "Has rendered" signifies a past action (resurrection) with present consequences (defeat). 'Render' in this context means 'caused to be'.

• FOREVER HE IS GLORIFIED, FOREVER HE IS LIFTED HIGH

  ➔ Passive Voice with Adverb of Time (Forever)

  ➔ The passive voice emphasizes that He is the receiver of the action (glorified, lifted), rather than the actor. "Forever" indicates the continuous nature of this state.

• YOU ALONE YOU ALONE, YOU ARE WORTHY YOU ARE WORTHY

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ Repeating the phrases "You alone" and "You are worthy" intensifies the message and expresses deep conviction.

• IF THERE ARE WORDS FOR HIM THEN I DON'T HAVE THEM

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1 (Hypothetical)

  ➔ Expresses a possible future situation and its likely result. *If* [condition, present simple], *then* [result, will/won't + base form]. It's implying the speaker believes there are no adequate words.

• MY HEART EXTOLS THE LORD, BLESSES HIS NAME FOREVER

  ➔ Parallel Structure (verbs extols and blesses)

  ➔ Using two verbs in the same tense (present simple) and voice demonstrates a parallel action, making the sentiment more impactful.