Behind The Song: Phil Wickham Shares The Heart Behind His Song “House Of The Lord”

This week’s featured song story comes to us from Phil Wickham. We’re excited to share with you the story behind his brand new song “House Of The Lord.”

What I realized this last year when I wrote this song in the middle of 2020, a pandemic year when we weren’t even allowed to meet in the literal house of the Lord is that the house of the Lord is not something that’s made by hands or by man but it’s you and it’s me who call ourselves believers in Jesus. We are the church. A building is not the church and inside of you is everything you need to totally impact and change the world around you for the kingdom of God. – Phil Wickham

Click on the video below to hear Phil share the story. Scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.

“House Of The Lord” – Single.

“House Of The Lord” Lyrics

We worship the God who was
We worship the God who is
We worship the God who evermore will be
He opened the prison doors
He parted the raging sea
My God He holds the victory

There’s joy In the house of the Lord
There’s joy in the house of the Lord today
And we won’t be quiet
We shout out Your praise
There’s Joy in the house of the Lord
Our God is surely in this place
And we won’t be quiet
We shout out Your praise
We shout out Your praise

We sing to the God who heals
We sing to the God who saves
We sing to the God who always makes a way
Cause He hung upon that cross
Then He rose up from that grave
My God’s still rolling stones away

There’s joy In the house of the Lord
There’s joy in the house of the Lord today
And we won’t be quiet
We shout out Your praise
There’s Joy in the house of the Lord
Our God is surely in this place
And we won’t be quiet
We shout out Your praise

We were the beggars
Now we’re royalty
We were the prisoners
Now we’re running free
We are forgiven, accepted
Redeemed by His grace
Let the house of the Lord sing praise

Cause we were the beggars
Now we’re royalty
We were the prisoners
Now we’re running free
We are forgiven, accepted
Redeemed by His grace
Let the house of the Lord sing praise

There’s joy In the house of the Lord (there is joy in this house)
There’s joy in the house of the Lord today
And we won’t be quiet (oh yeah)
We shout out Your praise
There’s joy in the house of the Lord (there is joy, there is joy)
Our God is surely in this place
And we won’t be quiet
We shout out Your praise

There’s joy In the house of the Lord
There’s joy in the house of the Lord today
And we won’t be quiet
We shout out Your praise
There’s joy in the house of the Lord (there is joy, there is joy)
Our God is surely in this place
And we won’t be quiet (we won’t be quiet)
We shout out Your praise

We shout out Your praise
There is joy in this house
There is joy in this house today
We shout out Your praise
We shout out Your praise