WE PRAISE YOUR NAME

When it is time to lift the congregation's spirits and open a celebration with genuine joy, "We Praise Your Name" is exactly the kind of piece a choir reaches for. Composed by Jude Nnam, this bright and rhythmic song of praise draws its text directly from the Canticle of David in the first book of Chronicles. The words remind us that all greatness, power, and splendour belong to God, making it a wonderful choice for an Entrance or Recessional hymn where a sense of majesty is needed.

The structure of the piece is straightforward and highly effective for a typical Sunday Mass. The choir leads the assembly in a bold, repeating refrain—"We praise your glorious name, O Lord my God"—while the verses expand on the themes of God's supreme rule over heaven and earth. Singing through the verses, you can feel the momentum build as the text declares that both honour and riches, strength and might, come directly from the Lord's hand.

For the singers in the loft, the arrangement offers a lively interplay between the harmony parts during the refrain, before uniting the voices to deliver the scriptural verses clearly. It is a song that does not just ask for passive listening; its energetic tempo and confident declarations invite the whole church to join in the praise.