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Crying Out (Lift Up Your Voices)
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Sep 27, 2026 updated
Crying Out (Lift Up Your Voices) - Single album
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Song Meaning
DEON, Britt Nicole, and Joe L Barnes open with an urgent, repeated request rather than a statement: "lift up your voices, give it a shout, lift up your voices, and break through the crowd... can't You hear us? We're crying out to You."
"God, open my eyes, let me see what You want me to see, I was living in lies, show me love that You want me to be" names the actual ask plainly — not comfort first, but honest sight.
"When you show You're the one, Father, Spirit and Son" names the Trinity directly rather than leaving "God" generic, and "when You broke the veil and You paid the bail, and I can live to tell" points at the temple curtain torn at the crucifixion, treating that specific historical moment as the reason the song's cry can even be made.
"Crying for the hurt and the beaten and the broken, living in the shadows, praying that You'd be near" widens the plea from the singer's own voice to everyone in a similar place, closing the song the way it opened — as a shout meant to be joined, not performed alone.
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Oh, lift up your voices
Give it a shout
Oh, lift up your voices
And break through the crowd
Can't You hear us?
We're crying out, crying out
Oh, we're crying out to You
We're crying out, crying out
Oh, we're crying out to You
God, open my eyes
Let me see what You want me to see
I was living in lies
Show me love that you want me to be
I need Your help every day in the morning
When you tell me, "Keep going."
When you show You're the one
Father, Spirit and Son
Fighting for peace
Lord, pour Your grace out on me
Been on my mind for two weeks
Was out of line out of reach
I need You every day
To give me all that I need
When You broke the veil
And You paid the bail
And I can live to tell
Oh, lift up your voices
Give it a shout
Oh, lift up your voices
And break through the crowd
Can't You hear us?
We're crying out, crying out
Oh, we're crying out to You
We're crying out, crying out
Oh, we're crying out to You
Been hesitant with my steps
Catching up with my breath
Since Friday night I been falling short
And been wondering what's next
You can tell I'm giving my all
Tryna answer the call
Feel it all in my bones
I know I'm not all alone
Seen so much back then in my past life
I ain't tryna live fast life
Had to move some things right
Tryna hit notes like bag pipes
Me and my Lord on check like Nike
Told me to do it and I got right
And I got right
Lift your voices
We sing
So here we are
Arms wide open
Crying for the hurt and the beaten and the broken
Living in the shadows
Praying that You'd be near
So, lift up your voices
Shout like you mean it
Top of our lungs
From rooftop screaming
We're not forgotten
As long as You are here
So, lift up your voices
Give it a shout
Lift up your voices
And break through the crowds
Can't You hear us?
We're crying out, crying out
Oh, we're crying out to You
We're crying out, crying out
Oh, we're crying out to You