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Walk On Water

By Elevation Worship

3,142 views Sep 11, 2026 updated WALK ON WATER - Single album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Elevation Rhythm strips Peter's water-walking story down to a single instruction repeated like a drumbeat: "one foot in front of the other." The verses set up the actual risk honestly — "I'd rather slip walking on water than spend my life wondering, what if" — treating potential failure as preferable to permanent hesitation, which is a sharper claim than most songs about faith attempt.

"Faith deeper than feelings" separates the decision to step out from whatever emotional confidence might or might not be present at the time, an important distinction given how much of the song's energy comes from repetition rather than build. The hook, "say the word and I'm walking on water," keeps the actual miracle contingent on a specific command rather than personal willpower — the stepping out only happens because permission was given first.

By the song's end the promise has simplified even further, down to "never gonna let you go under," which functions as the answer to the fear named in the opening line without ever pretending the water isn't real.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

(Say the word and I'm walking on water)

I'd rather slip
Walking on water
Than spend my life
Wondering, "What if?"
Lord, if it's You
Tell me to come
'Cause You alone can tame the wildest wind

I know I can make it
'Cause it was Your voice that I heard
So I'm stepping out
I'm stepping out on Your word

This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other
Never gonna let you go under
Just put one foot in front of the other
(Okay)

I got a faith
Deeper than feelings
'Cause I know a name
That's greater than the storm
I got a God
Who never ever fails me
He's close enough to catch me if I fall

I know I can make it
'Cause it was Your voice that I heard
So I'm stepping out
I'm stepping out on Your word

This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other (Come on, say what? Hey)
Never gonna let you go under
Just put one foot in front of the other
('Cause this is how you walk)
This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other
(Never gonna let you go)
Never gonna let you go under (No, no)
Just put one foot in front of the other
('Cause this is how you walk)
This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other (He's never gonna let you go)
Never gonna let you go under
Just put one foot in front of the other (Hey)

I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word
I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word
I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word
I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word
I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word (Stepping out)
I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word (Stepping out)
I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word (Stepping out)
I'm stepping, I'm stepping out on Your word (Hey)

Hey, come on
It go left, right, now walk it out
It go left, right, now walk it out
It go left, right, 'cause this is how you walk

This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other
(Never gonna let you go)
Never gonna let you go under (No, no, no)
Just put one foot in front of the other
(This is how you walk)
This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other
(No, He's never gonna let you go)
Never gonna let you go, let you go under (Hey)
One foot in front of the other
(Let's go)
This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other
(He's never gonna let you go)
Never gonna let you go under
Just put one foot in front of the other
This is how you walk, how you walk on water
One foot in front of the other
(He's never gonna let you go)
Never gonna let you go under
Just put one foot in front of the other (No, no)

Say the word and I'm walking on water (Say the word)
Say the word (Woo) and I'm walking on water (Say the word)
Say the word (Come on) and I'm walking on water
(One foot in front of the other)
Say the word and I'm walking on water (Hey, just put one foot in front of the other)
Say the word and I'm walking on water (Let me show you, walk on water)
(Let me show you how to walk on water)
Say the word and I'm walking on water (Come on, let me show you, walk on water)
(Let me show you how to walk on water)
Say the word and I'm walking on water (To the left, hey, now to the right, yeah)
Say the word and I'm walking on water (To the left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right)
(Don't stop) Say the word and I'm walking on water
Say the word and I'm walking on water
Say the word and I'm walking on water

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