Mighty man of War, Lion of Judah
We bow down and worship you
Yahweh Yahweh, come and do what only you can do
You are the God that killeth and also make alive
You're the Lion yet you are the Lamb of God
Yahweh Yahweh, come and do what only you can do
You are my glory and the lifter of my head
Demons tremble at the mention of your name ooh
God of thunder, you're the God of fire
Come and do what only you can do
Mighty man of War, Lion of Judah
We bow down and worship you
Yahweh Yahweh, come and do what only you can do
You're the father to the fatherless
You're the mother to the motherless
The husband to the widow
The help to the helpless
My healer, you're my deliverer
Come and do what only you can do
You're the way maker
You're the mountain mover
You raise the death and make the barren fruitful
Yahweh Yahweh come and do what only you can do
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh
Come and do what only you can do
Yahweh, we call you by your name
Nobody can do the things you do
Yahweh Yahweh come and do what only you can do
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh
Come and do what only you can do
Mighty man of War, Lion of Judah
We bow down and worship you
Yahweh Yahweh, come and do what only you can do
Mighty Man of War
Song Meaning
Jimmy D Psalmist's “Mighty Man of War” is a prayer built from titles. It opens with “Mighty man of war, Lion of Judah,” and calls on Yahweh to “come and do what only you can do.” The song then lists what God is: “the Lion, yet you are the Lamb of God,” “my glory and the lifter of my head,” and a God of thunder and fire before whom “demons tremble at the mention of your name.”
The longest passage turns from power to care. “You're the father to the fatherless, the mother to the motherless, the husband to the widow, the help to the helpless” puts God in the roles that vulnerable people lack. The next lines add “my healer, you're my deliverer,” “way maker” and “mountain mover,” then the claim that he can “make the barren fruitful.” The song closes on the name itself, “Yahweh, we call you by your name.”
The war title is from Psalm 24:8, where the Lord is strong and mighty in battle. “The God that killeth and also maketh alive” is a close paraphrase of Deuteronomy 32:39, and God as father to the fatherless is Psalm 68:5.