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We've Gotta Put Jesus Back
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Aug 30, 2026 updated
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Kurt Carr and the Kurt Carr Singers deliver a stirring gospel anthem calling the church to restore Jesus to the center of life and society. The song urges believers to return to foundational values, lamenting the removal of prayer from schools and attempts to erase Christ from Christmas. With a passionate chorus repeating the need to put Jesus back as number one, the track emphasizes that Jesus is the only way and source of strength. It serves as a rallying cry for Christians to arise, be strong, and prioritize their faith boldly.
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[Spoken Intro:]
Everybody, I am a Jesus promoter.
I got a new song that says:
We've got to put Jesus back, make Him number one,
First in our lives; that's where He belongs!
[Verse:]
Oh, great church, mighty and strong
Go back to the values you were built upon.
Oh, brothers and sisters, come on, come on!
Remember we're not losers; we are the champions.
They took prayer out of the schools;
We shouldn't have allowed this!
Now they're even trying
To take Jesus out of Christmas!
[Chorus:]
Church, arise, arise and be strong.
We've gotta put Jesus back. [x3]
Number one: That's where He belongs!
Jesus is the way, Jesus is the way,
Jesus is the only way to make it.
Jesus is the way, and He will make us strong.
[Bridge:]
[Worship leader ad lib.]
We've gotta put Jesus back. [x8]
We've gotta put Jesus back, Jesus back.
We've gotta put Jesus back. [x3]
We've gotta put Jesus back, Jesus back.
We've gotta put Jesus back. [x3]
We've gotta put Jesus back, Jesus back.
We've gotta put Jesus back. [x4]
We've gotta put Jesus back.
Number one: That's where He belongs!
[Instrumental]
[Vamp:]
Oh... oh, Jesus,
Nobody more important than you.
[x6]
Nobody more important than you. [x4]
We've gotta put Jesus back.
We've gotta put Jesus back.
Number one: That's where He belongs!
[Ending:]
Oh... oh, Jesus,
Nobody more important than you.
[x3]
Nobody more important than you. [x6]
We've gotta put Jesus back.
We've gotta put Jesus back.
Number one: That's where He belongs!