[Verse 1]
You give me wings
Now I'm up in the air
As I dey plant
You dey give me the rain
If no be You
Tell me where I for dey
Baba I thank You
[Pre-Chorus]
Dem for don laugh me
No be today
Ebenezer
You dey shower Your grace
Na Your light
Wey dey show me the way
Baba I thank You
[Chorus]
Lord You are great
You are greatly to be praised
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
Lord You are great
You are greatly to be praised
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
[Verse 2]
Jehovah Bu Onyeoma
Na You be my Agidigba
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
Jehovah Bu Onyeoma
Na You be my Agidigba
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
[Verse 3]
Me nor fit to deny oh
All of my blessing na divine oh
When I look around oh
All I see na Your hand oh
Oh my Daddy oh
When e sour
You dey make am sweet oh
This Your grace oh
E loud oh
E dey speak for me oh
[Bridge]
Your grace dey overflow
From my head down to my toes
Bianule bianule
Ifechukwu ne me oh
Your love is ever sure
I will let the whole world know
Chineke Chineke
Na You I dey follow
[Chorus]
Lord You are great
You are greatly to be praised
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
Lord You are great
You are greatly to be praised
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
[Verse 4]
Baba nor dey delay
If I call am in a cha cha cha
Everything na confirm
E nor get hand for yama yama
I can't explain the wonders of
Your presence in my life
Na only You be God
I know wey nor go fit to lie
Ojumegbo Judah
I trowey salama
Onyenememma
I'll praise You forever
[Verse 5]
When you check am you go know
Who the blessings dey follow
From the northside to the southside
See na Jesus we dey show
[Chorus]
Lord You are great
You are greatly to be praised
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
Lord You are great
You are greatly to be praised
Cos e dey happen as You talk am
Baba I thank You
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You Are Great
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Sep 25, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
A testimony wrapped in gratitude, this song moves between English and Nigerian Pidgin as it recounts a life lifted from obscurity into blessing. The opening image of being given wings and carried "up in the air" pairs with the farming picture of planting while God supplies the rain — a partnership of human effort and divine provision. There's a memory of near-shame in the pre-chorus, where the singer recalls that people would have laughed, but "Ebenezer" marks how far grace has carried them. The chorus keeps returning to a single confidence: God's word comes to pass, so praise is the only fitting response. Later verses pile up names for God — Jehovah Bu Onyeoma, Agidigba, Chineke, Onyenememma — each one a fresh handle on the same faithfulness. The bridge describes grace overflowing from head to toes and a love that is "ever sure," while the fourth verse insists God doesn't delay when called upon. Gratitude here isn't abstract; it's the sound of someone looking around at their life and seeing God's hand everywhere.
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