We Exalt Thee

Shane & Shane sing this short chorus almost entirely in the language of Psalm 97:9: "for Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth, Thou art exalted far above all gods." The psalm itself contrasts Yahweh against every rival claim to worship in the ancient world, the comparison built into the verse's own structure rather than added by the song.

The repeated refrain, "we exalt Thee, we exalt Thee, we exalt Thee, O Lord," keeps the song deliberately simple — no verses building an argument, just the same declaration returned to again and again. That simplicity mirrors Psalm 99:9's closing instruction to "exalt Yahweh our God, and worship at his holy hill," worship treated as repeated action rather than a single stated sentiment.