Famous For (I Believe)
Song Meaning
Belief comes first in this duet from Tauren Wells and Jenn Johnson: "There is no fear 'cause I believe, there is no doubt 'cause I have seen." What the singers have seen is God's faithfulness, named as a fortress, repeated "over and over" like a memory worth rehearsing.
The chorus is a request built from Bible stories. God is asked to "make way through the waters," walk the singer through fire, "shut the mouths of lions," and "bring dry bones to life," each time to do what He is "famous for." The line works as a petition and as a résumé at once, since every image points to something Scripture says He has already done.
A later section invites the Spirit to come and fall, then pushes toward the language of Ephesians: "God of exceedingly, God of abundantly, more than we ask or think." It closes with confidence that "all things are possible in You." Daniel's deliverance from the lions, Ezekiel's valley of dry bones, Isaiah 43:2's promise through water and fire, and Ephesians 3:20 all stand behind the lyric.
There is no fear 'cause I believe
There is no doubt 'cause I have seen
Your faithfulness, my fortress
Over and over
I have a hope found in Your name
I have a strength found in Your grace
Your faithfulness, my fortress
Over and over
Make way through the waters
Walk me through the fire
Do what You are famous for
What You are famous for
Shut the mouths of lions
Bring dry bones to life and
Do what You are famous for
What You are famous for
I believe in You, God
I believe in You
Release Your love inside of me
Unleash Your power for all to see
Spirit, come, and fall on us
Over and over, oh Lord
Make way through the waters
Walk me through the fire
Do what You are famous for
What You are famous for
Shut the mouths of lions
Bring dry bones to life and
Do what You are famous for
What You are famous for
God of exceedingly, God of abundantly
More than we ask or think, Lord
You will never fail, Your name is powerful, Your word's unstoppable
All things are possible in You
God of exceedingly, God of abundantly
More than we ask or think, Lord
You will never fail, Your name is powerful, Your word's unstoppable
All things are possible in You
Make way through the waters
Walk me through the fire
Do what You are famous for
What You are famous for
Shut the mouths of lions
Bring dry bones to life and
Do what You are famous for
What You are famous for
I believe in You, God
I believe in You
There is no fear 'cause I believe
There is no doubt 'cause I have seen
Your faithfulness, my fortress
Over and over