I'm the Rock That Praises

Lyrics

[Intro – (crowd shouts + full-band hits)]  
**Shouted:**  
When the silence comes… We still praise!  
When the darkness speaks… We still praise!  
If nobody else gon’ say it… Then I will!  
Drop that beat!  
(horns punch on “will!”; drums launch into funk groove)

[Verse 1 – (percussive guitars + muted horns)]  
I used to be quiet, I used to be scared,  
Thought worship was only for people who cared.  
But He pulled me out, gave me breath and a name,  
Now I’m clappin’ and stompin’, unashamed of His name.  
(B3 comping, horns single hits every 2 bars)

[Pre-Chorus – (groove locks in; call-and-response claps)]  
Don’t need a stage, don’t need a mic,  
I’ll praise Him in the storm, in the heat, in the fight.  
If the world gets cold, I still blaze,  
’Cause this rock right here was made to praise!  
(horns rhythmic riff ascending; choir echoes “made to praise!”)

[Chorus – (full band + horn shout line)]  
I’m the rock that praises (hey!)  
Say it loud and say it proud (hey!)  
God is glorious — let Him shine!  
You can’t silence the Word this time!  
Rocks like me gon’ shout His name (hey!)  
Lift it high and fan that flame.  
I’m the rock — I’m the rock — I’m the rock that praises!  
🎶 Shout it out — we lift His name!  
(horns unison riff each “hey!”; crowd handclaps)

[Verse 2 – (spoken / Kirk-Franklin-style break)]  
Ain’t no grave gonna hold this sound,  
Ain’t no chain gonna keep us down.  
From the alley to the choir loft —  
We lift Him up and we goin’ off!  
(horns: short fills; drummer drops to half-time funk feel)

[Rap Option – (8 bars, light beat under)]  
I ain’t the silent type, I’m the testify,  
Lifted outta dirt, now I sanctify.  
Even stones cry out when the saints go low,  
So I praise like fire — make the heavens glow!  
(horns punctuate every 2 bars; B3 growl swell)

[Bridge – (call & response build)]  
Lead: Even when I’m weak…  
Choir: I praise Him!  
Lead: Even in defeat…  
Choir: I praise Him!  
Lead: When the walls cave in…  
Choir: I praise Him!  
Lead: When the chains fall off…  
Choir: I raise Him!  
(horns rising sequence; handclaps double-time)

[Breakdown – (groove + chant; drummer solo fills)]  
This rock ain’t silent, this rock is loud,  
This rock got rhythm, this rock is proud!  
This rock been broken, this rock been saved,  
Now this rock praises all my days! 🎶  
(horns trade 4-bar licks with guitar; bass slides)

[Final Chorus – (modulate up; full choir + horn shout section)]  
I’m the rock that praises! (hey!)  
Say it loud and say it proud! (hey!)  
God is glorious — let Him shine!  
You can’t silence the Word this time!  
Rocks like me gon’ shout His name! (hey!)  
Lift it high — ignite that flame!  
I’m the rock — I’m the rock — I’m the rock that praises!  
🎶 PRAISE HIM NOW — WE LIFT HIS NAME!  
(horns 2-bar shout riff → final hit on beat 1)

[Outro – (organ swell + crowd chant fade)]  
This rock praises all my days… 🎶  
(horns long sustain to fade)