Yes, I Will
Reviewed by BT • 2026-4-16
Yes, I Will
Yes, I Will
What This Song Teaches Us About God
Praise in this song is a practice rather than a mood. The repeated “Yes, I will” is a commitment, almost a vow, rooted not in how circumstances feel but in what God has already done. The Bible is full of this pattern: people in hard places deciding to trust and praise God precisely because He is trustworthy even when life isn’t good. The Psalms are full of writers who are scared, grieving, or confused and who still turn toward God in worship. This song stands in that same tradition.
God is worthy of praise at all times because of who He is: sovereign over all things, faithful to every promise, and proven good by the cross where He gave His own Son to rescue His people. Singing “Yes, I will” is a declaration that we believe these things about God even when our circumstances make them hard to feel.
Scripture Connections
- Habakkuk 3:17–18 — The prophet says that even if crops fail and flocks disappear, “yet I will rejoice in the Lord” — one of the Bible’s most striking examples of choosing praise in hard times.
- Psalm 34:1 — David writes “I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth” — the same resolve this song expresses.
- Lamentations 3:22–23 — God’s mercies being new every morning is the foundation under the commitment to keep praising even through difficulty.