What does El Roi mean?

El Roi means the God who sees me. Hagar gave God this name in Genesis 16:13.

What does El Shaddai mean?

El Shaddai means God Almighty. God used this name with Abraham in Genesis 17:1.

What is the difference between Yahweh and Jehovah?

Both come from the four Hebrew letters YHWH. Yahweh is closer to the original pronunciation, and Jehovah is an older English form. They name the same God.

Names of God and Their Meanings: Yahweh, Elohim, El Shaddai and More

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalm 9:10, King James Version

Why does God have so many names?

In the Bible, a name is not a label. It is a description. People named God after what He did for them. Hagar met Him alone in the desert and called Him the God who sees me. Abraham watched Him provide a ram on the mountain and called Him the LORD will provide.

So every name of God is a testimony. Somebody went through something, and this is what they found God to be. When you call His names, you are standing on their stories.

Igbo people understand this. Our names for God work the same way. You can read about some of them on the pages for Daalu and Ebube Dike.

The names of God in this song, and what they mean

Yahweh: The LORD. The personal name God gave Moses at the burning bush in Exodus 3:14 and 15. It comes from I AM WHO I AM. He is the God who simply is.
Adonai: Lord and Master. The name of the One you bow to.
Elohim: God the Creator. The first name of God in the Bible, in Genesis 1:1. He spoke, and everything stood.
El Shaddai: God Almighty. The name God used with Abraham in Genesis 17:1. Nothing slips through His hands.
El Elyon: God Most High. Melchizedek blessed Abraham by this name in Genesis 14. No throne is higher.
El Roi: The God who sees me. Hagar gave God this name in Genesis 16:13, alone and running in the wilderness. He saw her in the hidden place.
Jehovah Jireh: The LORD will provide. Abraham named the mountain this in Genesis 22:14, when God provided the ram.
Jehovah Rapha: The LORD who heals. Exodus 15:26.
Jehovah Nissi: The LORD my banner. Moses built an altar with this name after victory in Exodus 17:15.
Jehovah Shammah: The LORD is there. The name of God's city in Ezekiel 48:35. Wherever He is, that is home.
Immanuel: God with us. Promised in Isaiah 7:14 and fulfilled in Matthew 1:23. He did not send another. He came Himself.
Ancient of Days: Daniel saw Him seated on the throne by this name in Daniel 7:9. Before time, and after it.
Alpha and Omega: The first and the last, the beginning and the end. Revelation 22:13.
King of Kings and Lord of Lords: The name written on His robe in Revelation 19:16.
Abba: Father. The word Jesus prayed in Gethsemane in Mark 14:36, and the word Romans 8:15 says the Spirit puts in our mouths. Of all His names, this is the one He lets us use like children.

A note on Jehovah. The Hebrew name of God is written with four letters, YHWH. Jehovah is an older English way of saying it, and Yahweh is closer to the original. Both point to the same God.

What the song is about

Call His Name is a roll call. It moves through the Hebrew names of God one after another, each line a reason to praise. Then it climbs to His highest titles. Ancient of Days. Alpha and Omega. King of Kings.

And right at the top, it turns around. All of that, and He still lets me call Him Abba. The God with every title in heaven answers to Father.

Call His Name is the album's roll call of the names of God. Daalu by Michael CU is out on 3 November 2026.

A prayer using the names of God

Yahweh, You are the God who is. Jehovah Jireh, provide what I need. Jehovah Rapha, heal what is broken in me. El Roi, You see me even in the hidden place. Immanuel, thank You for coming near. And Abba, thank You for letting me call You Father. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Listen

Call His Name is out now. Press play, and save it to your library so it is there when you need it.

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It is also track 16 on the album Daalu, out 3 November 2026. Pre-save the album

Call His Name lyrics

Yahweh sounds like YAH weh. Adonai sounds like ah doh NIGH. Elohim sounds like eh loh HEEM. Abba sounds like AH bah.

IntroCall His name
Call His name

ChorusCall Him today
Yahweh
Call Him again
Adonai
Who is like Him
Elohim
Say it low
Yahweh

Verse 1Elohim, You spoke, and it stood
El Shaddai, nothing slips through Your hands
El Elyon, no throne is higher
El Roi, You saw me in the hidden place

Before the first light broke over us
You already were
When the last voice fades out in the room
You will still be there

ChorusCall Him today
Yahweh
Call Him again
Adonai
Who is like Him
Elohim
Say it low
Yahweh

Verse 2Jehovah Jireh
Jehovah Rapha
Jehovah Nissi
Jehovah Shammah

Immanuel
You came near
Right into the middle of it
You did not send another
You came Yourself

ChorusCall Him today
Yahweh
Call Him again
Adonai
Nobody like Him
Elohim
Say it low
Yahweh

ChorusCall Him today
Yahweh
Call Him again
Adonai
Who is like Him
Elohim
Say it low
Yahweh

BridgeAncient of Days
Alpha and Omega
King of Kings
Lord of Lords

All of that
All of that
And He still lets me call Him

Abba
Abba
Father

TagCall His name
Yahweh
Call His name
Adonai
Call His name
Elohim
Call His name
Yahweh

ChorusCall Him today
Yahweh
Call Him again
Adonai
Who is like Him
Elohim
Say it low
Yahweh

OutroAbba
Father
Call His name

For choirs and worship leaders

Call His Name works as a high praise song, and the names make a strong teaching moment before you sing. You are free to sing it in your church. For the lyric sheet, message @michaelukwuma on Facebook, Instagram or X, and tell me where it was sung.