I Am (Gospel Remix) | Old School Gospel - The Great I Am, Every Name Declared

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About I Am (Gospel Remix)

I Am (Gospel Remix) is a new old school gospel declaration song that calls every name of God until the room runs out of ceiling by Malachi Ben-David - scripture-rooted gospel music with a classic gospel conviction and a groove built for the moment a congregation needs to remember exactly who they are singing to. If you're looking for old school gospel, black gospel music, or Christian gospel songs that carry serious doctrinal weight inside a full-voiced declaration, this is a gospel song written for the church that already knows the names and needs to say them out loud again. From "I am the Lord, the Almighty God" to "the Great I AM, self-existent, no beginning, no end," I Am (Gospel Remix) is a gospel declaration anthem that moves through the whole Scripture without stopping.

Drawn from Exodus 3, Genesis 17 and 22, John 8:58 and 10:9-11, Isaiah 44-46, Revelation 1 and 22, and Philippians 4:19, this gospel music release is the old school gospel reimagining of the original I Am worship song - same names, same theology, new fire. "I am the First and I am the Last / Besides Me no other, no future, no past." It is a declaration gospel song for revival services, prayer meetings, and any room that needs to be anchored in who God is before it moves another inch. Its refrain never wavers: I am, I am, I am, I am.

Lyrics for I Am (Gospel Remix)

I AM (GOSPEL REMIX) Malachi Ben-David

Verse 1 I am the Lord, I'm the Almighty God I am the One for whom nothing is too hard I am the Shepherd and I am the Door I am the Good News to the bound and the poor I am, I am, I am, I am

I am the Lord, the Almighty God I am the One nothing is too hard I am your Shepherd, I am the Door I bring good news to the lost and poor I am, I am, I am, I am

Verse 2 I am the Righteous One and I am the Lamb I am the Ram in the bush for Abraham I am the Ultimate Sacrifice for sin I am your Redeemer, Beginning and End I am, I am, I am, I am

I am the Righteous, I am the Lamb Provided for Abraham in the ram I am the Sacrifice, bearing all sin Redeemer eternal, where all begins and ends I am, I am, I am, I am

Verse 3 I am Jehovah, and I am your King I am Messiah, David's Offspring I am your High Priest, and I am the Christ I am your soon-coming King, Alpha and Omega I am, I am, I am, I am

I am Jehovah your sovereign King Messiah promised, from David's line spring I am your High Priest, forever the Christ Coming in glory, Alpha, Omega, the Light I am, I am, I am, I am

Verse 4 I am who I am, the Great I AM Self-existent, no beginning, no end I am the Holy One, set apart and true Jealous for glory, faithful to you I am, I am, I am, I am

I am who I am eternal I AM Uncreated, unchanging, the Great I AM Holy and righteous, zealous for praise Faithful forever through all of your days I am, I am, I am, I am

Verse 5 I am the First and I am the Last Besides Me no other, no future, no past I am your Savior, your Strength and your Shield Declaring the end from the start I reveal I am, I am, I am, I am

I am the First, I am the Last None before Me, no equal surpassed Your Savior, your Rock, upholding your frame Counsel stands firm, accomplishing My name I am, I am, I am, I am

Outro I am, I am, I am, I am The Lord God Almighty, forever the same I am, I am, I am, I am

Behind the Song

The old school gospel tradition has always known how to do one thing the modern church sometimes forgets: it knows how to stay on a name. I Am (Gospel Remix) is built on that instinct. It does not move through God's names as a catalog to be completed; it moves through them the way a deacon moves through a benediction, the way a choir director holds a chord - slowly, with weight, until the room feels what the words mean. "I am the Lord, I'm the Almighty God / I am the One for whom nothing is too hard." El Shaddai. Genesis 17:1. The God who appeared to Abraham and said those two words before He said anything else about what He would do. The name is the point.

What makes this a gospel declaration anthem rather than simply a list of attributes is the voice God speaks in throughout. Every verse is first person. God is not being described; He is speaking. "I am the Shepherd and I am the Door." Not "He is our shepherd" - I am. That shift from third-person praise to first-person divine declaration is the theological engine of the song, and it is rooted in the most repeated pattern in the Hebrew Scriptures: thus saith the LORD. I am the LORD thy God. I am El Shaddai. Before Abraham was, I am. The song holds that voice all the way through because the church needs to hear it - not just sing about it.

The second verse takes the declaration to the altar on Moriah. "I am the Ram in the bush for Abraham / I am the Ultimate Sacrifice for sin." In Genesis 22, the ram that God provided was not incidental; it was a preview. The first-person voice that speaks in this verse is the same voice that spoke the ram into that thicket, and the same voice that Isaiah 53 would later describe as led like a lamb to the slaughter. As old school gospel, this verse does what the classic gospel tradition has always done with Old Testament typology - it connects the dot from the old covenant altar to the cross in a single, undivided line. "I am your Redeemer, Beginning and End." No gap between the God of Abraham and the God of the New Testament. Same voice. Same person.

The third verse is where the royal gospel tradition arrives in full. "I am Jehovah, and I am your King / I am Messiah, David's Offspring / I am your High Priest, and I am the Christ." This is the verse that old school black gospel has shouted over for generations - the triple crown of Christ's offices, prophet, priest, and king, pressed into a single declaration. Isaiah 9:6, Psalm 110, Revelation 19:16, arriving together like a choir on the downbeat. The soon-coming King who is Alpha and Omega is not a future stranger; He is the same "I am" who spoke to Moses, who provided for Abraham, who laid His life down as the Lamb.

The fourth verse is the still center of the gospel remix and its most theologically dense moment. "I am who I am, the Great I AM / Self-existent, no beginning, no end / I am the Holy One, set apart and true / Jealous for glory, faithful to you." The self-existence of God - the aseity that theologians name but rarely sing - is what makes every other name in the song possible. He provides because He already has everything. He is faithful because He is unchanging. He is jealous for glory because He alone is the source of it. Exodus 34:14 is underneath that line: "the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." The gospel remix lets that name sit in the groove and breathe.

The fifth verse draws the curtain back on the scope of what all the previous names have been describing. "I am the First and I am the Last / Besides Me no other, no future, no past." Isaiah 44:6 and Revelation 22:13 arriving together as the bookends of Scripture's own self-testimony. Alpha and Omega. The God who declared the end from the beginning in Isaiah 46:10 is the same God whose counsel stands firm and whose name is being accomplished right now. The outro doesn't add a new declaration. It doesn't need one. "The Lord God Almighty, forever the same." As new gospel music and old school gospel declaration, I Am (Gospel Remix) ends where it began - on the name - because the name is still the point.

Biblical Background

I Am (Gospel Remix) follows the same scriptural architecture as the original I Am worship song, organized here under the five declarations the song moves through. The opening declaration of divine power and accessibility rests on Genesis 17:1 (El Shaddai, "I am the Almighty God"), Jeremiah 32:17-27 (nothing too hard for the LORD), John 10:9 and 10:11 (the Door and the Good Shepherd), and Isaiah 61:1 with Luke 4:18 (good news proclaimed to the captive and the poor). These five texts form the first ring of God's self-disclosure: who He is in relation to human need.

The sacrifice declaration draws on Genesis 22:8-14 (Jehovah Jireh, the ram provided for Abraham), Isaiah 53:4-6 (the Servant who bore our transgressions), and John 1:29 (the Lamb of God). The royal and priestly declaration rests on Psalm 110:1-4 (the eternal priesthood after Melchizedek), Isaiah 9:6 (the Wonderful Counsellor and Mighty God), and Revelation 19:16 (King of kings and Lord of lords), with Revelation 22:13 adding Alpha and Omega. The burning-bush declaration at the song's center comes from Exodus 3:14, echoed in John 8:58, with the divine jealousy of Exodus 34:14, the aseity of Isaiah 40:28, and the exclusivity of Deuteronomy 4:35. The closing supremacy declaration rests on Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 45:5-6, and Isaiah 46:10. Every reference is listed below in KJV, in the order the song moves through it.

Scripture References

Genesis 17:1 - I am the Almighty God, El Shaddai (Verse 1) Jeremiah 32:17-27 - nothing too hard for God (Verse 1) John 10:9-11 - I am the Door; I am the Good Shepherd (Verse 1) Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18 - good news to the poor, liberty to captives (Verse 1) Genesis 22:8-14 - Jehovah Jireh, the ram provided for Abraham (Verse 2) Isaiah 53:4-6 - the Suffering Servant bearing our transgressions (Verse 2) John 1:29 - the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world (Verse 2) Isaiah 9:6 - Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father (Verse 3) Psalm 110:1-4 - a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek (Verse 3) Revelation 19:16 - King of kings and Lord of lords (Verse 3) Revelation 22:13 - Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last (Verse 3) Exodus 3:14 - I AM THAT I AM, the name declared to Moses (Verse 4) John 8:58 - before Abraham was, I am (Verse 4) Exodus 34:14 - the LORD whose name is Jealous (Verse 4) Isaiah 40:28 - the everlasting God fainteth not, neither is weary (Verse 4) Deuteronomy 4:35 - there is none else beside Him (Verse 4) Isaiah 44:6 - I am the first and the last; beside me there is no God (Verse 5) Isaiah 45:5-6 - I am the LORD and there is none else (Verse 5) Isaiah 46:10 - declaring the end from the beginning (Verse 5)

Frequently Asked Questions

What genre is I Am (Gospel Remix)? It is an old school gospel declaration song - scripture-rooted gospel music with a classic black gospel conviction, reimagining the original I Am worship song in a fuller, more groove-driven gospel arrangement.

How is the Gospel Remix different from the original I Am worship song? The lyrics are the same - the same names, the same declarations, the same scriptural foundation. The gospel remix brings a different vocal energy and arrangement, drawing on the old school black gospel tradition of sustained declaration and call-and-response.

What is I Am (Gospel Remix) about? God declaring His own names from first person - El Shaddai, the Shepherd, the Door, Jehovah Jireh, the Lamb, the Great I AM, the First and the Last - until every title has been named and the room has heard the full weight of who is on the throne.

Why does God speak in first person throughout the song? Because the song follows the pattern of Scripture itself: from "I am El Shaddai" in Genesis to "I am that I am" in Exodus to "before Abraham was, I am" in John 8:58, God's self-declarations are always first-person. The song holds that voice from the first line to the last note so the listener hears God speak rather than hearing about God being described.

What does "I am the Ram in the bush for Abraham" mean? It refers to Genesis 22:8-14, where God provided a ram caught in a thicket as a substitute for Isaac on Mount Moriah - the earliest portrait of Christ as the God-provided substitute who bears what we cannot. Abraham named the place Jehovah Jireh: the LORD will provide.

Where can I listen to I Am (Gospel Remix)? Stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, and Audiomack, and follow Malachi Ben-David on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and TikTok. I Am (Gospel Remix) is also available on Facebook, Instagram, & Threads Music Library and TikTok Sound.