Reflection #2 on "He Reigns" by Newsboys  [song lyrics]

• originally released by solidsounds.org, 03/16/2003
• author: Suzy C.
• scripture reference:
  1 Chronicles 16:7; 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalms 97:1; Revelation 19:6

	From the album "Adoration: The Worship Album" (2003) Read the song lyrics...

Of all the songs sung from the dawn of creation
Some were meant to persist.
Of all the bells rung from a thousand steeples
None rings truer than this.

It's all God's children singing,
"Glory Glory, Hallelujah He reigns
He reigns."

A song sung through time is an awesome thing. In the song "He Reigns" by the Newsboys, we hear of a song that has persisted. And if we look to the Bible, we see that song. The words go like this: "Glory, He reigns."

We first find the song in 1 Chronicles 16. David has just brought the Ark of the Covenant, the object that represents the very presence of God, into the city and to the tent he has built for it. He commissions singers and we read in verse 7:

"Then on that day David first assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the Lord"(1 Chronicles 16:7 NASB).

Then they begin to sing. It is a wonderful song; it is the first song of praise these singers give. Here is part of it:

"Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
And let them say among the nations, 'The Lord reigns'" (1 Chronicles 16:31 NASB).

If you had to pick a first song of praise to sing, this would be a good one. Make no mistake, the Lord reigns. Set Him in place first, above all, and declare His position as supreme. But that is not the end of this song. Next, we pick up this song in the Book of Psalms. Psalms 97 read:

"The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;
Let the islands be glad" (Psalms 97:1 NASB).

There it is again. Let the earth rejoice and the islands be glad because the Lord reigns. Next, we see that this song is sung not only in earth but in heaven as well.

"Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
'Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, Almighty, reigns'" (Revelation 19:6 NASB).

This song was sung long ago and this song will be sung in the future in heaven. It is a song we should all keep in our hearts. Whether in our darkest hours or in our happiest moments, keep this song in you. Let it persist in you as it has persisted through time. This is an eternal song for an eternal King. Remember the Lord reigns!

--Suzy C.

Scripture Reference:
1 Chronicles 16:7; 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalms 97:1; Revelation 19:6