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Precious Jesus

 


The Band Third Day has done some major hits, one of which was “King of Glory.” The song highlights what is most precious of all, Jesus our King of Glory:


“Who is this King of glory that pursues me with His love

And haunts me with each hearing of His softly spoken words

My conscious, a reminder of forgiveness that I need

Who is this King of glory who offers it to me


Who is this King of angels, O blessed Prince of Peace

Revealing things of Heaven and all its mysteries

My spirit's ever longing for His grace in which to stand

Who is this King of glory, Son of God and son of man


His name is Jesus, precious Jesus

The Lord Almighty, the King of my heart

The King of glory


Who is this King of glory with strength and majesty

And wisdom beyond measure, the gracious King of kings

The Lord of Earth and Heaven, the Creator of all things

He is this King of glory, He's everything to me


His name is Jesus, precious Jesus

The Lord Almighty, the King of my heart

The King of glory


The Lord of Earth and Heaven, the Creator of all things

He is the King of glory, He's everything to me


His name is Jesus, precious Jesus

The Lord Almighty, the King of my heart

The King of glory


His name is Jesus, precious Jesus

The Lord Almighty, the King of my heart

The King of glory


Yeah, His name is Jesus, precious Jesus

The Lord Almighty, the King of my heart

The King of glory


Yeah

Yeah

The King of my heart

The King of my heart

The King of glory


His name is Jesus

The King of glory

The King of glory

Yeah


King of my heart

The King of glory

His name is Jesus


Lord Almighty

The King of glory.” 

-Third Day, King of Glory, GENIUS Lyrics


The line King of Glory comes from the Psalm of David, “Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.” (Psalm 25:8-10, KJV)


The Line repeated in the different choruses “His name is Jesus, precious Jesus” is from a translation, “To you who believe, Jesus Christ is precious" (1 Peter 2:7) which comes from “Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.” (1 Peter 2:7-8, NKJV). I love this line, that Jesus is precious to us. Third Day’s delivery of the line resonates and has an impact! 


The line “He’s everything to me!,” comes from Paul’s words, “More than that, I count all things to be a loss compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord..” (Philippians 3:8). Indeed Jesus is everything to us! He is God, Son of God, Savior, Friend, Husband, Master, Truth, Love, Prince of Peace, and King of Glory! 


The line “softly spoken words,” comes from the verse, “And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” (1 Kings 19:12). That is how our Lord often communicates, a still and quiet voice. 


Worship use to be steeped in Scripture, easy to memorize and sing. The current worship trends are to cater to the worship band, and are not catchy and easy to sing, needing a Juillard degree to preform. Worship leaders are suppose to facility worship, to help  access intimacy with The Holy Trinity in worship, not build a platform to be discovered as the next Chris Tomerlin or Elevation Worship. The point is to “come back to heart of worship, its all about you, its all about you Jesus. I am sorry for the thing I made it, its all about you..” (Matt Redman). Redman’s lines are what worship leaders need to mediate on, that they have made it a proxy to become famous, when worship is suppose to be meeting of hearts between God and His people! 


I hope King of Glory blesses you. It is a great worship song as rich as a hymn and as catchy are contemporary worship. I shall continue to endeavor sharing hymns, worship songs, and theological rich tunes a part of this blog, “ What then, brothers and sisters? Whenever you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything is to be done for building up.” (1 Corinthians 14:26). Amen. 




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