Every once in a while you find some incredible things at one of the local markets. Yesterday was one of those days. I was able to pick up three genuine Christian CDs (not pirated copies) for the equivalent of $0.75 each. I haven't listened to all of them yet, but the one that caught my attention first was the Newsboys' Adoration album, which I had wanted to buy last year, with its terrific song,
"He Reigns"
It's the song of the redeemed
Rising from the African plain
It's the song of the forgiven
Drowning out the Amazon rain
The song of Asian believers
Filled with God's holy fire
It's every tribe, every tongue, every nation
A love song born of a grateful choir
It's all God's children singing
Glory, glory, hallelujah
He reigns, He reigns
It's all God's children singing
Glory, glory, hallelujah
He reigns, He reigns
Let it rise above the four winds
Caught up in the heavenly sound
Let praises echo from the towers of cathedrals
To the faithful gathered underground
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
It's all God's children singing
Glory, glory, hallelujah
He reigns, He reigns
And all the powers of darkness
Tremble at what they've just heard
'Cause all the powers of darkness
Can't drown out a single word
When all God's children sing out
Glory, glory, hallelujah
He reigns, He reigns
It's all God's children singing
Glory, glory, hallelujah
He reigns, He reigns
--Steve Taylor and PeterFurler
Posted by at April 18, 2004 9:08 AMHey jon,
Just read your weblog. Wow, those are really great words! I will have to listen to it sometime.
rob
heard this twice today. both times while driving past starbucks.
(?)
i don't get the connection either.
but i was thinking of it today.
twice.
with coffee.
and i would just like to say,
i seem to remember someone introduced you to that song a long time ago.