Lyrics
Ooh Yeah
Whoo!
Sing
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is coming
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is near
Shiloh!
The Kingdom within us
Shiloh! (Listen)
The Kingdom is here
We have a hope
It is eternal
A living truth
That never fails
We have a promise
That we can stand on
And celebrate with expectation
Sing
Shiloh! (Whoo!)
The Kingdom is coming
Shiloh! (Hey Yeah!)
The Kingdom is near
Shiloh! (Oh, Shiloh)
The Kingdom within us
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is here
Take it Iz! (We have a hope)
We have a hope (It is eternal)
It is eternal (A living truth)
A living truth (That never fails)
That never fails (Oh we have a promise)
We have a promise (That we can stand on)
That we can stand on (And celebrate, celebrate)
And celebrate with expectation
Sing it
Shiloh! (Oh)
The Kingdom is coming
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is near (Sha lalalala lo)
Shiloh!
The Kingdom within us
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is here
Come on wave your banner, wave the banner
Clap those hands (Yeah)
Listen
He's the One who holds the scepter
He's the One who wears the crown
He's the One who reigns forever
Come adore Him here and now
Sing
He's the One who holds the scepter (He’s the One who wears)
He's the One who wears the crown (He’s the One who reigns)
He's the One who reigns forever (Come on adore Him)
Come adore Him here and now
Shiloh! (Hey, yeah!)
The Kingdom is coming
Shiloh! (Let me hear you!)
The Kingdom is near
Shiloh!
The Kingdom within us
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is here
Sing it again
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is coming
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is near
Shiloh! (Prepare the way of the Lord)
The Kingdom within us
Shiloh! (Hey!)
The Kingdom is here
Hey, hey, hey, the Kingdom is here
The Kingdom is here
Hey, hey, hey, hey say
The Kingdom is here!
Hey Hey Hey Hey (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
The Kingdom is here
Come on, one more time let me hear you say
The Kingdom is here!
Shi lalalala li-loh
Shi- lalalalala li-loh
Come on y’all sing that, say
Shi- lalalalala li-loh
Shi- lalalalala li-loh
(Shi- lalalalala li-loh)
Shi- lalalalala li-loh
Hey! Yeah!
Shi- lalalalala li-loh
1, 2, 3 say (Everybody)
Shiloh! (Hey!)
The Kingdom is coming
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is near (Shi- lalalala-loh)
Shiloh!
The Kingdom within us (Shi lalalalala li-loh)
Shiloh!
The Kingdom is here
Yeah!
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Doe Jones' "Shiloh" builds its entire structure around one repeated word, treating the name itself as a proclamation rather than a story. Each verse repeats the same four-line pattern - the kingdom coming, the kingdom near, the kingdom within, the kingdom here - moving through the same set of claims about God's rule without introducing a competing idea.
That progression closely tracks Luke 17:21, where Jesus tells his listeners the kingdom of God is not something to be observed from a distance but is already among them. The name Shiloh itself draws on Genesis 49:10, an older prophecy naming Shiloh as the one to whom the scepter ultimately belongs, a connection the bridge makes explicit by describing the same figure as the one who holds the scepter, wears the crown, and reigns forever. Rather than building toward a single climax, the song keeps returning to its opening chant, treating repetition itself as celebration - each return to "the kingdom is here" functioning less as new information than as a call to keep declaring what has already been said.
Related Scripture
- Luke 17:21 The kingdom of God already among us - echoed directly in the lyric.
- Genesis 49:10 The prophecy naming Shiloh and the scepter.