Lyrics
Verse 1
Hail Jesus, You're my King (echo)
Your life frees me to sing (echo)
I will praise You all my days (echo)
You're perfect in all Your ways (echo)
Verse 2
Hail, Jesus You're my Lord (echo)
I will obey Your word (echo)
I want to see Your kingdom come (echo)
Not my will but Yours be done (echo)
Verse 3
(parts)
Glory, glory to the Lamb (echo)
You take me into the land (echo)
We will conquer in Your name (echo)
And proclaim that Jesus reigns (echo)
Verse 1
Hail Jesus, You're my King (echo)
Your life frees me to sing (echo)
I will praise You all my days (echo)
You're perfect in all Your ways (echo)
Verse 3
(parts)
Glory, glory to the Lamb (echo)
You take me into the land (echo)
We will conquer in Your name (echo)
And proclaim that Jesus reigns (echo)
Verse 4
(parts)
Hail, hail Lion of Judah (echo)
How powerful You are (echo)
Hail, hail Lion of Judah (echo)
How wonderful You are (echo)
Solo interlude
Hail to the Lion of Judah, who breaks every chain and gives to us the victory again and again (repeat)
Verse 4
(parts)
Hail, hail Lion of Judah (echo)
How powerful You are (echo)
Hail, hail Lion of Judah (echo)
How wonderful You are (echo)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This is a call-and-response praise chant built on short, rhythmic lines, each followed by an echo from the group. It opens by hailing Jesus as King and Lord, then links that title to daily life with the lines "I will praise You all my days" and "Not my will but Yours be done."
The later verses move to victory language. Jesus is named as the Lamb and as the Lion of Judah, and the lyrics say that He "breaks every chain." The singers describe themselves as conquering in His name and proclaiming that Jesus reigns, which places the triumph in Christ rather than in human strength.
The structure suits a congregation or choir, since the echo parts invite the whole room to answer. The repeated hailing of Jesus gives the piece the feel of a processional shout of praise, and its images of the Lamb and the Lion echo the book of Revelation.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 5:5-6 Christ is described both as the Lion of the tribe of Judah and as the Lamb.
- Luke 22:42 Jesus prays \"not my will, but yours, be done,\" echoed in the second verse.