Lyrics
Verse 1
There's a king and a kingdom
Full of grace and love
Oh, it's here and it's now and it is to come
There's a name that is power
Has authority
And the roar in His voice makes the darkness leave, yeah
Chorus
Singing holy, holy
Is the Lord Almighty
O praise the Lion of Judah
Praise the Lamb that was slain
Lift up a hallelujah
To the Ancient of Days
Our God, He reigns
He reigns now and forever
O praise the King of Heaven
Verse 2
There's a tomb that is empty
So the world could see
How our Savior is crowned in victory
There's a place we're goin'
Where we'll grieve no more
Join the saints and the angels
Sing forevermore
Chorus
Singing holy, holy
Is the Lord Almighty
O praise the Lion of Judah
Praise the Lamb that was slain
Lift up a hallelujah
To the Ancient of Days
Our God, He reigns
He reigns now and forever
O praise the King of Heaven
Bridge
O praise to the King
Singing holy, holy
Is the Lord Almighty
Singing worthy, worthy
Is the King of Glory
Singing holy, holy
Is the Lord Almighty
Singing worthy, worthy
Is the King of Glory
Chorus
Singing holy, holy
Is the Lord Almighty
O praise the Lion of Judah
Praise the Lamb that was slain
Lift up a hallelujah
To the Ancient of Days
Our God, He reigns
He reigns now and forever
O praise the King of Heaven
Outro
O praise the Lion of Judah
Praise the Lamb that was slain
Lift up a hallelujah
To the Ancient of Days
Our God, He reigns
He reigns now and forever
O praise the King of Heaven
Hallelujah to the King
The King of Heaven
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Meaning & Inspiration
King of Heaven centers on the reign of Christ, joining present praise with the hope of the kingdom still to come. Its images move through grace, authority, the empty tomb, and final victory. The repeated declarations of holiness and worthiness give the song a congregational shape, while the titles Lion of Judah, Lamb who was slain, and Ancient of Days gather several biblical images around one confession: God reigns forever.
The second verse widens that confession from resurrection to the promised end of grief, where saints and angels worship together. That movement keeps the lyric from treating praise as a response only to present circumstances. Praise rests instead on who Christ is, what the empty tomb signifies, and the future his victory secures. The closing hallelujah reinforces the central theme without introducing a separate idea, ending with sustained adoration of the King of Heaven.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 5:5-6 The passage presents Christ as both the Lion of Judah and the slain Lamb.
- Revelation 4:8 The heavenly creatures continually declare that the Lord God Almighty is holy.
- Daniel 7:9 Daniel describes the enthroned Ancient of Days.