Lyrics
Our god
Is an awesome God he reigns
From heaven above
With wisdom,power and love
Our God
Is an awesome God he reigns
From heaven above
With wisdom,power and love
Our God is an awesome God
You're marevelous and you're glorious
You're love has made me victorious
You took away the fear in us
Now we praise You cause you
You delivered us
There aint no stoppin us (naw)
Devil there aint no blockin us (naw)
Come on and clap your hands with us
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Vamp:
He reigns
He reigns
He reigns
Forever and ever
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Meaning & Inspiration
“He Reigns” joins a familiar declaration of God’s greatness with language of deliverance and victory. The opening celebrates God as reigning from heaven with wisdom, power, and love. From there, the lyric becomes more personal: divine love has overcome fear, brought deliverance, and created a reason for active praise. Clapping and the repeated vamp give that praise a communal, celebratory character rather than presenting it only as private reflection.
Psalm 47:8 directly supports the central confession by declaring that God reigns over the nations and sits on his holy throne. Psalm 66:5-6 also fits the call to praise by recalling God’s mighty acts of deliverance and inviting people to consider what he has done. Romans 8:37 corresponds to the song’s language of victory through divine love, though the lyric expresses that connection in its own concise terms. The repeated words “He reigns” ultimately gather every theme—power, love, freedom from fear, and praise—under the enduring kingship of God.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 47:8 The psalm declares that God reigns over the nations from his holy throne.
- Psalm 66:5-6 The psalm calls people to praise God for his acts of deliverance.
- Romans 8:37 Paul describes overwhelming victory through the one who loves his people.