Lyrics
Intro
This sound is going around the world
Angels of favour are going to be released
As these sounds are listened to all around the globe
Favour, favour, favour, favour, favour like a shield
Verse 1
Favour, it surrounds me like a shield
And it will cover me from now
Until the day I see my King
Lift your voice and shout favour
Favour, it surrounds me like a shield
It will cover me from now (Ah)
Until the day I see my King (Shout it louder, favour)
Favour, it surrounds me like a shield
It will cover me from now
Until the day I see my King (The next one)
Verse 2
Power, it's erupting from within (It is moving me)
It is moving me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (Agbara, power!)
Power, it's erupting from within (It is moving me from now)
It is moving me from now (Are you sure?)
Until the day I see my King (One more time, power)
Power, it's erupting from within (It is moving me from now)
It is moving me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (Fire, fire, fire, fire, fire)
Verse 3
Fire, it is burning up my soul (It is driving me from now)
It is driving me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (Shout fire)
Fire, it is burning up my soul (And it is driving me from now)
It is driving me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (One more time, fire)
Fire, it is burning up my soul (It is driving me now)
It is driving me from now (Until the day)
Until the day (The next one now)
Verse 4
Angels, they are all around me now
And they are following me from now (Until to the day)
Until to the day I see my King (Angels)
Angels, they are all around me now
They are following me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (See what you are saying, you are surrounded, angels)
Angels, they are all around me now (They are following me from now)
They are following you from now (They are following you)
Until the day I see my King (One more time shouting, angels)
Angels, they are all around me now
They are following me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (Mercy, oh)
Verse 5
Mercy (Come on, shout it)
It has washed away my sin
And it is opening doors for me (Oh)
Until the day I see my King (Mercy, oh)
Mercy (Oh)
It has washed away my sin
And it is opening doors for me (Mercy is opening doors)
Until the day I see my King (Favour)
Verse 6
Favour (Just the voices)
It surrounds me like a shield
It will cover me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (Your hands, favour)
Favour, it surrounds me like a shield
It will cover me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (One more time, favour)
Favour, it surrounds me like a shield
And it will cover me from now (Until the day)
Until the day I see my King (One last time, say it loud)
Outro
Favour, it surrounds me like a shield
And it will cover me from now
Until the day I see my King
Come on, celebrate Jesus
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Favour” by Lawrence Oyor is a call-and-response declaration in which each verse names a gift of God and ties it to a single promise: it will last “until the day I see my King.” Favour “surrounds me like a shield,” power is “erupting from within,” fire is “burning up my soul,” angels are “all around me,” and mercy “has washed away my sin” and is “opening doors.”
The opening image of favour as a shield is close to Psalm 5:12, which speaks of God surrounding the righteous with favour as with a shield. The angels around the singer recall Psalm 34:7, and mercy washing away sin is close to Psalm 51:1-2. The prompts in brackets, such as “shout it louder,” show that the song is meant to be led live with a crowd.
It closes with an invitation to celebrate Jesus. The effect is a long list of confident declarations, all pointed toward the day the singer sees the King.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 5:12 God surrounds the righteous with favour as with a shield
- Psalm 34:7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him
- Psalm 51:1-2 Mercy that washes away sin