Lyrics
The hope of every nation, the joy of every heart
The King who won salvation, the God who comes for us
Oh, the world must see Your love and Majesty
This is our God, this is our King
This is the anthem of the redeemed
Tell the whole world, let everyone sing
This is our God, this is our King
The Light that broke the darkness, The Champion over death
Victorious forever, Your Kingdom never ends
Of, the world must see Your love and Majesty
This is our God, this is our King
This is the anthem of the redeemed
Tell the whole world, let everyone sing
This is our God, this is our King
Oh, this is our anthem; Oh this is our God
This is our God, this is our King
This is the anthem of the redeemed
Tell the whole world, let everyone sing
This is our God, this is our King
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Meaning & Inspiration
This Is Our God presents Christ as the hope of the nations, the source of salvation, and the victorious King. Its opening lines move quickly from the joy he brings to the love and majesty that the world is called to see. The chorus then becomes a shared confession: the redeemed identify their God and King and summon every nation to sing of him.
Images of light breaking darkness and a champion overcoming death give the song a distinctly resurrection-centered emphasis. The claim that his kingdom never ends closely follows the promise in Luke 1:33, while the anthem of the redeemed may recall the worship of the Lamb in Revelation 5. Repetition reinforces the public nature of the declaration rather than adding a private reflection. The song therefore joins worship with witness, celebrating Christ’s triumph and presenting praise as news meant for the whole world.
Related Scripture
- Luke 1:32-33 The promised King reigns over an everlasting kingdom.
- Revelation 5:9 The redeemed sing to the Lamb who purchased people for God.
- John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not overcome it.