Read Psalm 97 (MSG)

We recently sang at church the song, “Here is our King”, by David Crowder.  Click here to listen to it.  I enjoy the majority of the songs that David Crowder writes and they usually help me connect with God when I’m singing them.  This particular song I’ve always liked, but lyrically, I have had a hard time fully understanding it.  While practicing the week I was planning on singing this song at church, I really felt like God opened my eyes to what this song was saying, at least to me.  Here are the lyrics first for you to read:

From wherever spring arrives to heal the ground
From where ever searching comes to look itself
A trace of what we’re looking for
so be quiet now, and wait

The ocean is growing
The tide is coming in
Here it is:

Here is our King
Here is our Love
Here is our God who’s come
to bring us back to him
He is the one,
He is Jesus

And what was said to the rose to make it unfold
Was said to me, here in my chest
So be quiet now, and rest.

Majesty!
Finally!

I realized the God that spoke this world into existence is the same God who softly whispers to my heart to be still and take rest in who I am in you.  His burden is light and yoke is easy (Matthew 11:28-30).  The second verse of this song clearly talks about this….”And what was said to the rose to make it unfold, was said to me here in my chest, so be quiet now, and rest”.  It was just an A-ha moment that now whenever I sing this song, I am reminded as to how much in awe (reverence) I am of who God is.

I think about Psalm 97:5-6

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord ,
before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his righteousness;
every nation sees his glory.

God is a God who is worthy of all our praise and if we don’t praise Him, the rocks will cry out instead.  When God created the earth, He designed it so that it all brings glory to Him.  When you get a glimpse, just a glimpse of who God is, how much He loves you, how much He wants to bless us, your natural response will be one of complete reverential awe.  You won’t have any other option than to praise Him.

Read David Crowder’s story behind the song here