Hallelujah The Lord God Almighty Reigns

It happened last Sunday evening during the worship service. The evening’s featured soloist, accompanied by his own mother on piano, sang Were You There When They Crucified My Lord. Then the youth choir sang a beautiful a cappella song of praise and worship. You know it’s good when the music minister smiles from ear to ear following their performance. Then he cued the instrumentalists to begin the next song… Agnus Dei. It says:

Alleluia, alleluia, for the Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia, alleluia, for the Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia, holy, holy are You Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb
You are holy, holy are you Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb

Listen here:

Michael W. Smith - Agnus Dei

The song comes directly from Revelation 19:6 when John says, “Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.”

As we sang the words of the song, it truly felt like God was right there in the sanctuary with me. Of course I’ve felt God’s presence many times before, but I don’t remember ever feeling like this. It was all I could do to remain standing. I felt overwhelmingly compelled to fall to my knees and if I hadn’t sat on the second row that evening, I might just have.

God knows our hearts, He knows the trials we are going through, past, present and future. I think through the words of that song He was reassuring me He would be by my side, no matter what I might be facing.

I’m so happy and blessed to serve a God and Savior who is worthy...of all honor and all praise.

“I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.” Psalm 18:3

Picture courtesy of: Ben Ehmke on Flickr