The Love Radiant King

Think about that title.

Imagine a King crowned with glory and beaming with light. But this light isn't just bright. No, it's more than that. This light is warm and inviting. In some strange, poetic way you can feel that this light that beams from Him is love. Pure love. Unshakable love.

The Lord our God is a loving God and we often forget that through the hard times. But don't you know that when the hard times come and we are broken, beaten and, put down that He is our Savior? He delivered us from all of that heart ache years ago! Over 2,000 years ago! He is just waiting for you to believe that and trust in Him that he might show up and abolish the struggles that have invaded you, His child.

These are some lyrics I wrote today, inspired by the words of Isaiah 9:2. I have an idea of the tune but no chords down yet. It just kind of flowed out of me and the poetry of it is awesome.

Isn't that kind of what love is? Poetic? Graceful and beautiful. Lovely and strong.

The Love Radiant King

Verse 1

Darkness that covered the nations

Despair that befell the world

Has been vanquished and defeated

For their light is the Risen Lord!

Shadows that blocked out the morning

Night that replaced the day

Has scattered and shattered for they have seen

That the Light has prepared the Way!

Chorus

You are! You were!

You, my God, will always be

Salvation and freedom

The Love Radiant King!

Verse 2

Death that crippled the Holy

Sorrow that quenched my song

Will never captivate me

For with the Risen is where I belong

Gloom that choked out the glory

Poverty that took our strength

Has been laid to rest never to awake

In the power of Jesus’ name!

Verse 3

Hatred that stomped out the joy

Discourse that threatened the peace

Will never return to the ones in Him

For their hope is in their King

The lonely and forgotten

The unworthy and ashamed

Are forgiven and risen with Christ

Their robes are made white again!

Bridge

Glory to the One

The One who reigns

Forever and ever

For always!

Glory to the Son

The Son of Man

Risen and Reigning

Once again