Forever King
NewSong Lyrics


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Before the kingdom, You were King
And when there was nothing
You were everything
Before foundation stood
Before evil, before good
You were forever
Before the night, before the day
Before the man was formed from clay
Before life, before death
Before the first breath
You were forever

Forever King
You're everything
My heart has need to know
My first, my last
My future, my past
The strength of all my hopes
You're the Rock of all the ages
Eternal timeless Savior
Forever King, You're everything
Forever

After the stars desert the sky
And after the rivers all run dry
When the earth is no more
And the heavens roar
You'll be forever
Then we'll gather 'round Your throne
Of every nation all Your own
And in one accord
Oh, we'll praise You, Lord
You are forever

Forever King
You're everything
My heart has need to know
My first, my last
My future, my past
The strength of all my hopes
You're the Rock of all the ages
Eternal timeless Savior
Forever King, You're everything
Forever

You're the Rock of all the ages
Eternal timeless Savior




Forever King, You're everything
Forever King!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to NewSong's "Forever King" are a declaration of faith in an eternal, omnipotent God who existed before the creation of the world and will endure forever. The song begins by establishing God's position as the ultimate authority, even before the concept of kings or kingdoms existed. The use of the phrase "before evil, before good" suggests that God is not bound by human notions of morality, but rather existed before the very foundations of the universe.


The chorus emphasizes the all-encompassing aspect of God's presence in the singer's life, describing him as "everything" and "the strength of all my hopes." The repetition of the phrase "Forever King" throughout the song emphasizes God's eternal nature, while the imagery of gathering to praise him "of every nation all Your own" evokes a sense of unity among believers.


Line by Line Meaning

Before the kingdom, You were King
Even before the establishment of the kingdom, you were already the King


And when there was nothing
In the absence of everything, You existed


You were everything
In all things, You were present and everything that exists is because of You


Before foundation stood
Even before the beginning, You existed


Before evil, before good
Both evil and good came after Your existence


You were forever
You are eternal and have no beginning or end


Before the night, before the day
Even before the creation of day and night, You were present


Before the man was formed from clay
Before man was created from the ground, You were already present


Before life, before death
You were there before life and even before death


Before the first breath
You existed even before the first breath of life was taken


You were forever
You are eternal and have no beginning or end


Forever King
You have been and will always be the King


You're everything
You are the all-powerful being in this world


My heart has need to know
My heart longs to know more about you and your greatness


My first, my last
You are my beginning and end


My future, my past
You are the one who holds my future and my past


The strength of all my hopes
You are the source of all my hopes and dreams


You're the Rock of all the ages
You are the foundation of everything that has ever existed


Eternal timeless Savior
You are the savior that has existed for all eternity


Forever King, You're everything
You are the all-powerful King who rules over everything


After the stars desert the sky
Even after the end of everything in existence, You will still be present


And after the rivers all run dry
Even after all the rivers have dried up, You will still be present


When the earth is no more
Even after the earth has ceased to exist, You will still be present


And the heavens roar
Even after everything has come to an end, You will still exist and be heard


You'll be forever
You will never cease to exist and will be present forever


Then we'll gather 'round Your throne
At the end of everything, all nations will come together to worship You


Of every nation all Your own
You will be worshipped by every nation and all people will belong to You


And in one accord
Everyone will come together in unity to worship You


Oh, we'll praise You, Lord
Everyone will lift up their voices to praise and worship You


You are forever
You are eternal and have no beginning or end


Forever King
You have been, are and will always be the King forever


You're everything
You are the all-powerful being in this world




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