I admit that I tire easily of Christian songs that repeat the same lyrics over and over and over again. It seems shallow and causes me to wonder if the composer of the lyrics was lacking in theological depth and therefore was unable to provide a more complete spiritual message. BUT such is not the case with the song by Third Day entitled King of Glory.

See if you can count the number of times in this song the name of Jesus and the word King are called out. I never tire of hearing the name of Jesus. I love to hear the name of Jesus and I love to say His name – JESUS. I smile at the simple little verse in John 12:19 when some Galileans say, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus”. How precious – I want to see Jesus. I love to live for Jesus and be in fellowship with Jesus all day long. Jesus’ name is the most precious name of any name in the history of the world. Paul writes, “…at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10-11).

I think the intended message of this song is for us to make Jesus the King of our heart from here to eternity. Read Colossians 1:13-20. Then listen to King of Glory by Third Day. Oh yeah, don’t forget to totally turn your life over to the King of glory.

Colossians 1:13-20

For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation: for by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.