He Is Lord

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He is Lord, He is Lord!
He is risen from the dead and he is Lord!
Ev'ry knee shall bow, ev'ry tongue confess
That Jesus Christ is Lord.

Source: Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #304

Author (attributed to): Steve Vest

Steve Vest. I wrote the lyrics and tune of "He is Lord" in the spring of 1969. I was very active among the Jesus People. My original song only has two verses. Too many verses take away from the flow of the melody. It was written like a slow-motion roller coaster ride. The first verse is similar to your text. It starts with "For He is Lord," instead of "He is Lord."The second verse is: You're My Lord, You're My Lord You have risen from the dead, and You're my Lord. With my knee, I will bow, and with my tongue, confess That Jesus, You're My Lord. I was the only composer of this song of 2 verses in 1969. I played it from Jacksonville, FL to Charleston, SC in numerous prayer meetings and revivals, and at the Cotton Bowl Explo '72… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: He is Lord, he is Lord
Title: He Is Lord
Author (attributed to): Steve Vest
Meter: Irregular
Source: Traditional
Language: English
Notes: In correspondence with Hymnary, Steve Vest (https://www.thebash.com/guitar/steve-vest) claims that he is responsible for "He Is Lord.": "I wrote the lyrics and tune of "He is Lord" in the spring of 1969. I was very active among the Jesus People. My original song only has two verses. Too many verses take away from the flow of the melody. It was written like a slow-motion roller coaster ride. The first verse is similar to your text. It starts with "For He is Lord," instead of "He is Lord."The second verse is: You're My Lord, You're My Lord You have risen from the dead, and You're my Lord. With my knee, I will bow, and with my tongue, confess That Jesus, You're My Lord. I was the only composer of this song of 2 verses in 1969. I played it from Jacksonville, FL to Charleston, SC in numerous prayer meetings and revivals, and at the Cotton Bowl Explo '72 with Billy Graham and Campus Crusade for Christ. I also played it in Tallahassee, FL for Arthur Blessitt." However, we are not able to substantiate this claim. Marvin Frey also claims copyright for the first verse "He is Lord," as well as the tune, but it is unclear if Frey adapted an earlier text or tune. Most hymnals say the text is anonymous and comes from Philippians 2, and the tune is traditional. -- Hymnary staff
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Scripture References:
st. = Phil. 2: 10-11

One of numerous anonymous Scripture songs arising out of the charismatic movement during the 1960s and following, this popular song is drawn from the well-known confession of faith recorded in Philippians 2: 10-11. There Paul appears to be quoting from an early Christian hymn that was used as a profession of faith. The following are additional stanzas, also anonymous, printed in the British Methodist Hymns and Psalms and in The Worshiping Church (1990); these may be freely reprinted in church bulletins:

He is King, he is King!
He will draw all nations to him, he is King;
and the time shall be when the world shall sing
that Jesus Christ is King!

He is Love, he is Love!
He has shown us by his life that he is Love.
All his people sing with one voice of joy
that Jesus Christ is Love!

He is Life, he is Life!
He has died to set us free and he is Life;
and he calls us all to live evermore,
for Jesus Christ is Life!

These additional stanzas use phrases from John's gospels to extol Christ as the king who draws all nations to him (John 12:32), as the source and model of love (1 John 3:16), and as the surety for eternal life (1 John 5:11).

Liturgical Use:
As a sung profession of faith in many different times and places of worship; during the Easter season; Lord's Supper.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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