Lyrics - Christus Victor (Amen)

O Most High, King of the ages

Great I AM, God of wonders

By the blood You have redeemed us

Led us through mighty waters

Our strength, our song, our sure salvation

[Chorus)

Now to the Lamb upon the throne

Be blessing, honor, glory, power

For the battle You have won

Hallelujah! Amen

O Most High, dwelling among us

Son of man sent for sinners

By Your blood You have redeemed us

Spotless Lamb, mighty Savior

Who lived, who died, who rose victorious

Now to the Lamb upon the throne

Be blessing, honor, glory, power

For the battle You have won

Hallеlujah! Amen

With every tribе and every tongue

We join the anthem of the angels

In the triumph of the Son

Hallelujah! Amen

O Most High, King of the nations

Robed in praise, crowned with splendor

On that day who will not tremble?

When You stand Christ the Victor

Who was, and is, and is forever

Bible Memory Verse

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

(1 Corinthians Ch. 15:57, ESV)

Story Behind the Song

‘Christus Victor’ is Latin for ‘Christ the Victor’ which we sing at the end of the third verse. It highlights this big theme of Christ’s victory over sin and death.

We wrote this song with Matt Papa, Matt Boswell and Bryan Fowler and recorded it for the first time in 2024. The melody of the verse was begun by Matt Papa several years ago and finally found a home here. Keith wrote the melody of the chorus in the car one day when we were dropping the girls off to school!

Each year we write new hymns for the themes of the Sing conference. Last year the theme was ‘Songs of the Bible’. As we read through those songs we noticed in Revelation 15 this verse.

‘And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb,’

It describes a time that’s coming when the work on earth is complete and there is great singing about all the Lord has done! This theme is repeated all through the Bible.

Singing the Whole Story

This hymn tries to link the pieces of God’s salvation story together. The Old Testament points towards Christ’s Coming. The New Testament tells us of his first coming and the promise of His second one (verse 3 of the song). The chorus is a great shout of praise to the Lamb from all God’s people!

Something to Think About

In the song we like to sing what is called ‘a threefold Amen’. This means to sing ‘Amen’ three times. It is a Church tradition to sing this word in that way. ‘Amen’ is often repeated through the Bible as a way for people to respond to all that is said and sung - ‘Yes, we agree, may it be so!’ is what we are saying. We also like to sing it in harmony so we can better hear all the different voices of the church!

Have you ever read or watched a story where a great hero leads his people into victory after a big battle? You will hear them shout out in celebration of the victory. This is like that. We sing ‘Amen’ to celebrate the victory of Jesus. It gives us courage today and hope for all that is to come. Christ has won and He will reign forever on the throne!

We hope as you sing it you think as Moses did all those thousands of year ago:

‘I will sing to the Lord for He has triumphed gloriously!’

Prayer

Father in heaven,

Thank you for the battle Christ has won! All blessing, honor, glory, power to Him! Fill my heart with confidence and joy in You as I sing of all You have done.

In the name of Christ the Victor,

Amen, Amen and Amen!

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