Rick Lee JamesHealthcare Chaplain, Bon Secours Mercy Health · Husband, Dad, Hospital Chaplain, Recording Artist, Podcast Host, Loyola University IPS Graduate, Alpha Sigma Nu Member, and Recording Academy (GRAMMY®) member - Contributing musician on a Grammy-nomin

The Kingdom of Our God Is Near (New Refrain)

17 Apr 2015 · 5 min

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The video presents an antiphonal worship piece titled “The Kingdom of Our God Is Near (New Refrain).” Two speakers, A and B, alternate verses that proclaim the imminent arrival of God’s kingdom, call listeners to repentance and belief in Jesus Christ, celebrate the miracles performed by Jesus (healing the lame, blind, deaf, mute, lepers, and raising the dead), and issue a discipleship mandate to go into all the earth, make disciples, and baptize in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The lyrical structure repeats key phrases for emphasis, creating a call‑and‑response worship atmosphere that encourages believers to draw near to God, follow His teachings, and live out the good news worldwide.

Chapters

1, 2, 3. The kingdom of our God is near, the time has come at last. A voice cries in the wilderness, prepare for him a path. Repent of all your sin and believe Believe this news is good and true, that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is making all things new. The Spirit sent our Lord to preach the good news to the poor. He's come to set to set the prisoner free and bind each wounded soul.
And God made him who had no sin to make the sinners pure.
The time has come. Jesus proclaims the favor of the Lord.
God with us. Zweli. Dwelling here. The kingdom of our God is near. God is thus dwelling here. The kingdom of our God is near.
The lame are made to walk again. The blind are made to see. The deaf can hear. The mute can speak. The lepers are made clean.
The dead are raised to life again as Jesus calls them forth.
And good news The good news is proclaimed to all the people of the earth.
God is with us, dwelling here. The kingdom of our God is near. God with us dwells here. Dwelling here. The kingdom of our God is near.
Draw near to him and hear the words the master has to say. Come follow him and learn to walk this new and living way. Go into all the earth and make disciples for the Lord, baptizing in the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost.
God will with us, dwelling here. The kingdom of our God is near. God with us, dwelling here. The kingdom of our God is