Mount Zion Reigns The King

## THE LORD SHALL REIGN

### [Intro – fingerpicked acoustic guitar with warm pedal steel answering each phrase; soft fiddle rises underneath; gentle live drums enter after four bars; no spoken intro; mood: open country, sunrise, reverence]

*(ooohhh…)*

### [Verse 1 – warm Southern male vocal; acoustic guitar leads with subtle pedal steel fills; restrained country rhythm section]

But in the last days it shall come to pass,
That the mountain of the house of the LORD
Shall be established in the top of the mountains,
And it shall be exalted above the hills;
And people shall flow unto it.

And many nations shall come, and say,
Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
And to the house of the God of Jacob;
And he will teach us of his ways,
And we will walk in his paths.

### [Pre-Chorus – fiddle begins climbing; drums build gently; pedal steel sustains beneath the vocal]

For the law shall go forth of Zion,
And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

### [Chorus – full country band opens wide; strong acoustic strumming, pedal steel, fiddle and live drums; big Southern gospel harmonies; memorable singalong melody]

The LORD shall reign, forevermore,
From the mountain high to the valley floor,
Let the whole world hear, let His people sing,
On Mount Zion reigns the King.

The LORD shall reign, forever the same,
Every knee bow down at the sound of His name,
From henceforth, even for ever we’ll sing—
On Mount Zion reigns the King.

### [Turnaround – fiddle carries the chorus melody while pedal steel answers; acoustic guitar keeps a rolling country rhythm]

### [Verse 2 – vocal becomes stronger and grittier; steady country backbeat; fiddle and steel answer between phrases]

And he shall judge among many people,
And rebuke strong nations afar off;
And they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
And their spears into pruninghooks:

Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war any more.

But they shall sit every man
Under his vine and under his fig tree;
And none shall make them afraid:
For the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.

### [Chorus – drums hit harder; pedal steel sweeps beneath the melody; fiddle climbs above stacked gospel harmonies]

The LORD shall reign, forevermore,
From the mountain high to the valley floor,
Let the whole world hear, let His people sing,
On Mount Zion reigns the King.

The LORD shall reign, forever the same,
Every knee bow down at the sound of His name,
From henceforth, even for ever we’ll sing—
On Mount Zion reigns the King.

### [Bridge – drums drop out; lone acoustic guitar and Hammond organ; close emotional vocal; arrangement gradually builds]

For all people will walk
Every one in the name of his god,
And we will walk in the name
Of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

In that day, saith the LORD,
Will I assemble her that halteth,
And I will gather her that is driven out,
And her that I have afflicted;

And I will make her that halted a remnant,
And her that was cast far off a strong nation:

### [Build – floor tom enters; fiddle rises; pedal steel swells; background harmonies gradually surround the lead]

And the LORD shall reign over them
In mount Zion
From henceforth,
Even for ever.

### [Instrumental Solo – fiery fiddle takes the melody before handing it to soaring pedal steel; Telecaster-style guitar answers with expressive country bends; drums build toward the finale]

### [Final Chorus – biggest country-gospel arrangement; hard-strummed acoustic guitars, soaring fiddle, pedal steel, Hammond organ and full stacked harmonies]

The LORD shall reign, forevermore,
From the mountain high to the valley floor,
Let the whole world hear, let His people sing,
On Mount Zion reigns the King.

The LORD shall reign, forever the same,
Every knee bow down at the sound of His name,
From henceforth, even for ever we’ll sing—
On Mount Zion reigns the King.

### [Outro – band gradually strips back to acoustic guitar and pedal steel; soft harmony repeats behind the lead]

The LORD shall reign, forevermore,
On Mount Zion reigns the King.

*(ooohhh…)*

On Mount Zion reigns the King.

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## THE LORD SHALL REIGN ### [Intro – fingerpicked acoustic guitar with warm pedal steel answering each phrase; soft fiddle rises underneath; gentle live drums enter after four bars; no spoken intro; mood: open country, sunrise, reverence] *(ooohhh…)* ### [Verse 1 – warm Southern male vocal; acoustic guitar leads with subtle pedal steel fills; restrained country rhythm section] But in the last days it shall come to pass, That the mountain of the house of the LORD Shall be established in the top of the mountains, And it shall be exalted above the hills; And people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, And to the house of the God of Jacob; And he will teach us of his ways, And we will walk in his paths. ### [Pre-Chorus – fiddle begins climbing; drums build gently; pedal steel sustains beneath the vocal] For the law shall go forth of Zion, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. ### [Chorus – full country band opens wide; strong acoustic strumming, pedal steel, fiddle and live drums; big Southern gospel harmonies; memorable singalong melody] The LORD shall reign, forevermore, From the mountain high to the valley floor, Let the whole world hear, let His people sing, On Mount Zion reigns the King. The LORD shall reign, forever the same, Every knee bow down at the sound of His name, From henceforth, even for ever we’ll sing— On Mount Zion reigns the King. ### [Turnaround – fiddle carries the chorus melody while pedal steel answers; acoustic guitar keeps a rolling country rhythm] ### [Verse 2 – vocal becomes stronger and grittier; steady country backbeat; fiddle and steel answer between phrases] And he shall judge among many people, And rebuke strong nations afar off; And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruninghooks: Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man Under his vine and under his fig tree; And none shall make them afraid: For the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. ### [Chorus – drums hit harder; pedal steel sweeps beneath the melody; fiddle climbs above stacked gospel harmonies] The LORD shall reign, forevermore, From the mountain high to the valley floor, Let the whole world hear, let His people sing, On Mount Zion reigns the King. The LORD shall reign, forever the same, Every knee bow down at the sound of His name, From henceforth, even for ever we’ll sing— On Mount Zion reigns the King. ### [Bridge – drums drop out; lone acoustic guitar and Hammond organ; close emotional vocal; arrangement gradually builds] For all people will walk Every one in the name of his god, And we will walk in the name Of the LORD our God for ever and ever. In that day, saith the LORD, Will I assemble her that halteth, And I will gather her that is driven out, And her that I have afflicted; And I will make her that halted a remnant, And her that was cast far off a strong nation: ### [Build – floor tom enters; fiddle rises; pedal steel swells; background harmonies gradually surround the lead] And the LORD shall reign over them In mount Zion From henceforth, Even for ever. ### [Instrumental Solo – fiery fiddle takes the melody before handing it to soaring pedal steel; Telecaster-style guitar answers with expressive country bends; drums build toward the finale] ### [Final Chorus – biggest country-gospel arrangement; hard-strummed acoustic guitars, soaring fiddle, pedal steel, Hammond organ and full stacked harmonies] The LORD shall reign, forevermore, From the mountain high to the valley floor, Let the whole world hear, let His people sing, On Mount Zion reigns the King. The LORD shall reign, forever the same, Every knee bow down at the sound of His name, From henceforth, even for ever we’ll sing— On Mount Zion reigns the King. ### [Outro – band gradually strips back to acoustic guitar and pedal steel; soft harmony repeats behind the lead] The LORD shall reign, forevermore, On Mount Zion reigns the King. *(ooohhh…)* On Mount Zion reigns the King.

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