🕊️ “For the Lord God Almighty Reigns” — Original Negro Spiritual-Style Solo (Slow, aching, rising from a hum…) Mmm… Mmmmm… oh Lord… My soul cries out… Verse 1 Oh, I’ve walked through the valley, Where the shadows fall like rain, But my heart kept on a-beatin’, ’Cause I heard Your holy name. When the darkness tried to bind me, You broke every iron chain— And I whispered through the trembling: Refrain (call-and-response style, even solo) Oh— For the Lord God Al-migh-ty reigns… Yes He does… For the Lord God Al-migh-ty reigns… From the mountain to the low-low valley, My soul keeps singin’ again: For the Lord… God… Al-migh-ty reigns. Verse 2 Sometimes the night is heavy, And the tears they fall like stone, But I lift my eyes to heaven, ’Cause I know I’m not alone. You’re the fire in my spirit, You’re the truth that still remains— So I raise my hands in sorrow, And I thunder out Your name: Refrain Oh— For the Lord God Al-migh-ty reigns… Yes He does… For the Lord God Al-migh-ty reigns… When my body’s weak and weary, Still my heart will sing the same: For the Lord… God… Al-migh-ty reigns. Bridge (soft, deep, almost a moan) Mmm… You reign in the storm… You reign in the fire… You reign in my weepin’, Lord… You reign in my cryin’… You reign in the night… You reign in the day… Oh, my Jesus, You reign… You reign… Final Refrain (intense, rising) For the Lord God Al-migh-ty reigns— Oh, He reigns, He reigns, He reigns! Let the chains fall down, let the captives shout, Let my weary soul proclaim: For the Lord… God… Al-migh-ty… reigns!
