Kingdom In My Chest

[Intro] [low vocal register, almost spoken] Look up Then look within What you search for out there Has already moved in [Chorus] Seek first the Kingdom Seek first the King Seek first the Kingdom It’s already within [Verse 1] They said, “Where is it?” Point to a map, maybe sky, maybe temple door You said, “Not out there” Quiet answer, cuts through the restless roar A reign that rides On mercy, on justice, on joy in the Spirit Not eating, not drinking But a heart so clear you can finally hear it You hide it small Like a seed in a handful of soil and stone Yet it breaks through concrete Makes a table from a cracked old throne Little like mustard But it grows tall shade for the tired and sore Tiny like leaven But it lifts whole lives, whole loaves, much more [Chorus] Seek first the Kingdom Seek first the King Seek first the Kingdom It’s already within [Verse 2] Treasure in the field You sell your plans, your pride, your schemes Pearl in the market Trade your sleep, your name, your dreams This is the holy exchange All of my kingdoms for Yours All of my sand-built crowns For a love that quietly floors Stones start to crumble Statues fall, banners fade like mist Yet a Kingdom keeps coming Every border it gently resists All the loud empires Rise on power, then rust in the rain But Yours just whispers ‘Til trumpets tell who truly reigns [Chorus] Seek first the Kingdom Seek first the King Seek first the Kingdom It’s already within [Bridge] [whispered vocals, call-and-response] Where is Your Kingdom? Right here in my chest Where is Your Kingdom? In the least, in the blessed Where is Your Kingdom? In the grain, in the ground Where is Your Kingdom? In the trumpet sound [crescendo] All the voices, all the tongues All the nations, all become One hallelujah, one Amen Earth and heaven say, “Again” [Chorus] Seek first the Kingdom Seek first the King Seek first the Kingdom It’s already within