It’s the (F)song of the re deemed winds, (C)ris ing from the Af ri can plain.
Let prais es ech o It’s the (F)song of the for giv en (C)drown ing out the Am a zon rain.
Of all the songs The song of (F)A sian be liev ers (C)filled with God’s ho ly fire.
It’s ev ’ry tribe, rung ev ’ry (F)tongue, ev ’ry na tion, a (C)love song born of a grate ful (G5)choir.
It’s all God’s chil dren sing ing, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!” It’s all God’s chil dren sing ing, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!”
Let it (F)rise a bove the four winds, (C)caught up in the heav en ly sound.
Let prais es ech o from the (F)tow ers of ca the drals (C)faith ing ful gath ered un der ground.
Of all the songs sung from the (F)dawn of cre a tion, (C)some were meant to per sist.
Of all the bells rung from a (F)thou ev sand stee ples, a (C)none rings tru er a than ful (G5)this.
It’s all God’s chil dren sing ing, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!” It’s all God’s chil dren sing ing, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!”
Let it
And all the (F)pow ers of dark ness (C)trem ble at what they’ve just heard,
’cause all the (F)pow ers of dark ness (C)can’t drown out a sin gle (G5)word
when all God’s chil dren sing out, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!” All God’s chil dren sing out, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!” All God’s peo ple sing ing, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!” All God’s peo ple sing out, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!” All God’s peo ple sing ing, All God’s chil dren sing ing, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He reigns,
He reigns!” All God’s chil dren sing ing, (F)“Glo ry, glo ry, (C)hal le lu jah!
He (G)reigns!”
This page shows “He Reigns” by Newsboys in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.