Lyrics
Should nothing of our efforts stand,
No legacy survive,
Unless the Lord does raise the house,
In vain its builders strive.
To you who boast tomorrow’s gain,
Tell me, what is your life?
A mist, it vanishes at dawn,
All glory be to Christ!
All glory be to Christ our King,
All glory be to Christ.
His rule and reign we'll ever sing,
All glory be to Christ!
His will be done, His kingdom come,
On earth as is above.
Who is Himself our daily bread,
Praise Him the Lord of love.
Let living waters satisfy
The thirsty without price.
Come eat of Him, our Living Bread,
All glory be to Christ!
All glory be to Christ our King,
All glory be to Christ!
His rule and reign we'll ever sing,
All glory be to Christ.
When on the day, the great I Am,
The Faithful and the True,
The Lamb who was for sinner’s slain,
Is making all things new.
Behold our God shall live with us,
And be our Steadfast Light,
And we shall e’er His people be,
All glory be to Christ!
All glory be to Christ our King,
All glory be to Christ!
His rule and reign we'll ever sing,
All glory be to Christ!
All glory be to Christ our King,
All glory be to Christ.
His rule and reign we'll ever sing,
All glory be to Christ.
Song History & Meaning
Composer / Hymnodist: Dustin Kensrue
In a world obsessed with leaving a personal legacy, this song gently redirects our gaze toward what truly endures. Our lives may be as fleeting as a morning mist, but every effort built on the Lord holds eternal value. When we release the burden of trying to prove ourselves, we find profound freedom in honoring Jesus. May our daily work, plans, and hopes become a quiet offering of praise, declaring that Christ alone is our King and our everlasting foundation.
📖 Related Scripture Passages:
- Psalm 127:1: “Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh guards the city, the watchman guards it in vain.”
- James 4:14: “whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.”
- 1 Peter 4:11: “If anyone speaks, let it be as speaking the oracles of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”