Palm Branches
“After this I saw, and look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands.”
About this song
A genre-fusion anthem of pure worship, drawing on John's vision in Revelation 7:9-10 of the great crowd from every nation, tribe, and tongue, palm branches in hand, lifting up Jehovah's name. The chorus declares "every nation, every tongue, Jehovah reigns," tying the global vision of Revelation to Isaiah 43:10's promise that Jehovah's witnesses come from everywhere.
Read more on jw.orgLyrics
Intro
Jazz piano, soft
Jehovah, holy is your name
From every tongue, we sing the same
Verse 1
Hip Hop
Revelation seven, John saw the scene
A great crowd standing, robes washed clean
Every nation, tribe, and tongue in view
Palm branches waving, giving praise that's true
Salvation belongs to our God on the throne
And to the Lamb, we ain't doing this alone
Shoulder to shoulder, pure worship rise
Jehovah's name lifted up to the skies
Pre-Chorus
R&B
Oh, my soul can't hold it in
Goodness of Jehovah, where do I begin?
Every breath a reason, every day a sign
That the Kingdom's coming, right on time
Chorus
Afrobeats / House fusion
Every nation, every tongue
Lift the name of the Holy One
Jehovah reigns, Jehovah reigns
From the rising to the setting sun
We dance, we sing, we won't be silent
Kingdom coming, truth triumphant
Every nation, every tongue
Lift the name of the Holy One
Verse 2
Latin rhythm, bilingual
De toda nación, we come together
Un pueblo unido, bound forever
Jehová es nuestro Dios, el Rey eterno
His love a fire, nunca muere el fuego
Isaiah said, "Jehovah, only you"
Forty-three and ten, his witnesses true
From Medellín to every distant shore
His name, his Kingdom, forever more
Bridge
EDM build
Can you feel it rising? (rising)
Kingdom on the horizon (horizon)
Every knee will bow
Every tongue confess it now
Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah reigns!
Chorus
full fusion, all elements
Every nation, every tongue
Lift the name of the Holy One
Jehovah reigns, Jehovah reigns
From the rising to the setting sun
Outro
stripped back, jazz return
Holy is your name
Holy is your name
Jehovah
Go deeper at jw.org
These articles from Jehovah's organization explain the teachings behind this song.
