“Let the King of my heart be the mountain where I run, the fountain I drink from, oh He is my song. Let the King of my heart be the shadow where I hide, the ransom for my life, oh He is my song. Oh you are good, good, oh. You are good, good, oh. You are good, good oh. You are good, good, oh. Let the King of my heart be the wind inside my sails, the anchor in the waves, oh He is my song. Let the King of my heart be the fire inside my veins, the echo of my days, oh he is my song. Oh you are good, good, ooh. You are good, good, oh. You are good, good, oh. You are good, good, oh. You’re never gonna let, never gonna let me down. You’re never gonna let, never gonna let me down. You’re never gonna let, never gonna let me down. You’re never gonna let, never gonna let me down. When the night is holding on to me, God is holding on.”
King of My Heart was a song that we sang almost every day at training camp and it quickly became one of my favorite songs for several reasons. In a room with 275 young people singing their hearts out, songs develop a whole new power and it is truly an amazing experience to be worshiping in a place like this.
“Let the King of my heart be the mountain where I run”
Mountains have always been one of my favorite things, and whenever I am on/around/can see a mountain, it instantly brings me such joy and peace. I have such amazing memories of God while around mountains, they are such a reminder to be praising the God that can make such massive yet intricate beauty.
“The fountain I drink from, ohh He is my song.”
The woman at the well was not a very popular person, and specifically came to gather water when she thought no one else was there. But Jesus was and He shared the wonder that is His Living Water, and she immediately ran to tell everyone what she now believed and the new life she had. God gives us the strength and joy to run in His name towards the things that scare us most, whether that is talking with someone who needs to hear the gospel, or traveling the world for nine months.
“Let the King of my heart be the shadow where I hide”
Shadow can bring rest and protection from the blaring sun and heat, which is what Jesus does for us. He gives us rest, comfort, and protection – never giving us something that we cannot handle on our own, but that we can handle with Him.
“The ransom for my life, oh He is my song.”
Quite literally, Jesus paid for our lives in a way we can never measure, never fully comprehend, and never repay.
“Oh you are good, good oh.”
And this is the part that gets me. In the context of the song, this is singing that God is good. Not the common use of the word, but the way it describes God. A.W. Tozer’s book, The Knowledge of the Holy, describes it as “the goodness of God is that which disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of good will toward men.” God is the definition of goodness. One day at camp, however, we were encouraged to think about this line a new way. During Creation, at the end of every day, God called His work good. When He created man, He called it very good. We were encouraged to sing the chorus as though God was speaking to us individually.
We are made good, you are good.
We sang this song again at Launch, and I realized again how powerful and moving it is to be in a room with 275 other Gap Year racers, plus the staff, just openly praising the Lord without any fear of judgement, but just pure joy.
I love every single one of these people. Through the good, through the bad.
We have been made good.
You are Good.
You are Good.
You are Good.
