Daniel 4
(chapter title placed for clean copy/paste)
Full Song Lyrics
Verse 1 — A King’s Proclamation
To all the peoples, far and wide,
The king sent word of power and pride.
“I’ll tell the signs the Most High gave,
The wonders shown, the life He saved.”
Peace was mine in palace strong,
Prosperity seemed sure and long.
Yet in my rest a vision came,
A dream that filled my heart with shame.
Verse 2 — The Great Tree
I saw a tree rise tall and vast,
Its roots ran deep, its shade held fast.
It fed the earth, gave shelter wide,
All living things beneath it thrived.
Then a watcher from heaven cried,
“Cut it down, strip branches aside!
But leave the stump in iron bound,
Till times have passed upon the ground.”
Chorus — The Most High Rules
The Most High rules the realms of men,
He gives and takes, then gives again.
Kings may rise and kingdoms fall,
But God alone stands over all.
Verse 3 — Daniel’s Warning
Daniel stood with troubled face,
Knowing judgment, knowing grace.
“O king, let this dream fall on foes,
For what it means — my heart well knows.
You are the tree, grown proud and strong,
Your reach has spread the whole world long.
Turn from pride, show mercy now,
Perhaps the Lord will stay the blow.”
Chorus — The Most High Rules
The Most High rules the realms of men,
He gives and takes, then gives again.
Kings may rise and kingdoms fall,
But God alone stands over all.
Verse 4 — Pride and Fall
Twelve months passed, the warning stood,
Yet pride still walked where humility should.
“Is this not Babylon I made?”
The king declared in glory’s shade.
The word had scarcely left his tongue
When judgment fell, the sentence rung.
His mind was lost, his throne removed,
He lived like beasts, by dew baptized.
Bridge — Times Fulfilled
Seasons passed as heaven decreed,
Until his eyes were lifted freed.
He praised the Lord, his mind restored,
Acknowledged God — eternal Lord.
Outro — Restored Praise
Now honor, glory, praise I bring
To heaven’s everlasting King.
His works are right, His ways are true,
He humbles those who walk in pride —
And lifts the low… in mercy new.
