Theme: Glory

Glory is what radiates from the presence of God — the weight and splendor of his being, the brightness of his holiness, the unmistakable sense that something divine has entered the room. Songs about glory celebrate the manifest presence of God and call the congregation into an encounter that goes beyond information or emotion into genuine encounter. They borrow the language of Moses veiling his face, of Isaiah undone in the temple, of the disciples on the mount of transfiguration — moments when the veil between heaven and earth grew thin. Glory songs create an atmosphere of expectation and reverence, inviting the congregation to believe that the same God who filled the temple with his glory still desires to fill his church.