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"Revelation Song" is a song written by Jennie Lee Riddle with lyrics adapted from Revelation 4 of the New Testament.The song first gained exposure on U.S. Christian radio through a Christ for the Nations Institute recording, "Glorious" in 2004, as well as on Gateway Worship's debut album, Living for You in 2006, and subsequently included on Kari Jobe's self-titled album.
The song enjoyed a 17-week run at No. 1 on Christian radio per Billboard. "Revelation Song" has been recorded in multiple languages and has appeared on numerous albums. Most recently, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, an honor attributed to songs with over 500,000 units sold.
Joshua Bote from Billboard described the song as a "a divine, haunting ballad," saying, "Filled with reverb-heavy keys, creaky strings and cinematic, post-rock flourishes, Sivan sounds absolutely stunning on 'Revelation' as he sings about young, queer love as a form of freedom and revolution."
In addition, "Revelation Song" earned a Dove Award at the 2010 GMA Dove Awards for Worship Song of the Year, while Fearless earned the Inspirational Album of the Year award. [8] [9] During the 2010 GMA Dove Awards, Phillips, Craig and Dean performed Revelation Song live with fellow CCM artist Kari Jobe.
The song's title refers to John of Patmos in his role as the author of the Book of Revelation. A portion of that book focuses on the opening of seven seals and the resulting apocalyptic events. In its various versions, the song quotes several passages from the Bible in the tradition of American spirituals.
"Call My Name" is a song recorded by the Christian rock band Third Day. Written by Mac Powell and produced by Third Day, it was released as the lead single from the band's 2008 album Revelation through Essential Records. "Call My Name" has been considered a pop rock and "AC-friendly" song with a basic drum track and a "solid" melody. Lyrically ...
The song "Belfast Brigade" using alternate lyrics is sung by the Lucky4 in support of the Irish Republican Army. The song "Up Went Nelson", celebrating the destruction of Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, is sung to this tune. The Discordian Handbook Principia Discordia has a version of the song called Battle Hymn of the Eristocracy. [52]
666 was created as a concept album retelling the story of the Book of Revelation, the Apocalypse of John, [2] the book of the Bible that attacked on the tyranny of the Roman Empire at the time it was written, and the album goes through a number of famous passages and themes, including the Whore of Babylon (), The Beast (), and, in this case, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.