Meaning of “Yet” by The King Will Come
James Holden by Amanda London· Published · Updated
According to their website, The King Will Come (stylized the King will come) is “a multicultural, multi-denominational Christian worship collective” made up primarily of musicians. It isn’t abundantly clear how long this clique has been around. However, it looks like it is a new initiative. We say this because the song “Yet” is the only officially released song in their discography as of this writing.
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That said, for an unknown entity, The King Will Come has gotten off to a sound start. This is because “Yet”, their debut outing, has thus far achieved over 2 million streams on Spotify.
And what has been documented is that the song was written by one Ashley Hess, who does have an established online presence and also apparently serves as lead vocalist on the track.
The Lyrics of “Yet”
So this is, of course, a religious song. The title is apparently derived from a certain line herein in which the vocalist is entreating the addressee, i.e. God Himself, to “don’t give up on (her) yet”. In other words, what’s being presented here represents the thoughts of a penitent sinner.
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The thesis sentiment of this track can be interpreted differently based on its third verse.
Therein, “Yet” takes on a celebratory tone in a manner of speaking, i.e. the vocalist noting that despite her perpetual shortcomings, the Lord’s love for her is faithful nonetheless. And along those same lines, the fourth verse reads as if Ashley thinks that maybe she is blowing things out of proportion, and perhaps God doesn’t look on her as unfavorably as she perceives herself.
So all lyrics considered, the sentiment behind this song is somewhat similar to Pascal’s “belief is a wise wager” quote. And that’s not to say that the vocalist at hand doubts the existence of God. But she comes off as someone who would rather fully repent, hopefully sometime in the future, rather than bet that the Most High, as loving as He may be, will ultimately overlook her faults.
