Chris Tomlin releases «Day Of All Days» with Terrian
Chris Tomlin has released the audio for «Day Of All Days» with Terrian: lyrics that go back to the day Jesus was born.
«Day Of All Days» now has official audio on Chris Tomlin's channel, and he's not singing alone: Terrian joins him. It's a Christmas worship song from the project Good News Of Great Joy.
Superlatives That Point to Bethlehem
The lyrics that go with the audio keep stacking up extremes: day of all days, night of all nights, King of all kings, light of all lights.
He sings the chorus in English: «King of all Kings. Light of all lights. Jesus Christ is born,» according to the lyrics published with the video. And all of it points to a place with a name and a spot on the map: Bethlehem.
«Christian worship doesn't argue with the superlatives of the culture; it takes them and puts them where they belong.»
I like that method. Christian worship doesn't argue with the superlatives of the culture; it takes them and puts them where they belong. The day of all days wasn't invented by a seasonal ad campaign. A birth put it there.
There's another line in the lyrics: Son of all sons, love of all loves. It sounds big and simple at the same time, the kind of chorus you learn without sheet music and sing in the car, on the bus, or while washing dishes.
The song is by Chris Tomlin with Terrian. In a song like this, the lineup matters little: no one is going to outshine the reason for it. That teaches something about serving in the local church, too, where the microphone is not the prize.
December Doesn't Need More Noise
December arrives with lists. Gifts, sales, seasonal playlists, and that family conversation that always gets heated. There's nothing wrong with shopping and celebrating; the Bible isn't afraid of a party. What worries me is the order: when shopping comes first, worship ends up as a decoration at the end.
A song won't fix the season. But it can set the tone for a day. Play it before you open the shopping app and notice what changes. There's no trick here. It's memory: remembering who was born before checking what's still missing.
And in a season that pushes us to spend, singing helps tell apart what you buy from what you receive. The big gift has no price tag or wrapping paper, and that's why it doesn't sell out in a sale.
Which Day Splits Your Calendar?
We all have dates that split life into before and after. A diagnosis, a move, the day you met someone. The calendar arranges itself around those marks.
For the Christian faith there is one such date, and Paul writes it plainly: «But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law» (Galatians 4:4, ESV).
For the believer, the year doesn't start in January. It starts in a manger. This is how the angel gave the news to the shepherds: «Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people» (Luke 2:10, ESV).
That's the difference between a date you celebrate and one you believe. The first lasts a month; the second reorganizes everything else: work, school, family, money.
So the question isn't whether you like the song. It's a different one: which day splits your calendar? Listen to «Day Of All Days» this week and try saying out loud, before anything else, that Christ was born. Everything else finds its place.
