Main message: Ask the King of kings to lead us in the spiritual battles.

Bible references:

• V1. "King eternal" (1 Timothy 1:17)

"Thy tent" (Exodus 26)

• V2. "love and mercy" (Romans 12:21)

• V3. "not with fears" (Psalm 56:11)

"Gladness breaks like morning" (Psalm 30:5)

"The crown awaits" (James 1:12)

Keywords: Lead on, King eternal, come, conquest, strong, song, holiness, sweet amen, peace, love, mercy, heav’nly kingdom, light, crown, God of might

Interpretation notes:

• The hymn uses many disjunct melodic leaps. 

• The third system contains a patterned sequence that leads into the final system. 

• 'O King Eternal' returns on the same pitch, D, and repeated notes appear near the end. 

• A crescendo can be used to shape the repeated notes.