Nathaniel Bassey, a popular worship leader, releases a new beautiful tune named “The Potentate.” The title alone is regal weight, alluding directly to absolute authority and rule. This time, Nathaniel Bassey makes this record on sovereignty and not intimacy. It is a bold subject and he does not shy away from it.
Some worship songs whisper, some proclaim and this one certainly chooses the latter. God’s total dominion over all is how Nathaniele Bassey frames the entire record. That assertive mode is what distinguishes “The Potentate” from his more contemplative records.
His approach to the matter here leaves no ambiguity. The lines are almost like a royal decree with a musical accompaniment.
As a full record, “The Potentate” works because Nathaniel Bassey marries lofty subject matter with equally substantial sound. This one has no under-statement at all. That’s the point of grandeur, and it delivers.
Play “The Potentate” when you want to remember how much authority is at work.
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