Songfacts®:

• "This Is The Kingdom" is a worship song about the Kingdom of God and the blessing of those who seek it.
• Houseflies lead singer Pat Barrett performs lead vocals. Barrett co-wrote "This Is The Kingdom" with Elevation Church worship leader Chris Brown, Elevation lead pastor Steven Furtick and CCM songwriter/producer Jason Ingram (Brandon Heath's "Give Me Your Eyes," Lauren Daigle's "You Say").
• Brown, Furtick, Ingram and Barrett took the two verses directly from The Beatitudes, eight blessings recounted by Jesus at the start of his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5: 3-10). The bridge references another part of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6:33:
  
  But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
• Elevation Worship recorded "This Is The Kingdom" for their 10th live album, Lion. They released "This Is the Kingdom" as a promotional single from the record on February 18, 2022.
• The 10-minute-long song spills over into another four-and-half-minute track, "This Is the Kingdom (Flow)," filled with more spontaneous, free-flowing worship.
  
  "Pat carries this song so personally that it's hands down one of my favorite tracks on the album," said Chris Brown. "It was a beautiful moment the night of the recording and I'm happy that everyone gets to experience all 14 powerful minutes."
• Other songs inspired by Jesus' eight blessings in The Beatitudes include:
  
  Howard Goodall's modern exploration of ancient chant, "Enchanted Voices."
  
  Stone Roses' Ian Brown's solo track "Crowning Of The Poor"
  
  Kendrick Lamar's contributions to the U2 Songs of Experience tracks " American Soul" and "Get Out of Your Own Way.
  
  Fanny Crosby and Phoebe Knapp's timeless hymn "Blessed Assurance " is based on the Beatitude "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."