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Jehovah Sabaoth (God Of Angels Armies)

By Donald Lawrence

3,165 views Oct 9, 2026 updated Goshen album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Donald Lawrence recorded “Jehovah Sabaoth (God of Angel Armies)” as a song about peace under threat. Jehovah Sabaoth means the Lord of hosts. The opening lines draw on the psalms, “I shall not fear the arrow by day, nor shall I fear the terror by night,” and the second line names the reason, “The God who governs angel armies has set encampments around me. Whom shall I fear?”

The chorus is short and repeated: “I'm not afraid, all is well.” The singer adds, “Because I know that all is well,” and repeats the declaration with a choir. A verse looks back at an earlier answer to prayer, “For I cried to the Lord and He heard me and delivered me from all of my fear.” The song then moves into the well-known valley, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for all is well.” The leader calls out, “So I can shout about it now,” and the choir keeps repeating the refrain to the end.

Not fearing the arrow by day is Psalm 91:5. The angel of the Lord encamping around those who fear him is Psalm 34:7, and the valley of the shadow of death is Psalm 23:4.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

I shall not fear the arrow by day
Nor shall I fear the terror by night
The God who governs angel armies
Has set encampments around me
Whom shall I fear?

I shall not fear the arrow by day
Nor shall I fear the terror by night
The God who governs angel armies
Has set encampments around me
Whom shall I fear?

Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
The God who governs angel armies
Has set encampments around me
Whom shall I fear?

Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
Oh-oh-oh
The God who governs angel armies
The God who governs, oh-oh-oh
Has set encampments around me
Encampments around me
Whom shall I fear?

I'm not afraid
All is well
All is well
I'm not afraid
All is well
All is well

I'm not afraid
Oh, I'm not afraid
All is well
Because I know that all is well
All is well
All is well, I'm not afraid

I'm not afraid
For I cried to the Lord and He heard me
All is well
And delivered me from all of my fear
All is well
All is well, singing it louder for you

I'm not afraid
Yeah, though I walk
Through the valley of the shadow of death
All is well
I will fear no evil, for all is well
All is well
So I can shout about it now, all is well

I'm not afraid
I'm not afraid, oh-oh-oh
All is well
All is well
All is well
All is well

The God who governs angel armies
Has set encampments around me
Whom shall I fear?
Oh-oh-oh

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