Isaiah 52:7 from the Bible, "How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news...." He was so moved and encouraged by the passage that he wrote "Our God Reigns" in five minutes—one verse and the chorus. Bob Mumford, a traveling evangelist, visited The Living Word in NJ and heard Smith sing "Our God Reigns." Mumford loved the song and taught it at each church and conference he visited all over the world during the next couple of years. An Australian company, Scripture in Song, released a songbook 1979 called "Scripture in Song Volume I" which included two of Smith's songs--"Our God Reigns" (which they entitled "How Lovely on the Mountains") and "City O City". This songbook was sold and brought world-wide attention to these songs. A Catholic Prayer community in Ann Arbor, MI. also released a songbook and album which brought much attention to the song. "Our God Reigns" became very popular in England. A pastor in England decided to add additional verses to the song, which at the time only had one verse. Smith contacted him, asking him not to add additional verses and the pastor insisted he would anyway. To this day, in the UK the version of "Our God Reigns" is known with the pastor's additional verses. This motivated Smith to write the next four verses which took a couple of years to finish. "Our God Reigns" is still being used and circulated today around the world. It has been recorded on over 55 albums and printed in 35 songbooks and hymnals and exists in over 20 languages. Many popular Christian artists have covered "Our God Reigns" including Phil Driscoll, Evie Tornquist, John Michael Talbot, The Gaithers, Dana, LifeWay, and Word. In 2010, "Our God Reigns" was sung during the Papal Mass for Pope Benedict XVI in Bellahouston Park. It was a favorite of Pope John Paul II and was used during his visit in 1999 to North America and during a few of his convocations in South America. Papal Procession Smith received four different phone calls regarding papal masses in which they would use "Our God Reigns" in large gatherings. Pope John Paul II had said that "Our God Reigns" was his favorite contemporary liturgical song in English. The song became a consistent part of the Catholic Songbooks and Hymnals and Missalettes. In 2010, "Our God Reigns" was sung for the