When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels
Eternal Reunion: When Heaven Collects Precious Hearts
Lyrics
The ceremony was over
The formal event or ritual has concluded.
A lad stood alone in tears
A young man stands alone, visibly emotional and teary.
For he had just said goodbye
He has just bid farewell to a person he has loved over the years.
To the one he had loved through the years.
Expressing the depth of his emotions and the significance of the farewell.
He stood all alone with his head bowed down
He stands isolated, head bowed, reflecting intense sadness.
As though his heart would break
His demeanor suggests overwhelming heartbreak.
Then the parson came over and took his hand
The clergyman approaches and offers comfort by taking the young man's hand.
And to him these words he did say.
The clergyman imparts consoling words to the grieving individual.
When God comes and gathers his jewels
Referencing a future event: when God gathers His valuable possessions.
All his treasures of diamonds and gold
Describing God's treasures, symbolized by diamonds and gold.
You'll meet her up there in heaven so fair
A promise that the young man will reunite with his loved one in heavenly realms.
When God comes and gathers his jewels.
Reiterating the idea of God collecting His precious possessions.
Each night when the pale moon is shining
Setting a scene: during nights with a shining pale moon.
You can see this lad all alone
Depicting the young man's solitude, visible each night.
With his eyes lifted to'ard heaven
His gaze directed upward, suggesting a spiritual or reflective posture.
He's repeating these words he was told.
Recalling and repeating the comforting words previously received.
When God comes and gathers his jewels
Reiteration of the anticipated divine gathering of precious possessions.
All his treasures of diamonds and gold
Restating the nature of God's treasures: diamonds and gold.
I'll meet her up there in heaven so fair
Affirming the expectation of reuniting with the loved one in heavenly realms.
When God comes and gathers his jewels.
Repeating the notion of God gathering His valued possessions.
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