In the Highest
Rising from Despair: A Song of Redemption and Hope
Lyrics
I hear the sound of people crying
I perceive the sounds of people in distress
It’s the song of hopelessness
It represents a song expressing despair and lack of hope
Hunger and sorrow surrounding
There is a presence of hunger and sorrow in the surroundings
In a sea of brokenness
Amidst a vast expanse of brokenness
Sorrow is silenced by the cries
Sorrow is overwhelmed by the cries
Of a newborn king
Referring to the cries of a newborn king, possibly alluding to Jesus
Heaven has broken through the skies
Heaven is breaking through the skies
Hear the angels sing
Listening to the joyful singing of angels
Glory to God in the highest
Expressing praise and glory to God in the highest
Glory to God in the highest
Reiterating the exaltation of God in the highest
I hear the sound of people crying
Repeating the perception of people crying in distress
It’s the song of hopelessness
Reiterating the song expressing hopelessness
The one who'd come down to save us
Introducing the one who came to save, likely Jesus
See him hanging on the cross
Visualizing Jesus hanging on the cross
But sorrow is silenced by the sound
Despite the sorrow, it is quieted by the angels' proclamation
Of the angels proclaim
Angels proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus
He is not here for he is risen
Emphasizing the absence of Jesus in the grave; he is risen
From the grave
Highlighting the triumph over death and the grave
Glory to God in the highest
Once again, giving glory to God in the highest
Glory to God in the highest
Reiterating the exaltation of God in the highest
Moms who had lost their precious babies
Depicting mothers who lost babies anticipating a joyous reunion
A sweet reunion that will be
Anticipating a future where the crippled will dance in joy
Legs that were crippled once before
Envisioning restored legs that were once crippled
Will be dancing in the streets
Imagining a joyful celebration in the streets
Eyes that were blinded now can see
Describing healed eyes that can now see the glory of God's face
The glory of your face
Expressing the joy of perceiving the glory of God
Voices that couldn’t sing before
Voices that were once unable to sing are now lifted in praise
Lift their praise
Portraying a transformation from silence to vocal praise
Glory to God in the highest
Continuing the expression of glory to God in the highest
Glory to God in the highest
Reiterating the exaltation of God in the highest
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