From the Dust
Rising from Dust: Embracing Redemption's Breath
Lyrics
You gathered dust on our first day
You, as a divine entity, formed humanity from the dust on the first day of creation.
And breathed into us the day
You breathed life into humanity on that day.
But scattered, scattered we returned
Humanity, however, became scattered and lost, deviating from the intended path.
So call us, the dust, back from the dust again
Despite our waywardness, you are called upon to gather us back from the dust, implying redemption or renewal.
Pierce the clay to deadened ears
Your divine message can penetrate even hardened hearts.
One word and vacant bones will hear
A single word from you can reach the lifeless and awaken them.
Light to coffin-lidded eyes
Your light can illuminate even the darkest and most closed eyes.
Let the grip-less grave be surprised
Death, symbolized by the grip-less grave, will be astonished by the power of your resurrection.
You who lay within
You, referring to Christ, who lay within the tomb.
Have only been enwombed here
Emphasizes Christ's temporary entombment and not being confined permanently.
The fear that preyed on us in every age
The fear that has plagued humanity throughout history.
That dark embarrassment our mind and tongues avoid
Reference to the discomfort or shame that people avoid discussing.
Unleashed on Christ but by him undone
Evokes the hostility directed at Christ, ultimately undone by Him.
Spent and exhausted on the risen One
The struggles and challenges faced by Christ were exhausted in his resurrection.
I want to know the power of what He's done
The desire to understand the transformative power of Christ's actions.
A vision now of what will surely come
An anticipation of a future vision shaped by the redemptive work of Christ.
The breath of God our life since our first day
Acknowledgment that the breath of God has sustained human life since the beginning.
Will one day roll the fog and stone away
Confident expectation that God's breath will one day dispel all obscurity and obstacles.
Pierce the clay to deadened ears
Repetition emphasizing the transformative power of divine communication.
One word and vacant bones will hear
Reiterates the idea that even the spiritually dead can hear and respond to the divine word.
Light to coffin-lidded eyes
Continues the theme of divine light overcoming spiritual darkness.
Let the grip-less grave be surprised
The grave, lacking its grip, will be surprised by the resurrection power.
You who lay within
Reiteration that Christ, who was entombed, was not permanently confined.
Have only been enwombed here
Emphasizes the temporary nature of Christ's confinement in the tomb.
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