Hymn of Heaven
Embracing Heaven's Hymn: A Journey Beyond Earth's Sorrow
Lyrics
How I long to breathe the air of Heaven
Expresses a deep desire to experience the atmosphere of Heaven.
Where pain is gone and mercy fills the streets
Describes Heaven as a place where there is no pain, and mercy is abundant.
To look upon the One who bled to save me
Reflects on the anticipation of seeing the Savior who sacrificed Himself for the speaker's salvation.
And walk with Him for all eternity
Longs to walk with the Savior for all eternity in Heaven.
CHORUS 1
Introduces the first chorus.
There will be a day when all will bow before Him
Foretells a future day when everyone will bow before the Savior.
There will be a day when death will be no more
Envisions a day when death will cease to exist.
Standing face to face with He who died and rose
Anticipates standing face to face with the Savior who died and rose again.
again
Emphasizes the certainty of the promised future with Him.
Holy, holy is the Lord
Affirms the holiness of the Lord.
And every prayer we prayed in desperation
Acknowledges prayers made in times of desperation.
The songs of faith we sang through doubt and fear
Recognizes songs of faith sung despite doubt and fear.
In the end, we'll see that it was worth it
Believes that, in the end, the challenges will be proven worthwhile.
When He returns to wipe away our tears
Looks forward to the return of the Savior, who will bring comfort by wiping away tears.
CHORUS 1
Repeats the first chorus.
And on that day, we join the resurrection
Describes the speaker's participation in the resurrection on that anticipated day.
And stand beside the heroes of the faith
Imagines standing alongside the heroes of the faith.
With one voice, a thousand generations
Envisions a unified voice across generations praising the Lamb who was slain.
Sing, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!
Declares the worthiness of the Lamb who was sacrificed.
Forever He shall reign!
Affirms the eternal reign of the Lamb.
CHORUS 2 (x2)
Introduces the second chorus (repeated twice).
So let it be today we shout the hymn of Heaven
Expresses the desire for today to be the day when the hymn of Heaven is shouted.
With angels and the saints, we raise a mighty roar
Desires to join angels and saints in a mighty roar of praise.
Glory to our God who gave us life beyond the grave
Gives glory to God for granting life beyond the grave.
Holy, holy is the Lord
Reiterates the holiness of the Lord.
Holy, holy is the Lord!
Repeats the declaration of the Lord's holiness.
Holy, holy is the Lord!
Reiterates the declaration of the Lord's holiness.
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