I Want to Be Ready
Journey to Redemption: Embracing Strength, Seeking Grace
Lyrics
How I am strong
Strength comes from understanding my weaknesses.
Is to know what makes me weak
Knowing who I am looking for defines how I am discovered.
How I am found
Blessings and sins are both parts of life's experiences.
Is to know just whom I seek
Turning towards a higher power in times of need.
The gift of a blessing
A bestowed favor juxtaposed with the weight of wrongdoing.
The burden of a sin
Transcending guilt or wrongdoing through faith.
Turn to him
Seeking solace and guidance in a higher being.
I want to be ready
Aspiring to be prepared spiritually.
Ready to put on
Ready to embrace spiritual purity.
My long white robe
Symbolic attire representing spiritual readiness.
Nailed across
A reference to crucifixion and suffering.
From hand to hand
The enduring pain and sacrifice for human transgressions.
For the sin
Accountability for the sins of humanity.
Of woman and man
Acknowledging the universal culpability of both genders.
All upon his earth
Everything on Earth is part of a divine plan.
Is all within his plan
Belief in a destined return to a spiritual home.
And I know this shall be
(No specific meaning; the line acts as a transition.)
My journey home
Preparation for a spiritual journey homeward.
I want to be ready
A repeated aspiration to be spiritually prepared.
Ready to put on
Preparedness to embrace spiritual purity once more.
My long white robe
A repeated reference to symbolic attire denoting readiness.
Covet no silver
Rejecting materialistic desires.
Covet no gold
Abstaining from the desire for wealth or riches.
Reach your empty
Offering oneself to a higher power, abandoning material possessions.
Hands for him to hold
Embracing spiritual guidance and support.
Up in his kingdom
Belief in divine glory and its proclamation.
Glory shall be proclaimed
Expressing devotion and admiration for the divine.
Sing the song
Celebrating through song the greatness of the divine.
And praise his name.
Offering praise and reverence to the divine.
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