East to West
Redemption's Journey: From Despair to Grace
Lyrics
On that day when I see my King and death has lost its sting
Anticipation of the day when the speaker sees their King and death loses its power.
Until then I'm chasing after mysteries
Expressing the pursuit of mysteries until the anticipated day arrives.
I'm chasing after you
Continued pursuit and chasing after the divine, likely referring to God.
Living, you loved me
Acknowledging love received while living.
Though I fought
Recognition of personal struggles despite the love received.
Dying, you saved me
Acknowledging salvation through death, emphasizing its significance.
My soul bought
Emphasizing the spiritual transaction where the speaker's soul was redeemed.
Buried, you carried my sins away
Recognition of the burden of sins, metaphorically carried by the divine figure.
You carried my sins far away
Highlighting the removal of sins, emphasizing the distance they are carried away.
Carried my sins far away
Reiteration of sins being carried away, emphasizing the distance.
As far as the east is stretched from the west
Reference to the vast separation of sins, drawing from the biblical concept of east to west.
From east to west
Reiteration of the expansive distance between sins, using the metaphor of east to west.
Suffering, imagine I cannot
Inability to fully comprehend or imagine the extent of suffering.
Forgiving, all my sins you forgot
Recognition of divine forgiveness, with a focus on forgetting sins.
Rising, you eased our dismay
Highlighting the alleviation of distress through the rising of a divine figure.
You eased me of all my dismay
Expressing personal relief from all distress through divine intervention.
On that day when I see my King and death has lost its sting
Repetition of anticipation for the day when the speaker sees their King.
Until then I'm chasing after mysteries
Continued pursuit of mysteries until the anticipated day arrives.
I'm chasing after you
Reiteration of the ongoing chase after the divine.
Carried my sins far away
Reiteration of sins being carried away, emphasizing the distance.
As far as the east is stretched from the west
Reference to the vast separation of sins, drawing from the biblical concept of east to west.
From east to west
Reiteration of the expansive distance between sins, using the metaphor of east to west.
I'm looking off into the distance
Looking towards the future with a sense of anticipation.
And though it may just be a shadow
Acknowledging uncertainty, possibly metaphorically represented as a shadow.
I'm chasing after mysteries to find the joy in knowing Christ
Continued pursuit of mysteries with the aim of finding joy in knowing Christ.
On that day when I see my King
Anticipation of the day when the speaker sees their King again.
Clothed in all of His power, and His love,
Describing the divine figure adorned in power and love.
I will join the choirs to sing of His mercies and grace
Expressing the desire to join in singing about divine mercies and grace.
With all of His beloved
Joining with others who are beloved by the divine figure in singing praises.
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