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Verse 1
How I long to breathe the air of Heaven
Where pain is gone and mercy fills the streets
To look upon the One who bled to save me
To walk with Him for all eternity
Chorus
Oh, there will be a day when all will bow before Him
There will be a day when death will be no more
Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
Holy, holy is the Lord
Verse 2
Every prayer we've prayed in desperation
The songs of faith we've sang through doubt and fear
But in the end, we'll see that it was worth it
When He returns to wipe away our tears
Chorus
Oh, there will be a day when all will bow before Him
There will be a day when death will be no more
Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
Holy, holy is the Lord
Verse 3
On the day we join the resurrection
And stand beside the hero's of the faith
With one voice, a thousand generations
Sing worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Forever He shall reign
Chorus
Oh, there will be a day when all will bow before Him
There will be a day when death will be no more
Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
Holy, holy is the Lord
So let it be today we shout the hymn of Heaven
With angels and the saints we raise a mighty roar
Glory to our God who gave us life beyond the grave
Holy, holy is the Lord
So there will be a day when all will bow before Him
There will be a day when death will be no more
Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
Holy, holy is the Lord
Verse 3
On the day we join the resurrection
And stand beside the hero's of the faith
And with one voice, a thousand generations
Sing worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Forever He shall reign
And on the day we join the resurrection
And stand beside the hero's of the faith
And with one voice, a thousand generations
Sing worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Forever He shall reign
Chorus
Oh, there will be a day when all will bow before Him
There will be a day when death will be no more
Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
Holy, holy is the Lord
So let it be today we shout the hymn of Heaven
With angels and the saints we raise a mighty roar
Glory to our God who gave us life beyond the grave
Holy, holy is the Lord
Holy, holy is the Lord
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Meaning & Inspiration
Hymn of Heaven looks toward the promised renewal in which pain, death, fear, and tears no longer remain. The verses move from present longing and desperate prayer to resurrection, worship, and life in the presence of Christ. Jesus is identified as the One who died, rose again, and gives life beyond the grave, while the recurring cry of holy, holy presents eternity as unbroken adoration before the Lord.\n\nSeveral images strongly echo the closing chapters of Revelation. The hope that death will be no more and that God will wipe away every tear parallels the vision of the new creation in Revelation 21. The gathered generations, angels, and saints singing that the slain Lamb is worthy also recalls the worship described in Revelation 5. Rather than denying present doubt or grief, the song places those experiences within Christian hope: Christ returns, resurrection follows, and the faithful stand together before God. Its final chorus turns that future expectation into worship offered in the present.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 21:3-4 The vision promises that death, mourning, pain, and tears will pass away.
- Revelation 5:11-13 Angels and all creation worship the Lamb who was slain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52-55 Paul connects resurrection with the final defeat of death.