Dante Bowe - Glorious Day Lyrics
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was buried beneath my shame
Who could carry that kind of weight?
It was my tomb
'Til I met You
I was breathing, but not alive
All my failures I tried to hide
It was my tomb
'Til I met You
[Chorus]
You called my name
Then I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
You called my name
And I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
[Verse 2]
Now Your mercy has saved my soul
Now Your freedom is all that I know
The old made new
Jesus, when I met You, whoa, what a day
[Chorus]
When you called my name
And I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
You called my name
Then I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
[Bridge]
I needed rescue
My sin was heavy
But chains break at the weight of Your glory
I needed shelter
I was an orphan
But You call me a citizen of Heaven
When I was broken
You were my healing
Now Your love is the air that I'm breathing
I have a future
My eyes are open
[Chorus]
'Cause when you called my name
I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
You called my name
And I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
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Meaning & Inspiration
I’ve been stuck on that line about being buried beneath shame. It hits hard because I know that feeling of trying to hide my own failures, just pretending to be alive while everything inside feels like a tomb. It’s exactly like how Paul describes us before Christ, being dead in our trespasses. You can’t just pull yourself out of that. You really do need someone to come to the entrance and pull you out, just like Lazarus. When the song talks about hearing a name called and running out of the grave, I keep thinking about how personal that is. It isn’t just some distant event; it’s an invitation that demands a response.
There is something about that bridge that makes me pause, though. It mentions being an orphan and then suddenly being a citizen of heaven. I know the Bible says we’re adopted into God’s family, but sometimes I wonder if we make the transition sound too easy, like it’s just a change in status rather than a total shattering of who we were. Are we really just running out of the grave and suddenly fine? I want it to be that simple. The lyrics say that chains break at the weight of His glory, and that’s a powerful picture, but I have to ask myself if I’m actually living like those chains are gone or if I’m still dragging them around out of habit. It’s one thing to sing about a glorious day, but it’s another thing to stop acting like a ghost haunting my own life. I guess I’m still trying to figure out if I’m fully out of that tomb or if I’m just standing in the doorway, peering back into the dark every time things get quiet.