Lyrics
Verse 1
Some glad morning we shall see, Jesus in the air
Coming after you and me, joy is ours to share
What rejoicing there will be, when the saints shall rise
Headed for that jubilee, yonder in the skies
Chorus
Oh what singing, oh what shouting
On that happy morning when we all shall rise
Oh what glory, Hallelujah
When we meet our blessed Savior in the skies
Verse 2
Seems that now I almost see, all the sainted dead
Rising for that jubilee, that is just ahead
In the twinkling of an eye, changed with them to be
All the living saints to fly, to that jubilee
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 3
When with all that heavenly host, we begin to sing
Singing in the Holy Ghost, how the heavens will ring
Millions there will join the song, with them we shall be
Praising Christ through ages long, heaven's jubilee
Chorus (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Heaven's Jubilee" describes a future morning pictured with vivid anticipation, believers rising to meet Jesus in the air amid singing and shouting rather than quiet solemnity. That celebratory tone, joy shared rather than feared, frames the entire song around expectation of a promised reunion.
Its chorus repeats a series of exclamations, singing, shouting, glory, hallelujah, building toward the central image of meeting a blessed Savior in the skies. A later verse describes the dead in Christ rising first, followed by the living changed "in the twinkling of an eye," language drawn directly from a well-known description of the resurrection and rapture.
Rooted in Southern gospel quartet tradition, the song functions as a joyful anticipation of that future gathering, describing an assembled heavenly host praising Christ across endless ages. Its repeated chorus treats that eventual jubilee not as a distant abstraction but as cause for present celebration, anticipating a morning when believers finally see what has only been promised.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Describes believers meeting Christ in the air and being caught up together, directly echoed in the song's imagery.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52 Describes being changed "in the twinkling of an eye," directly quoted in the song's third verse.