Lyrics
Gloryland is not so far away
And we’ll reach it some glad day
Heaven’s home is now my final goal
There to live while ages roll
What a happy day ‘twill be
What a glorious jubilee
All of Heaven will be there
What a meeting in the air
Wretched lives are oh so sad to see
Those who live in misery
But in Heaven, no more grief or pain
Crippled lives are whole again
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Meaning & Inspiration
What A Meeting In The Air looks toward heaven as the final home of believers and imagines the joy of their gathering there. The opening verse treats glory as near enough to shape present hope, while the chorus anticipates a happy day and a glorious jubilee. Its repeated picture of a meeting in the air recalls the biblical promise that believers will be gathered to meet the Lord.
The final verse contrasts present misery, grief, pain, and bodily brokenness with the wholeness expected in heaven. That contrast does not deny suffering; it places suffering beside a promised future in which it no longer has the last word. The song joins the language of Southern gospel celebration with Christian teaching about resurrection, reunion, and restoration. Joy comes from more than reaching a place: it comes from the presence of heaven, the gathering of the redeemed, and the end of grief and pain.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Believers are described as being caught up together to meet the Lord in the air.
- Revelation 21:4 God promises an end to death, mourning, crying, and pain.
- Philippians 3:20-21 Believers await Christ, who will transform their lowly bodies.