Lyrics
Verse 1
I hear God's children rejoicing
Those who have walked many miles
I look in amazement at the joy of their countenance
What is behind their smile
With tears in their bright eyes
And the joy they just can't hide they tell
Their story to me
Jesus just opened the windows of Heaven
And from that distant shore I can see
Chorus
And I see a city, I see my home
I see my blessed King there on His throne
Looks like my loved ones want me to come home
There's a joy in me the world just can't see
Through the windows of home.
Verse 2
I listened to all they were saying
What wonder their words held for me
As the picture unfolded and I stood beholding
The splendor of that heavenly sea
Now I can see why
Through even the hard times their vision
Of heaven is clear
Just one glimpse of Jesus through the windows of heaven
And all the cares of this world disappear
Chorus
And I see a city, I see my home
I see my blessed King there on His throne
Looks like my loved ones want me to come home
There's a joy in me the world just can't see
Through the windows of home.
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There's a joy in me the world just can't see
Through the windows of home.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Windows of Home is a Southern gospel song about a glimpse of heaven seen through the testimony of believers. The first verse describes hearing God's children rejoicing, those who have walked many miles, and seeing the joy in their faces and tears in their bright eyes as they tell how Jesus opened the windows of Heaven and a distant shore came into view. The chorus says the singer sees a city, a home and the blessed King on His throne, and that loved ones seem to be calling the singer home.
The second verse describes the wonder of those words and a picture of a heavenly sea unfolding, explaining why even in hard times their vision of heaven stays clear, and how one glimpse of Jesus makes all the cares of the world disappear. The themes follow Revelation 21:2 on the holy city, Hebrews 11:16 on a better country, and 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 on fixing the eyes on what is unseen. The flowing melody gives the song a joyful, hopeful tone.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 21:2 John sees the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
- Hebrews 11:16 Believers desire a better country, a heavenly one, and God has prepared a city for them.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 Believers fix their eyes on what is unseen, which is eternal.