Lyrics
Verse 1
Where are you going?
Don't say you're leaving
Can we come with you?
Why can't you stay?
How will we manage?
We'll be so lonely
Scared of tomorrow
Why can't you stay?
Verse 2
Now my work is done
Yours has just begun
I am going home to reign
I am sending you
In my Name you go
Let the whole world
know why I came
Verse 3
What shall we do now?
Wait in the city
What's gonna happen?
There will be power
How will we know this?
There'll be no doubt about it
When will it happen?
At the right time
Verse 4
When the Spirit comes
Power will fall upon you
You'll be my witnesses
You'll have all you need
Do the works I did
By my power
You will succeed
Verse 5
Where are you going?
I'll never leave you
We'll be so lonely
I will be there
How will we manage?
I'll send the Spirit
When will we see you?
I will return
Outro
Oooh - in me -
He is alive in me
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This song retells the ascension as a conversation between the disciples and Jesus. The disciples speak first, asking where He is going, pleading to go along, and admitting they are afraid of tomorrow and of being lonely. Jesus answers in the first person, saying His work is done and that He is going home to reign.
The middle verses follow the opening chapter of Acts closely. The disciples ask what to do and are told to wait in the city, where power will come with the Spirit and they will be witnesses. The exchange about timing, with the reply "At the right time," mirrors the question the disciples put to Jesus before He left.
The last verse returns to the first question and changes the answer: He will never leave them, He will send the Spirit, and He will return. A brief closing line, "He is alive in me," moves the story into the present tense. Using dialogue instead of narration lets the lyric carry both the sadness of parting and the assurance of what follows.
Related Scripture
- Acts 1:6-11 Jesus gives instructions, promises power and ascends while the disciples watch.
- Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus sends His followers and promises to be with them always.
- John 14:18 Jesus says He will not leave His followers as orphans.