Lyrics
Verse 1
There is something that's going to happen and the day is drawing near
It is time to get excited, Is That Footsteps That I Hear?
Come on Gabriel, blow your trumpet all the dead in Christ shall rise
We are going to a meeting just beyond the eastern skies
Chorus
Is it Footsteps That I Hear?
Heavenly portals seem so near
Heavenly lights are shining clear
Is It Footsteps That I Hear?
Chorus 2
Are you ready for the rapture when we meet Him in the air?
Oh His coming is drawing closer, Is It Footsteps That I Hear?
Many a saint has fought the battle, run the race and shed the tear
And it's time to get excited, Is It Footsteps That I Hear?
Repeat Chorus twice
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Meaning & Inspiration
Is That Footsteps That I Hear looks toward Christ’s return with urgency and anticipation. The opening verse imagines Gabriel’s trumpet, the resurrection of those who died in Christ, and a gathering beyond the earthly horizon. Its repeated question gives the song a watchful quality, as though promised events are drawing close enough to be heard. The lyric’s excitement is tied not merely to spectacle but to the hope of meeting Christ.
The later lines ask whether people are ready for the rapture and remember saints who have fought, run, and wept. That language connects expectation with faithful endurance. First Thessalonians 4:16-17 is the clearest biblical parallel: the Lord descends with a trumpet call, the dead in Christ rise, and believers meet him in the air. First Corinthians 15:52 likewise associates the final trumpet with resurrection. The song gathers these images into a Southern gospel expression of readiness, encouraging alert hope as the promised meeting approaches.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The Lord descends with a trumpet call, the dead in Christ rise, and believers meet him in the air.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52 Paul connects the last trumpet with the resurrection of the dead.