Lyrics
Verse 1
I am prepared to go home with you
I'm going home with you
Thank you Jesus
I know You're coming
To get me real soon
I'm going home with You
Listen, the harvest is ripe
But the laborers are few
(I'm going home with You)
Hallelujah, I'm working in the vineyards
By faith, I'm gonna please You
(I'm going home with You)
Soon,
Soon we will be, we'll be as one
Sharing together
Sharing together with the Son
You're coming back,
Coming to carry me home
Verse 2
Made up my mind
With You I'll stay
(I'm going home with You)
I am determined, come what will
(I'm going home with You)
Ain't no doubt about it
Life or death shall separate
(I'm going home with You)
None of these things
Shall take me away
(I'm going home with You)
Soon,
Soon we will be, we'll be as one
sharing together
We're gonna share with the Son
You're coming back,
Coming to carry me home
Bridge
I'm going home (Home)
The dead in Christ shall rise
And go home (Home)
You're gonna crack the sky
And take me home (Home)
Outro
I'm going home
Home where I'm longing to be
Where I'm going to see
To fulfill my destiny
Home where I'm longing to be
Where I'm going to see
To fulfill my destiny
Home where I'm longing to be
Where I'm going to see
To fulfill my destiny
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
I'm Going Home is a gospel song of anticipation for being taken home to be with Jesus. The first verse says the singer is prepared to go home with Him, knows He is coming soon, and is working in the vineyard by faith, recalling that the harvest is ripe but the laborers are few. The lines speak of soon being as one with Him and sharing together with the Son as He comes back to carry the singer home.
The second verse states a firm resolve, with a made-up mind and no doubt that neither life nor death will separate the singer from Him. The bridge announces that the dead in Christ will rise and He will crack the sky, and the ending repeats the longing for the home where the singer is going to fulfill a destiny. The themes follow 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, John 14:3 and Romans 8:38-39. The driving gospel rhythm and repeated "I'm going home" give the song a joyful, determined tone.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The dead in Christ will rise and believers will be caught up to meet the Lord.
- John 14:3 Jesus promises to come again and take His followers to be with Him.
- Romans 8:38-39 Nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ.