Lyrics
Verse 1
It's a new day
Everything changed
When Your love came into the darkness
You sent the light of the Son
You sent the light of the Son
Chorus
Wake up, open your eyes
No longer dead, we are alive
Rise up, children of light
Open the doors, go let it shine
Verse 2
There is freedom
In Your kingdom
For You Jesus, we will be dancing
Forever Your joy is our song
Forever Your joy is our song
Chorus
Wake up, open your eyes
No longer dead, we are alive
Rise up, children of light
Open the doors, go let it shine
Bridge
Song for the broken, let it shine
Into the shadows, let it shine
Hope for the whole world
Let it shine, let it shine
All over the place, come on, come on
Bridge 2
Song for the broken, let it shine
Into the shadows, let it shine
Hope for the whole world
Let it shine, let it shine
Oh let it shine, here we go
Chorus
Wake up, open your eyes
No longer dead, we are alive
Rise up, children of light
Open the doors, go let it shine
x2
Outro
It's a new day
Everything changed
When Your love came into the darkness
You sent the light of the Son
You sent the light of the Son
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Meaning & Inspiration
This song announces a change from darkness to light and calls listeners to live as people who have been awakened. The opening lines, "It's a new day, everything changed when Your love came into the darkness," credit the change to a light sent from God, which the lyrics tie to "the Son."
The chorus gives the commands: "Wake up, open your eyes... Rise up, children of light, open the doors, go let it shine." The bridge then names who the light is for, with "Song for the broken" and "Hope for the whole world," and repeats "let it shine" in a rhythm meant for a crowd to join. The second verse speaks of freedom in the kingdom and a joy that becomes a song forever.
The phrase "children of light" appears in Paul's letters, where believers are urged to live in a manner that matches the light they have received. The lyrics read as an invitation to share that light outward, with an energetic, call-and-response feel.
Related Scripture
- Ephesians 5:8 Believers were once darkness but are now light in the Lord, and are told to walk as children of light.
- Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus tells his followers to let their light shine before others.
- John 8:12 Jesus calls himself the light of the world, who brings the light of life.