Lyrics
Verse 1
There's a stirring deep within me;
Could it be my time has come?
When I'll see my gracious Savior
Face to face when all is done.
Pre-Chorus
Is that his voice I am hearing?
"Come away my precious one."
Is he calling me?
Is he calling me?
Chorus
I will rise up, rise up
And bow down, and lay my crown
At his wounded feet!
Verse 2
There's a stirring deep within me;
Could it be my time has come?
When I'll see my gracious Savior
Face to face when all is done.
Pre-Chorus
Is that his voice I am hearing?
"Come away my precious one."
Is he calling me?
Is he calling me?
Chorus
I will rise up, rise up
And bow down, and lay my crown
At his wounded feet!
Bridge
Is that his voice I am hearing?
"Come away my precious one."
Chorus
I will rise up, rise up
And bow down, and lay my crown
At his wounded feet!
Chorus
I will rise up, rise up
And bow down, and lay my crown
At his wounded feet!
Outro
I will rise up, rise up
And bow down, and lay my crown
At his wounded feet!
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This MercyMe song imagines the moment a believer senses the call home. The opening lines describe "a stirring deep within me" and ask whether the time has come to see the Savior "face to face when all is done." The tone is quiet and expectant rather than fearful.
The pre-chorus turns the question into a scene. The singer hears a voice saying "Come away my precious one," and the repeated "Is he calling me?" keeps the moment tender and uncertain, as though the call is still being weighed.
The chorus gives the answer in action: "I will rise up, rise up / And bow down, and lay my crown / At his wounded feet!" The image of laying a crown down echoes the elders in Revelation who cast their crowns before the throne, and the wounded feet point straight to the cross.
The song suits funerals, memorial services and quiet worship, wherever hope in the return of Christ and the promise of heaven needs words.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 4:10 The elders lay their crowns before the throne, the picture behind "lay my crown at his wounded feet".
- 1 Corinthians 13:12 Seeing "face to face" is promised after only a partial view now.
- John 10:27 The sheep hear the shepherd's voice, like the voice calling "Come away my precious one".
- Song of Solomon 2:10 "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away" is the call in the pre-chorus.