Lyrics
Chorus
I’m glad to be in the service one more time
I’m glad to be in the service one more time
So glad to be in the service one more time
So glad to be in the service one more time
Verse
For he didn’t have, didn’t have to let me live
Didn’t have to let me live
So glad to be in the service one more time
Verse (Repeat)
For he didn’t have, didn’t have to let me live
Didn’t have to let me live
Didn’t have to let me live, didn’t have to let me live
Didn’t have to let me live, didn’t have to let me live
So glad to be in the service one more time
Refrain (x4)
I’m glad, I’m so glad
I’m glad to be in the service one more time
Tag
I’m glad, I’m so glad
I’m glad, I’m so glad
I’m glad, I’m so glad
I’m glad to be in the service one more time
Outro
One more time, one more time
One more time, one more time
One more time, one more time
One more time, one more time
One more time, one more time
So glad to be in the service one more time
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Glad to Be in the Service” by Ricky Dillard is a short gospel choir piece of thanksgiving for being alive and present in worship. The central line, “I’m glad to be in the service one more time,” is repeated and answered by the reason: “He didn’t have to let me live.” The service here is both the gathered worship service and a life of serving God.
The lyric rests on a simple idea, that each day and each gathering is a gift of mercy. That is close to Lamentations 3:22-23, which speaks of the Lord’s mercies being new every morning, and to Psalm 118:17, “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1, being glad to go to the house of the Lord, also fits.
Because the words are repeated and built up with the refrains “I’m so glad” and “one more time,” the song works as a vamp for a congregation. Its message is gratitude for life and for another chance to worship.
Related Scripture
- Lamentations 3:22-23 New mercies every morning
- Psalm 118:17 I shall live and declare the works of the Lord
- Psalm 122:1 Gladness at going to the house of the Lord