Lyrics
Where is the choir?
I can’t hear them singing
Where is the preacher?
I can’t hear him preaching
Where are those church bells?
I don’t hear them ringing
Where’s is that feeling?
Where’s the piano?
With all of its banging
Where are those people?
With all of their praising
All the emotions
That I have been chasing
Where is that feeling?
God it’s just You and me now
Tell me what to do now
Teach me how to have church on a Monday
You can be my company
Here’s my heart take the lead
Teach me how to have church on Monday
Now I’m understanding
You’re more than a building
When the service is over
I’ll still be singing
And You’ll meet me right here
And God I’ll be waiting
Oh, what a feeling
You can be our company
Here’s our heart, You take the lead
Teach us how to have church on Sunday
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Meaning & Inspiration
Church explores the difference between familiar worship settings and an ongoing life with God. The opening questions search for a choir, preacher, bells, piano, and gathered praise, naming the sounds and emotions commonly associated with a service. When those elements are absent, the lyric turns toward a quieter encounter in which God remains present and is asked to lead the heart.
The request to learn how to have church on Monday shifts the focus from a weekly event to daily communion. The song then recognizes that God is greater than a building and that worship can continue after a service ends. This theme aligns with the biblical teaching that the Creator does not dwell in temples made by human hands and that divine presence is not confined to a sanctuary. By closing with both Sunday and the ordinary week in view, the lyric presents church as gathered praise that also forms continuing dependence, song, and attentiveness to God.
Related Scripture
- Acts 17:24 Paul says that the Lord of heaven and earth does not live in temples made by human hands.
- Matthew 18:20 Jesus promises his presence where people gather in his name.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 Paul describes the believer as a temple of the Holy Spirit.