Lyrics
You have heard of little Moses in the bulrush
You have heard of fearless David and his sling
You have heard the story told of dreaming Joseph
And of Jonah and the whale you often sing
There are many, many others through the Bible
I should like to meet them all, I do declare
By and by the Lord will surely let us meet them
At that meeting in the air
There is going to be a meeting in the air
In the sweet, sweet bye and bye
I am going to meet you, meet you over there
In that home beyond the sky
Such singing you will hear never heard by mortal ear
'Twill be glorious, I do declare
And God's own son will be the leading one
At the meeting in the air
We shall rise, we shall rise
We shall rise, we shall rise
Hallelujah, amen,
Hallelujah, we shall rise
Oh what singing, oh what shouting
Oh what glory, hallelujah
Oh what singing, oh what shouting
Oh what glory, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
There is going to be a meeting in the air
In the sweet, sweet bye and bye
I am going to meet you, meet you over there
In that home beyond the sky
Such singing you will hear never heard by mortal ear
'Twill be glorious, I do declare
And God's own son will be the leading one
At the meeting in the air
And God's own son will be the leading one
At the meeting in the air
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Meaning & Inspiration
The Meeting looks toward the promised gathering of believers with Christ by recalling familiar people and stories from Scripture. Moses, David, Joseph, and Jonah represent the many witnesses of biblical history whom the singer hopes to meet. The recurring image of a meeting in the air then shifts the song from remembrance to expectation, with singing, shouting, and praise portraying the joy of resurrection fellowship.
The clearest scriptural connection is 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, which describes the dead in Christ rising and believers meeting the Lord in the air. First Corinthians 15:52 also supports the repeated declaration that the faithful shall rise. The song treats that future hope as a communal celebration centered on the Son of God, not merely as a reunion with admired biblical figures. Its classic gospel language joins confidence about resurrection with eager worship, presenting the anticipated gathering as both homecoming and praise before Christ.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Paul describes believers rising and meeting the Lord in the air.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52 The passage says the dead will be raised when the last trumpet sounds.