Lyrics
Oh what a day will soon take place
When the redeemed of Adam's race
In an instant will all be transformed
They'll come from near
Some from afar
On past the moon beyond the stars
What a sight on that great happy morn
Then sea and land give up their dead
The earth too long has been their bed
Released they rise through the air
They'll come and join as magnet drawn
To gather round that great white throne
Behold their King waiting there
The trump will sound amens resound
The saints will rise up from the ground
Such singing and shouting
We've run the race
We'll see his face
And start to sing amazing grace
What a sight on that resurrection morn
Then row on row
They'll fall in line
Their perfect garments snowy white
They'll march in and claim their own land
Their home at last the King will say
"These are my own for these are they
Washed white in the blood of the lamb"
The mighty band will start to play
The hallelujah that day
All glory to the king of all kings
Then tears of joy will start to flow
Because I've chosen long ago
To be there when the saints start to sing
The trump will sound and amens resound
The saints will rise up from the ground
Such singing and shouting
We've run the race
We'll see his face
And start to sing amazing grace
What a sight on that resurrection morn
We've run the race
We'll see his face
And start to sing amazing grace
What a sight
What a sight
What a sight on that resurrection morn
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Meaning & Inspiration
“The Resurrection Morn” looks ahead to the resurrection of believers with scenes of graves opening, a trumpet sounding, and the redeemed gathering before their King. Its language is celebratory rather than mournful, presenting death as a temporary sleep from which the saints will rise. Images of white garments, joyful singing, and “amazing grace” connect that future hope with redemption through Christ.
Several details closely echo New Testament descriptions of resurrection. The sounding trumpet and the rising saints recall Paul’s account of the Lord’s return, while the gathered multitude in white resembles Revelation’s vision of those made clean through the Lamb. The repeated chorus gives the song its main emphasis: believers who have finished the race will see Christ and praise him together. By joining anticipation, testimony, and worship, the lyric portrays resurrection morning as the fulfillment of Christian hope and the beginning of unbroken praise before the King.
Related Scripture
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Paul describes the trumpet call and the dead in Christ rising.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52 Paul says the dead will be raised at the last trumpet.
- Revelation 7:9-14 John sees a redeemed multitude in white robes before the Lamb.