Lyrics
Think about the innocence
That the cold and the homeless,
Weak and the lonely,
Corruption in the government.
Well things won't get better,
Someone once told me.
I've got my feet on solid ground,
I know the answer, I've got the meaning.
When we all hear the trumpet's sound,
Well, we'll be with Jesus,
And we'll be singing
When we get to heaven,
No more sickness, no more dying.
When we get to heaven,
Jesus will wipe away the tears we've been crying,
Think about the things we see.
Yeah, the sin that is growing,
The hate and the misery.
The only thing that can set us free,
Is the love of Jesus.
We'll claim the victory.
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Heaven” places present suffering beside Christian hope in the life to come. The lyrics name homelessness, loneliness, corruption, hatred, sickness, and death without pretending that such pain is insignificant. Their answer is centered on Jesus: his love brings freedom, his promised presence gives the singer solid ground, and the anticipated trumpet turns grief toward expectation. The repeated vision of tears being wiped away gives the song a clear movement from a wounded world to enduring consolation.
The song’s images closely echo biblical descriptions of resurrection and renewed creation. Its trumpet imagery recalls the gathering of believers at Christ’s coming, while the end of sickness, death, and tears resembles Revelation’s picture of God dwelling with his people. Victory is therefore presented not as human optimism but as the result of Jesus’ saving love. The plain contrast between current misery and future joy makes the lyric both a lament over evil and a confession of confidence in Christ.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 21:4 God wipes away every tear, and death and pain are no more.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Christ’s coming is announced with God’s trumpet.
- 1 Corinthians 15:57 Victory is given through Jesus Christ.