Such a Great Light (c)2008mattbeem

When holding on for dear life
Is like holding back the night
And you begin to figure
You’re never gonna make it
And the light of day fades away,
A question still remains:
If you had the chance to live forever,
Would you take it?

In the distance we have witnessed
Such a great light shining for us
Out of darkness comes a promise
Such a great light, such a great light

It’s hard to see what’s coming
When the darkness has it covered
But rest assured the God we serve
Is good and true
And just as you are yearning
For a land yet undiscovered
My beloved, there’s a fire out there burning
And tonight it burns for you.

In the distance we have witnessed
Such a great light shining for us
Out of darkness comes a promise
Such a great light, such a great light

Now come here, listen closely:
Behold--I tell you a mystery
No grave shall grip these saints of God
Who wait to glide on golden wing
When at last the trumpet blast
Shall signal our awakening and
The dead in Christ, raised to life,
Together finally sing,

“O death, where is your victory,
O death, where is your sting?
Away with you, now, from this family,
You and the sorrow you bring
These three dimensions are not our prison,
This world cannot call is it’s own
For we belong to the King of Freedom.
We belong to the throne.”

In the distance we have witnessed
Such a great light shining for us
Out of darkness comes a promise
Such a great light, such a great light

In His likeness, all the fullness
Of a new life, such a great light
Such a great light, such a great light
Such a great light, such a great light