The idea behind the song is that there is very little we know about what happens after death. We proclaim heaven and other wonders read in the Good Book but there is little we know because we've never been there ourselves. Yet there is a hope passed along in this song. The hope is that "I know that to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord. And from what I know of Him, that must be really good." I've thought about buying the track and singing it myself because it's not too high and it's very simple. But I haven't found the track or the accompaniment score yet.
For those of you not familiar with Sara Groves, there are a couple of other songs of hers that are also awesome for All Saints services. The first is "O When the Saints"
which has a lot of meaning for me right now. A woman in her 80's told me yesterday that when she died she'd like the hymn version of this song at her memorial service while the children play tamborines down the aisle! What a celebration!!!
And the other song I'd recommend for All Saints Day is by Carrie Newcomer called "Gathering of Spirits." It is my all-time favorite!!!
In my next post I'll tell you about the All Saints Ribbon Banner that I made and how it helps us to celebrate the great cloud of witnesses!
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