As the light comes out of darkness
and the morning out of night
empty chairs sit very still and quiet
and the flowers in their vases look brilliant in their place
among used paper cups and plastic plates
chorus And the Door to heaven swings wide open
Echoes of their noise and laughter
of family, friends, and neighbors gathering
Little kids are calling out, will you watch me, will you catch me
and everyone is where they want to be
An unseen guest of peace takes a chair and sits by me
He sets my mind on things above the sun
of a place He has prepared, a Promise yet to come
I reflect on who He is and what He's done
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Gracious God, you offer the cup of secure salvation
Death, where is your sting?
Gratitude, I feel a gratitude that overwhelms me
I don't lack anything
And the Door to Heaven swings wide open
And the Door to Heaven swings wide open
As the light comes out of darkness, and the morning out of night
There is gratitude, and everything feels right