Artist Statement
Before the birth of Christ, the world waited and hoped in deep anguish for the fulfillment of their Messianic expectations. This song shows that even today, we are not yet done with our waiting.
As individuals and as a world today – whether we are aware of this or not – we continue to search for the ultimate fulfillment of our longing, leaving us with the innate sense of “there must be more.” And while we anticipate, the words to this song also hold the tension that Christ transcends all space and time – he was then and now. He is here and is to come.
Lyrics
In our waiting,
We sing of a light
The one we’ve always longed
That overwhelms the dawn
Jesus, the hope of every song
A holy name
Once found in ancient words
He came
Into the fullness of the night
The meek of us all sighed
At the sight of Heaven’s King
He is here, and He is yet to come
He’s with us in our hopes, our wounds, our joy, our fears
He is then and now
Closer than every breath,
He bids us all to rest and wait
For our truest day of peace
The world yet to come
The light that overwhelms the dawn
Have we heard
He’s come to bring us love
The comfort of our cry
That brings all creation
To our true name and cause and life
He is here, and He is yet to come
He’s with us in our hopes, our wounds, our joy, our fears
He is then and now
Closer than every breath,
He bids us all to rest and wait
For our truest day of peace
The world yet to come
The light that overwhelms the dawn
That same star will lead us home
O let us come, let us adore