Heaven Is Too Far Away - Shelly E. Johnson
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Music has always been my conduit to God. I’ve learned through the tragedies I’ve been through in my journey – losing my daddy to cancer as a kid, losing our second baby to miscarriage, and the many other dark seasons along the way, worship is the path to healing.
Those times when my soul has been broken and there were no words, there was music. When I was 14 years old, the night my daddy died, I sat at my piano staring out the window speechless as they carried him out the front door and drove his body away in a hearse. In that moment I could not see or feel or understand the goodness of God. But I chose to keep trusting Him, and it was through that act of worshipful surrender that I began to heal. That is why I do what I do. I write songs, I lead worship, I coach music lessons, I travel around the country sharing concerts and nights of worship for one sole purpose: to point people of all generations to Jesus.
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Verse 1
I know you’re safe, I know you’re home,
But there’s an ache within my soul
All I want to do is hold you close
Your precious face is all I see
Each breath I take I’m gripped with grief
A mother shouldn’t have to let her baby go
Pre Chorus
When I wonder what you’re doing now,
it brings me just a little peace somehow
Chorus 1
Are you running up and down the golden streets,
Or riding on a lion’s back through fields of green?
Do you wear a sparkly princess crown
at tea parties with Jesus on a cloud ?
Are you soaring through the sky on eagles wings,
Or playing angels in a game of hide & seek?
Though you’re snuggled in the Father’s lap,
I would still give anything to have you back
Oh, I know He’ll bring me home to you someday
But Heaven is too far away
Verse 2
I’ve yelled at God, I’ve said my words,
I’ve cried until my eyes have burned
It’s agony to make it through each day
Yet in the depths of my despair,
I feel His presence meet me here
I’m carried by a peace I can’t explain, knowing
Chorus 2
You are chasing butterflies in summer’s breeze
And swimming with the dolphins in the crystal seas
Bedtime stories happen on the moon
as Jesus sings a lullaby for you
You stay up late to watch your dreams play out again
As galaxies shine brilliantly above your head
This is the most fun you’ve ever had,
but I would still give anything to hear you laugh
Oh, I know He’ll bring me home to you someday
But Heaven is too far away
Bridge
Hallelujah! He is good,
My heart will choose to say:
Hallelujah! He is good
Blessed be His Name
Final Chorus
Though I’ll never understand the reason why
A good and loving God would make us say goodbye
Every single joy we’re missing here,
we will have eternity to share!
Someday I’ll come bursting through those gates of pearls
And wrap you in my arms forever, my Sweet Girl
In the land where there is no more pain,
we’ll praise the God who gives and takes away
Oh, I know He’ll bring me home to you someday
But Heaven is too far away
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