Come awake.

WARNING: potential morbidity warning – 5 (moderate)

One thing that I have heard many people say is important aspect to maintaining romance in your relationship and that is to have an ‘our song’; one that you share, that means something to you both, that every time you hear it thoughts of them flood your heart.

Up until recently Ruth and I have not had an ‘our song’ (indeed she may still claim not to have one – who knows!). We discovered ‘our song’ one day when we were driving to Bath to see friends. It was an exciting moment, and I always think of that moment every time I hear the song – the look between us, the laughter, the sun pouring into the car allowing the beauty of the scenery around us to reflect in Ruth’s eyes as we shared that moment, a moment which could no longer be held in the confines of time. It was beautiful.

The CD we were listening to was David Crowder Band’s A Collision and our song, ‘Come Awake’, is about death. Well, no not really; it’s about more than death – it’s about life! This song poignantly reminds us of the moment Christ spoke life into us (spiritually this is the moment we accepted Jesus as Lord and saviour, physically as we are called into eternity one day). It is a song established firmly in hope, rejoicing in the power of our saviour over every circumstance. It is the Gospel; it is what binds us together in faith and hope; it is what brings us to life and allows us to shine God’s presence! This is our song.

The song itself concludes like this:

…You are not the only one
Who feels like the only one
Night soon will be lifted friend
Just be quiet and wait for the voice that will say

Come awake
From sleep, arise
You were dead
You’ve come alive
Wake up wake up
Open your eyes
Climb from your grave
Into the light
Bring us back to life

Rise, rise, rise, rise….
Shine, shine, Oh shine
We will shine
We will rise
We will shine, shine, shine

Should anyone attend our funeral – some time in the far flung future – this song will be playing. If we have our way [and I hope we do] their will be lights, pyrotechnics, and dancers. Christ will be there, salvation will be present, hope will set people free! Now, that will be a funeral to sing about! Great is our God and we will shine for Him here and now.

-Andrew Carey