Lord take me up 62
V1 Lord take me up I want to see your glory
Lord Take me up I wanna hear the story
Lord please let me come, come before your throne
Lord Oh when it’s time, when you take me home
V2 Lord in your power, I’d like to meet my father
I didn’t know him here and round your throne we’ll gather
There are Countless millions there with the father and the son
In that happy hour when my time has come
[instrumental]
V3 I’ve not been good, sometimes not decent living
When you judge my life, I hope you’ll be forgiving
Please do bless me then, In your great compassion
Lord when its time time to take me home
Lord when its time time to take me home
Composition Notes: This is a contemporary worship song drawing on the many Gospel songs that deal with death and dying. Home being a euphemism for heaven and death. In life I never met my father so it's a plea to finally meet him in death but of course it raises the question of how many people are there in heaven or hell for that matter.
The chords in verse 3 are different although the melody stay the same and this is a device used in many arrangements of traditional hymns to add drama.
Recorded November 2015