Days of Elijah
Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago Lyrics

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Behold he comes riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call
So lift your voice it's the year of jubilee
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes

These are the days of Elijah
Preparing the word of the Lord
And these are the days of Your servant Moses

Righteousness being restored
And these are the days of the harvest
The fields are white in the world
And we are the laborers in Your vineyard
Declaring the Word of the Lord

Behold he comes riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call
So lift your voice it's the year of jubilee
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes

These are the days of Elijah
Declaring the word of the Lord
And these are the days of Your servant Moses
Righteousness being restored

Behold he comes riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call
So lift your voice it's the year of jubilee
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes

There's no God like Jehovah
There's no God like Jehovah

There's no God like Jehovah
There's no God like Jehovah

Overall Meaning

The song “Days of Elijah” by Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago speaks of an impending, powerful arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ, describing His coming as that of a King, riding a cloud and shining like the sun, in response to the trumpet call. The song suggests that the "year of jubilee" is at hand, and that salvation is finally here, as Elijah declared. It speaks of a time of restoration, where the Word of the Lord is being declared and righteousness is being restored as in the days of Moses, who received the Law from God. The coming of Jesus is portrayed as a time of harvest, when the fields of the world are ripe and ready for the laborers of Jesus, who are entrusted with the task of declaring the Word of the Lord.

The song “Days of Elijah” expresses the longing and expectation of believers for the second coming of Jesus Christ. The image of God riding the clouds is from the prophetic books of the Bible, and it represents God's power and majesty. The year of Jubilee was a time of restoration and forgiveness of debts, as commanded in the book of Leviticus. The song suggests that the coming of Jesus will be a time of Jubilee, where people are set free from their burdens and sins, and freedom is celebrated. The song also highlights the role of the church in proclaiming the Word of the Lord and harvesting the souls that are ready to receive Jesus Christ.

Line by Line Meaning

Behold he comes riding on the clouds
Look, he is coming on the clouds

Shining like the sun at the trumpet call
Radiant like the sun, when the trumpet sounds

So lift your voice it's the year of jubilee
Raise your voice, for it's the year of jubilee

And out of Zion's hill salvation comes
And from Zion's hill, salvation arrives

These are the days of Elijah
These are the times of Elijah

Declaring the word of the Lord
Proclaiming the message of the Lord

And these are the days of Your servant Moses
And these are the times of your servant Moses

Righteousness being restored
Where righteousness is being renewed

And these are the days of the harvest
And these are the times of harvest

The fields are white in the world
The fields are ready for harvest in the world

And we are the laborers in Your vineyard
And we are the ones working in Your vineyard