Hezekiah Walker is the visionary, founder and Senior Pastor of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle Churches in Brooklyn, New York; & Bensalem, Pennsylvania. As pastor, he shepherds a growing and multi-cultural flock of members varying in age, race and socio-economic backgrounds. Born and raised in Brooklyn in the tumultuous Fort Greene public housing projects, he has risen to found, build and lead one of the greatest ministries in the world.
Hezekiah Walker has released several albums on the music labels; Sweet Rain Records, Benson Music Group, and Verity Records as Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir, and more recently (since 2005) as, Hezekiah Walker & LFC.
Bishop Walker’s efforts have seen him win Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus twice: once for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (1994), and once for Love Is Live! (2001).
I'll Fly Away
Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir Lyrics
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Gonna tell this world goodbye
You see, I'm gonna fly away
We're gonna be caught up together
To live with Jesus Christ forever
You see, I'm gonna fly away
I will be free, free one day
I've got a home in the sky
Gonna tell this world goodbye
You see, I'm gonna fly away
We're gonna be caught up together
To live with Jesus Christ forever
You see I'm gonna fly away
I will be free, free one day
I will be free, free one day
One glad morning
When this life is over
I'll fly away, I'll fly away
I'll fly away, I'll fly away
I'll fly away, I'll fly away
I will be free, free one day
I will be free, free one day
The lyrics to Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir's song "I'll Fly Away" depict a longing for a better life beyond the troubles of the world. The singer of the song declares that they have a heavenly home and are ready to tell this world goodbye. They are looking forward to being caught up with others to live with Jesus Christ forever, symbolizing the Christian belief in heaven. The repetition of the phrase "I'll fly away" suggests a desire to escape the trials of the present and the hope for a brighter future beyond this life. The lyrics' final lines emphasize the singer's desire for freedom, both in this life and the next.
The song was inspired by the traditional gospel hymn "I'll Fly Away," which was written by Albert E. Brumley in 1929. Over the years, "I'll Fly Away" has become an anthem in gospel music, expressing the hope-filled belief in a better life beyond earthly struggles. The Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir's rendition of the song adds a contemporary gospel touch to the classic hymn.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got a home in the sky
I have a place reserved for me in heaven
Gonna tell this world goodbye
I am leaving this world behind and going to heaven
You see, I'm gonna fly away
I am going to ascend to heaven like a bird taking flight
We're gonna be caught up together
We will all rise together to meet Jesus in the clouds
To live with Jesus Christ forever
We will dwell with Jesus for eternity in heaven
I will be free, free one day
I will be liberated from sin and death when I enter heaven
One glad morning
One joyful day
When this life is over
When my time on earth has ended
I'll fly away, I'll fly away
I will soar to heaven like a bird taking flight
I will be free, free one day
I will finally be completely free from the struggles of this world when I enter heaven
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