Open Up
Stephen Kirk Lyrics
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Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
So open up your hearts.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
So let us set ourselves
His coming to us is as sure as dawn.
For he will come to us,
He'll come as showers come
To rain his mercy on the earth.
Open up the gates.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
So open up your hearts.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
Cast off your fear and doubt.
Come now with humble hearts
And come into the very courts of God.
He made a way for us
Through his most Holy Cross,
And brought salvation to the earth
Open up the gates.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
So open up your hearts.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
So who is this King of Glory?
The strong and the valiant,
The mighty in war
Is also the King of mercy.
With love and compassion now
Jesus is the Lord of all.
Open up the gates.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
So open up your hearts.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
In Stephen Kirk's song "Open Up", the message is quite clear: it speaks about opening up our hearts and allowing God to come in. The song begins with a call to open the gates and let the King of Glory come in, which is symbolic of opening our hearts and allowing God's grace to come in. The lyrics speak about setting ourselves to know the holy God and how His coming to us is as sure as dawn. This is a reminder to us that God's presence is always around us, even if we are not always aware of it. The song speaks about how God will come to us, just like showers come to rain down His mercy on the earth.
The second stanza of the song is encouraging us to cast off our fears and doubts. We are invited to come into the courts of God with humble hearts. The song emphasizes that He has made a way for us through His most Holy Cross and brought salvation to the earth. This is a reference to Jesus Christ and his sacrifice on the cross, which was the ultimate act of love and compassion.
The final stanza asks a question: who is this King of Glory? The answer is that Jesus is the King of Glory. The song speaks about how Jesus is both strong and valiant, the mighty in war, and also the King of mercy. This is a reminder that Jesus is a multifaceted figure and that He possesses various qualities not just limited to His power. The song concludes with a final call to open up our hearts and let the King of Glory come in.
Line by Line Meaning
Open up the gates.
We should welcome the King of Glory by opening up the gates.
Let the King of Glory,
Let him come in.
We should invite the King of Glory to come in and bless us.
So open up your hearts.
We should open up our hearts to receive the King of Glory.
So let us set ourselves
To know the holy God.
We should dedicate ourselves to knowing the holy God.
His coming to us is as sure as dawn.
We can be certain that the holy God will come to us.
For he will come to us,
He'll come as showers come
To rain his mercy on the earth.
The holy God will come to us to shower us with mercy like rain.
Cast off your fear and doubt.
We should abandon our fear and doubt.
Come now with humble hearts
And come into the very courts of God.
We should approach the holy God with humility.
He made a way for us
Through his most Holy Cross,
And brought salvation to the earth
The holy God made a way for our salvation through his Holy Cross.
So who is this King of Glory?
We question who is the King of Glory.
The strong and the valiant,
The mighty in war
Is also the King of mercy.
The King of Glory is both a strong warrior and a merciful King.
With love and compassion now
Jesus is the Lord of all.
Jesus is now the Lord of all with love and compassion.
Contributed by Lincoln Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.