ROCK GOSPEL: HEAT ABOVE

ROCK GOSPEL: Heat Above 
 by Greta Van Fleet 
Sorrows of the Earth 
May our tears of rain wash down to bathe you
This is what life is worth 
When the fires still burn and rage all around Can you hear that dreadful sound? 
Fire still burning on the ground 
Follow the fearsome sound 
As they march to battle, hear the drums pound We do not fight for war 
But to save the lives of those who do so 
Can you hear that dreadful sound? 
Fire still burning on the ground 
Can you feel my love? 
Rising with the heat above 
Life's the story of 
Ascending to the stars as one 

Marching across the land 
Is a peaceful army joining the band 
Walking hand in hand 
To an anthem loudly sung where they stand 
Can you hear that dreadful sound? 
Fire still burning on the ground 
Can you feel my love? 
Rising with the heat above 
Life's the story of 
Ascending to the stars as one
***
 

I loved the power of this song the first time I heard it, but when I learned the lyrics, I loved it more. It helps that it came out at a time I felt deeply immersed in Zion literature. I've been studying what it means to “Be One” and to have “Hearts knit together in unity and love” with “no poor among them” for many years. As I study, I often picture in my mind the process of arriving at this place/state of existence. Scriptures like Isaiah 11 (and many Isaiah chapters) and the Book of Revelation offer their own impressions of what our last days will be like. We know there will be a group of wicked people whose vices cause them to destroy each other, while another group who calls on God will be gathered for safety and their gathering place will be a place of peace, cooperation, unity, and joy. But from the outside, its glory will terrify the wicked onlookers. That is what this song reminds me of. 

 So now, in my mind, it's my Marching to Zion anthem. We may not exactly “ascend to the stars as one,” but instead we will sanctify and glorify our own dear earth to ascend to her own promised paradisiacal glory. Guys, I'm here for it. And I brought the soundtrack.

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