[Spoken Promotional Intro — Male Voice, Clear and Unhurried] This song is inspired by a Sermon Gem from Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Christ Our Life—Soon to Appear Sermon Number Six Seventeen. Spurgeon Gems dot org. Go there to find Gems galore! Now listen to the Word. [Spoken Intro — Dark, Building Atmosphere] When Christ shall appear… We shall also appear with Him. Have you ever felt the bars of your cage? Have you ever felt the chain upon your soul? Then listen. Your story is not finished! [Verse 1] Like a lion pacing in a cage, I feel the fire, I feel the rage. These iron bars were never my home, My soul was made for worlds unknown. Sin and doubt are bars of steel, Mistrust and weakness wound what I feel. I long to serve, I long to rise, To live for Christ beyond these ties! [Pre-Chorus] Oh, let me rise! Oh, let me fly! There's more to life than earth and sky! I feel the promise burning within— A life no chain can hold forever in! [Chorus — Huge Choir] BREAK THESE CHAINS! LET MY SOUL RISE! I was not born to crawl beneath these skies! BREAK THESE CHAINS! THE KING WILL APPEAR! My day of glory is drawing near! When Christ appears, the night is gone! The hidden life will burst into dawn! I'LL RISE WITH CHRIST! I'LL SHINE WITH HIM! The life of glory will begin! [Verse 2] Like an eagle chained upon a stone, I spread my wings but fly alone. I see the blue beyond the cloud, I cry for freedom, fierce and loud! There's something more than dust and pain, A holy fire no earth can chain. This mortal frame cannot define The life of Christ alive in mine! [Pre-Chorus] Oh, let me rise! Oh, let me fly! There's more to life than earth and sky! I feel the promise burning within— A life no chain can hold forever in! [Chorus — Full Power] BREAK THESE CHAINS! LET MY SOUL RISE! I was not born to crawl beneath these skies! BREAK THESE CHAINS! THE KING WILL APPEAR! My day of glory is drawing near! When Christ appears, the night is gone! The hidden life will burst into dawn! I'LL RISE WITH CHRIST! I'LL SHINE WITH HIM! The life of glory will begin! [Verse 3 — Melodic and Hopeful] A mighty oak sleeps inside the seed, A forest waits in what seems so small. A life unseen, a promised tree, A future greater than we can see. The little acorn cannot know The towering branches it will grow. But deep inside, the promise stays— A hidden glory waits its day! [Bridge — Rising Emotion] The butterfly is bound within, A hidden life beneath its skin. But when the hour of change arrives, It breaks its shell and spreads its wings! And we, though burdened, weak, and worn, Are waiting for that glorious morn! We cannot see what we shall be, But Christ will bring us victory! [Breakdown — Deep Male Voice] I am more than this weakness. More than these chains. More than the sorrow. More than the pain. Christ is my life! And when He appears— [CHOIR EXPLODES] WE SHALL APPEAR WITH HIM IN GLORY! [Final Chorus — Maximum Power, Huge Choir] BREAK THESE CHAINS! LET MY SOUL RISE! The King is coming through the open skies! BREAK THESE CHAINS! THE KING WILL APPEAR! Our promised glory is drawing near! No more the prison! No more the night! The hidden life will blaze in light! WE'LL RISE WITH CHRIST! WE'LL SHINE WITH HIM! Eternal glory will begin! WHEN CHRIST APPEARS—WE SHALL APPEAR! The greatest promise, forever clear! WHEN CHRIST APPEARS—WE SHALL APPEAR! WITH HIM IN GLORY—OUR KING IS HERE! [Spoken Outro — Music Stops Completely] The chains will not last forever. The struggle will not last forever. The life hidden in Christ will be revealed. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear… We also shall appear with Him in glory. [Spoken Series Outro — Clear, Deliberate, No Music] Inspired by a Sermon Gem from Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Christ Our Life—Soon to Appear Sermon Number Six Seventeen. Spurgeon Gems dot org. Go there to find Gems galore!
