| Creed's song, Higher, reads like a prayer | | | | of God's Presence is something much more real |
| from someone who longs for God's kingdom. | | | | than a dream and yet, for expression's sake, |
| These lyrics are from the heart of someone | | | | this is a wonderful way to describe the |
| who has tasted God's goodness and yet must | | | | reality of God's heavenly reign here on |
| continue to live in this fallen world. | | | | earth. To some extent it is alive only in the |
| | | | minds of His enlightened ones, who have been |
| Chorus: | | | | taught by His Spirit. |
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| "Can you take me higher? | | | | This world is a combination of God's world |
| | | | and yet also "another world." God allows his |
| To the place where blind men see | | | | people to escape the futility of death that |
| | | | reigns over earth, but we still must live on |
| Can you take me higher? | | | | earth for however long God dictates. We can |
| | | | live at peace however, knowing that the |
| To the place with golden streets" | | | | purpose of our everyday lives is grounded in |
| | | | eternal meaning because of Christ. |
| Refrain: | | | | |
| | | | There is a new thirst and hunger that God |
| "Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very | | | | instills in His people that only He can |
| first time | | | | fulfill. It is a blessed, conscience clearing |
| | | | hunger. It is the rightest, richest kind of |
| Up high I'm strong enough to take these | | | | hunger there is. |
| dreams | | | | |
| | | | Of course, the fact that Creed performed this |
| And make them mine" | | | | song hundreds of times in front of all kinds |
| | | | of audiences is fantastic. Anyone who makes |
| God's people are waiting for something that | | | | God's truth available in such a subtle, |
| has not yet arrived, and yet they are also | | | | savvy, sincere way is a spiritual genius. |
| experiencing heaven right now. The fullness | | | | |