052 The Door

There’s an endless mansion to explore
Full of empty rooms that promise more
But there’s one your soul is aching for
And the King is knocking at the door

While the rest of the house is cold and gray
There’s a door with another world inside
While the rest of mansion’s in decay
There’s a door to the kingdom of skies
There’s a room with the King of Kings inside

There’s a room in the mansion full of light
Full of gold and gems of every kind
It’s an outpost of the coming life
With a river flowing deep and wide

While the rest of the house is emptiness
There’s a door to a garden paradise
While the rest of mansion leads to less
There’s a door to a more abundant life
There’s a room where the greatest treasures hide

There’s so much more
There’s so much more
Behind the door
Behind the door
The door that every heart is aching for

There’s a room in the mansion full of love
Full of food and fellowship restored
It’s a taste of the city yet to come
Where the bride is always with her Lord

While the rest of the house is dark as night
There’s a door fighting emanating rays
While the rest of mansion longs for light
There’s a door to the source of endless day
There’s a room that’s illumined by His face There’s a room that’s illumined by His face

Supporting Texts

Inspired by The Cruelty of a Door from my favorite poet.
https://www.amazon.com/Cruelty-Door-R-C-Lloyd/dp/B0DXW1Y1BM?ref_=ast_author_mpb

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. ‘Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
Revelation 3:18-20 NASB95

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NABS95

“Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.”
2 Corinthains 4:16 NASB95

“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 7:38-39 NASB95

“to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Colossians 1:27 NASB95

Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
Luke 17:20-21 NASB95

This song focuses on the present eschatological reality of Christ in us, the “now” of the already and the not yet of the coming kingdom. There is a whole biblical theological theme of temple imagery from the gardern to Revelation. I have preached a sermon on it if you would like to hear more.

Additional Info

Key: D
BPM: 144
Drafted: March 29 - April 2, 2025
Published: 4/2/2025