Heavenly Places - Mullins

John on the Isle of Patmos

Gazing back on the race he had run

Seemed like such a dream

He had truly seen God’s only Son.

Now confined to this tiny island

Far away from those he loves.

Feeling all alone

His mind would just toward home and be in

Heavenly places, familiar faces

Walking with the Savior by the Sea of Galilee he’d be in

Heavenly places, warming embraces

Of the twelve and of the one who set him free

Heavenly places captured in his memory.

Paul in a Roman prison

Looking back to the day he first believed

Little did he know

The dusty road would hold his destiny (Hold his destiny).

Now in chains, lying in this dungeon

Writing letters to those he loves

He pause between each line

And somewhere in his mind he’d be in

Heavenly places, familiar faces

Preaching the gospel for the hungry to receive he’d be in

Heavenly places, warming embraces

Of the fellowship he had with Timothy

Heavenly places captured in his memory.

I, too was once a prisoner

To this world’s doubt and fear

But in the house of the Lord

There’s a decent comfort here (Decent comfort here)

And I’m in

Heavenly places, familiar faces

In the house of the Lord where’s it’s easy to believe that I’m in

Heavenly places, Oh, feeling warm embraces

All my brothers and my sisters loving me

Heavenly places, heavenly places

More than just a memory.

It’s so much more

(La-la-la-la-la-la-la) (repeat several times with ad lib)

Words and Music by Amy Susan Foster and Buddy Mullins

1993 Centergy Music (Admin. by BMG Chrysalis US)