I can only Imagine

Sunday musings spawned by the Billy Graham Special last night and Mercy Me’s song I can only Imagine.

song lyrics to "I Can Only Imagine"

by Mercy Me

I can only imagine

What it will be like

When I walk By your side

I can only imagine

What my eyes will see

When your face Is before me

I can only imagine

[Chorus:]Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel

Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still

Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall

Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all

I can only imagine I can only imagine

When that day comes

And I find myself Standing in the Son

I can only imagine

When all I will do Is forever

Forever worship You

I can only imagine

[Chorus]

I can only imagine [x2]

I can only imagine

When all I will do

Is forever, forever worship you

the first time i heard this song, it was performed at a most unexpected venue . . . during the finals of the Canadian idol competition . . . here’s the story . . .

Canadian idol was on my must see list last fall . . . the group of "wanna be idols" was as diverse as our landscape and mix of cultures . . . the final two were both excellent singer/musicians, but the sweet, angelic looking manchild , Kalan Porter, was the front runner . . . he seemed shy and awkward whenever he was interviewed, hiding behind his blond curly locks - but when he performed - WOW, he was a natural . . . NOW all that was left to do was nail the final performance with a song that his "fans" related to and where he could rock - then the rest would be history . . .

Kalan opened this decidedly secular show with I can only IMAGINE by Mercy Me . . . i had never heard the song before . . . but then the lyrics hit me full force, and i knew that regardless of the little boy appearance, Kalan’s performance took guts and a rod of pure steel running down his spine!

i was soooo blown away by this open, unabashed testimony of a young man’s faith . . . during an "idols" competition no less!!! he could easily have thrown away his chances of winning - he was out there, he was unashamedly telling the world that he was a believer . . . and just imagine, Kalan won . . . by a landslide no less!

what a witness . . . what a blessing . . . and what a reminder of "what is to come" . . . yes, i can only imagine. . .