Going to My Savior

[Verse 1]
I’ve been fading from this body
Like smoke from a broken flame
Every morning feels more borrowed
Every night I call His name
I see teardrops on the table
Pictures leaning in their frames
Oh my friends
My blood
My people
I love you more than I can say
[Chorus]
But I’m going to my Savior
I’m going to my Lord (yeah)
I’m dying to this world
Holding on to His word
When I see His face
I’ll lay this pain down
Forever
I’m leaving you for a moment
But I’m going to my Savior
[Verse 2]
Mama’s hands still try to hold me
Daddy’s eyes
They turn away
Children ask me
“Will you stay here?”
I don’t know quite what to say
So I whisper
“I’m not losing
I’m just changing where I stand”
When He reaches down to take me
I’ll be laughing when I take His hand
[Chorus]
‘Cause I’m going to my Savior
I’m going to my Lord (oh yeah)
I’m dying to this world
Trusting every promise I heard
When I see His face
I’ll lay this fear down
Forever
I’m leaving you for a moment
But I’m going to my Savior
[Bridge]
Don’t you dress this up in sorrow
Sing a little song for me
I’ll be waiting by the river
Where the chains fall in the sea
One day you’ll come on over
We’ll be standing hand in hand
Till that morning
Keep on walking
Let His mercy guide your steps
[Chorus]
I’m going to my Savior
I’m going to my Lord
I’m dying to this world
But I’m more alive than before
When I see His face
I’ll lay this weight down
Forever
I’m leaving you for a moment
But I’m going to my Savior
(yeah, I’m going to my Savior)

folk, Slow acoustic blues with soul-gospel inflection, male vocals. Fingerpicked guitar and warm upright bass, brushes on snare, subtle organ pads under the chorus. Verses stay intimate and low, voice rough and close-mic’d; chorus lifts with call-and-response harmonies and a touch of church reverb, ending in a gentle, lingering outro hum., blues, acoustic, soul, world