May 16, 2020 (Saturday)
“Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul” is one of my favorite hymns. It makes one feel good. It has a great message. It glorifies the Lord. It blesses the singer. It blesses those who hear it sung. It’s about that all important moment when we said, “Yes” to Jesus and He came into our hearts to stay.
When John Peterson was in a meeting where people were giving testimonies of their conversion experience, a man full of joy told of accepting Christ and the wonderful presence of Christ at that moment. He characterized that moment as the time when “Heaven came down and glory filled my soul.” Peterson, always on the lookout for ideas, and greatly blessed by the man’s testimony, wrote that down and later wrote this wonderful hymn based on someone’s happiness in coming to know Christ as Savior.
The song born that day in 1961 has blessed the hearts of people worldwide. John W. Peterson wrote more than one thousand songs and fifteen cantatas that have sold more than three million copies. But this song is one of the most beloved among Christians.
Heaven Came Down and Glory Filled My Soul
John W. PetersonO what a wonderful, wonderful day-
Day I will never forget;
After I’d wandered in darkness away,
Jesus my Savior I met.
O what a tender, compassionate friend-
He met the need of my heart;
Shadows dispelling, With joy I am telling,
He made all the darkness depart!CHORUS:
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul,
When at the cross the Savior made me whole;
My sins were washed away
And my night was turned to day-
Heaven came down and glory filled my soul!Born of the Spirit with life from above
Into God’s family divine,
Justified fully through Calvary’s love,
O what a standing is mine!
And the transaction so quickly was made
When as a sinner I came,
Took of the offer Of grace He did proffer-
He saved me, O praise His dear name!
CHORUS
Now I’ve a hope that will surely endure
After the passing of time;
I have a future in heaven for sure.
There in those mansions sublime.
And its because of that wonderful day
What at the cross I believed;
Riches eternal And blessings supernal
From His precious hand I received.
CHORUS
(REPEATED FROM OCTOBER 6, 2019-BECAUSE I LOVE THE SONG AND WANT TO REMIND YOU ABOUT ITS STORY).