The Father's Call
Risen
A Chapter Two song centered in the project's movement toward response, faith and worship.
What the song is about
- Christ's resurrection defeats death and brings new life
- Forgiveness and redemption come through Jesus
- Following Jesus requires surrender and taking up the cross
- Believers are adopted as children of God
- Christ will return in glory
Questions it sits with
- What does it mean that Jesus is risen?
- Am I truly forgiven and redeemed through Christ?
- What does it look like to surrender and take up my cross?
Scripture
- Resurrection narratives — explicit lyrical subject
- "Worthy is the Lamb" — biblical/revelatory worship language
- Take up your cross — explicit biblical allusion
- Great I Am — biblical divine-name language
Song meanings are summarized from lyrics and story supplied by Bart James. Scripture notes are labeled as explicit allusions or thematic connections, not quotations.