Glorious Day
GodTube Staff

Verse 1 & 2:
I was buried beneath my shame
Who could carry that kind of weight?
It was my tomb
'Til I met YouI was breathing, but not alive
All my failures I tried to hide
It was my tomb
'Til I met You
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ~ Ephesians 2:1-10
Chorus:
You called my name
Then I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious dayYou called my name
And I ran out of that grave
Out of the darkness
Into Your glorious day
"When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leaders of your tribes and your elders came to me." ~ Deuteronomy 5:23
"Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.” ~ John 11:38-44
“Glorious Day” was written by Kristian Stanfill, a worship leader from Atlanta and longtime voice at Passion Conferences and Passion City Church. First released in 2011, the song quickly became a congregational anthem because of its clear gospel focus and personal testimony. Stanfill has described it as “our story,” the story of what it means to belong to Christ. At its heart, the song proclaims that believers are not self-made or self-rescued, but chosen and called by a Savior who brings life out of death.
The opening verses trace the believer’s condition apart from Christ. Sin leaves us buried in shame and guilt, unable to free ourselves or bear the weight of God’s righteous judgment. The imagery of a grave is not poetic exaggeration but biblical truth. We were spiritually dead, entombed with no power to escape. Then Christ enters the scene. By bearing our sin on the cross and rising again, He does what we could never do. He calls us out of darkness and into light, out of the tomb and into new life.
The chorus celebrates that moment of response, when a sinner hears the voice of Jesus and steps into freedom. “I ran out of that grave” echoes both the Resurrection power of Christ and the spiritual resurrection He brings to every believer. The bridge widens the vision even further, reminding us that salvation is not merely escape from judgment, but entrance into a new identity. We are forgiven, adopted, and given a future. “Glorious Day” endures because it tells the gospel plainly and joyfully, inviting worshipers to remember who they were, what Christ has done, and who they now are in Him.
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