Heaven Is Too Far Away - Shelly E. Johnson - Official Music Video

“Heaven Is Too Far Away” - Shelly E. Johnson - Official Music Video
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In loving memory of Aliyah Faith Doyle (April 17, 2020 - October 2, 2021)
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“HEAVEN IS TOO FAR AWAY”
Words & Music by Shelly E. Johnson & Sean Hill
© 2022 Shelly E. Johnson Music (BMI) / Uphill Creative Publishing (ASCAP) (Both admin. by Music Services).
OFFICIAL LYRICS:
Verse 1
I know you’re safe, I know you’re home,
But there’s an ache within my soul
All I want to do is hold you close
Your precious face is all I see
Each breath I take I’m gripped with grief
A mother shouldn’t have to let her baby go
Pre Chorus
When I wonder what you’re doing now,
it brings me just a little peace somehow
Chorus 1
Are you running up and down the golden streets,
Or riding on a lion’s back through fields of green?
Do you wear a sparkly princess crown
at tea parties with Jesus on a cloud ?
Are you soaring through the sky on eagles wings,
Or playing angels in a game of hide & seek?
Though you’re snuggled in the Father’s lap,
I would still give anything to have you back
Oh, I know He’ll bring me home to you someday
But Heaven is too far away
Verse 2
I’ve yelled at God, I’ve said my words,
I’ve cried until my eyes have burned
It’s agony to make it through each day
Yet in the depths of my despair,
I feel His presence meet me here
I’m carried by a peace I can’t explain, knowing
Chorus 2
You are chasing butterflies in summer’s breeze
And swimming with the dolphins in the crystal seas
Bedtime stories happen on the moon
as Jesus sings a lullaby for you
You stay up late to watch your dreams play out again
As galaxies shine brilliantly above your head
This is the most fun you’ve ever had,
but I would still give anything to hear you laugh
Oh, I know He’ll bring me home to you someday
But Heaven is too far away
Bridge
Hallelujah! He is good,
My heart will choose to say:
Hallelujah! He is good
Blessed be His Name
Final Chorus
Though I’ll never understand the reason why
A good and loving God would make us say goodbye
Every single joy we’re missing here,
we will have eternity to share!
Someday I’ll come bursting through those gates of pearls
And wrap you in my arms forever, my Sweet Girl
In the land where there is no more pain,
we’ll praise the God who gives and takes away
Oh, I know He’ll bring me home to you someday
But Heaven is too far away
Tag
Baby Girl, I’m longing for that glorious day
Cause Heaven is too far away
Recorded and Produced by Sean Hill at Uphill Studios.
Mixed by Daniel Kinner at Kreativ Productions.
Mastered by Bob Boyd at Ambient Digital Mastering.
Music Video Directed and Produced by Joe Royston.
Artwork and Graphic Design by Kelly Morris at Franklin Lane Creative.
About Shelly E. Johnson:
Worship music is not a career choice, it’s a calling, and it’s one that Worship Artist Shelly E. Johnson has embraced with joyful surrender. She has a gift for writing songs and a heart for serving God that makes her one of the most anointed worship leaders of her generation.
Most well-known for writing the powerful worship anthem “Power of the Cross”, which has been recorded by Natalie Grant, Steve Green and is being used in churches worldwide, Shelly has spent the last decade serving the Church by writing songs and traveling the country leading worship for events of all kinds, sharing her heart and ministry. Shelly has released eight studio albums and written hundreds of songs, many of which have been published by LifeWay, Brentwood Benson, Word, and Prism Music, and has toured North America with renowned Irish hymn-writers Keith & Kristyn Getty. Shelly has served on staff as a worship leader at Brentwood Baptist Church in Nashville, TN (from 2005-2011), First Baptist Church Woodstock GA (from 2012-2015), Woodstock City Church, a campus of North Point Ministries (from 2016-2021), Executive Worship Pastor at Restoration Church in Alpharetta, GA (2022-2023), and currently serves at Interim Worship Pastor at Thrive Chapel in Woodstock, GA.
In October 2017, Shelly released a stunning Christmas album, Christmas Is Beautiful, and she and her band partner with churches around the country to present the Christmas Is Beautiful Tour each Christmas season.
Shelly released her long-awaited brand new worship album Great Awakening in May 2022. Shelly and her husband Jack have been married for eighteen years. They have two children, daughter Mary Carson age eight and son Brooks age four. Visit www.shellyejohnson.com to learn more.

[@feliciakruse9945]

This year marks the 10th anniversary of my quintuplets' birth and passing on Tuesday, September 17. I discovered your song on Spotify today that I really needed to help me get through the next few days. God is good! Hallelujah! Job 1:20-22!

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

@@feliciakruse9945 I am so, so sorry. There is no pain like this pain. My heart aches with you. It just makes absolutely no sense at all. And it never will. The only thing that is true is God sees you, He loves you and He is with you. You will get to not only hold your sweet children in Heaven, you will get to raise them and enjoy every moment together... forever. I know that doesn't ease the pain of this moment. I am so sorry 😭🤍

[@richardferguson6665]

I was redirected here from a comment on Shelly's video for "Heaven Someday". Our grandson passed away in Feb 2023 after a few hours of life. This song, as well as Heaven Someday are in my playlist I created in memory of him. I know that we will see our grandson in Heaven and as sad and hurt as we are (especially my daughter and her husband) we have never been angry at God. We know things like this happen for a reason, and it hurts tremendously when we don't know why. My thoughts and prayers go out to Shelly and everyone else who have found these songs as comfort. Rejoice in the knowledge that you, as believers, will be reunited one day. Thank you Shelly!

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

Amen! 🙏🏼🤍

[@ehcareler2004]

Time fly month and after month, but the pain still in my chest. To everyone listening to this song hope it gets little better each days go by 🥺

[@TruthTriumphsOnlyLordJesus]

Sister, This is a gorgeous song, and I haven't lost a baby, but I have identical twin daughters who are 34 who have two children each and a son who is 31 who has a son, and they have pretty much cut me out of their lives since 2017 because the Lord started giving me rapture dreams, so I know that our escape from this world is very soon!!!! I read the information about this song on your website, and they are going UP to meet Jesus in the clouds, and will see their daughter in her glorified body. Our King, the Lion of Judah, is coming to rapture His church/born again believers. But may the peace of God be on you and your family and look up to heaven because any day the trumpet call of God is going to happen. Maranatha.

[@skifamily2650]

Thank you don't know how much this song has helped me through my grief.

[@Mrslargin]

So many great visions found in this love song to those who have lost a child, Shelley God has blessed us through you in this song.

[@cj25674]

Thank you.

[@bsbnkotbsb2590]

Im from Iran and im a Muslim, girl you have done such a great masterpiece, I cry everytime I listen to this amazing song, you voice is a miracle and angelic, Love you and I wish you the best, I wish you Jesus and mightu God blessing and wanted to know you are my favorite now and love you so much, I wish one day see you in a concert in Iran.❤❤❤🇮🇷🇺🇸❤❤❤

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

Thank you! God bless you!

[@mildrednekesa]

🙌🙏👍

[@joukebouman8872]

Thank you for sharing this song, we also lost a girl of one and a half and this song expresses the feelings well.

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

I am so, so sorry. There is no pain like this pain. My heart aches with you. Trials like this make absolutely no sense at all. But keep trusting God, your Creator. He loves you, and He is faithful and always good. You will get to not only hold your sweet child in Heaven, you will get to raise them and enjoy every moment together... forever! I know that doesn't ease the pain of this moment. I am so sorry 😭

[@joukebouman8872]

Thank you for the encouraging words and again for this beautiful song, the song means a lot to me.

[@Joshua-wr6ez]

Oh my just breathtaking. I am a father and a sibling of lost children. I couldn’t even make it 30 seconds into this song before my eyes reared up to cry. I know my mother and wife will do the same. Thank you for this. I can’t wait until I get there and where I can run with the children and to see my sister all the while they get the best of our families to watch them. I can’t say more right now but thank you from a father.

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

Amen! Thank you for this message and for sharing a little of your story. I am so sorry for the pain you and your family have experienced 🤍

[@lisadement3749]

My i play this for my son this msrch Bron sleeping. Be 24 years. I want to play for his balloon release

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

Of course 🤍 No need to ask permission. I’m so sorry for your loss.

[@lisadement3749]

@@ShellyEJohnsonMusic thank you God bless you and sorry for your lose

[@ashleyblair8232]

I lost my first baby in a miscarriage in June 2014. This song brought back those painful emotions, but yet, it also gives me hope. ❤ My brother, John Blair, worked with the Doyle’s when this happened. I remember when he called to tell us. Our hearts broke with theirs. I know the pain never goes away, but I hold on to the hope that we will see our babies again someday.

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

Ashley, I’m so sorry for your loss. There is no pain like the pain of losing a child. My heart breaks that you’ve had to experience that, and the Doyles too. Thank you for sharing your story 💔🤍

[@angelinaquilimaco8105]

This song, Mimi cry a lot! What is the inspiration behind it? I'm just wondering. 4:54

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

@@angelinaquilimaco8105 some friends of mine lost their 17 month old baby girl in a tragic car accident 😭

[@angelinaquilimaco8105]

@@ShellyEJohnsonMusic that is so awful! You shore write beautiful music! I cried so hard when I listen to your song! The day I heard it, I just found out that one of my best friends had died from viral pneumonia, and complications because of that! She had other things like Cushing’s disease and pituitary tumors! So many things to deal with, but such a beautiful person, who I will never ever forget! I still cry thinking about her

[@samanthagraciam]

Wow Shelly! Blessed be the name of the Lord who gives you such a beautiful sincere heart. I love that you always praise God’s good name (Hallelujah!) in each new music you make.. after everything you’ve been through, you still praise Him even more! 🥹 God bless you, beautiful child of God!🫶🏻🥰

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

Thank you, that means so much! God bless you!

[@danielleau3763]

Absolutely stunning!!

[@ShellyEJohnsonMusic]

Thank you so much, that means a lot. God bless you!

[@mubangachipimo7]

Beautiful piece