Biography:
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music and received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois.
It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs.
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Other songs:
- Strong Enough
- The Motions
- Hello, My Name Is
- A Christmas To Believe In
- A Few More Days
- A Friend In The World
- All In
- All The Broken Pieces
- Becoming Me
- Blessed Assurance My King Is Coming
- Broken Girl
- Broken Things
- Come On Christmas
- Day After Christmas
- Day One
- Do Something
- Dream Again
- Every Second
- Every Tear
- Family Tree
- Forgiveness
- Give This Christmas Away
- Good Adam Eve
- Grace Wins
- Heaven Is The Hope
- Hello My Name Is
- History
- Hold You Up
- I Cant Hear You
- Jesus And You
- Join The Angels
- Leaving Heaven
- Life Inside You
- Mended
- Mercy Is A Song
- More
- Moved By Mercy
- My Own Little World
- Next Thing You Know
- Oh Me Of Little Faith
- One Last Christmas
- One Step Away
- Only Grace
- Out Of My Hands
- Safe And Sound
- Save A Place For Me
- Something To Say
- Stop The World
- Story Of Your Life
- Survivors
- The Beautiful Things We Miss
- The Center
- The Day Before You
- The Healing Has Begun
- The Heart Of Christmas
- The Power Of A Prayer
- The Reason For The World
- To Me
- Tryin
- Two Houses
- Unchangeable
- Unto Us
- Untold
- When I Say I Do
- Wonderfully Made
- World Changers
- Wouldnt Change A Thing
- You Are Everything
- You Know Where To Find Me
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[Verse 1]
F
We are surrounded,
Dm F
by a world that's not our Home.
C
We are grounded,
F C
until it comes our time to go.
[Verse 2]
F
And our souls are aching
Dm F
with a void that won't be filled.
C
Till we see our mansion,
F C
high up on the hill.
[Verse 3]
F
All the tear-stained pages,
Dm F
that fill the stories of our life,
C
will be erased when,
F C
Love lifts up our tired eyes.
[Verse 4]
F
And we see Jesus
Dm F
for the first time face to face
C
All the pain will fall
F C
a million miles away.
[Chorus 1]
F
Cause Heaven is the Hope that we hold on to.
C
Heaven is the Promise for me and for you
F
That all we really are is passing through
C
to something better.
[Chorus 2]
F
Weeping may last all through the night,
C
But Joy is gonna come with a Morning Light.
F
Heaven is the place for you and I
C
are gonna live forever.
[Bridge 1]
F
Heaven is the hope
C
Heaven is the hope
F C F C
Heaven is the hope, we hold on to.
[Verse 5]
F
I am so excited
Dm F
And now my heart can hardly wait.
C
To see all the loved ones,
F C
That we have lost along the way.
[Verse 6]
F
And every sickness,
Dm F
will be healed once and for all.
C
And every burden we have bear,
F C
will finally fall.
[Chorus 3]
F
Cause Heaven is the Hope that we hold on to.
C
Heaven is the Promise for me and for you
F
That all we really are is passing through
C
to something better.
[Chorus 4]
F
Weeping may last all through the night,
C
But Joy is gonna come with a Morning Light.
F
Heaven is the place for you and I
C
are gonna live forever.
[Bridge 2]
F
Heaven is the hope
C
Heaven is the hope
F C F C
Heaven is the hope, we hold on to.
[Chorus 5]
F
There'll be no more pain, and no more sorrow,
C
It could be today, it could be tomorrow,
F
But until He calls us home,
C
Heaven is Our hope.
[Chorus 6]
F
Cause Heaven is the Hope that we hold on to.
C
Heaven is the Promise for me and for you
F
That all we really are is passing through
C
to something better.
[Chorus 7]
F
Weeping may last all through the night,
C
But Joy is gonna come with a Morning Light.
F
Heaven is the place for you and I
C
are gonna live forever.
[Bridge 3]
F
Heaven is the hope
C
Heaven is the hope
F C F C
Heaven is the hope, we hold on to.
[Verse 7]
F
So we'll keep waiting,
Dm F
Just a few more weary days.
C
And we'll keep watching,
F C
For those clouds to roll away.
[Verse 8]
F
And we'll keep walking,
Dm F
Down this straight and narrow road,
F C
Telling all the world,
[Bridge 4]
F
That heaven is the Hope.
C
Just telling all the world,
F
That heaven is the Hope.
C
Telling all the world,
F
That heaven is the Hope.
[Chorus 8]
F
There'll be no more pain, and no more sorrow,
C
It could be today, it could be tomorrow,
F
But until He calls us home,
C
Heaven is Our hope.
[Chorus 9]
F
My heart can't wait till that day comes,
C
I'm gonna hear Him say,"My child, well done".
F
Till it come my time to go,
C
Heaven is the Hope.
F
We are surrounded,
Dm F
by a world that's not our Home.
C
We are grounded,
F C
until it comes our time to go.
[Verse 2]
F
And our souls are aching
Dm F
with a void that won't be filled.
C
Till we see our mansion,
F C
high up on the hill.
[Verse 3]
F
All the tear-stained pages,
Dm F
that fill the stories of our life,
C
will be erased when,
F C
Love lifts up our tired eyes.
[Verse 4]
F
And we see Jesus
Dm F
for the first time face to face
C
All the pain will fall
F C
a million miles away.
[Chorus 1]
F
Cause Heaven is the Hope that we hold on to.
C
Heaven is the Promise for me and for you
F
That all we really are is passing through
C
to something better.
[Chorus 2]
F
Weeping may last all through the night,
C
But Joy is gonna come with a Morning Light.
F
Heaven is the place for you and I
C
are gonna live forever.
[Bridge 1]
F
Heaven is the hope
C
Heaven is the hope
F C F C
Heaven is the hope, we hold on to.
[Verse 5]
F
I am so excited
Dm F
And now my heart can hardly wait.
C
To see all the loved ones,
F C
That we have lost along the way.
[Verse 6]
F
And every sickness,
Dm F
will be healed once and for all.
C
And every burden we have bear,
F C
will finally fall.
[Chorus 3]
F
Cause Heaven is the Hope that we hold on to.
C
Heaven is the Promise for me and for you
F
That all we really are is passing through
C
to something better.
[Chorus 4]
F
Weeping may last all through the night,
C
But Joy is gonna come with a Morning Light.
F
Heaven is the place for you and I
C
are gonna live forever.
[Bridge 2]
F
Heaven is the hope
C
Heaven is the hope
F C F C
Heaven is the hope, we hold on to.
[Chorus 5]
F
There'll be no more pain, and no more sorrow,
C
It could be today, it could be tomorrow,
F
But until He calls us home,
C
Heaven is Our hope.
[Chorus 6]
F
Cause Heaven is the Hope that we hold on to.
C
Heaven is the Promise for me and for you
F
That all we really are is passing through
C
to something better.
[Chorus 7]
F
Weeping may last all through the night,
C
But Joy is gonna come with a Morning Light.
F
Heaven is the place for you and I
C
are gonna live forever.
[Bridge 3]
F
Heaven is the hope
C
Heaven is the hope
F C F C
Heaven is the hope, we hold on to.
[Verse 7]
F
So we'll keep waiting,
Dm F
Just a few more weary days.
C
And we'll keep watching,
F C
For those clouds to roll away.
[Verse 8]
F
And we'll keep walking,
Dm F
Down this straight and narrow road,
F C
Telling all the world,
[Bridge 4]
F
That heaven is the Hope.
C
Just telling all the world,
F
That heaven is the Hope.
C
Telling all the world,
F
That heaven is the Hope.
[Chorus 8]
F
There'll be no more pain, and no more sorrow,
C
It could be today, it could be tomorrow,
F
But until He calls us home,
C
Heaven is Our hope.
[Chorus 9]
F
My heart can't wait till that day comes,
C
I'm gonna hear Him say,"My child, well done".
F
Till it come my time to go,
C
Heaven is the Hope.
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