Crack the Sky
Words and music by Rick Crow

V.1
Sometimes at night I close my eyes with a wish
Sometimes I wonder if I'd ever been missed
If You came for me
If You came for me
I've never asked You for a whole lot of things
I've never begged You for the riches of kings
But I've one request
And I hold it up to You

CHORUS
Come on and crack the sky for me
Come on and crack the sky and take me home
Tonight

V.2
I know You've got me where You want me to be
I know You've got a plan to use even me
But I long for You
I long for You
So now I'll work until You're ready for me
But I don't know if I can guarantee
That I'll never cry
Never try to get to You
CHORUS

Matthew 24:27, Revelation 19:11-16
Copyright © 1987 Arlose Music/ASCAP

Matthew 24:27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Revelation 19 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter."[1] He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

The song is obviously a reference to the rapture of the church. The writer speaks of a longing for the rapture, and makes it his request to the Lord in prayer (maranatha). The rapture is spoken of poetically as "cracking the sky". Since Matthew 24:27 describes the rapture as "lightning", which is often accompanied by loud claps of thunder, the description of the rapture as "cracking the sky" seems reasonable enough. The second verse talks of the writer waiting in humility ("even me"), patiently serving in the capacity of a musician. It also speaks of longing for the Lord, and realizing that there may be tribulations along the way.