I climbed to my heights of glory
My strength dried up like sun-baked clay
My tongue clung to the roof of my mouth
I lay down in the dust of death,
I sinned—and fell into death itself
But He rose from death on a cross
And lifted me up from the dust.
Now I run with Him
On His heights of His glory.
“Let me run with You, Lord
Let me run with You
Your glory never ends.”
In Heights of Glory the gospel moves from a person’s pride and conceit to humble dependence on Jesus Christ. Humanity seeks its own “heights of glory,” but apart from God such striving ends in dispair. In Psalm 22 King David foresees dispair while the resurrection of Jesus reverses it, lifting the sinner into new life. A person rescued from sin by Jesus is not only raised from the dust but invited to run alongside Him on His eternal heights. The final plea—“Let me run with You”—becomes a prayer for perseverance, echoing Hebrews 12:1-2, where believers are called to run the race “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith.” This poem invites us to see our own journey mirrored in Jesus Christ from dust and death into the endless glory of God.
My strength dried up like sun-baked clay; my tongue stuck to my mouth
“My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.” (Psalm 22:15).
Dust of death
“For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” (Genesis 3:19).
He rose from death on a cross
“He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him…” (Philippians 2:8-9).
Pulled me up / Out of the dust of death
“He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock.” (Psalm 40:2).
Run with Him on His heights of glory
“God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.” (Hebrews 3:19).
Your glory never ends
“For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.” (Romans 11:36).