I Saw the Door Open (Remix 3)

Lyrics

# I SAW THE DOOR OPEN

[Intro]

[Bright Hammond B3, syncopated piano, tight drums, brass punches]

[Lead]
I know what a closed door looks like.

I know what “no” sounds like.

I know what it feels like
when nothing is moving.

But I also know this—

I saw the door open.

[Choir]
Open!

[Verse 1]

[Lead]
I had my name on the list
and still got passed by

Had the right conversation
and still heard “not this time”

I went home disappointed
but I did not lose my praise

Because one closed door
doesn’t cancel what God says

[Choir]
No, it don’t!

[Lead]
Then out of nowhere—

[Choir]
Open!

[Lead]
Different place—

[Choir]
Open!

[Lead]
Different people—

[Choir]
Open!

[Lead]
Different answer—

[Choir]
OPEN!

[Chorus]

[Lead]
I saw the door open!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
Nobody had to force it!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
Nobody had to beg for me!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
God made room!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
Revelation says,
“I have set before thee
an open door”

[Choir]
And no man can shut it!

[Verse 2]

[Lead]
Some doors look impressive
but peace ain’t standing there

Some opportunities come dressed up
but God never sent you there

So I stopped chasing everything
just because it looked like more

I said,
“Lord, if You’re not in it,
I don’t want that door”

[Choir]
That’s right!

[Lead]
If I have to lie for it—

[Choir]
Keep it!

[Lead]
If I have to compromise—

[Choir]
Keep it!

[Lead]
If I have to lose myself
just to stay inside—

[Choir]
KEEP IT!

[Minister Break]

[Band drops to organ, bass, handclaps]

[Lead]
Some of you are praying,
“Lord, open the door.”

But the better prayer might be:

“Lord, open the right door.”

Because every open door
is not a God door.

Jonah found a ship going exactly
where he wanted to go.

That didn’t mean God sent it.

So stop using access
as proof of approval.

Ask God for discernment.

[Choir]
Show me, Lord!

[Lead]
If it’s mine—

[Choir]
Open it!

[Lead]
If it’s not—

[Choir]
Close it!

[Lead]
If I’m moving too fast—

[Choir]
Stop me!

[Lead]
If fear is holding me back—

[Choir]
Push me!

[Lead]
But whatever You do,
don’t let me mistake
my desire for Your direction!

[Choir]
Lead me, Lord!

[Chorus]

[Lead]
I saw the door open!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
After all that waiting!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
After all those no’s!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
God made room!

[Choir]
Open for me!

[Lead]
And when He opened it—

[Choir]
No man could shut it!

[Drive]

[Lead]
They said no!

[Choir]
God said move!

[Lead]
They overlooked me!

[Choir]
God said move!

[Lead]
They changed their mind!

[Choir]
God said move!

[Lead]
They thought it was finished!

[Choir]
God said move!

[Lead]
Then the call came!

[Choir]
Door opened!

[Lead]
Then the answer came!

[Choir]
Door opened!

[Lead]
Then the opportunity came!

[Choir]
Door opened!

[Lead]
And I knew immediately—

[Choir]
GOD OPENED IT!

[Final Vamp]

[Lead]
If God opened it—

[Choir]
Walk through!

[Lead]
Stop standing outside!

[Choir]
Walk through!

[Lead]
Stop asking everybody’s opinion!

[Choir]
Walk through!

[Lead]
Stop talking yourself out of it!

[Choir]
Walk through!

[Lead]
He gave you the room!

[Choir]
Walk through!

[Lead]
He gave you the chance!

[Choir]
Walk through!

[Lead]
Now go in there
and represent Him right!

[Choir]
WALK THROUGH!

[Outro]

[Lead]
I know what rejection feels like.

That’s why I recognize favor
when it shows up.

And this time,
I didn’t have to push it.

I didn’t have to manipulate it.

God put the door in front of me
and said—

[Choir]
WALK THROUGH!

[Lead]
I saw the door—

[Choir]
OPEN!