Today, platinum-selling singer/songwriter Josiah Queen offers up a joyous expression of faith with his soulful new single “when I see You.” A spellbinding reflection on the promise of meeting Jesus in Heaven, “when I see You” is the latest glimpse at the 23-year-old rising star’s massively anticipated new album Damascus Road, due out October 23. Go HERE to listen to “when I see You,” and pre-order/pre-save Damascus Road HERE.
“I think about Heaven a lot, and especially what it’ll be like to finally see Jesus face to face,” says Queen. “I’ve always wondered what that moment will actually feel like — what I’ll say, what I’ll do, or if I’ll even have the words. I wrote this song imagining that moment and how the hope of seeing Him one day changes the way I want to live my life right now.”
Produced by Dylan Thomas, “when I see You” marks a sonic departure from the larger-than-life folk-rock of songs like “demons” (a gold-certified hit also featured on Damascus Road). In a testament to his tremendous songwriting talents, the beautifully unhurried “when I see You” retains all the raw emotional power that’s fueled his unstoppable momentum over the past year — including emerging as the No. 2 most- streamed Christian artist globally, with more than 2.1 billion career streams to date.
Led by a laid-back but potent drumbeat and graceful acoustic guitar, “when I see You” opens with Queen contemplating an encounter he can only imagine, rendering his vision in exquisite detail (“Sometimes I will sit and wonder what You look like / I heard Your hair is white as wool and eyes are like fire / Heaven knows what I’ll do”). With his vocals channeling both quiet wonder and aching urgency, the chorus unfolds in a wide-eyed cascade of questions: “Will I dance, will I sing / Will I bow before the King? / Only Heaven knows what I’ll do / When I see You.” As the lushly textured track builds to a soaring intensity, Queen fully illuminates its underlying message: the notion that anticipating an eventual encounter with Jesus can transform the way that faith is lived in the present.
“when I see You” arrives as Queen continues the U.K./European leg of his Mt. Zion Tour — a hugely successful headline run that began with a sold-out U.S. trek and closes out in Brussels on September 27. Next spring, he’ll embark on his biggest headline outing to date: the fast-selling Damascus Road Tour, launching on April 8 at BOK Center in Tulsa. Just three years after playing 400-capacity rooms, Queen will take the stage at arenas across North America, including marquee venues like Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (4/10), Spectrum Center in Charlotte (4/17), Target Center in Minneapolis (4/24), Honda Center near Los Angeles (4/29), and more. For more information, visit josiahqueen.com.
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