My dad seemed ten feet tall
When I was just a kid
And if you ask me who my hero was
I'd quickly tell you it was him
He must have had a thousand stories
I must have heard a million times
But I'll never forget as long as I live
Us kneeling down that day
Him teaching me to pray

He said, it's not far from here to Jesus
His loving arms are open wide
Close your eyes and He will lead you
Safely to His side
There's no need for you to fear Him
You can trust Him with your heart
And it's not far, it's not far

I couldn't help but wonder how
The years have gone so fast
With every breath dad fought to take
I knew could be his last
And as we gathered round his bedside
And fumbled through what we would say
I bowed my head and began to cry
And whispered in his ear
My last goodbye
I said, it's not far from here to Jesus
His loving arms are open wide
Close your eyes and He will lead you
Safely to His side
There's no need for you to fear Him
You can trust Him with your heart
And it's not far, it's not far

There is no distance
From the love of God
He's always there to hear our prayer
And answer when we call

It's not far from here to Jesus
His loving arms are open wide
Close your eyes and He will lead you
Safely to His side
There's no need for you to fear Him
You can trust Him with your heart
And it's not far, it's not far
It's not far from here to Jesus

It's not far
It's not far from here to Jesus

It's not far from here
It's not far from here to Jesus
(No, no)
It's not far from here
It's not far
(It's not far)
It's not far from here
(Oh...)
It's not far from here to Jesus
(No, no, no, no, no)
It's not far from here
It's not far
(No, no, no, no, no, no, no)
It's not far...