Country music icon Dolly Parton celebrated her 77th birthday by releasing a song she received from God in a dream.

“I got up, and I started writing this song over a period of weeks, months,” the music legend shared in an Instagram video announcing the release of  the new single, “Don’t Make Me Have to Come Down There.”

“I finished it as things would come to me, and I just felt like I should drop it on my birthday. So, I hope you enjoy it.” Parton released the song on Jan. 19 and said that instead of receiving gifts this year, she wanted to give the gift of music to others. She continued, “It’s a song that came to me in a dream, and I felt like it was worth putting out there. Something special. Well, it’s special to me.”

“Last night I had a dream about God/ He was standing on a mountain top/ Looking down, around in such dismay,” she sang. “And in my dream, I heard Him say/Don’t make me have to come down there/ My children, you had best beware/ If you don’t pay attention, consequences will be dire/Don’t make me have to come down there.”

Parton was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and has won multiple awards throughout her decades-long career. In 2021, despite being named one of People magazine’s “People of the Year,” she insisted that she did not want to be idolized and lamented that some people worship celebrities more than God. In her interview with People, Parton said generosity should be done without looking for praise in return.

Last March, Parton bowed out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations, though she said she was “flattered” by the honor. In a tweet, Parton wrote, “I’m extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I don’t feel that I’ve earned that right. I really don’t want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.” The singer, who was among 17 nominees last year, implied that to receive such an honor, she should have a rock album under her belt.

“This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock ‘n’ roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do,” the “Jolene” singer wrote. She concluded her tweet by wishing all of the nominees good luck and thanking the Rock Hall for the compliment.

On its website, the Rock Hall praised Parton as a “living legend and a paragon of female empowerment,” adding that her “unapologetic femininity belied her shrewd business acumen, an asset in the male-dominated music industry.”

It continued, “Parton is beloved not only for her prolific body of work, quintessential style, and philanthropic efforts, but for the humor, wit, and self-deprecating grace that shine through everything she does. Her crossover success broadened the audience for country music and expanded the horizons for countless artists who followed.” A self-described devout “spiritual” Christian, Parton’s grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher.