Monday, March 27, 2006

Untitled Hymn by Chris Rice

Weak and wounded sinner
Lost and left to die
O, raise your head, for love is passing by
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus and live!

Now your burden's lifted
And carried far away
And precious blood has washed away the stain, so
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus and live!

And like a newborn baby
Don't be afraid to crawl
And remember when you walk Sometimes we fall...so
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus and live!

Sometimes the way is lonely
And steep and filled with pain
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus and live!

O, and when the love spills over
And music fills the night
And when you can't contain your joy inside, then
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus and live!

And with your final heartbeat
Kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live!

This is my favorite song. Yesterday in church my dad spoke on John 15:13-15.

13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, [1] for the servant [2] does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

At the end of the service, a man in our church sang this song. Everytime he sings it in church or I play it on my iPod, it brings me to tears. I am more amazed these past few weeks of how much God has done for me. Just getting ready for the Easter season, lends itself to thinking about what Christ has done. I know that the story is so familiar that I tend to just let it go by without taking time to consider all that I have in Christ.

My dad spoke a clear salvation message, so for me it put things in perspective. Growing in Christ often causes "growing pains", but realizing fully (if we could even do that) what Christ went through and what He has done makes the "growing pains" worth it all. Knowing that my Savior calls me His friend, and no longer sees me for the rotten sinner that I am. God's love is truly indescribable!

6 comments:

Kelli said...

That is a really neat song with such a strong message! Thanks for sharing; it was encouraging.

Unknown said...

Love that song. I've only heard it on the radio a few times - thanks for posting the full lyrics. I'm especially encouraged by the fly to Jesus and fall on Jesus verses. You're right, the simple blessings are profound. We have all things in Christ. All heavenly blessings and riches we HAVE in Christ not had or will have. What a treasure that we are called His friends and have been given all things through Him. Wow. Good stuff. Makes me want to dance for Jesus! Although you might not want to see that. :) Thanks for the thought dear. (I'm jealous that you have an ipod.)

Sharon said...

Alicia, I would laugh to see you dance! But I can't say I'm much better:o)

Laura said...

Thank you Sharon. What an encouragement. Thank you!

carissa said...

Do you know Arlene homontowski? She died in a car accident last month. God was so merciful at her funeral as my brother sang that song. It is soo beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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