Listen to the song below here.
HOW DEEP THE FATHER'S LOVE FOR US
HOW VAST BEYOND ALL MEASURE
THAT HE SHOULD GIVE HIS ONLY SON
TO MAKE A WRETCH HIS TREASURE
HOW GREAT THE PAIN OF SEARING LOSS
THE FATHER TURNS HIS FACE AWAY
AS WOUNDS WHICH MAR THE CHOSEN ONE
BRING ANY SONS TO GLORY
BEHOLD THE MAN UPON A CROSS
MY SIN UPON HIS SHOULDERS
ASHAMED I HEAR MY MOCKING VOICE
CALL OUT AMONG THE SCOFFERS
IT WAS MY SIN THAT HELD HIM THERE
UNTIL IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED
HIS DYING BREATH HAS BROUGHT ME LIFE
I KNOW THAT IT IS FINISHED
I WILL NOT BOAST IN ANYTHING
NO GIFTS, NO POWER, NO WISDOM
BUT I WILL BOAST IN JESUS CHRIST
HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION
WHY SHOULD I GAIN FROM HIS REWARD
I CANNOT GIVE AN ANSWER
BUT THIS I KNOW WITH ALL MY HEART
HIS WOUNDS HAVE PAID MY RANSOM
Have a blessed Easter every one!
Powerful, wow, that last verse hit the spot.
Ang, when we sing this one in church I never finish with a dry eye. It hits me every time. Did you listen to it? Even the melody stirs up emotions.
I love that song. It is one of my favorites, and my church sings it a lot. It really makes you think.
i just love that song sooo much! i can't believe how much it has touched me - and i have many memories of tough times i'm going through and that song has just reminded me how amazing my God is! thanks for blessing me with it today!
I love it when we sing that hymn at my church!
Happy Easter to you, Heather! May it be filled with the light and hope of God's unending mercy.
yeah, it never leaves me with a dry eye either. May we all never treat His sacrifice for us as common, and remember that should've been us on those crosses, deserving every last beating. His love is amazing, may we share that with the world around us. Blessings :)