Songs have a wonderful way of wiggling into our lives. I am so grateful for the writers of hymns and melodies who capture the Gospel of Jesus Christ in pithy, short statements that I can remember.<\/p>\n
One such is Robert Robinson, who wrote \u201cCome Thou Fount\u201d in the 1700\u2019s. Take a look at this remarkable verse:<\/p>\n
\u201cO to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be!Let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It isn\u2019t so much that he mentions grace, or our wandering hearts, or God\u2019s goodness. All great. But I was struck that he managed to get in a key word: \u201cdaily.\u201d<\/p>\n
How great a debtor I am to grace every single day.
\nEvery single day, this wounded and fallen pastor again looks to the cross, and realizes what wondrous grace is there for all who are in Christ.<\/p>\nAnd tomorrow again. And again. And again. O to grace how great a debtor \u2013 except it is grace, never to be paid back, always and only a gift.<\/p>\n
And I receive of it every day. Ha.<\/p>\n
After \u201cCome Thou Fount,\u201d I listened to another of my favorites, Chris Rice. No 18th-Century theologian he; his \u201cUntitled Hymn\u201d comes straight at my generation. Yet it strikes me with grace again:<\/p>\n
\u201cWeak and wounded sinner, Lost and left to die
\nO, raise your head, for love is passing by
\nCome to Jesus, Come to Jesus
\nCome to Jesus and live!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nCatch that image: weak, wounded, left to die\u2026 come, raise your head just a little, here comes love. And love\u2019s name is Jesus. He passes near, and he brings life.<\/p>\n
There is such hope in this world. Not because of people. Because of my God of grace, whose mercies never fail.<\/p>\n
May Christ\u2019s goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart forever to my Savior!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Songs have a wonderful way of wiggling into our lives. I am so grateful for the writers of hymns and melodies who capture the Gospel of Jesus Christ in pithy, short statements that I can remember. One such is Robert Robinson, who wrote \u201cCome Thou Fount\u201d in the 1700\u2019s. Take a look at this remarkable … Continue reading Grace in Song<\/span>