Being a church that is considered a "contemporary" church, we surprise folks with a classic now and then. There's so much rich tradition and history behind many of the great Hymns of the faith. We'll pull out an oldie every once in awhile and put a new spin on it.
Recently during weekend services I had the opportunity to sing a Hymn called "The Love of God" written by Frederick Lehman. I love singing this one. When you look at the lyrics you see the beautiful way the author tried to explain the unexplainable love of our God.
The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star, and reaches to the lowest hell.
The guilty pair, bowed down with care. God gave his Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled, and pardoned from this sin.
O love of God how rich and pure! How measureless and strong!
It shall forever more endure. The saint's and angels song!
Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill, and every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole, tho stretched from sky to sky.
That day a church member approached me to tell me that as a little girl, she used to sing that hymn all the time. It never meant anything to her until that day. After hearing the message Tim did on God's unconditional and never ending love for us, it hit her. When she heard the song in that new and fresh way, she understood the line "Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchement made..." She was blown away by the song she knew as a child, but never understood fully until now.
Whether it's an old hymn, new hymn or a spiritual song, it's always refreshing to see and hear how people are connecting with the Lord and coming to an understanding of His nature through the worship music at Grace.
So...what's your favorite hymn?
Check out "The Love of God" on iTunes recorded by MercyMe here.
Check out Mandy's blog called "Blending Worship".
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