I grew up singing hymns, and can remember fondly the harmony and power of the voices as those songs were sung. I remember my Grandmothers voice ringing out above all others as she sang to her King with these songs. As time has gone on, hymns have gotten pushed to the wayside by the more "contemporary" genre of music. Thus the battle of music that has been raging in the church. Hymns, contemporary, hymns, contemporary.
Tomorrow we will be singing "There Is Power In The Blood". Like many of the songs today, this song carries a really neat hope filled message in the form of a question and answer. To paraphrase, the songs says:
Questions:
Would you be free from the burden or bondage of sin?
Would you win over evil?
Would you be so pure, that you would be whiter than snow?
Would you serve Jesus by doing His work here on earth?
Would you live everyday praising God and singing to Him?
Statements:
Sin is washed away by the blood of Jesus.
There is an active power in the blood of Jesus Christ.
The blood of Jesus is active in the lives of those who choose to accept it.
As we sing this song along with many other contemporary ones tomorrow, I will sing with the knowledge that although the song may be old, the message is still the same. The blood of Jesus Christ is always active in my life.
1 comment:
Excellent, Chris! You distilled the message of that song very nicely. I always think of the "blood" hymns as a bit morbid, and I can't think of any contemporary worship songs which talk about the blood that was spilled for us. But as this hymn states so well (as you point out), there really is "power (power) power (power) wonder-working power."
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