Hymn: Living Hope

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23
Jan '21

Hymn: Living Hope

Posted on Jan 23, 2021 by Ken Durham in Devotions, General |

23
Jan '21
Seize the Moment – Day 312
Today’s modern hymn focus will be

Living Hope

 
“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
 

In 2018, Phil Wickham started writing a song with Bethel Music’s Brian Johnson over text, sharing ideas for lyrics and verses back and forth for over a month. They could sense God was giving them something special. When they had finalized the third verse, again…all through text…there was a pause. Phil said, “I saw the three dots showing he was writing something else and it simply said ‘Dude, this is amazing!”

 

They both realized that God had rescued them from something they could never rescue themselves from, for their future was death, but Jesus came and brought life…a Living Hope!

 

“Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free.

Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me.

You have broken every chain,

There’s salvation in Your name.

Jesus Christ, my living hope!”

 

We need to wake up and realize that it is only through Jesus’s death and resurrection that we have new life and the promise of an eternal home. He is our hope, not the things that can rust, burn or rot away. Jesus is our solid rock and our hope is built on Him.

 
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Living Hope

by Phil Wickham
 
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke your name into the night
Then through the darkness
Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
 
Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The king of kings calls me His own
Beautiful savior, I’m yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope
 
Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
 
Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
 
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the roaring lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
 
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the roaring lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, yours is the victory, whoa!
 
Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
 
Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
 
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Oh God, you are my living hope

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