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Song of the Week

Living Hope - Phil Wickham

Friday, February 15, 2019 • Todd Cantrell

 

We played this song at our Young Templar meeting on Feb. 14. We asked everyone there to learn these lyrics and ask God to speak through them.

 

Lyrics

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 ?nished, 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

 

What does this song mean to you? Leave a comment below!

Visitor Comments (3)

lelelulus@gmail.com

The song really makes clear that Jesus opened the doors to heaven for me. It makes me feel special that Jesus has done so much for me. It shows the love and praise the singer/songwriter has for Jesus. Putting Jesus first and giving him praise is more than cool!!

I love stories and the song is a story with a lot of beauty and sincere love between the singer and Jesus

You have broken every chain
There's salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Thank you Jesus Thank you Jesus Thank you Jesus

I also love the line the grave has no claim on me.

Super Powerful

The piano intro is very beautiful. I wish it would have lasted a few more bars.
I love how intense he gets starting with Hallelujah
I love how he changes the tempo slightly when he sings salvation in your name

Jesus, Yours is the victory!

So much scripture wrapped in a song, the last 1:25 seconds fills me.
Death is my fear- my anxiety- my lust- my pain and all things flesh.
Jesus is my Hope!

Notice the intro to this video!

In the intro you see 'apart from you I have no good thing'

Check out what Jesus says in John 15:5, then look at what He said through David in Psalm 16:2

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