We sang this song a few weeks ago in Echo, and it's been stuck in my head ever since. Something about calling the death of Christ scandalous really resounds with me. Because it really was scandalous...betrayal, bribes, murder. I'm learning in Christian Imagination (one of my classes) that the Gospel is the only "true myth," or story that connects the mythical with reality. The death and resurrection of Jesus is DRAMA. Which is funny, because I hate drama in my own life...but Jesus was all about the drama. He was all about shocking the Pharisees and reaching out to the hated. Jesus' earthly story was full of mercy, death, sickness, miracles, rescue, sorrow, evil villains, beauty, spiritual forces, a king and his disciples, etc...
Jesus' story of rescue is the best fairy tale. And the little girl in me loves that. =]
go on up to the mountain of mercy
to the crimson perpetual tide
kneel down on the shore
be thirsty no more
go under and be purified
follow Christ to the holy mountain
sinner sorry and wrecked by the fall
cleanse your heart and your soul
in the fountain that flows
for you and for me and for all
on the hillside, you will be delivered
at the foot of the cross justified
and your spirit restored
by the river that poured
from our blessed Savior's side
on that beautiful, scandalous night you and me
were atoned by His blood and forever washed white
on that beautiful, scandalous night
1 comment:
This gave me goosebumps.
AWESOME.
That's all I can say.
I love you.
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