In Ephesians 1:3-8, the Apostle Paul summarizes “the gospel” as “the grace of God.” Grace is the central theme of God’s story of redemption, for it encapsulates what happened in that great transaction. In defiance of what we really deserve […]
This is a song about how we need Jesus to be more than simply a payment voucher to cover the debt we owe to God because of our rebellion. Even if our record were wiped clean of offenses, we wouldn’t […]
A Christian is one who has been set free from the power and penalty of sin, both in this life and in the next, through the only means that God has given for such redemption, the substitutionary death of Jesus […]
God uses the raw power and life-sustaining abilities of rivers for several key metaphors throughout the Bible. Even from the very beginning of the Bible, in the account of creation, we see God setting Adam and Even in a garden […]
Every now and then we find songs about singing! In this beautiful hymn, John Stocker turns our attention to God’s mercy. In the first verse, we remember that it is only by God’s mercy that we escape the terrors of […]
This popular hymn has several modern settings, but the depth and beauty of these lyrics deserved yet another treatment. This is a general song of praise from Psalm 103 where we see the gospel truths of our restoration in Christ, […]
There are many contemporary worship songs that we could consider “love” songs to Jesus. While we should certainly pour out our hearts in love to our Savior, most of these songs communicate a mere sentimental love that hardly surpasses the […]
The text of It’s All of Grace is perhaps the strongest and deepest text that we have ever worked with. Watts is arguably the best hymn-writer of the western world, and these verses show his mastery of poetry and theology. […]
One of the most precious songs to the Reformed Praise writers, this hymn, based on Psalm 130, was penned by Martin Luther himself. Luther was a Monk in the Roman church who diligently sought peace with God through his holy […]