There Is No Greater Portrait
The best modern songs, whether they be for worship or part of pop culture, tell a story. The story at the heart of Christian worship is the gospel of Jesus and Him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2). There Is No Greater […]
Salvation
Not In Me
What would it sound like for the Pharisee in Luke 18:9-14 to repent? His prayer begins proclaiming what he has not done, with a list of people he is “not like”. So, repentance must be renouncing such boasts before God. […]
By Grace Alone
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 […]
Worthy
In their book Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women, Eric Schumacher and Elyse Fitzpatrick argue that God’s worth is seen, in part, in what he has made. Therefore, as we see the worth of women, created in his image, we […]
It Is Finished, Once for All
This is an original hymn celebrating the great statement that Jesus made on the cross in John 19:30, “It is finished.” This this he signified that His work of atonement had been completed, that our sins had been paid in […]
Freed from the Law
This is an adaptation of the nineteenth century hymn “Free from the Law, O Happy Condition” by Philip Bliss. While more lyrically substantive than most hymns of the Sunday School or Gospel Song period, the old hymn still retained the […]
The Mighty One
There are not many congregational worship songs that directly address the judgment of God, particularly manifested in the final judgment often called “Judgment Day.” The Bible is clear in Romans 2:5-7 that there will be a “day of wrath when […]