Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) by Chris Tomlin from See The Morning

Amazing Grace... this song just reminds me of how undeserving I am of God's grace. What is so amazing about grace? Well for one, it is amazing because it is a gift! A gift is something that someone gives to us. To add to that, it is a gift with a price. I know what you're thinking... it is NOT like a normal gift woth a price tag. What I meant was that the Giver, Our Heavenly Father, paid a price just to be able to give us this gift of grace. Again, I know what you're thinking... that maybe we are somebody that's why God should give us this gift. But I tell you, actually, we are undeserving of this gift because we are sinners and natural enemies of God. But because of God's great love for us despite the sinner that we are, He gave us His only begotten Son to die for us so that we could be reconciled to God. Isn't that great news? What's more is that this same God is willing and waiting for us to come back to him in faith, in love and in service to Him!

Chris Tomlin really delved into Isaac Newton's original hymn. Not only did he add a chorus to this old time favorite, not only did he change it a bit to give it a contemporary feel, but he also picked up the last verse of Isaac Newton's composition that's been said to be lost somewhere. The last verse contains as promise, a claim that God is there forever and that if we are His, then we can enjoy eternity with Him! Truly a marvelous grace!

Here are the lyrics:

Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

[2x]
My chains are gone
I've been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing grace

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine

Here is the mp3 version:



Here is the official music video of the song:

I say it again, truly amazing grace!

Come Home Running by Chris Tomlin from Not To Us

Chris Tomlin... one of my favorite Praise and Worship leaders and a great songwriter. He is one of person that I really look up to when it comes to serving the Lord. I just love his passion and his fervor for singing for the Lord and leading people to see Him every time he sings. To learn more about Chris Tomlin, visit his website here.

The song that I'm writing about today is entitled "Come Home Running." The song is based on the Parable of the Prodigal Son in the Bible. The lyrics are so heart warming & very apt in our world today where people find it hard to forgive one another. We see here a picture of our God (the Father) waiting expectantly for his Son to return home, return back into his loving arms. O how I wish everyday people will come back to God's welcoming arms and hands - the same hands that were pierced for our sins.

Here are the lyrics:


Oh heart of mine, why must you stray?
From one so fair, you run away.
And one more time, you have to pay
The heaviness of needless shame.


Oh heart of mine, come back home
You've been too long out on your own
And He's been there all along
Watching for you down the road


Chorus
So come home running
His arms are open wide
His name is Jesus
He understands
He is the answer
You are looking for
So come home running
Just as you are


Oh child of God so dearly loved
And ransomed by the Savior's blood
And called by name, daughter and son
Wrapped in the robe of righteousness

Here's the mp3 version:



Here's the Youtube version:

I hope you come back to God lost one!