I’ve been in love with lyrics since I can remember. I ALWAYS want to know the lyrics of a song. That may be why I love historic hymns so much—they usually have a rich, depth of meaning that is missing in most modern music. When I hear a new song I love, I usually Google the lyrics and then argue with the screen about what the lyrics really say. Maybe it’s the romantic in me. I’m a lover. Good writing and good lyrics are my love language.
And don’t we often insert ourselves into the lyrics, somehow? It’s hard to listen to a song that you love and not insert yourself into it. The same thing naturally happens with scripture. We hear the Sermon and the Mount and we start trying to figure out how pure and peace-making and merciful we are, so that we can ‘see God’ and ‘inherit the earth’. The truth is, the Sermon on the Mount is fulfilled in Jesus, not us. He’s the one who’s poor in spirit, meek, merciful and pure in heart. If we’re ever to be called Sons of God, it’ll because of His peacemaking, not ours.
That’s where Mumford and Sons comes in. (You knew they were be here on Valentine’s Day, right?)
I’ve decided that since I’m not into most modern praise music, I’m adopting this as my official Lenten praise song.
I like to imagine Jesus is talking to God, His Father. He’s anxious to ransom mankind but he waits, and tames His flesh and fixes His eyes, and does it all willingly and never forgets the Father’s kindness toward us on His Son’s behalf.
I can’t help but see Him everywhere, giving Himself over in love for His creation.
“Herein is love, not that we loved God but that He loved us.”
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Mumford and Sons – I Will Wait – Grammys 2013 by IdolxMuzic
And I came home
Like a stone
And I fell heavy into your arms
These days of darkness
Which we’ve known
Will blow away with this new sun
And I’ll kneel down
Wait for now
And I’ll kneel down
Know my ground
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
So break my step
And relent
You forgave and I won’t forget
Know what we’ve seen
And him with less
Now in some way
Shake the excess
But I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
So I’ll be bold
As well as strong
And use my head alongside my heart
So tame my flesh
And fix my eyes
That tethered mind free from the lies
But I’ll kneel down
Wait for now
I’ll kneel down
Know my ground
Raise my hands
Paint my spirit gold
And bow my head
Keep my heart slow
Cause I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you