It’s Sunday morning! Are you ready for worship? I am looking forward to being at Rocky this morning. I pray that you find exactly what you need in God’s presence today.

“Redeemer”

I’ve mentioned several times that music has been a large part of my life. From playing musical instruments to singing, I enjoyed every aspect of music.

If I had a “signature song,” it would have been a wonderful arrangement of “I Will Sing of My Redeemer.” It was an arrangement by a group of young singers and it told the message of the Gospel for their generation. Since then, any song about my Redeemer has been special.

So when I heard “Redeemer,” my heart began praising God for yet another generation receiving their own version of the Gospel.

And with Resurrection Sunday just a week away, let’s praise God for our Redeemer and that He indeed is alive. And what better way to do so than to listen to “Redeemer!”

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?
And who told the ocean you can only come this far?
And who showed the moon where to hide till evening?
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Chorus:
Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
All of creation testifies
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

The very same God
That spins things in orbit
Runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I’m broken
They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know, my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know
My Redeemer

He lives
To take away my shame
And He lives
Forever I’ll proclaim
That the payment for my sins
Was the precious life He gave
But now He’s alive and
There’s an empty grave!

And I know
My Redeemer lives
He lives
I know
My Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer

I know
My Redeemer lives[i]

To hear this inspiring song, click here.

I found this quote by Nicole C. Mullen about this song and what inspired her to write it. “‘Redeemer’ was inspired by the scripture passage in the (Old Testament Book of) Job of when, while under his afflictions, Job stooped and said, ‘I know that my redeemer lives and at the last day, He will stand upon the earth.’ And how he was going to see God with his eyes and in his flesh—not another but he himself. How powerful—that regardless of what we go through, regardless of what the world tells us—that we can stand up with our shoulders back and our head straight and forward and say, ‘I know that I know that my Redeemer lives in spite of what I’m going through, in spite of what I’ve seen or what’s going on around me.’”[ii]

Job understood. Nicole Mullen understood. Now it is up to us to understand. The one thing that we can believe and know is that our Redeemer lives. And we can remember His death and celebrate His life and His resurrection over the coming week.

Join me today in repeating Job’s words. “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.” (Job 19:25 – NIV)

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,

Donna

[i] Redeemer, Nicole C. Mullen, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, 2001

[ii] Wow #1 Hits