You gave me hope,
Asides the meaningful linear disposition of words topped with the alluring tune, I enjoy this hymn because I relate to the object of it, Christ! and his unconditional love! ‘Age to age He shines’ is the phrase I enjoy the most in the euphoria of being secure. It gives me hope – one in fact so strong that I can say no matter what darkest of the storms come over, He will hold me up secure in His everlasting light. A reminder of His resurrection keeps that hope alive!
You made me whole, at the cross…
You took my place,
You showed me grace, at the cross where you died for me…
And His glory appears, like a light from the Sun,
Age to age He shines,
O! Look to the skies, hear the angels cry,
Singing Holy is the LORD!!!
Yes, I’m celebrating the eve of Christ’s resurrection in singing and enjoying this very well composed and of course wonderfully written number by the Hillsong United band. It made its entry onto the top of the list of my most favorite hymns. The lyrics are simple but they so raise a sense of praise and comfort. It is marvelous to see how words make so much meaning just by being put together in the right order and the tune of-course adds to bringing on a state of euphoria. Oh wait! I don’t think that is quite so true. It seems I made that statement in a little haste.
The essence of actually enjoying something almost depends on how much we understand, know and experience a particular thing. A sense of relating to a particular person, object or emotion, that is. One who is in love can alone understand what an emotion that is to be in love with that someone called a parent, spouse or friend. Someone can appreciate the meaning of hope only by knowing what it means to hope for something, from the simplest to the more uncertain like a miraculous healing, a secure future, an escape from a threat or some such. Love, hope and the like are otherwise just as plain as the words they are if not attached to an object. The mind does not know what the eyes do not see or the heart does not feel.
