Glorious mystery is all about the gospel. It sings of God’s great sacrifice in amazement. Below is an explanation of the lyrics.
Verse 1
Oh what a mystery
That you would give your son for me
Yet I know it’s who you are
That you would save us from the start
The idea of the “mystery” is found many times in the scriptures (Colossians 2:2, Ephesians 3:4, Romans 11:25). There are many mysteries about our God (we should not be surprised about this, since he is God of the universe). The mystery we sing of here is that the Father God has given his son for us. We believe this to be the culmination of God’s great plan from the beginning, to have humanity and himself in communion (Genesis 3:8), and to save us after we had fallen (Genesis 3:15). This not in spite of who God is, but because of who he is (Philippians 2:6).
Verse 2
Lead us from our sinful ways
Gave us family in your name
People who exalt the Lord
We’ll do so forevermore
Continuing our story in the lyrics, we move on to what else God has done for us, other than a positional change, God has sanctified us (Hebrews 10:10), he has given us community, who is this community? It is those who worship God and will do so forever in the new earth (Acts 2:24, Revelation 66:22).
Chorus
Evermore our hearts
they will sing
All the praise that we
live to bring
We were dead in sin
Now Made alive
Only by the blood
Blood of Christ
This is a section of praise proclaiming that we will praise him forever. From our hearts to say that it is genuine and heartfelt. We live to bring him praise because he is deserving of it. Our praise is because of our reversal of status, dead to alive, only by the blood of Christ. If you want to know more about all of this, check out Ephesians 2.
Bridge
God forever
We will follow
You in all our
Lives to worship
We will be your
Light to the world
Hands and feet to
Heal the broken
We will share the
Beautiful word
Of your truth that
You have saved us
All forgiven
Through the gospel
Life eternal
Restoration
This section is the proclamation of what we will do, worshipping with our lives. We will share the gospel as lights of the world, being his agents in the world. Living in forgiveness, eternal life and being fully restored to him and in ourselves. I hope this is the story of your life, and your church. I hope you are encouraged as you hear this song, but also drawn to repentence of sin and life lived with God every day.
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