He Suffered for You - Do You Stand In Awe of Him?

One other song that came to mind for this Sunday's service is I Stand in Awe of You.  The first verse is well known, but did you know the second as well?

I Stand in Awe of You

You are beautiful beyond description, too marvelous for words
Too wonderful for comprehension, like nothing ever seen or heard
Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom
Who can fathom the depths of Your love
You are beautiful beyond description, majesty enthroned above

I stand I stand in awe of You
I stand I stand in awe of You
Holy God to whom all praise is due
I stand in awe of You

You are beautiful beyond description yet God crushed You for my sin
In agony and deep affliction, cut off that I might enter in
Who can grasp such tender compassion
Who can fathom this mercy so free
You are beautiful beyond description, Lamb of God who died for me

Music and Words by Mark Altrogge
© 1986 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)

Powerful lyrics indeed, reminding us of I Peter 3:18a:

"For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God."

Remembering some old hymns - from all parts of the world

As I was preparing for this week's service, I stumbled across one hymn called Come Christians Join to Sing. Interestingly, it is sung to a traditional Spanish melody, which is probably why I've never come across it before.  A lot of hymns in our hymn book, entitled "The New Church Hymnal" from 1976, which are not specifically written by a particular composer, are sung to traditional melodies, such as This Is My Father's World (English), Be Thou My Vision (Irish), How Great Thou Art (Swedish), or O How I Love Jesus (American).  But I've rarely seen a Spanish melody before.  It just goes to show, you can praise God in each and every tongue, and that music is a universal language!

So, here are some older hymns for your listening pleasure.  Thanks once again to www.hymnpod.com, a source for good piano music for a lot of well-known classics:
Come Christians Join to Sing http://www.hymnpod.com/2011/03/25/come-christians-join-to-sing/
Have I Done My Best for Jesus http://www.hymnpod.com/2010/07/03/have-i-done-my-best-for-jesus/
Thank You Lord (well known chorus, lesser known verses) http://www.hymnpod.com/2009/01/27/thank-you-lord/