Wonderfully Old

A couple weeks ago I found and borrowed a cd from a family I work for (I'll bring it back soon), it's by Red Mountain Church. They apparently are a church in Birmingham, AL and have a passion for hymns. They write new music for words that are wonderfully old.

I have been enjoying the cd so much I decided to buy my brother two cds from them for Christmas (Merry Christmas Jake!) They came in the mail the other day and I did what any good sister would do, opened them and started listening!

Here is one song that I have be really encouraged to me, it dates back to 1780's (meaning it was wrote around the time of my great, great, great, great, great grandfather).

Hark, the voice of love and mercy,
Sounds aloud from Calvary!
See, it rends the rocks asunder,
Shakes the earth and veils the sky!
“It is finished, It is finished,”
Hear the dying Savior cry.

“It is finished,” O what pleasure,
Do these charming words afford.
Heavenly blessings, without measure,
Flow to us from Christ the Lord.
“It is finished, it is finished,”
Saints the dying words record.

Finished all the types and shadows,
Of the ceremonial law;
Finished all that God had promised;
Death and hell no more shall awe.
“It is finished, it is finished,”
Saints from hence your comfort draw.

Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs;
Join to sing the pleasing theme;
Saints on earth and all in heaven,
Join to praise Immanuel’s name.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Glory to the bleeding lamb!