When Jesus Spoke
Below is the text of a new song I wrote on Christ's ministry as Prophet, Priest, and King. It was partly inspired by the message Bob preached at CPBC when we were there in December on the Messiah's threefold ministry. It has gone through several revisions, and I owe a lot of thanks to Pastor Miller and Bob, who both graciously critiqued it and encouraged its completion. You can see a lead sheet score (sorry, haven't written the 4-part harmony yet) here. - Daniel
When Jesus Spoke
(Prophet, Priest, and King)
Words and music by Daniel Bixby
When Jesus spoke, all nature strained to capture every word;
A greater prophet, fuller truth, our world had never heard.
This Prophet, one with God, ordained a plan for history,
And Christ alone has power to unveil its mystery.
Refrain:
Alleluia! Praise Messiah,
Holy Prophet, great High Priest, and King!
Alleluia! Praise Messiah,
Jesus is my Prophet, Priest, and King!
When Jesus hung in silence and God in flesh was dead;
The altar bore a perfect lamb to crush the serpent’s head.
The Priest was offered as the Lamb, a selfless sacrifice,
For Christ alone could offer up himself to pay sin’s price.
When Jesus rose in victory, the sacrifice complete,
The servant, robed in royalty, ruled nations at his feet.
The King of all dominions reigns supremely from his throne –
The power to condemn or to forgive is Christ’s alone.
When Jesus stands at God’s high throne and pleads my destiny,
The Prophet’s word will be fulfilled with all authority.
The Priest will show his blood-stained hands, the scars of perfect love,
The King will claim me as his own, an heir to God above!
When Jesus Spoke
(Prophet, Priest, and King)
Words and music by Daniel Bixby
When Jesus spoke, all nature strained to capture every word;
A greater prophet, fuller truth, our world had never heard.
This Prophet, one with God, ordained a plan for history,
And Christ alone has power to unveil its mystery.
Refrain:
Alleluia! Praise Messiah,
Holy Prophet, great High Priest, and King!
Alleluia! Praise Messiah,
Jesus is my Prophet, Priest, and King!
When Jesus hung in silence and God in flesh was dead;
The altar bore a perfect lamb to crush the serpent’s head.
The Priest was offered as the Lamb, a selfless sacrifice,
For Christ alone could offer up himself to pay sin’s price.
When Jesus rose in victory, the sacrifice complete,
The servant, robed in royalty, ruled nations at his feet.
The King of all dominions reigns supremely from his throne –
The power to condemn or to forgive is Christ’s alone.
When Jesus stands at God’s high throne and pleads my destiny,
The Prophet’s word will be fulfilled with all authority.
The Priest will show his blood-stained hands, the scars of perfect love,
The King will claim me as his own, an heir to God above!
Labels: hymns
posted by Daniel | 4:32 PM
5 Comments:
Very nice, Dan--but we couldn't see the music!
You have to download Scorch to your computer. It should have provided a link to do that. Sorry.
Excellent work, Dan! The text is very solid and impregnated with Scripture. I haven't checked the lyrics yet, but will after this note. :-) Thanks for sharing it with us all.....looking forward to seeing future texts of yours......Brian
I'm not a Bixby, but I did enjoy learning this song at our church recently. It's funny that I checked this blog today, 'cause I was humming the chorus of this song today while getting ready for work. Thank you for sharing it with us!
I like it! I'm 'the wife' but ya know...... :-)
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