If I had to pick the one gospel song that best describes the essence of our Christian faith, it would have to be “Amazing Grace“. I grew up hearing and singing this wonderful old hymn, and I still love it to this day. The soothing melody and humbling, reverent lyrics always seem to lift my spirits when I’m feeling down, and I often catch myself singing or humming them throughout the day.
Although it’s a relatively short song, “Amazing Grace” clearly and succinctly describes the tremendous love and tender mercy that our Heavenly Father has bestowed upon each and every one of us through the sacrifice of His only Son: our wonderful Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no greater gift than the gift of salvation and no deeper love than that of our God for His children, and the lyrics to this wonderful old hymn describe that gift and love in a way that plants an image of true peace and serenity within a Christian’s heart.
One day we’ll all stand before the ultimate judge, Jesus Christ, who will look to see if our names are written in the “Book of Life”. If you know that your name will be found written there, you can sing “Amazing Grace” with a joyful heart and look forward to the day when “We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise, than when we’ve first begun“.