MUSIC
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG
If there is ever a song that's going to make my Dad shed a little tear.... it's this one. And that's saying something! My Dad has been married to my Mum and familiar with her composing skill for 55 years - but this is the one!!
There is a mood and a divine majesty which descends when this track is played or sung and it sets this apart from other songs in a unique way. This song is the final track on the album Let God Arise and the presence it leaves is tangible and strong. It's a song that can always be looked forward to as the album takes you on its journey. It is certainly about the majesty of Christ, His sovereignty and the prophetic fulfilment of His governmental reign..... allowing us all to be drawn into the understanding of that inevitable glorious future. It's worshipful, honest and touching. But it's not just the subject matter or the provocative lyrics, but also the serene, majestic arrangement that unlocks the wonder of all this in a beautiful, captivating 5 minutes in time. Of course you can replay those 5 minutes again if you choose ( and many do) so we thank and give credit to Richard Lewis here for presenting and packaging this song in a way that it is hard to conceive of it ever being interpreted with any more sensitivity or splendour.
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We believe and hope that you will find the song to be all of this and more.... and that you'll share with others, this precious 5 minutes in time.
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Juliet Dawn
LYRICS
Verse 1:
O SACRED HEAD WOUNDED FOR ME
WHO CAN EXPLAIN SUCH MYSTERY?
WHO UNDERSTANDS THE AWESOME PLAN?
GOD BLED AND DIED TO BRING ME LIFE AGAIN
Verse 2:
O SACRED HEAD NOW GLORY CROWNED
HOW GLORIOUS THIS LOVE I’VE FOUND
MY PLACE IN HEAVEN RESERVED, SECURE
TO GAZE UPON YOUR RADIANT BEAUTY EVERMORE
chorus:
WHAT LOVE IS THIS TIS LOVE UNKNOWN!
WHAT GRACE TO FALLEN MAN, IS SHOWN!
WHAT SACRIFICE WHAT COSTLY PRICE!
MY GRATEFUL HEART NEEDS ALL ETERNITY TO PRAISE
Verse 3:
O SACRED HEAD ALL THRONES MUST BOW
TO CHRIST THE KING ALLEGIANCE VOW
AS JUSTICE REIGNS AND STRIVINGS CEASE
AT LAST THIS WORLD WILL LIVE IN GLORY, TRUTH & PEACE
Chorus:
WHAT LOVE IS THIS TIS LOVE UNKNOWN!
WHAT GRACE TO FALLEN MAN, IS SHOWN!
WHAT SACRIFICE WHAT COSTLY PRICE!
MY GRATEFUL HEART NEEDS ALL ETERNITY TO PRAISE
Bridge:
I’M OVERWHELMED BY LOVE, I’M OVERWHELMED BY LOVE
SPOTLESS LAMB OF GOD Y’SHUA
I’M OVERWHELMED BY LOVE, I’M OVERWHELMED BY LOVE
SPOTLESS LAMB OF GOD Y’SHUA
I’M OVERWHELMED BY LOVE, I’M OVERWHELMED BY LOVE
SPOTLESS LAMB OF GOD Y’SHUA
Chorus (repeat)
WHAT LOVE IS THIS TIS LOVE UNKNOWN!
WHAT GRACE TO FALLEN MAN, IS SHOWN!
WHAT SACRIFICE WHAT COSTLY PRICE!
MY GRATEFUL HEART NEEDS ALL ETERNITY TO PRAISE