Saturday, September 30, 2006

What Was Said To The Rose?

I have been listening to some of David Crowder's music (a Christian artist), and I have noticed that his music seems to reflect some great reformation influence. One line I wanted to share is this:

And what was said to the rose to make it unfold
was said to me here in my chest so be quiet now and rest...

I cannot think of any other way to interpret this line, especially in the context of the song, Here Is Our King:

Here is our King, here is our Lord, here is our God who's come to bring us
back to Him;
He is the one, He is Jesus.
He is our King, He is our Lord, He is our God who's come to bring us back
to Him;
He is the one, He is Jesus.

Another section from another song (Wholly Yours) from the same album (A Collision) also points to reformation theology:

I am full of earth, you are heaven's worth,
I am stained with dirt, prone to depravity
And you are everything that is bright and clean, the antonym of me, you are
divinity
But the certain sign of grace is this,
That from the broken earth, flowers come, pushing through the dirt...

I praise God for lyrics like this on the radio! May God be praised among the nations!