The Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.”
1 Corinthians 11:23b-25 NLT
Every hymn has an audience in mind. For example, “Holy Holy Holy” sings to God, while “Amazing Grace” addresses the church. Some hymns invite us to the altar, others offer comfort. Some rejoice in the promises of God while others teach us to weep over sins. God loves to use different expressions of worship to reveal Himself at different times, in different ways to different people. The most important aspect of our worship is that God should be glorified. In today’s song, “Thank You Jesus for The Blood” by Charity Gayle, her lyrics remind us of the primary focus of the Gospel: The Blood of Jesus Christ.
No one loves singing the old hymns more than I do. Some weeks I get to sing them for several small meetings at various nursing homes in our community. Some of their favorites are, Love Lifted Me”, “Mansion Over the Hilltop” and “In the Garden.’ While all of those are wonderful songs, none of them is more Biblically focused than today’s song. Even, “Amazing Grace” doesn’t mention God till verse four and “Holy Holy Holy” gives no mention of the cross. In His final meal on earth, Jesus commanded us to remember His coming sacrifice by breaking bread and drinking from the cup, which represent His Body and Blood given for us. What greater words can we sing than those of today’s song that tell of God’s greatest gift of love to us!
Thank you Jesus for the blood applied
Thank you Jesus it has washed me white
Thank You Jesus You have saved my life
Brought me from the darkness
Into glorious light!
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Mmmm . . . Amen, brother! Not too long ago a teen girl sang that song at our church, accompanying herself on guitar. I don’t remember if I’ve mentioned this, but I was Southern Baptist for over 60 years, but in the last three years, converted to Lutheran. Shortly before that, the pastor of our little church had begun to teach us more about the importance of Communion. By the time that little church disbanded, we were taking Communion every week! A mostly Baptist church taking Communion every week! Unheard of! Now, as a Lutheran, Communion is the most important part of the service for me. Everything we do culminates in receiving the Body and Blood of Christ!
Just now, I heard the line, “Thank You, Jesus, You have saved my life!” Amen, amen, amen!!! He has saved my life, brother!! 💜💜
We are currently members of a “Christian Church” which is an offshoot of Church of Christ, and we also take communion every week. Yes, communion is the highlight of each Sunday. As an Irish Baptist preacher once said, “if you leave out the blood, you’ve spoiled the sermon.” (You will have to imagine the accent because I can’t begin to imitate it!)