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• Cross Focused Music
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  See, what a morning, gloriously bright,
  With the dawning of hope in Jerusalem;
  Folded the grave-clothes, tomb filled with light,
  As the angels announce, "Christ is risen!"
  See God's salvation plan,
  Wrought in love, borne in pain, paid in sacrifice,
  Fulfilled in Christ, the Man,
  For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!

  See Mary weeping, "Where is He laid?"
  As in sorrow she turns from the empty tomb;
  Hears a voice speaking, calling her name;
  It's the Master, the Lord raised to life again!
  The voice that spans the years,
  Speaking life, stirring hope, bringing peace to us,
  Will sound till He appears,
  For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!

  One with the Father, Ancient of Days,
  Through the Spirit who clothes faith with certainty.
  Honor and blessing, glory and praise
  To the King crowned with pow'r and authority!
  And we are raised with Him,
  Death is dead, love has won, Christ has conquered;
  And we shall reign with Him,
  For He lives: Christ is risen from the dead!

• Exposition of Gospel Music
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  He became sin, who knew no sin
  Jesus, the righteous and pure, became sin for us--2 Corinthians 5:21
  That we might become His righteousness
  The result of Jesus removing our sin is that we are righteous and holy. Hebrews 10:10 (NIV) And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
  He humbled himself and carried the cross
  When you see God becoming Man you see humility. When you see the King becoming a servant you see humility. But it is especially when you see the righteous and pure Son of God carrying a criminal's cross that you see humility in blazing color, humility in 3-D up close and personal. No man has ever humbled Himself like our God, to carry our cross, die our death, and thereby purchase our freedom.

  Love so amazing, love so amazing
  Holy God carrying a criminal's cross because of love is so amazing it must be repeated!

  Jesus Messiah, name above all names
  Jesus, our God and Messiah, not only died on a criminal's cross, He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven, where He was given the name above all names as King of kings and Lord of lords!
  Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel
  Jesus is your redeemer, who gave His life to buy you back for God. He paid with His own blood to receive you to Himself. Trust that message, put faith in it, and you will find that God is with you--Emmanuel!
  The rescue for sinners, the ransom from Heaven
  Look at how the Old Testament portrays our Ransom, the Lord Jesus Christ, and all that the Ransom accomplishes for all who believe:
  Job 33:21-25 (NIV) Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
  and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
  22 They draw near to the pit,
  and their life to the messengers of death.
  23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
  a messenger, one out of a thousand,
  sent to tell them how to be upright,
  24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
  ‘Spare them from going down to the pit;
  I have found a ransom for them—
  25 let their flesh be renewed like a child's;
  let them be restored as in the days of their youth’—
  Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

  His body the bread, his blood the wine
  Now that you have been rescued from sin, ransomed from death and hell, you are to feed on the cross, receiving daily nourishment through Jesus' body sacrificed for you, and His blood poured out for you. Come to the cross daily, often, receiving fresh forgiveness, experiencing new grace, learning more about God's hatred of sin and love for you!
  Broken and poured out all for love
  Look at Jesus on the cross and you'll see He was indeed broken. You will see He was crushed for your iniquities and bruised for your transgressions. He was poured out as a sacrifice of atonement--Romans 3:25. And why? "All for love!" "Greater love has no man than this: that He lay down His life for His friends"--John 15:13. All for love! If you begin to get the truth that Jesus loved you unto death and back, you will begin to grow in the Lord.
  The whole earth trembled, and the veil was torn
  The cross was a shocking event that caused the earth to tremble. When we look at the cross we should also tremble, for there we see a stark warning against sin. There we see the wages of sin is death. There we see that God hates sin and pours out His wrath on it. Let yourself tremble at the foot of the mighty cross.

  But also let yourself be comforted, by realizing that not only did the earth tremble, but the veil of the temple was torn in two. This means that Jesus opened a new and living way for you to come to God. Through His death He made you holy, therefore you can come to God boldly, knowing you are now fully accepted in the Beloved (Jesus Christ).

  Love so amazing, love so amazing, yeah
  Have you been amazed at the love of Jesus yet? I mean truly awestruck? Have you wondered how He could love you, a wretched sinner, so deeply and so passionately?

  Jesus Messiah, name above all names
  Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel
  The rescue for sinners, the ransom from Heaven
  Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

  All our hope is in You, all our hope is in You
  All the glory to You, God, the light of the world
  Jesus, the reason my hope is in You is because nothing and nobody else has taken away my sin, nobody has made me righteous before God, nobody has broken the shackles and chains of my bondage and set me free. All glory goes to You, Jesus Christ, Messiah, for you are Lord of all.

  Jesus Messiah, name above all names
  Blessed redeemer, Emmanuel
  The rescue for sinners, the ransom from Heaven
  Jesus Messiah, Lord of all

  Jesus Messiah, Lord of all
  You're the Lord of all
  The Lord of all

  Songwriters: Chris Tomlin,Daniel Carson,Ed Cash,Jesse Reeves
  MUSIC SERVICES, INC.