Jesus Saves by Travis Cottrell

Written in 2016.

Today is Palm Sunday (Hosannah!) and the choir special is 'Jesus Saves' by Travis Cottrell.  Here is a Bible passage for each line:

Hear the heart of heaven beating, Jesus saves, Jesus saves,

. . . and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.  She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn.  Luke 2:7

And the hush of mercy breathing, Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

But because of His great love for us, God Who is rich in mercy made u alive with Christ even when we were dea in transgression - it is by grace you have been saved.  Ephesians 2:4-5

Hear the host of angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King."

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests".  Luke 2:13-14

And the sounding joy repeating, Jesus saves.

As soon as the sound of you greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.  Luke 1:44.

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See the humblest hearts adore Him, Jesus saves, Jesus saves,

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told. Luke 2:20

And the wisest bow before Him, Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

On coming to the house, they saw the child with His mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped Him.  Then they opened their treasure and presented Him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.  Mathew 2:11

See the sky alive with praise, melting darkness in its blaze.

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  Luke 2:9  (see also above Luke 2:13-14).

There is light forevermore in Jesus saves.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him Who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.  Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God, once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.  I Peter 2:9-10

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He will live our sorrow sharing, Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

Surely He took up our infirmities and shared our sorrows, yet we considered Him stricken by God, smitten by Him and afflicted.  Isaiah 53:4

He will die our burden bearing, Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness.  I Peter 2:24

"It is done!" will shout the Cross,

When He had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished."  With that, He bowed His bead and gave up His Spirit.  John 19:30

Christ has paid redemption cost!

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sin, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  Ephesians 1:7

While the empty tomb's declaring, Jesus saves.

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.  Luke 24:2-3

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Freedom's calling, - To Him Who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father - to Him be glory and power forever and ever!  Amen.  Revelations 1:5b-6

chains are falling, - Since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death - that is, the devil - and free those who all their lives were held in slavery in their fear of death.

hope is dawning bright and true.  Dear friends, now we are children of God and what we will be has not yet been made known.  But we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.  Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.  I John 3:2-3

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.  It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, Who went before us has entered on our behalf  He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizadek.  Hebrews 6:19-20

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Day is breaking, - And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.  2 Peter 1:19

night is quaking.  I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.  Acts 26:17-18

God is making all things new.  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  2 Corinthians 5:17

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O to grace how great a debtor, Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.  Ephesians 2:8a

All the saints will shout together, Jesus saves, Jesus saves.

In a loud voice they sang:  Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!  Revelations 5:12

Rising up so vast and strong, lifting up salvation's song,

After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throng and in front of the Lamb.  They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.  And they cried out in a loud voice:  "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb."  Revelation 7:9-10

the redeemed will sing forever, Jesus saves.

I will sing of the Lord's great love forever, with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.