Jesus took in that breath
and shattered all death with His life!
Only Andrew Peterson could write a song comparing the resurrection to an Old West shootout at high noon and come up with what is, in my opinion, the best Easter song ever. For me, this song captures all the jubilation of the risen Lord. May you be richly blessed as you celebrate Jesus today!
High Noon
by Andrew Peterson
High noon in the valley of the shadow
When the deep of the valley was bright
When the mouth of the tomb shouted,
"Glory, the Groom is alive"
So long, you wages of sin, go on
Don't you come back again
I've been raised and redeemed;
You've lost all your sting
To the victor of the battle at
High noon in the valley
In the valley of the shadow
And the demons, they danced in the darkness
When that last ragged breath left his lungs
And they reveled and howled
At the war that they thought they had won
But then, in the dark of the grave
The stone rolled away
In the still of the dawn on the greatest of days
High noon in the valley of the shadow
When the shadows were shot through with light
When Jesus took in that breath
And shattered all death with his life
So long, you wages of sin
Go on, don't you come back again
I've been raised and redeemed
You've lost all your sting
To the victor of the battle
High noon in the valley of the shadow
Let the people rejoice
Let the heavens resound
Let the name of Jesus, who sought us
And freed us forever ring out
All praise to the fighter of the night
Who rides on the light
Whose gun is the grace of the God of the sky
High noon in the valley of the shadow
When the shadows were shot through with light
When the mouth of the tomb
Shouted, "Glory, the Groom is alive"
So long, you wages of sin
Go on, don't you come back again
I've been raised and redeemed
All praise to the King
The victor of the battle
High noon in the valley
In the valley of the shadow
High Noon
by Andrew Peterson
High noon in the valley of the shadow
When the deep of the valley was bright
When the mouth of the tomb shouted,
"Glory, the Groom is alive"
So long, you wages of sin, go on
Don't you come back again
I've been raised and redeemed;
You've lost all your sting
To the victor of the battle at
High noon in the valley
In the valley of the shadow
And the demons, they danced in the darkness
When that last ragged breath left his lungs
And they reveled and howled
At the war that they thought they had won
But then, in the dark of the grave
The stone rolled away
In the still of the dawn on the greatest of days
High noon in the valley of the shadow
When the shadows were shot through with light
When Jesus took in that breath
And shattered all death with his life
So long, you wages of sin
Go on, don't you come back again
I've been raised and redeemed
You've lost all your sting
To the victor of the battle
High noon in the valley of the shadow
Let the people rejoice
Let the heavens resound
Let the name of Jesus, who sought us
And freed us forever ring out
All praise to the fighter of the night
Who rides on the light
Whose gun is the grace of the God of the sky
High noon in the valley of the shadow
When the shadows were shot through with light
When the mouth of the tomb
Shouted, "Glory, the Groom is alive"
So long, you wages of sin
Go on, don't you come back again
I've been raised and redeemed
All praise to the King
The victor of the battle
High noon in the valley
In the valley of the shadow
posted by zephaniah3:17 at 12:42 AM
5 Comments:
"I've been raised and redeemed
All praise to the King'
Hallelujah!!! Gail
"Glory, the Groom is alive", Amen!
Thank you for the Lenten journey, and your desire to fast on "God's term". You were true to your word and God has given you the gift to communicate so beautifully on the "issues of justice, mercy, and compassion." Thank you for sharing the journey with us, and reminding us that we can mind the gap for those who have no voice through prayer. I have no doubt that your thoughts and petitions, and the prayers of all of us who journeyed with you through this blog, rose
up to our Father God like sweet smelling incense!
All praise to the King
The victor of the battle
High noon in the valley
In the valley of the shadow
Praises to the King!
Lisa, love the video too.
I have really treasured your writings, God has given you a true gift of expression. praying while you seek Him with it
much love
Kim :)
Thank you so much for the time that you took to write these every day. GOd has blessed you with an amazing talent and I am so glad that you are using it in the service of the Lord. I love you!
Lisa, how did you get that to work on this post? I set up a divshare account, but I still can't figure out how you got the player image on your blog. I was going to share it on my blog, but I can't figure out how. If you wouldn't mind share your secrets, post a comment anywhere on my blog and I'll get an email. Thanks! (I know you don't know me, but I love your blog!)
Post a Comment
<< Home