About a year ago, we here at Grace Evan started releasing some live recordings of music from our worship services. The collections are called simply: Live Cuts.
The goal is to put the songs we sing in our people's cars, iPods, iTunes libraries, or wherever they might listen during the week, so that the truths and glories sung about would be in their minds as well.
We've just finished and released Live Cuts 3, available now at the Grace Media kiosk in our church foyer (for a buck... yeah, $1), and at the freshly updated Listen to Grace Music page. There you'll find a streaming media player and free downloads of all three Live Cuts collections.
For a sample, the Song of the Week is track 16 on Live Cuts 3, called The Mystery of Mercy. Written by our own Jim Umlauf, this song points to the astonishing wonder of God's great and mysterious mercy to sinners like us.
Click the button below to play it (if you don't see it, click the song title), or visit the Listen to Grace Music page to hear and download more... for free!
The Mystery of Mercy
by Jim Umlauf
Out in the great deep, an ocean dark and vast
where I was justly cast away from thee
The whole of my heart was dull and dry as death
but then your saving breath was granted me
And for eternity, I'll love the mystery of mercy - your mercy!
My guilt was exchanged for Jesus' righteousness
and all my filthiness was owned for me
You emptied your wrath and closed your eyes of love
against the horror of the profane scene
And for eternity, I'll love the mystery of mercy - your mercy!
You showed your lovingkindness in the sacrifice of your Son
O the riches of your grace! What great salvation!
You gave me new life in place of dire stone
and mine in Christ alone is health and peace
United with him, equipped with all good things
my approach to the King is bold and free
And for eternity, I'll love the mystery of mercy - your mercy!
And for eternity, I'll love the mystery of mercy - your mercy!
