Another great song.. Gw gatau siapa yang nyanyiin pertama kali, yang pasti gw denger ni lagu dan sangat menyentuh.. berkesan banget bwt gw..

How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocing voice,
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that helf Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I knoww that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast inJesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Sebuah rangkaian kata-kata puitis yang indah... diblend dengan musik yang manis...
ni lagu bner-bner cocok bwt perenungan....

verse I:
betapa dalam dan luasnya.. melebihi segala ukuran... kasih Bapa kepada kita..
hingga Ia berikan AnakNya untuk menderita di kayu salib...
to make a Wretch His Treasure.... coba bayangkan, siapa sih kita ini, sampai2 sang Raja di atas segala Raja menjadikan kita Treasure-nya...
manusia dibandingkan kedahsyatan alam semesta, keindahan bintang-bintang, supernova, Quasar, dll dst dsb, gak ada apa-apanya... Kalo kita bandingin gedenya salah satu galaksi ama seorang anak manusia, itu bagaikan ngebandingin bapaknya gajah bengkak yang obesitas dilihat dari kaca pembesar dibandingin sama virus mikrobanya mikroba diliat dari monas ama kakek2 rabun jauh...............apalagi kalo dibandingin ama pencipta ratusan bahkan milyaran galaksi...
dan kita jadi milik berharganya... how lucky..

verse II:
Betapa berat beban yang ditanggung Yesus, gw sendiri gak pernah luka sampai separah lukanya Yesus... Tapi separah-parahnya luka Yesus, masih bisa dibayangkan lahhh...
But, when The Father turn His face away?? God.... I can't imagine gimana menderitanya Yesus saat itu....
Namun, tubuh Yesus yang dihiasi dengan luka itulah yang membukakan jalan bagi anak manusia menuju kemuliaan...

verse III:
Lihatlah Dia yang tergantung di kayu salib... Di atas pundaknya lah dosa-dosa kita berada...
Lalu apa yang kita lakukan?? walaupun kita udah tau pengorbanan Yesus, masih aja kita berbuat dosa.. masih aja kita berlaku egois..
Setiap kali kita berlaku dosa, sama saja dengan kita mengolok-olok Yesus yang di atas kayu salib...
this is my favorite part of the song, "Ashamed I heard my mocking voice, call out among the scoffers" mungkin gw bukan call out lagi, malah gw yang mimpin tim paduan suara pengolok-olok.. haha~

verse IV:
it was my sin that held Him there.... every single bit of my sin.. and He paid it all upon the cross..
His death has brought me life and now i'm free from the grasp of sin... it's finished..

verse V:
I will not boast in anything... what for?? all that i have, i can have it only by His grace.....
there's no point in boasting wisdom or power.. all i can do to express my thanks is by boasting about HIS name... let all glory be unto God alone...

verse VI:
Why should I gain from His reward? no answer could be given for it's purely act of love...
and that act of love which paid all my debt, and now I'm His...

lagu lagu lama emang duahsyaatt......