Jesus was nailed to a cross and killed, a perfect sacrifice for the sins of humanity. He later rose from the grave, winning victory over sin and death. It was the ultimate act of love.
The song “Beauty” by David Funk and Bethel Music reminds us of Christ’s sacrifice, love and beauty.
In John 14:6, Jesus refers to himself as “the way, the truth and the life.” Similarly, the song’s first two verses inform listeners of everything that Christ is to us, calling him “the Word,” “the Life,” as well as “the Man of grace and truth.”
The second verse mentions that because of Christ’s act of love and sacrifice – his death on the cross – that through this sacrifice, this “image of the Father’s outstretched hand,” the face of God has been revealed to all of humanity.
In the third verse, because of Christ’s selfless act of love and His immense beauty, He is worthy of continual love and praise. The song adds that the angles and everyone on earth should bow down before Him.
“Angels cry out this unending song
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
We all bow down in wonder and awe”
How can anyone adequately praise and thank the Lord for what He did by taking our sins upon Himself on the cross all those years ago? The truth is, we can’t do enough. Nothing we ever say or do will ever repay Him for the debt He paid. The only thing we can do is to constantly praise and thank Him and live our lives in a way that would honor and please Him.
This song is an excellent reminder of the beauty and the love of Christ!
Psalms 27:4 “One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.”