Easter

Charity Gayle is a beautifully gifted and anointed worship leader whose song is showcased today in the lead up to Easter. May the truth of these compelling lyrics and the beauty of the melody touch you deeply as you prepare your heart for Easter. Ed.

Thank You Jesus for the Blood

Thank you, Jesus, for the blood applied

Thank you, Jesus, it has washed me white

Thank you, Jesus, You have saved my life

Brought me from the darkness into glorious light

Charity Gayle, together with Ryan Kennedy, Steven Musso, David Gentiles and Bryan McCleery, wrote this incredibly powerful song. She goes on to say:

“The more life I live, the more I’m thankful for that precious blood of the Lamb. I’ve messed up and made plenty of mistakes, but I am so thankful and grateful that Jesus bled, died, and rose again so that we may have eternal life with HIM, the Holy God, righteous and blameless even though we aren’t perfect. Being in relationship with God is such a precious gift.

So, when we sat down and wrote ‘Thank You Jesus for the Blood’, we started by sharing what God has done for us and could truly say we were all lost but now we’re found, and we just HAVE to thank Him for it. Our friend Steven began to play the keys and that reminiscent sound of the songs I sang as a child began to take shape in the song.

I invited my mother and two Italian aunties to help at this particular writer’s retreat, and as they were in the kitchen preparing an amazing meal for us, the music swept in and compelled them to join us in the room in which we were writing. Tears ran down their faces as they heard ‘Thank You Jesus for the Blood’ come to life because they too were thankful for the blood that washed their sins away.

Just like the songs that have lived and continued to capture the hearts of multiple generations, our heartbeat as song writers is to pen lyric and melody that does the same. I love how this song brought us all together in worship and thanksgiving. Unity in worship is the most beautiful thing and we can all relate to being sinners saved by grace.” (Emphasis mine)

I can think of nothing more to say, except Amen and Amen!

As you breathe in the depth and true meaning of this song, may you take hold of the absolute truth that Jesus died and rose again ~ so that you may live fully now ~ and forever ~ with Him. What a price that has been paid.