John 1:16 says:
“From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.” (NIV)
“From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.” (NLT)
Living in God’s grace means gaining some daily appreciation for the depth of God’s love shown to us in Christ. His mercies are new every morning, in fact, every moment. What confidence we can have in knowing the grace of God.
This song from Sovereign Grace Music has been a great blessing to many in our church. My favourite line is in verse two “Your mercies crown our lives all our days”. There is mercy, grace and forgiveness, for all the rubbish we do, and the good we don’t do. Jesus has won salvation for us, completely. Enjoy!
VERSE 1
You have ordained every breath we take
In pleasure or pain, there is no mistake
Gladness and grief, both are in Your hand
And sufferings brief carry out Your plan
And our fleeting sorrows will yield an endless prize
When some bright tomorrow
We’ll see You with our eyes, and
CHORUS
Grace upon grace flows down, flows down
Grace upon grace flows down, flows down
Through the precious blood of Christ
Father of lights, Giver of all grace
VERSE 2
Father of lights, giver of all grace
Your mercies crown our lives all our days
River of Life, quench our thirsty souls
For no true delight does Your love withhold
And in every season
We are satisfied
For just one reason
Christ was crucified, and
BRIDGE
All good gifts, every good thing
Comes to us freely, so freely
All good gifts, every good thing
Comes to us freely, so freely
Through the precious blood
Through the precious blood
Mark Altrogge © 2008 Integrity’s Praise! Music/Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)
The John 1:16 translation that I’ve come to imbibe in deeply comes from the ESV. “And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” I imagine John so joyfully overwhelmed by God that he penned these Spirit-inspired words to capture the depth of God’s grace. Like you I’m full on with the Apostle John.
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Yes I do like the way ESV says it too. Thanks Peter!
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The song by the way is absolutely grand! : )
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I love this song! We used this song in our wedding ceremony. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Great choice! Thanks for your comment.
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