a grateful heart song

“But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:16–18

forever free
©4-1-16 hannah mclean

You have torn the veil that i may
see You face-to-face
You have torn the veil that i may
touch the throne of grace
encompassed by Your Spirit
i am made forever free
oh my Jesus
what a wondrous work
Your blood has done for me

You have torn the veil that i may
know that You are mine
You have torn the veil that i may
know the One divine
my righteousness, but filthy rags
but Yours has made me free
oh my Jesus
what a wondrous work
Your blood has done for me

the veil no more before my eyes
Your glory let me see
transformed by Your mere presence
Lord, Your love has set me free

You have torn the veil, Lord
You have torn the veil
torn from top to bottom, Lord
You have torn the veil
where, o death, where is you sting?
o grave, your victory?
my Lord has made a way for me
and i’m forever free
oh my Jesus
what a wondrous work
oh my Jesus
what a wondrous work
oh my Jesus
what a wondrous work
Your blood has done for me

“Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:54b–56 

“Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:16–23