Cuán hermoso eres, Jesús How beautiful you are, Jesusson tus palabras are you wordses tu amor is your loveCuán glorioso eres, Jesús How glorious you are, Jesuses tu poder is your powerfue tu cruz was your crossLa que me salvó [Your cross] that saved meQue me rescató [Your cross] that rescued meUn momento ahí me dio libertad A moment there gave me freedomTe doy gloria gloria I give you glory gloryTe doy gloria gloria I give you glory gloryTe doy gloria gloria I give you glory gloryA ti Jesús To you Jesus
I love this song. I'm really not quite sure if it exists in English, but from the very moment I first heard it, it played with the rhythm of my heart and caused the praise welling up inside me to burst forth. I have come to deeply appreciate the bridge: Con una corona de espinas, te hiciste Rey por siempre (With a crown of thorns, you made yourself King forever). For me, it paints such a clear picture of the pain and the triumph that the cross represents; the paradoxical humility and exaltation of Christ for the sacrifice He made.
I give glory to Jesus. I give him glory because he deserves it. Glory belongs to God alone and my soul longs to give him glory because of who He is and what He did. I give Him glory because He honors His promises. He is good to His word. He meets us where we are.
I give Jesus glory because I can see the work of his hand, the fruit of his work in my life. I have a confidence in Christ that I have never felt before. Not to say that I have never felt confidence in Christ before now, but that I have never felt it this deeply and surely. And this is not a confidence that lets whatever opinion I have fly out of my mouth, or an egotistical confidence that says that my way is the best, but quite the opposite. It is a confidence that quiets me and keeps me still because I can wait on His timing and His will. It is a confidence that quiets my heart from worry and allows me to step assuredly into what God has planned for me, knowing it is better than any other thing I could imagine for myself.
I got to visit a church in Ensenada with Isaí and Mini on Sunday. During worship, we sang the above song. My heart soared. There was something so pure and beautiful about singing that song. I closed my eyes and I was just before the throne of my King, praising His name, glorifying Him, and thanking Him for the sacrifice He made on the cross. Every pretense, every self-conscious thought, every person faded away into some far off place, and I entered into worship in a way that I don't think I ever have before. It's amazing to me that singing praise to God could be such a blessing for me and such a gift for me.
I love visiting different churches down here, experiencing different styles of worship, and hearing a variety of Mexican preachers. I love seeing the church at work down here, and seeing the fruit of what God has been doing in them.
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We started singing this song (in English) a while ago, Its titled "Give You Glory". I know it is on Klaus' "Glory" CD but I don't know if he is actually the original artist or writer. I do love in in Spanish too. Hope that helps.
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