Lead Me Through Sight and Sound

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid
Tenderly mourned and wept
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept

Lead Me to Calvary 1921
By: Jennie Evelyn Hussey (1834 – 1925)

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As we continue our journey through this hymn of commitment and our approach to Easter make time to ponder this text and all it communicates. Let’s tune our hearts.

Remembering

Have you ever lost someone close to you? If so, have you ever visited the place where they are buried some time after they were laid to rest? Often there is a rush of emotions as you remember different moments shared, moments which made that individual so dear to you.

Though we have not shared moments with Jesus in the same way we do with others in our lives there is still something powerful about recalling the place where He was laid. Have you ever taken time to stop and think about how He breathed His last on that cross? We should think about the cross, but we should also think about the tomb.

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid

And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. Matthew 27:59-60 ESV

Why would we want to see the tomb? To make it real. It can seem like some incredible story but seeing the tomb or at least something similar helps us appreciate the grief the disciples experienced as they laid Jesus’ lifeless body in the tomb and sealed it shut. Think about it.

Like a loved one who visits the burial site of someone who has passed away to remember them, so we recall Jesus’ tomb. Unlike every other tomb, His is empty. Even still, the fact that He had one is important for us to recall because it reminds us that He died for us.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and think about that empty tomb. Jesus’ body was laid there after He paid the penalty for your sins. Remembering that brings weight to your worship. Make this your simple prayer “Jesus, help me remember the tomb You borrowed.” 

Weeping

As you try to envision the tomb where Jesus was laid, can you hear Mary weeping? The sight is powerful, but the sound is stirring. Listen to this as you try to put yourself in those moments of grief.

Tenderly mourned and wept

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. John 20:11 ESV

Jesus died and so His disciples mourned. It is really difficult for us to imagine the degree of loss they must have felt. We only know the story on this side of the resurrection. It is easy for us to forget their desperation. Have you ever cried in response to the death of Jesus?

Jesus died for your sins. There is a godly sorrow that comes upon those who truly repent. We feel guilty for our sins. This is different. We are moved to tears not because we deserved death which we did but because Jesus willingly accepted that punishment which was due to us.

RESONATE
Take a few moments and sit with the sadness that had to have overwhelmed those first disciples. It is hard to fathom what they went through in those days following Jesus’ death. Pray a simple prayer like this one, “Spirit, move me to tears at Jesus’ sacrifice.”

Jesus, thank You for dying and being laid in a tomb. Thank You for sharing the grief of Your disciples. Lead me to worship through the sights and sounds surrounding Your sacrifice. In Jesus’ name. 

Sorrowful Tuning!

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Video 39.2 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid
Tenderly mourned and wept
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept

Like a loved one who visits the burial site of someone who has passed away to remember them, so we recall Jesus’ tomb. Unlike every other tomb, His is empty. Even still, the fact that He had one is important for us to recall because it reminds us that He died for us.

Jesus, help me remember the tomb You borrowed.

Jesus died for your sins. There is a godly sorrow that comes upon those who truly repent. We feel guilty for our sins. This is different. We are moved to tears not because we deserved death but because Jesus willingly accepted that punishment which was due to us.

Spirit, move me to tears at Jesus’ sacrifice. 

At His birth, they gloriously announced His arrival to some shepherds. At His resurrection, they gently questioned and instructed some mourners. Generally operating unseen, God’s messengers appear when their presence is needful and the King warrants it.

Lord, thank You for sending Your messengers.

From thousands singing to a couple guarding, His birth and death are markedly different. Yet there is something that at least in words seems similar. The Incarnate Word likely dozed in that humble manger bed, and the Crucified Savior “slept” in the rocky tomb. But not for long!

Jesus, thank You for waking up!

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Lest I forget Gethsemane
Lest I forget Thine agony
Lest I forget Thy love for me
Lead me to Calvary

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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