Old Testament | Exodus 12:21-28 (with Nick Locke)

Opening Song:
Passover Us by Andrew Peterson, featuring Jess Ray

Lyrics:
Lord let Your judgment Passover us
Lord let Your love hover near
Don't let Your sweet mercy Passover us
Let this blood cover over us here

Well we all remember Moses
On the banks of the river
He said Pharaoh
You've got to let my people go
You don't want me
To have to tell you this
Ten times over
Denial ain't just a river you know

And we all remember Pharaoh
He just wouldn't do it
So the plagues
They came upon Egypt one by one
His heart was hard and the other nine
Just couldn't move it
So the last was the worst
The death of the firstborn son
But the Lord He gave to Moses
A word for the people
He said their firstborn sons
Would live to see another day
Put the blood of a lamb on the doorway
And death will pass right over
That night
All of the children of Israel prayed

So the years went by and the people
They whined and they wandered
And only sacrifice
Atoned for the sins of the land
So you see the priest
He placed upon the holy altar
The body of a spotless lamb
And he prayed

Passage:
Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and select lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and kill the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. None of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you. 24 You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. 25 And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. 26 And when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’ 27 you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.’” And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

28 Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.

Musical Reflection:
All to Jesus I Surrender (SURRENDER) by Winfield S. Weeden

Reflection Notes:
This tune was originally intended to have two-part harmonies on the verse and four-part harmonies of the refrain; the additional harmonic fullness adds to the repeated emphasis of the words “I surrender all.”

Prayer:
This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.