Mine Eyes is a raw and transparent view of my sinful condition and the Gospel that redeems it. The story of the Gospel is only complete when it doesn’t merely give the good news, but precedes that good news with the bad news. That’s the whole story. I am utterly and completely sinful. Jesus lived a perfect life, yet he took my sin upon him and the punishment that comes with it. We must fully concede our desperate condition. Only then will the Gospel be exercised in our lives (Isaiah 6:5, Psalm 36:3-5, Romans 7:24-25).
Woe to me, Lord I cry, unclean lips have I
Mine eyes have seen the King the Lord Almighty
My deeds are wicked and deceitful
In my sleep my mind plots evil
Oh My heart embraces wrong
Wretched man, that I am, born in sin and death
Drinking in iniquity like water
In sin I bear a heavy burden
To the law of sin a servant
Oh to serve the law of God
Your love Oh Lord reaches to the heavens
Your faithfulness to the skies
Your blood Oh Lord reaches down to save us
Your righteousness came to die
Woe to me, Lord I cry, unclean lips have I
credits
from Of Things Believed,
track released August 25, 2016
Credits
Songs written by Don Shreffler
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Nicholas Poss at Magic Air Studios
Mastered by Kevin Lively
Art design and layout by Wendy Shreffler
Don Shreffler – Acoustic guitar, vocals
Reagan Taylor – Vocals
Scott Luney – Mandolin
Nicholas Poss – All other instruments and programming
Don leads worship at The Vine Community Church in Oklahoma City. He is a proud Okie and an onion burger connoisseur. He is a singer of many songs, writer of a few.
Bi-Frost Arts consistently creates some of the most legitimately artistic sacred music around. I highly respect what they do not only artistically but in terms of their spiritual content. don shreffler
The beautifully raw song "God, Be My Vision" begins each verse with a riff on the old "Be Thou My Vision" hymn and takes it into a wholly original direction. It is haunting but hopeful. Enjoy! don shreffler
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