Lyrics
Bless The Name Of Jesus
Read together: Galatians 6:14; Ephesians 2:13–18; Colossians 1:15–20; Colossians 2:13–15
What do you find when you come to the cross? This song answers that question again and again, like a refrain sung around a campfire or at an altar call: love, peace, forgiveness, release from guilt, hope, strength, grace. Each line begins in the same place—at the cross—because for the Christian, everything begins there.
The apostle Paul felt the same way. Read Galatians 6:14. "May I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." Paul had an impressive religious résumé. Yet he counted nothing worth boasting about except the cross. That is where his old life ended and his new life began.
The song says that at the cross, Jesus tore down every wall. That comes straight from Ephesians 2:13–18. Paul writes that those who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ, for He Himself is our peace, who has broken down the dividing wall of hostility. The cross reconciles us to God, and it reconciles people to one another. Walls of pride, prejudice, and division cannot survive in its shadow.
Perhaps you have been carrying guilt for a long time. You have tried to make up for it, ignore it, or explain it away. The song says that at the cross there is sweet release. Read Colossians 2:13–15. God made us alive with Christ, forgave us all our trespasses, and canceled the record of debt that stood against us, nailing it to the cross. The charges against you can be paid in full—not by your effort, but by His sacrifice.
The third verse lifts our eyes from the cross to the One who hung there. Jesus, You are the creator of every living thing. Read Colossians 1:15–20. The Son is the image of the invisible God; all things were created through Him and for Him; and through Him God was pleased to reconcile all things to Himself, making peace by the blood of His cross. Think about that. The One who made the moon and stars allowed Himself to be nailed to wood He had created. That is why His name is higher than every star.
The song closes with a gentle, urgent invitation: Right now, bow before Jesus—come now, just as you are. You do not need to clean yourself up first. Jesus loved and died for you just as you are, as the chorus says. But He does not leave anyone the way He found them. Coming to the cross means bringing your sin to be forgiven, and your life to be made new.
If you already know Him, let this song lead you back to wonder. It is easy to grow used to the cross. Let it become astonishing again.
A moment to respond: Read through the "at the cross" lines of this song and choose the one you most need today—peace, forgiveness, strength, hope. Then read Colossians 2:13–15 and thank Jesus specifically for what He accomplished there. If you have never come to Him, tell Him now that you are coming just as you are.
Let's pray: Lord Jesus, at Your cross we find love, peace, forgiveness, and hope. Thank You for tearing down the walls between us and God and between one another. You are the Creator who became our sacrifice and the risen King. We bow before You now and give You all the honor and glory. Amen.
Our desire at UnrelentingJesus is that you would come to the cross just as you are, and find there everything Jesus died to give you.
