Law and Gospel
By Martin Lohrmann
Talk about the difference between law and gospel
The law is there to keep things from getting hostile
Or passive aggressive or just plain jerky
Doesn’t matter if you’re secular or churchy
Then there’s the good news, it’s gospel ahoy
Gonna crack you open with mercy and joy
If you been weighed down by all kinds of bad bizness
Jesus lifts you up with love and forgiveness
Proper distinctions between law and gospel
The twofold word of prophets and apostles
The law shows sin like a bolt of lightning
Jolts us to the Lord who leads the rising
Gospel preaching, gospel freedom
Goodbye sin and woe, cuz ya know who needs ‘em
Jesus shares the news of a double judgment
A cross that delivers you life abundant
Thinking the distinction between law and gospel
Turns out that life can get real awful
But God knows how it goes, so when you feel toppled
Jesus comes around to make you colossal
He told people off when they were being mean
Gave grace and healing to the unclean
He speaks two words for you to receive
Law and gospel, repent and believe
© Martin Lohrmann, 2021 (permission given for not-for-profit use of music and lyrics with attribution)
By Martin Lohrmann
Talk about the difference between law and gospel
The law is there to keep things from getting hostile
Or passive aggressive or just plain jerky
Doesn’t matter if you’re secular or churchy
Then there’s the good news, it’s gospel ahoy
Gonna crack you open with mercy and joy
If you been weighed down by all kinds of bad bizness
Jesus lifts you up with love and forgiveness
Proper distinctions between law and gospel
The twofold word of prophets and apostles
The law shows sin like a bolt of lightning
Jolts us to the Lord who leads the rising
Gospel preaching, gospel freedom
Goodbye sin and woe, cuz ya know who needs ‘em
Jesus shares the news of a double judgment
A cross that delivers you life abundant
Thinking the distinction between law and gospel
Turns out that life can get real awful
But God knows how it goes, so when you feel toppled
Jesus comes around to make you colossal
He told people off when they were being mean
Gave grace and healing to the unclean
He speaks two words for you to receive
Law and gospel, repent and believe
© Martin Lohrmann, 2021 (permission given for not-for-profit use of music and lyrics with attribution)