Embracing Accusation

I don't know why I have had such a run of music posts lately, but for whatever reason here is another.

Shane and Shane recently released a new record entitled, "Pages". I have never been a huge fan, but yesterday a friend of mine drew my attention to one of their songs on this new record that demands attention. This song entitled, Embracing Accusation, is one of the best retellings of the Gospel that I have ever heard in song form. You must hear this song. Extremely powerful.

Here are the lyrics:

Father of lies, coming to steal kill and destroy
All my hopes of being good enough
I hear him saying, “cursed are the ones who can’t abide”

He’s right, hallelujah, he’s right
The devil is preaching the song of the redeemed
That I am cursed and gone astray
I cannot gain salvation
Embracing accusation

Could the father of lies be telling the truth of
God to me tonight?
That if the penalty of sin is death, then death is mine
I hear him saying, “cursed are the ones who can’t abide”

He’s right, hallelujah, he’s right
The devil is preaching the song of the redeemed
That I am cursed and gone astray
I cannot gain salvation

The devil’s singing over me an age-old song
That I am cursed and gone astray
Singing the first verse so conveniently over me
He’s forgotten the refrain.
JESUS SAVES!!!

You can find this individual song at iTunes here.
You can find the whole album here at Amazon.com.

As a bonus for me, they also recorded a version of Before The Throne of God Above that has an additional chorus (that I assume they wrote) that I found very useful for corporate worship.