My wife has it down pat.\u00a0 If I do something out of the range of her acceptable standards, I get it.\u00a0 I imagine there is not a husband or son alive in the world today who has not received “The Look” from their wife or mother.\u00a0 Denise calls it her look of love.\u00a0 Once in a while there is love in it, but usually it’s just “I can’t believe you just did\/said that!”<\/p>\n
John Newton wrote a hymn about a different look, one perceived to come from a dying Savior on the cross.\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Kauflin has taken Newton’s words, updated them a bit and come up with a tremendous song, “The Look<\/a>“.\u00a0 This is on the Sovereign Grace Music CD “Upward<\/a>“, which I’ve already written about<\/a>.\u00a0 If this CD is not in your player or iPod, you need to add it immediately.\u00a0 It will quickly become one of your favorites.<\/p>\n Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Verse 3 My wife has it down pat.\u00a0 If I do something out of the range of her acceptable standards, I get it.\u00a0 I imagine there is not a husband or son alive in the world today who has not received “The Look” from their wife or mother.\u00a0 Denise calls it her look of love.\u00a0 Once in… <\/p>\n
\nI saw One hanging on a tree
\nIn agony and blood
\nWho fixed His loving Eyes on me
\nAs near His Cross I stood
\nAnd never till my dying breath
\nWill I forget that look
\nIt seemed to charge me with His Death
\nThough not a word He spoke<\/p>\n
\nForever etched upon my mind
\nIs the Look of Him Who died
\nThe Lamb I crucified
\nAnd now my life will sing the praise
\nOf pure atoning grace
\nThat looked on me
\nAnd gladly took my place<\/p>\n
\nMy conscience felt and owned the guilt
\nAnd plunged me in despair
\nI saw my sins His Blood had spilt
\nAnd helped to nail Him there
\nBut with a second look He said
\nI freely all forgive
\nThis Blood is for your ransom paid
\nI died that you might live<\/p>\n
\nThus while His Death my sin displays
\nFor all the world to view
\nSuch is the mystery of grace
\nIt seals my pardon too
\nWith pleasing grief and mournful joy
\nMy spirit is now filled
\nThat I should such a life destroy
\nYet live by Him I killed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"