William Calper wrote the famous hymn “There is a Fountain.” The fourth verse goes like this: “E’re since by faith I saw the stream thy flowing wounds supply, redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die: and shall be till I die, and shall be till I die redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.”įanny Crosby wrote much about redemption. The blood of the cross is my only foundation, the death of my Savior now maketh me whole.” “Nor silver nor gold has obtained my redemption, nor riches of earth could have saved my poor soul. “Blessed Redeemer, precious Redeemer, seems now I see him on Calvary’s tree, wounded and bleeding for sinners pleading.” “All glory, laud and honor to thee, Redeemer, King, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.” “Oh for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace.” It is no wonder, then, that we often use this word in music. Redeemer is the name of Christ on the cross.
We remember not only that he gave us salvation, but that he paid a mighty price for it. When we say that word, the cross is placarded before our eyes. But when we say Redeemer, we remember what it cost him to save us. When we say Savior, we are recalling that he saved us from our sin. When we say Lord, we are recalling that Jesus Christ is the master over sin and death. There are other names we use more often, such as Lord and Savior, and rightly so because those too are Bible terms, but no word touches the heart like the word redeemer. Of all the names that the Bible gives and of all the names that believers give to Jesus Christ, none is more precious than the name Redeemer.
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