Singing about Sin

As we approach Easter, we tend to sing songs about His suffering, death and resurrection. This is a great time for music in the church. There are so many songs about the cross (At the Cross, Near the Cross, The Old Rugged Cross, Above All, The Easter Song, Christ the Lord Has Risen Today, He Arose, In Christ Alone, etc).

These are all great and powerful songs about the truth of God's love. It seems to me that few of these songs focus on why Christ had to die. Namely our sin! The lyrics focus on other truths like His resurrection, our salvation, defeating death, His sinlessness.

I am grateful that our pastors preach about sin. They don't hammer on this topic week in and week out, but they do not shy away from this topic either. I find it difficult to find songs about sin. I have found a song by Billy Foote called "Break Our Hearts."

Break our hearts, o God, break our hearts

Break our hearts, o God, break our hearts

For the sin in our lives, break our hearts

For the sin in our land, break our hearts

Chorus:We cry out, Need your hand

Come back to our land

We confess:We've lived in sin

Show your power once again.

Artist: Billy James FooteCopyright: 1997 Bear Foote Music (ASCAP)

You can hear the song from his website. Look under music. It is off of the album I Have a River.