Mercy
Mthunzi Namba Lyrics
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Mercy rewrote my life
I could have fallen; my soul cast down
But Mercy rewrote my life
"The Bible says when you read in John Chapter 8
There's a beautiful story of a woman who was caught in adultery
The Bible tells us that the Pharisees and the scribes: Abapharisi na abaphali
You can imagine how she looked:
The Bible said they pulled this lady, they pulled to Jesus, and Jesus was there.
They said to Him: ‘Preacher, Teacher, This woman, was caught in the act of adultery
Simba moqonjeni: According to the laws of Moses when somebody
Umuntu beBanje ezalonto, this person must be stoned
And they said to Jesus, what do you say?
The Bible says, Jesus – He stooped down: With His finger, He wrote on the ground
And the Bible says He stood up and He said:
‘Ungana sono nginina? Anyone without sin, throw in the first stone'
Then the Bible says, he stooped back, Wequqa matholo waphala k…?
And the Bible says: One by one from the old, to the least: they left
And the woman was left there by herself, she was standing there
I'm sure in her mind she did not know what Jesus was thinking
The Bible tells me that Jesus looked at her and said
‘Lady, where are your accusers now?'
All of them vanished, now it was Jesus and the lady
There's a time when you need to move people away, it is you and Him only
There's a time when you need to forget every person you know,
when you face Him: Face to face
And Jesus looked at her: ‘Where are your accusers now?'
I can imagine that the Love, the Compassion, the Mercy, the Grace in His heart
He looked at Her, and she said ‘They've all gone.'
And He said ‘Who condemns you now?'
Then the lady said ‘No one'
And Jesus looked at her and said:
‘I do not condemn you either; go home, and sin no more.'
Listen, I don't care what you've been doing, but the mercy of Jesus Christ
To pull you up From the dungeon of sin – from the pit of sin; He can just pick you up
It doesn't matter what you have done, He's faithful and He is just
And tonight we want to say to each and everyone of you
All you have to do, is to stretch out your hand;
And say ‘Jesus, I avail myself to you: Forgive me all the things I have done'
His Mercy is able to save you tonight."
(Refrain)
In Mthunzi Namba’s song “Mercy”, the lyrics suggest that the love, compassion, mercy, and grace of Jesus is able to transform and rewrite one’s life. Using the story of the woman caught in adultery in John Chapter 8, the song highlights the power of mercy to forgive and transform, regardless of one's past. The Pharisees and scribes brought the adulterous woman to Jesus and asked for her to be stoned, but Jesus responded by saying, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." One by one, they all left, leaving only Jesus and the woman. Jesus did not condemn her, but rather forgave her and told her to go and sin no more. The song emphasizes how, through the mercy of Jesus, anyone can be lifted from the pit of sin and can experience a transformational change in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Mercy rewrote my life
The mercy of Jesus Christ redeemed me and gave me a new life
I could have fallen; my soul cast down
I was close to giving up and feeling hopeless
But Mercy rewrote my life
But the mercy of Jesus Christ intervened and gave me hope and a new path in life
They took this lady; she was caught in the act of adultery
The Bible tells the story of a woman caught in the act of adultery, who was brought before Jesus
According to the laws of Moses when somebody / Umuntu beBanje ezalonto, this person must be stoned
According to Jewish law, the woman should be put to death by stoning
Ungana sono nginina? Anyone without sin, throw the first stone
Jesus challenged the crowd by saying that only someone who had never sinned before should throw the first stone at the woman
Where are your accusers now?
Jesus showed compassion to the woman by asking where her accusers were now
I do not condemn you either; go home, and sin no more
Jesus pardoned the woman's sin and advised her to live a better life going forward
The mercy of Jesus Christ / Pick you up from the dungeon of sin – from the pit of sin
The mercy of Jesus Christ has the power to lift one up from a life of sin and despair
It doesn't matter what you have done, He's faithful and He is just
No matter what wrong one has done, Jesus is faithful and just enough to forgive them
All you have to do, is to stretch out your hand; / And say ‘Jesus, I avail myself to you: Forgive me all the things I have done'
All a person has to do to receive forgiveness from Jesus is to humbly ask for it and surrender themselves to Him
His Mercy is able to save you tonight
The mercy of Jesus Christ is capable of saving one from their sins even today
Contributed by Violet H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mokgadimakoro8141
The mercy that keeps on rewriting our lives each day can never be comprehended. His unconditional love, infinite mercy, unfailing grace and complete forgiveness that comes with forgetting of our sins can never be comprehended. I'm so humbled, I'm so grateful and I'm so appreciative of this mercy. Stay blessed, never give up on yourself because he will never stop caring you up with him nor desert you. He loves us all, even if you were the only one alive, he would have carried the cross for you because he loves you, unfailingly, unlimited and to infinity ❤❤❤
@christinamahlangu4669
Thank you Lord for unconditionally love
@Nella1991
Amen 🙏 🙌🧎♀️
@robynmatroos752
😅 0:02 😊
@giftyamoak5034
When i was totaly written✍️✍️✍️ off by some family members including my own Father, calling me a failure and kept choosing who amongst his children must prosper.. But when Mercy took over my life.. Iam happily married 💍to a Man after Gods own ❤❤💕 Heart. Who am I that God is so mindful of me even in my sins and weaknesses.. Indeed mercy re- wrote my life
@perpetualmuma6188
Mercy rewrites my life🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@anitapeter6339
But mercy re wrote my life - 2024. After a powerful sermon by Apostole William Kimani. We need mercy to get grace for manifestation of works
@lebogangtseke9921
I sin no more.pull me up Lord Jesus from the pit of sin.Jesus I avail myself to you.forgive me all the things I have done.❤❤❤❤
@nomathemba8688
Amen 🙏
@mercykumwenda3005
The holy spirit put this song in my heart today, its God's mercy that has given me new purpose 🙏