have you ever heard or sung that song, “above all”? i’m not exactly sure who it’s by, but the end of the chorus goes like this:
“like a rose
trampled on the ground
you took the fall
and thought of me
above all”
now maybe i’m reading it wrong, but i don’t really think this sounds right. (a friend actually pointed it out to me.) when Christ died on the cross, He wasn’t thinking of me or you above every other person. He was thinking of every person. so, i don’t usually feel comfortable singing this song.
unless the “above all” is referring back to the verses. maybe it is really saying that He thought of you and me above all powers, kings, wonders, and wisdom. but even there the theology is a little sketchy because Jesus died for kings just as much as He died for the beggars.
i don’t know. what do you think??
