Lyrically Challenged

My son loves to sing. Being in the context we are in, he hears and picks up bits of songs in several languages, and happily sings them, often not knowing what it is he is singing, and equally as often butchering the lyrics. Last night I heard him singing a song I recognized, since it was in English. Some of you might know the song. Lord I Lift Your Name on High.

The song goes as follows:

Lord I Lift Your Name on High
Lord I Love to Sing Your Praises
I am so Glad You’re in My Life
I am so Glad You Came to Save Us.

You Came From Heaven to Earth
To Show the Way
From the Earth to the Cross
My Debt to Pay
From the Cross to the Grave
From the Grave to the Sky
Lord I Lift Your Name on High

However, there were a few substitutions made lyrically in my son’s version.

Lord I Lift Up Your Praises
I am so Glad You Came to Save Us

You Came From Heaven to Earth
To Fake my Death

Lord I Lift Your Name on High

At first I giggled, but then as I thought about correcting him, I realized he was not that far off. In a way, what Jesus did on the cross was sort of like faking our death. He died, so that we would not have to, and yet, the death was so convincing (and real) that our sins were paid for.

Out of the mouths of babes often comes great truth and a wonderful simplicity.