Got this from an old video I had in the loft. Never ceases in inspire me listening to Rich Mullin's understanding of Christianity, Sadly he died in a car accident on September 1997.
Won't find a gospel singer more fearlessly honest or genuine in his witness. Rich Mullins portrays challenges we feel on the walk of faith, and his insight touches the heart with hope for the experience of grace. Thanks Jim McManus for sharing this.
He was a true example of Christianity. He was what Jesus called people to be. His is the example I think of when I think of a man of God; more than any pastor, preacher, or priest. He practiced what he preached, and his message is far stronger for having done that.
@@mommakimmins5554 absolutely 💯 true! The more I hear His speaking and songs, and learn of his vows of living like a "regular " person, and not like so many of the hypocritical, judgemental people of the plethora of churches I've attended throughout my lifetime. We need more people to live and love like Jesus!!👑✝️❤🌎☝💪🏾⚓🛡🗻🗡📖🙏🧎♀️🎵🙌🧂🕯🕊
I think this song reflects every single human heart cry at one time or another. Rich was able to say what we all feel through his music, it was a rare and beautiful gift he had. Heaven gained a extraordinary good and faithful servant. Until we meet on the other side.
I started listening to Rich the year I started following Christ which was the year he passed on. I can't explain how he affected the way I view the Lord in almost every way. I got the impression it was not by chance I discovered him that same year. Words can't express how thankful i am for his life, his lyrics and his raw reflection of struggling to follow Christ. I hope to one day give him the biggest hug and kiss on cheek and tell him Thank you for everything!
Almost 20 years ago my daddy who had a week or so to live listened to this song on a cassette I took with me to Colorado to play to him and tell him more about Jesus. He asked me over and over to play it again. Later found out he had my mom call the pastor back to pray with him. Has a new meaning today with all that's going on in this world. Thank you Rich for the gift of poetic words of transparency and faith. See you at the gates!❤
Rich saying, "..pietistic illusion of moral excellence" ... Followed by, "but my faith (instead) ..is in God and his LOVE, are greater than whatever sins we can commit. "... Wow! (sorry not exact quote- I dont type fast enough- Ill listen + fix later, if neccessary). This song has always been very special to me; But to also hear Rich's intro + profound insight, what a blessing to all of us who right now (like me) be in turmoil, grief, hopelessness, pain, overwhelmed, panic-stricken etc. Thanks for sharing + another great reminder from Rich Mullins that, above all, nothing is more important than loving God + accepting his love/comfort/forgiveness in return. WOW !
After five years of sobriety, I fell back into drinking for 7 months. I kept crying out to God during those very difficult months and this song was one that ministered to me on a deep level while working through it with the Lord. God finally answered and delivered me and came in as “ my Prince of Peace” like I’ve never experienced before. All praise and glory to my precious Savior - JESUS CHRIST! He never gave up on me even when I was so faithless. No matter what you are struggling with keep crying out to your Heavenly Father , He will come and set you free, I promise you!
@@samm8190 Hey! That is very good to know, i can't stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If i may ask which of all their songs is your favorite? Have a great day... Stay Safe
The longer I'm in Christ, the more the things Rich said resonate with me. I didn't know how confused & broken am until one day I decided I don't have the right to hurt other people or make excuses defending the things I do to lessen my pain. Jesus said that if the light we think we have is really darkness, how deep that darkness is. Oh Lord, just how deep does this darkness go?
@@BoughtByTheBlood I was drawn especially to your words because I'm all too familiar with tears ,scars...open wounds ..its been so hard for me to forgive..I have..but I cant forget..anything triggers me..but as.you so well.put it..I do.not have the right to hurt anyone to.lessen my pain. Thankyou again,and yes it did help.me..I dont know your story..but I know one thing..I have one more person to add to.my prayer list... ;)
I don't think I've heard a more sincere interview from a Christian artist...I never tire of listening to this intro before the song - especially at 1:45 on...I can really relate to this. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for posting this with that intro - never got to hear that before - that was a treat to hear from an artist we all miss way too soon. What powerful songs this man was inspired to write - and this song moves me like VERY FEW others in my entire life ( and I'm in my fifties )...what a treasure this song is !! Thank you Jesus , for giving us songs from artists like Rich - we know you are indeed holding him ( and all believers ) right now - PRAISE YOU LORD !!
Amen. I needed to hear that right now. God understands everything - Even when nobody else can/does...Rich was so unbelievably WISE + IN SYNC W/God's words..."My faith is in God and his love"...
Sometimes my life just don't make sense at all When the mountains look so big And my faith just seems so small So hold me, Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf You have been King of my glory Won't You be my Prince of Peace? And I wake up in the night and feel the dark It's so hard inside my soul I swear,there must be blisters on my heart So hold me, Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf You have been King of my glory Won't You be my Prince of Peace? Surrender don't come natural to me I'd rather fight You for something I don't really want Than take what You give that I need And I've beat my head against so many walls Now, I'm falling down, I'm falling on my knees And the Salvation Army Band is playing this hymn And Your grace rings out so deep It makes my resistance seem so thin So, hold me, Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf You have been King of my glory Won't You be my Prince of Peace? I'm singing, hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf You have been King of my glory Won't You be my Prince of Peace? You've been King of my glory Won't You be my Prince of Peace
I’ll never forget the night this song woke me up in the night ...had WWDJ radio on ...was going through the toughest shit and I hear this and felt as if some holy oil was being poured upon me and took all my pain away as the light of Gods love filled my soul to overflowing....I shit you not.
Being in a place where people look up to you for the simple reason that you write music and sing songs can be an overwhelming burden to the sensitive soul of the poet, especially the ones with a longing for God. I was 20 when I first heard him talk about this song. Really felt it and have carried with me since.
Thank you for adding this intro and video- it higher resolution is very helpful and the introduction is just achingly powerful. To confront ourselves in such a truthful way and to recognize God loves us just as much - no matter what- that's so ridiculously powerful LOVE. Confronted with myself I want to turn away from the mirror- and He reaches through and loves me and seeks to show me His way, a better way, a way that is a stranger to self-hatred and an embracer if Christ's image in me....
i remember being introduced to rich when i was in 8th grade going into high school, and i fell in love with his music! this song is perfect for anything that you're going through, that shakes you're faith, and makes you feel so small! rip rich, and ty for making this amazing song that has helped me get through some tough times! ❤️🔥
Love, love, love. The intro is so insightful and fulfilling. Rich has a way with words, and truths. And thanks for the quality resolution of the music video! ❤❤❤
Simply pure ~ no pretentiousness from Rich. Thankful to our Holy & Merciful God, a God who is able. Jim, would it be possible to keep the intro, but add the lyrics to Hold Me Jesus? I lead worship at a women's shelter & I would love this to be part of a worship set. Thank you for considering this.
Came looking for this song, seeking the raw honesty of Rich's incomparable lyrics to remind me I am not alone in the struggle. As major a fan of his work as I have long been, never seen this interview! Thank you. This added so much to one of my favorite songs for me.
My wife is suffering from earlier stages of dementia at 52. I lost a friend to share my triumphs and tragedies and it’s hard to find relief but this song helps me remember where true peace comes from. We all struggle with something but Jesus is there for everything and everyone
I am so thankful to God for the life of RIch; watching Ragamuffin, I felt a deep connection with him from his problems with his father to the alcoholism and smoking. He is one of my heroes of the faith; by the way when you come across this comment, please keep this sinner in your prayers....
🙏✝️Praying God blesses you and protects you, May God shine His face upon you and be gracious to you, May God show you His favor and give you His peace” -Numbers 6:24-26. Psalm 91, Psalm 51, Psalm 63
ARE A SAINT NOW-BLOOD WASHED AND BOUGHT……ALLL GODS CHILDREN ARE SAINTS….SEE HOW PAUL TOLD EVERY CHURCH THAT IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OR TWO….IS EMPOWERING.DR.BRYANT LANE.
This song has been my " GO TO" in the very painful seasons of my life.... My Mom having a " brain aneurysm" in front of me and my sister, loss of pregnancy 2x by miscarriage, unexpected divorce in 1993, being WIDOWED in 2017 after a 25 year marriage.Rich Mullins, a man who bared his soul in his song lyrics and lived the Gospel of Jesus Christ.I'll meet you on the other side Rich...thanks for the life lessons.
@@rhondawilkins_ I'm so very sorry..I miss my mom terribly too..she survived the first but had another on her brain they couldn't reach..I long for that day too! It will be glorious..
@karenrodellpowell5299 No ma'am, My Mom passed away age 48 in front of me( age 23) and my sister ( age 18). It's been since 1990. I've missed my Mom for 33 years but I will see her for ETERNITY in Heaven.
A channel featuring Radiohead, Billy Bragg, Joe Strummer, Bruce Cockburn AND Rich Mullins?! I approve! This is one of those perfect songs and no one but Rich could have written this. Thanks for posting the intro.
I'm sitting here in 2023 listening to all the damage from all.these tornados and all the other things about this world falling apart....then I listen to Rich Mullins..and this song...just when I needed it..thankyou for being an Instrument of the Lord...we can sing your songs together when I get to heaven..and oh how I long for it now....
I miss him so much. But he went out like Elijah and he didn't have to carry the burdens of this world any longer. I felt such a deep longing for relief from him.
I love his thought. We are always living on the edge of surrender to the flesh but the grace of God in Jesus is more than sufficient to keep us, and to cleanse us when we fail, even seventy times seven.
This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing this. Someone who has been a huge inspiration to me who has been largely inspired by Rich Mullins is Andrew Peterson! Thanks again for sharing
I'm having to deal with my fundamentalist cult family on a Christmas break from the discipleship program I've been in while healing from all of the years of emotional damage they've inflicted on me, and this is ....yeah. they'll forever find ways to judge me, but unlike six months ago, I'm now not only sure that Jesus loves me, but that he LIKES me, too... That's the only reason I haven't run off and bought a case of beer and a pack of cigarettes.
There is something angelic about Rich. Think about it. He said things in gracefulness like Jesus spoke to people. 'Not saying that I think he's our savior" but clearly he's not common man. Does anyone else get the feeling he was on 'loan' from God and then he had to go back home ? Rich reached a lot of people through wisdom music that most uf us have to think about then suddenly it lines up. There was something divine about him . Just say'n, Music reaches a lot of people.
Oh oh that story just really hits home BIG time!!! So very true in my life because I was raised in abuse and religion. I was always being judged and criticized ever since I dared to become a Christian instead!! And there was a lot of relatives and of course my dear old parents!! It’s still not easy for me and my adult so but I will never ever quit or give up my CROWN!! Can’t wait for heaven where we will all be the same... loving our Jesus 😀
“When it all came together is when we were in Amsterdam, and I just became really keenly and uncomfortably aware of how… you know you think you’re getting somewhere, you think you’re growing as a Christian, that kind of thing, and all a sudden you are in a situation where you go “I am just as susceptible as I was when I was 16, to a lot of things”? Sometimes we can be really hard on ourselves about that. Well, Beaker and I were talking in a train station about the whole thing - where we were and where we wanted to be. And we got into some actually pretty explicit detail about the nature of our temptations and of those struggles. And this guy leans over - and we’re in Germany, right, so we’re assuming no one's going to be interested enough in whatever we would have to say to actually bother to translate and listen. But this guy leans over, the only other guy in there, and says “Excuse me, but are you Rich Mullins?” So I had to think back over our conversation to see if I was or not. And decided that I must be. Whether or not I like who I am, that is who I am. And once again it’s back to the Ragamuffin thing: the realization that people are going to judge you. And there are I think actually people who look for excuses to condemn you, and look for excuses say bad things about you. But God doesn’t look for those kind of excuses. And I think the conclusion of the matter for me was that I think I would rather live on the verge of falling, and let my security be in the all-sufficiency, the grace of God, then live in some kind of pietistic illusion of moral excellence. Not that I don’t want to be morally excellent, but my faith isn’t in the idea that I’m more moral than anybody else, my faith is in the idea that God and his love are greater than whatever sins any of us commit."
I have found that the hardest thing about sin is realizing how desperately you still want something you know full well is killing you & being forced into the corner of having to turn to a Father you were so angry with for absolutely no good reason that you were actually willing to hurt yourself to get away from admitting you needed him, only to find out he never was angry with you in the first place & is just thrilled that you finally came back to him. This has been my experience, anyhow.
@@kathiefoote9247Hello! How are you doing today! Please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you're a fan!... Stay safe!
Jesus said, "I tell you the truth no one will see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me." For God so loved the world that He give His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the World through Him. For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, and All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. " If you want to be sure of Heaven and avoid the other place below say the following prayer sincerely from your heart." Lord Jesus I repent and am sorry for my sins forgive me. I forgive all who have offended me. Come into my heart and save me. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and baptise me with your Holy Spirit. Fulfill your plan and purpose in my life. "I recommend you read John's Gospel especially chapter 3.Gbu.John 3v3v22,John 14v6.
Jesus said, "I tell you the truth no one will see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me." For God so loved the world that He give His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the World through Him. For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, and All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. " If you want to be sure of Heaven and avoid the other place below say the following prayer sincerely from your heart." Lord Jesus I repent and am sorry for my sins forgive me. I forgive all who have offended me. Come into my heart and save me. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and baptise me with your Holy Spirit. Fulfill your plan and purpose in my life. "I recommend you read John's Gospel especially chapter 3.Gbu.John 3v3v22,John 14v6.
This video and song helped to create a bridge between me and my faith, many times over through the years. Jesus has always been the quiet driving force in my life. Quiet in the sense of my actions without explanation rather than explanation without action. When I was hurting or without hope I would smile, never asking or seeking. I would give you my last dollar and tell you I had two more in my pocket. I was so alone, scared and hopeless but optimistic and held faith. I don't resort to music to compare or follow - but played this one million times, still do. This a prayer for me, I write my words and humbly give thanks for a simple but good place that I have been allowed to live. No hate or judgment as seems to be the "Christian" mantra today. GNGB
Also a great Finnish singer that was a policeman named Petreus I think. I also love the German singers Violin Heart, Sounds Like Reign, and tanother German that sings a song by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
When I'm struggling with sin failures I watch this when I remember and I don't give up on Jesus' work on the cross. Keep confessing and receiving forgiveness. Jesus is alive in me!
Kanye probably drew inspiration from this for the music video of Come To Life same thing happens except instead of a camera blur Kanye lit himself on fire
