We have another doctor’s appointment this morning, plus grocery shopping, so I’m not able to devote any time to seeking out a new hymn–one of my old favorites will have to do for now. We learned this one in junior high school, if you can believe that.
This unusual rendition of Oh, Sinner Man takes a Caribbean spiritual, moves it to the cold waters off Scotland, adds a mandolin and a Celtic reel–and the result, at least to me, brings to life the Book of Revelation.
If God has blessed your art, this is what you get when you take a traditional African-American spiritual, Celtic mandolin music, and video of Scotland’s offshore islands–this wonderful rendition of Oh, Sinner Man! Where You Gonna Run To?
As this hymn makes so clear, there will indeed be judgment–and there’s nowhere any sinner can go to escape it. The sure escape is through belief and trust in Jesus Christ, who has already in His own person paid the penalty for our sins. But no amount of fast talk, no amount of money, no amount of political pull will suffice us. It’s very much a Jesus Christ-or-nothing proposition.