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"Mercy of Jesus"
the story from phil king
I grew up in a small farm town in central California. Our house was on the edge of town, surrounded by cornfields, daisies, vineyards, almond orchards, and strawberry patches. As a child, I would often play in the house or out in the yard, and just by way of being a very active and busy little boy, I sometimes broke something that was valuable. And because I was a boy, it was usually something of my dad's that I broke.
One time I broke a costly lamp in our living room and my mom found out. A 10-year-old’s look of shame and shock must hold some sort of special place in a mom’s heart. I couldn’t believe what my mom did next. She said, “We are not going to tell Dad this happened, okay? We are going to run to the store right now and get a replacement before he gets home.” …What?? I knew that I didn’t deserve that kind of love. I deserved to work my butt off to replace that busted lamp. My mother was showing and exemplifying mercy.
This kind of treatment was not an everyday occurrence, and trust me, I did not get away with much. But every now and then, my mom let me off the hook and reminded me what mercy looks like. She stepped in, covered for me, paid the price, and replaced what had been broken. All I could do was be grateful.
There was no room for boasting that I had done something to earn or deserve that kind of kindness from her. Looking back, I see how her kindness bettered me, humbled me, and helped me see a beautiful and much needed glimpse of God’s mercy.
It helped me see the big picture of how Jesus’ broken body and shed blood is more than enough to cover and atone for every sin. Bumping into a table and breaking a living room lamp is one thing. Sinning against a holy God is a much more serious matter. I deserve death for that. But, oh, the Mercy of Jesus. He covers us worst ones. His grace is enough. His power is made perfect in my weaknesses.
In light of Christ’s mercy, may we be grateful and love others with the same love that we have received from Him. As freely as we have received mercy, let us give it.
I hope that you enjoy listening to the “Mercy Of Jesus” and that it is a wonderful blessing to you.
message from the writer
jade lundgren
The mercy of Jesus truly can cover us worst ones. God can forgive the worst we’ve ever done, and when repentant, even the most heinous of the world’s sins. It’s jarring, hard to fathom, altogether incredible that Jesus died and chose to shower His mercy on such people as us.
Praise God that His blood is strong enough and His mercy is new every single morning. It was an honor to write these words with Jennie Riddle, and the song, both in lyrics and melody, reminds me every time I hear it of the vastness, totality, and jaw-dropping kindness of God’s mercy. May every heart truly mean and sing along with it, “It covers me!”
message from the writer
Jennie Lee Riddle
I’ll never forget the morning Jade Lundgren introduced me to one of the most raw, honest, and heart wrenchingly beautiful lyrics I’ve ever encountered, “worst ones.” That was me. I loved getting to write this song with her. “The battle was long, the lines were all crossed.” That lyric of hers is more perfect today than the day in which it was written.
We live in a time where chaos abounds. The lanes all intersect and boundaries and decorum have run amok. None of us are getting out of this one clean. The mudslinging is real. We all are in desperate need of The Blood of The Lamb; the Mercy of Jesus; The Gospel. Jesus alone can take our black heart, wash it in His red blood, and make us white as snow.
It was a true honor to have these dear brothers and friends, Phil King and Daniel Doss, lend their honest hearts and powerful sound to give expression to our deepest cry of souls. Thank you boys for leading us to the throne.
mercy of jesus
Verse 1
I'm no stranger to sin
I've hurt You so
I don't do what I ought
I don't live what I know
But I fall in Your arms
Cry Father I've lost
The battle was long
The lines were all crossed but
Chorus 1
Oh the mercy of Jesus
Covers us worst ones covers me
Your blood the greatest of fountains
Oh mighty ocean please cover me
Mercy of Jesus You cover me
Verse 2
I've squandered my love
I've spent all my life
I find myself lost
'Cause I chose to hide
Oh Savior come save
I'm sick and in need
Oh will You come heal
What I've done to me oh
Bridge
All the sins of the world
Were washed by Your blood
When You spilled all Your love
Does Your heart still pour out
Forgive all my sin
Oh dear mercy please run
All the sins of the world
Were washed by Your blood
When You spilled all Your love
Does Your heart still pour out
Forgive all my sin
Oh dear mercy I come
Chorus 2
Oh the mercy of Jesus
Covers us worst ones covers me
Oh the mercy of Jesus
Covers us worst ones covers me
Your blood the greatest of fountains
Oh mighty ocean please cover me
Mercy of Jesus You cover me
Mercy of Jesus You cover me
CREDITS:
Produced and Mixed by Seth Talley
Feature: Daniel Doss
Mastered by Bob Boyd at Ambient Digital
Executive Producer: Jennie Lee Riddle
Label: Euphonic City in cooperation with people & Songs
Drums / Percussion: Tim Buell
Bass: Jacob Lowery
El Guitars: Casey Moore, Gideon Boley
Acoustic guitars: Seth Talley, Casey Moore
Keys: Mike Hicks
Choir: Stephanie King and Phil King
COVER ART:
Photographer: William Read
Graphic Designer: William Read
Art Director: Jennie Lee Riddle
Phil King Bio
Phil King is fervent about leading and writing songs that bring many people to Jesus. Over the course of his life Phil has used his genre fluid sound, soulful voice, love for God, and heart for the Church to invite a diverse people to experience God.
King is the launch artist for newly formed label, Euphonic City, co-founded by two of his long-time mentors and friends, Paul Wright and Jennie Lee Riddle. He has been working on his fifth record which is a timely and rich gathering of songs for his Euphonic City debut. This release of Phil King will begin with 5 singles, culminating with a 14 track album featuring many of his family friends.
In his early 20’s he became the worship leader at Christ for the Nations in Dallas, TX before taking a position as a worship pastor at Gateway Church. Most recently, King moved he and his wife to Amarillo, Texas to join Trinity Fellowship Church where they have started their family and are now raising their young twins.
Phil has written multilingual anthems such as “So Worthy'' that have traveled far and wide. And notably, for the pro-life movement, “Not Forgotten” was performed by Phil and Francesca Battistelli at a Focus on the Family event, “Alive From New York” in Times Square attended by 20,000. King often leads at conferences and worship experiences. He has sung and played on records and live events for artists that include Michael W. Smith, Danny Gokey, Charity Gayle, Lauren Daigle, and others. His songwriting credits include Leeland, Matt Redman, Micah Tyler, Christine D’Clario, Rita Springer, and more. But most of all, Phil’s favorite thing is to be available to the men and women of God who carry the Gospel to the furthermost regions of the earth. In Phil’s own words, “I love the harvest field!”
daniel doss Bio
Daniel Doss is a worship leader, artist, songwriter, and producer. He was a staff writer at Curb/Word on music row from 2016-2019 and an artist/songwriter at Sparrow/Worshiptogether (EMI/Capitol) in the late 2000's.
He and his wife Emily, of 22 years have helped plant two churches and currently live in Murfreesboro where he leads most Sundays at New Vision Church and she homeschool's their two boys Manny (13) and Oakley (10). When Daniel is not leading at New Vision or on the road at other churches he is songwriting and producing artists in his home studio.
He recently released a full-length album entitled “Revival”. It is currently available on Compact Disc and will on vinyl this fall. Half of the album has been released as singles digitally with more to come throughout 2023.
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