Beautiful Scandalous Night

Another achingly beautiful song I love is this hymn. The juxtaposition of beauty and scandal is haunting and yet so heartrendingly true of our Lord Jesus' last night in Gethsemane and on His walk up that "Holy Mountain" to the cross. His Body became the “wonderful, tragic, mysterious tree” and out of His side flowed the fountain “For you and for me and for all”. By the glorious river that flowed from His side “our spirits (are) restored” and we are “forever washed white”.

Beautiful, Scandalous Night
by Smalltown Poets

Go on up to the mountain of mercy
To the crimson perpetual tide
Kneel down on the shore
Be thirsty no more
Go under and be purified

Follow Christ to the holy mountain
Sinner sorry and wrecked by the fall
Cleanse your heart and your soul
In the fountain that flowed
For you and for me and for all

CHORUS:
At the wonderful, tragic, mysterious tree
On that beautiful, scandalous night you and me
Were atoned by His blood and forever washed white
On that beautiful, scandalous night

On the hillside, you will be delivered
At the foot of the cross justified
And your spirit restored
By the river that poured
From our blessed Savior's side

CHORUS

Go on up to the mountain of mercy
To the crimson perpetual tide
Kneel down on the shore
Be thirsty no more
Go under and be purified

CHORUS