Themes: God’s eternality, Salvation for all of Creation, Jesus’ power over death
Context: This song was written in light of Colossians 1. God’s salvation is not just for the human race, but for the rest of creation that has been affected by sin. Jesus is both the author of life, and our rescue from a fallen world.
lyrics
before breath was taken He was
and was pleased to stay and live
holding together each piece of the world
so the trees and the souls would come back to Him
First of All the first one that death could not hold
Divine and yet Man lasting forever lasting on
First of All
ev’ry heart made by and for Him
every shore and creature we’ve seen
a life of no wrong that was traded for peace
so the stones and the souls would come back to Him
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