Isaiah, Part 2 Four Songs Of The Savior Look At The Book! Isaiah, Part 2 Four Songs Of The Savior

A Book Filled With Messianic Prophecy Isaiah is a powerful manuscript of Messianic foretelling. Some of the most amazing of all prophecies concerning the birth, life, death, and resurrection of the coming Messiah are recorded there. Particularly, there are four songs, known as the Servant Songs, which highlight certain aspects of the coming Messiah. These were recorded more than 700 years before Jesus was born, yet they are very exact. Today, let’s explore these and then sing four of our own songs in celebration of our Lord and Savior.

Isaiah 42:1-4 – God’s Chosen Savior “Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not be disheartened or crushed until He has established justice on the earth; and the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

Identifying Features Of Servant Chosen by God God’s Spirit upon Him Matthew 3:17: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.” Gentle disposition Matthew 11:28 – “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Successful Servant On the cross, He said: It is finished

1 – Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us 1. Savior, like a shepherd lead us: Much we need Thy tenderest care; In Thy pleasant pastures feed us, For our use Thy folds prepare: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Thou hast bought us, Thine we are; Thou hast bought us, Thine we are. Words: Dorothy A. Thrupp Music: William B. Bradbury PaperlessHymnal.com

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2 – Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us 2. We are Thine; do Thou befriend us; Be the Guardian of our way; Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us, Seek us when we go astray: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Hear, O hear us when we pray; Hear, O hear us when we pray. Words: Dorothy A. Thrupp Music: William B. Bradbury PaperlessHymnal.com

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3 – Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us 3. Thou hast promised to receive us, Poor and sinful though we be; Thou hast mercy to relieve us, Grace to cleanse, and power to free: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Early let us turn to Thee; Early let us turn to Thee. Words: Dorothy A. Thrupp Music: William B. Bradbury PaperlessHymnal.com

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4 – Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us 4. Early let us seek Thy favor, Early let us do Thy will; Blessed Lord and only Savior, With Thy love our bosoms fill: Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus, Thou hast loved us, love us still; Thou hast loved us, love us still. Words: Dorothy A. Thrupp Music: William B. Bradbury PaperlessHymnal.com

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Isaiah 49:1-7 --The Savior Of Light “Listen to Me, O islands, and pay attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; and He has also made Me a select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver. “He said to Me, ‘You are My Servant, Israel, in Whom I will show My glory.’ But I said, ‘I have toiled in vain, I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to Me is with the Lord, and My reward is with My God….”

Isaiah 49:1-7, cont… “… And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him (for I am honored in the sight of the Lord, and My God is My strength), He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations so that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.’ Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, to the despised One, to the One abhorred by the nation…

49:7 cont…. …To the Servant of rulers, ‘Kings will see and arise, princes will also bow down, because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.’”

Hallmarks From Isaiah 49 Called from mother’s womb – virgin birth and already named before His birth Mouth like a sharp sword Revelation 19:15 – “From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.” Called as a light of the nations

John 1:9 – “There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.” Also – vs. 1, “From the body of My mother He named Me.” Jesus named before He was born – Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14) Song: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

1 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 1. Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful all ye nations rise; Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic hosts proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem! Words by: Charles Wesley Music by: Mendelssohn PaperlessHymnal.com

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2 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 2. Mild, He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die; Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the incarnate Deity; Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel! Words by: Charles Wesley Music by: Mendelssohn PaperlessHymnal.com

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3 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 3. Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His wings. Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord: Come, Desire of nations, come, Fix in us Thy humble home; Fix in us Thy humble home. Words by: Charles Wesley Music by: Mendelssohn PaperlessHymnal.com

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Isaiah 50:4-9: The Martyr “The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples, that I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. The Lord God has opened My ear; and I was not disobedient nor did I turn back. “I gave My back to those who strike Me, and My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting. For the Lord God helps Me, therefore, I am not disgraced; therefore, I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed….”

Isaiah 50:4-9, cont…. …He who vindicates Me is near; who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other; Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me. “…Behold, the Lord God helps Me; Who is he who condemns Me? behold, they will all wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them.”

Hallmarks of Isaiah 50 “The Lord God has opened My ear; and I was not disobedient.” Psalm 40:6 – “Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened….” Literally: “You have dug out my ears.” God is His sustainer He is the Listener He is the great Martyr

Matthew 26:67; 27:30 “Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him…. They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head….” But God vindicated Jesus by raising Him from the dead!

1 - Hallelujah! What a Savior 1. "Man of sorrows," what a name For the Son of God who came Ruined sinners to reclaim! Hallelujah! What a Savior! Words & Music: Philip P. Bliss PaperlessHymnal.com

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2 - Hallelujah! What a Savior 2. Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood, Sealed my pardon with His blood; Hallelujah! What a Savior! Words & Music: Philip P. Bliss PaperlessHymnal.com

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3 - Hallelujah! What a Savior 3. Guilty, vile and helpless we; Spotless Lamb of God was He; "Full atonement!" Can it be? Hallelujah! What a Savior! Words & Music: Philip P. Bliss PaperlessHymnal.com

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4 - Hallelujah! What a Savior 4. Lifted up was He to die, "It is finished," was His cry; Now in heaven exalted high, Hallelujah! What a Savior! Words & Music: Philip P. Bliss PaperlessHymnal.com

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5 - Hallelujah! What a Savior 5. When He comes, our glorious King, All His ransomed home to bring, Then anew this song we'll sing, Hallelujah! What a Savior! Words & Music: Philip P. Bliss PaperlessHymnal.com

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Isaiah 52:13-53:12 This song is so lengthy we will abbreviate it for our purposes this morning. Major points are: Messiah would be the exalted servant (52:13 – “…He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.) He would be a disfigured servant (52:14 – So His appearance was marred more than any man and His form more than the sons of men….”

Isaiah 52/53 cont…. Vs. 53:3 – He would be a man of sorrows: “He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” Vs. 4-5, 10 – He would be smitten: “Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities….But the Lord was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering…”

Isaiah 53, cont. Vs. 12 – Yet, He was to be the exalted Savior: “Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the strong; because He poured out Himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sins of many, and interceded for the transgressors.”

1 - In Christ Alone 1. In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song. This cornerstone, this solid ground, Firm thru the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease. My comforter, my all in all, Here in the love of Christ I stand! Words & Music: Keith Getty & Stuart Townsend / Arr.: D. J. Bulls Copyright © 2002 by Thankyou Music (Admin. By EMI Christian Music Publishing) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. PaperlessHymnal.com

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2 - In Christ Alone 2. In Christ alone, Who took on flesh, Fullness of God in helpless babe. This gift of love and righteousness, Scorned by the ones He came to save. 'Til on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied, For every sin on Him was laid. Here in the death of Christ I live! Words & Music: Keith Getty & Stuart Townsend / Arr.: D. J. Bulls Copyright © 2002 by Thankyou Music (Admin. By EMI Christian Music Publishing) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. PaperlessHymnal.com

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3 - In Christ Alone 3. There in the ground His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain. Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave He rose again. And as He stands in victory, Sin's curse has lost its grip on me. For I am His and He is mine, Bought with the precious blood of Christ. Words & Music: Keith Getty & Stuart Townsend / Arr.: D. J. Bulls Copyright © 2002 by Thankyou Music (Admin. By EMI Christian Music Publishing) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. PaperlessHymnal.com

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4 - In Christ Alone 4. No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me. From life's first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand; 'Til He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I'll stand. Words & Music: Keith Getty & Stuart Townsend / Arr.: D. J. Bulls Copyright © 2002 by Thankyou Music (Admin. By EMI Christian Music Publishing) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. PaperlessHymnal.com

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