This Jaw-Dropping A Cappella 'Victory in Jesus' Rendition Will Give You Chills
Don’t you love it when you’re scrolling through the media, and God says, “I’ve got something to lift your spirit.” This jaw-dropping a cappella ‘Victory in Jesus’ rendition by Jon Lind will give you chills. He likes to call himself a husband, father, and Jesus follower, and there is something so refreshing about that.
He doesn’t have a website, and he’s not seeking fans. He simply loves to sing and bring joy to those who stumble across his videos. Now, most people wouldn’t bat an eye at a guy who looks like he’d be standing behind you in the grocery store. But there is more than meets the eye in his denim shirt, baseball cap, and tattoos.
To me, he reminds me of my own faith walk, and when he sings, it sounds like he is calling us all home as we focus on the words:
Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior forever
He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood
He loved me 'ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood
“Victory in Jesus” Was Written in the 1930s
This Gospel song was written by Eugene Monroe Bartlett and published in 1939, and something is happening right now with old hymns and stripped-down acoustic worship that people can feel deep in their bones. Maybe it’s because the world feels loud and exhausting, or maybe we’re tired of polished performances and smoke machines and songs that feel more like background noise than worship. You can see it in the comments; others agree.
One woman wrote, “Beautiful! Old hymns seem to say so much more than today's worship songs...” Another said, “Nothing moves me more than those old hymns. They’re all entwined with memories of loved ones and a different time.”
And honestly? I get it.
Old hymns don’t rush or hype us up, but they do bring us back to the reason we live and breathe. They carry theology, grief, and hope, all wrapped together in lyrics that have stood the test of time. They were written by people who knew suffering intimately and still chose to sing anyway.
There’s something sacred about hearing an acoustic guitar gently carry words that generations before us clung to in their darkest nights. It feels like coming home. Home for those who have front porch faith and star-stained Bibles and those who have wrestled with God and stayed.
Maybe that’s the beauty of these old hymns rising again in a weary world. They remind us that faith was never meant to be flashy. It was always meant to carry us home to Jesus, one trembling lyric at a time.
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“Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19
Don’t you love it when you’re scrolling through the media, and God says, “I’ve got something to lift your spirit.” This jaw-dropping a cappella ‘Victory in Jesus’ rendition by Jon Lind will give you chills. He likes to call himself a husband, father, and Jesus follower, and there is something so refreshing about that.
He doesn’t have a website, and he’s not seeking fans. He simply loves to sing and bring joy to those who stumble across his videos. Now, most people wouldn’t bat an eye at a guy who looks like he’d be standing behind you in the grocery store. But there is more than meets the eye in his denim shirt, baseball cap, and tattoos.
To me, he reminds me of my own faith walk, and when he sings, it sounds like he is calling us all home as we focus on the words:
Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior forever
He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood
He loved me 'ere I knew Him and all my love is due Him
He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood
“Victory in Jesus” Was Written in the 1930s
This Gospel song was written by Eugene Monroe Bartlett and published in 1939, and something is happening right now with old hymns and stripped-down acoustic worship that people can feel deep in their bones. Maybe it’s because the world feels loud and exhausting, or maybe we’re tired of polished performances and smoke machines and songs that feel more like background noise than worship. You can see it in the comments; others agree.
One woman wrote, “Beautiful! Old hymns seem to say so much more than today's worship songs...” Another said, “Nothing moves me more than those old hymns. They’re all entwined with memories of loved ones and a different time.”
And honestly? I get it.
Old hymns don’t rush or hype us up, but they do bring us back to the reason we live and breathe. They carry theology, grief, and hope, all wrapped together in lyrics that have stood the test of time. They were written by people who knew suffering intimately and still chose to sing anyway.
There’s something sacred about hearing an acoustic guitar gently carry words that generations before us clung to in their darkest nights. It feels like coming home. Home for those who have front porch faith and star-stained Bibles and those who have wrestled with God and stayed.
Maybe that’s the beauty of these old hymns rising again in a weary world. They remind us that faith was never meant to be flashy. It was always meant to carry us home to Jesus, one trembling lyric at a time.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Anne Wilson Opens Up About 'God Story' + Previews Her Upcoming Album
“Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19
Today's Devotional
A Prayer to Sing in Defiance of the Darkness - Your Daily Prayer - July 16
The next time the darkness seems overwhelming, or doubt is creeping in, we can raise our voice in song.
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Today's Devotional
A Prayer to Sing in Defiance of the Darkness - Your Daily Prayer - July 16
The next time the darkness seems overwhelming, or doubt is creeping in, we can raise our voice in song.
