Notes for the February song.  I found some notes I wrote some years back. The main theme seemed to be the cost of salvation.  I wrote an outline for the song the morning of Feb. 10.  Chord progression, F#m, D, A, E.  I may change the progression on the bridge.  The idea for the progression came from

I–V–vi–IV progression

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression

  • vi-IV-I-V (known as Pessimistic)

It Was Paid

What would be, the cost of salvation
What would be, the cost to free my soul
Open your heart and mind to what I say
Salvation’s price has already been paid

It was paid by the perfect one
Paid by his love and suffering for us
God did not appoint us to suffer and die
Salvation’s price was paid the son of God

Come and find, the son of man
Come and find, the plan he has for you
For God did not appoint you to live in pain
Salvation’ price has already been paid

It was paid by the perfect one
Paid by his love and suffering for us
God did not appoint us to suffer and die
Salvation’s price was paid the son of God

The gifts of man, only last for a while
The gifts of man, will lead you astray
The price for sin you can never pay
Yet your bill clear, it has already been paid

Bridge
So open your heart to the perfect one
The one who loved and suffered for us
God did not appoint us to suffer and die
Salvation’s price was paid the son of God

Old Notes

The gifts of man only last for a short time
The cost of sin man cannot pay
Sin’s weight is a burden no one can bear
Come to Jesus, only he can take the load

The gifts of Jesus are already fair
The gifts of the saviour are

The gifts of Jesus ar eternal
His gift are truth and light

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8 But since we belong to the day,
We will let our faith and love protect us
the hope of salvation as a helmet. 9
For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath
but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep,
we may live together with him.

1 Thessalonians 5:8-10New International Version (NIV)
8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

John 8:35-37New International Version (NIV)
35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word.

Psalm 142:6-7New International Version (NIV)
6 Listen to my cry,
for I am in desperate need;
rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.
7 Set me free from my prison,
that I may praise your name.
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.