{"id":14488,"date":"2022-09-05T13:11:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T17:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/?p=14488"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T19:26:17","slug":"redemption-draweth-nigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/redemption-draweth-nigh\/","title":{"rendered":"Redemption Draweth Nigh"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_64ffa7df9f4dc5_36947760\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p>During a church service held in August of 2022, Mrs. McClure gave her personal testimony before singing a message in song. Mrs. McClure is the wife of Dr. Michael McClure, Senior Pastor of West Park Baptist Church in Delray Beach, Florida. The song, <em>Redemption Draweth Nigh<\/em>, is a long-time favorite of Mrs. McClure\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Testimony of Mrs. Cathy McClure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pastor asked me to sing this song. I usually don\u2019t give a testimony before singing, but when he asked me to sing this song it put me on a nostalgia path. I guess I am obeying a prompt. Chris said to go ahead and invite people to the meeting. It reminded me that in 1977 when I was 18, you can do the math. I wasn\u2019t living at home at the time. My mom asked me to come to a youth rally and a revival service as they used to call them back then. So, I came because my mom asked.<\/p>\n<p>My grandma and grandpa had been praying for me for a long time. Some of you may think that I grew up in the church and I didn\u2019t. So, grandmas and grandpas never stopped praying for your grandkids. They never gave up.<\/p>\n<p>But in 1977, I went to the meeting and heard Dr. Estus Pirkle preaching, Dr. Eddie Champion, at Winston Drive Baptist Church, if you\u2019re listening. He preached and I did not ask the Lord to save me then because I\u2019m a person that has a lot of questions. So, I went and headed home. I called him up after that night asking do you this, do you that, all kinds of things, all kinds of questions. He was very patient, and God was very patient and long-suffering.<\/p>\n<p>I am so thankful because when I totally understood, I could not deny the obviousness of God\u2019s love and Jesus\u2019 love for me. And so I accepted His gift of salvation. I have never looked back. It\u2019s been really awesome.<\/p>\n<p><em>Redemption Draweth Nigh<\/em> is one of the first songs that I heard after I became a Christian and is one of the first songs I had the privilege of singing in the choir. And with all that introduction, <em>Redemption Draweth Nigh<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-14488-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cathy-McClure-Redemption-Draweth-Nigh.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cathy-McClure-Redemption-Draweth-Nigh.mp4\">http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cathy-McClure-Redemption-Draweth-Nigh.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Lyrics to the Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Redemption Draweth Nigh <\/em>by Gordon Jensen<\/p>\n<p>Years of time have come and gone<br \/>Since I first heard it told<br \/>How Jesus would come again some day<br \/>If back then it seemed so real<br \/>Then I just can\u2019t help but feel<br \/>How much closer His coming is today<\/p>\n<p>Signs of the times are everywhere<br \/>There\u2019s a brand new feeling in the air<br \/>Keep your eyes upon the eastern sky<br \/>Lift up your head redemption draweth nigh<\/p>\n<p>Wars and strife on every hand<br \/>And violence fills the land<br \/>Still some people doubt He\u2019ll ever come again<br \/>But the Word of God is true<br \/>He\u2019ll redeem His chosen few<br \/>Don\u2019t lose hope soon Christ Jesus will descend<\/p>\n<p>Signs of the times are everywhere<br \/>There\u2019s a brand new feeling in the air<br \/>Keep your eyes upon the eastern sky<br \/>Lift up your head redemption draweth nigh<\/p>\n<p>Lift up your head redemption draweth nigh<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The popular Gospel song,<em> Redemption Draweth Nigh<\/em>, was written by recording artist and composer Gordon Jensen. He knew of the promise of Jesus and the scripture, Luke 21:28, \u201cAnd when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.\u201d And that inspired him to write this beautiful song.<\/p>\n<p><em>Redemption Draweth Nigh\u00a0<\/em>was inducted into the Southern Gospel Song Hall of Fame in 2012. Jensen himself shared his story about writing the song. He recounted how he took it to one of the most prominent groups of that era, but they didn\u2019t like it and told him it wasn\u2019t the kind of song people wanted to hear.<\/p>\n<p>He never gave up and continued pitching the song until the Oak Ridge Boys picked it up, and it was finally recorded. Duane Allen of the Oak Ridge Boys told Gordon that<em>\u00a0Redemption Draweth Nigh\u00a0<\/em>was a song that would be sung for years.<\/p>\n<p>Radio airplay became widespread, and most of the groups of the early 1970s began recording<em> Redemption Draweth Nigh. <\/em>Decades later, this Gordon Jensen classic still resonates with countless listeners as groups continue to record and stage it and church choirs worldwide sing it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Redemption Draweth Nigh<\/em>\u00a0Related Articles<\/h3>\n<p>==&gt; Also read &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/james-strong\/\">James Strong and His Masterwork<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>==&gt; And read &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/monroe-parker\/\">Monroe Parker: The &#8220;Monk&#8221; Evangelist<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read the personal testimony of Mrs. McClure and her message in song of the beloved gospel favorite \u201cRedemption Draweth Nigh.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[797,796,795,453,331,271,156],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - 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