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It Is Finished (Lyric Video/Live At Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia/2003)

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Lyrics:
There's a line that is drawn through the ages
On that line stands an old rugged cross
On that cross, a battle is raging
Or the gain a man's soul or it's loss
On one side, march the forces of evil
All the demons, and all the devils of hell
On the other, the angels of glory
And they meet on Golgotha's hill
The earth shakes with the force of the conflict
And the sun refuses to shine
There hangs God's son, in the balance
And then through the darkness he cries
It is finished, the battle is over
It is finished, there'll be no more war
It is finished, the end of the conflict
It is finished and Jesus is Lord
Yet in my heart, the battle was raging
Not all prisoners of war had come home
These were battlefields of my own making
I didn't know that the war had been won
Then I heard the king of the ages
Had fought all the battles for me
And that victory was mine for the claiming
And now praise his name, I am free
It is finished, the battle is over
It is finished, there'll be no more war
It is finished, the end of the conflict
It is finished and, Jesus is Lord
Music video by Gaither Vocal Band performing It Is Finished (Lyric Video/Live At Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia/2003). © 2020 Gaither Music Group, LLC.
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  • @davidcook5705
    @davidcook5705 Жыл бұрын

    No greater battle has ever been fought, than the battle fought that day, on Calvary. And JESUS WON!!

  • @barbaraervin2537

    @barbaraervin2537

    4 ай бұрын

    Also, we are winners, too. When we APPROPRIATE ALL Jesus paid for us at the Cross!!!!!!

  • @joystratton3608
    @joystratton36082 жыл бұрын

    David is not the only talent on that stage. All men of GOD. Praise the LORD.

  • @Jean-ix9ue
    @Jean-ix9ue Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful day for the Lord to come again

  • @patriciamahongoyambo9538
    @patriciamahongoyambo95382 жыл бұрын

    This song gives me courage , just knowing that the King of ages fought for me 🙏🙏.

  • @davidcook5705
    @davidcook5705 Жыл бұрын

    If that don't make you SHOUT, I don't know what will. PRAISE GOD!!!!!

  • @time2chill121

    @time2chill121

    Ай бұрын

    Shout in the spirit because some people are being beaten so much that we lost our voice

  • @SimonNita

    @SimonNita

    17 күн бұрын

    Amen Good d is working

  • @ronaldkernodle4210
    @ronaldkernodle42104 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I have to get it through my thick brain.........that when JESUS said It Is Finished.........on the Cross..........He meant it! So, now I have to learn to believe it, receive it.......and Live it.........every day! That is my prayer for myself........and for you too! 😇 🙏 👑

  • @pattistilwell7424

    @pattistilwell7424

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing Roland. I trust you're safe and in good health. God bless you........ I'm looking for new friend okay 😊

  • @genevasatterfield6333

    @genevasatterfield6333

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen!

  • @carolsivik8691

    @carolsivik8691

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just take Jesus with me every where I go it is conforting

  • @MaryYork-zh1vg

    @MaryYork-zh1vg

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @seanshelley7156

    @seanshelley7156

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @pappynitram7097
    @pappynitram70973 жыл бұрын

    David at his best. Praise be to our loving God.

  • @stricklandsue515
    @stricklandsue5152 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jesus!! You are King of kings and Lord of lords!

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Sue hope you’re okay?

  • @2blondboys

    @2blondboys

    26 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤ Yes, praise you, Jesus, for dying for my sins!

  • @thelmafuchs2594
    @thelmafuchs2594 Жыл бұрын

    David Phelps’ voice is amazing! The Gaither music team is always a blessing to hear! Praise God! Thank you

  • @javeiranderson
    @javeiranderson Жыл бұрын

    I am in tears 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

  • @MrsBJPalmer
    @MrsBJPalmer3 жыл бұрын

    "It is finished! And Jesus is Lord"!!! Makes alllll the difference in this world! PRAISE GOD!!!

  • @lindaloftin3181
    @lindaloftin31813 жыл бұрын

    Powerful message..believe it, recieve it..praise God, Jesus IS Lord

  • @kamwengock3111
    @kamwengock311110 ай бұрын

    He has fought all life's battles for me😭😭🥺❤️

  • @pranarn1451
    @pranarn14514 жыл бұрын

    These gentleman are the very best vocal group. They lift you up to Jesus . My granddaughter that I raised died in 2016. She was my blessing and her death rocked my world. In 2019 her Mother died suddenly. Her death was followed by my Fathers death. The last 4yrs i have relied on the southern gospel music ministry to carry me through. These gifted singers are so amazing. Thank you!!

  • @mgutshininobesuthu3484

    @mgutshininobesuthu3484

    4 жыл бұрын

    Be comforted in Jesus He is Lord

  • @sundelong2727

    @sundelong2727

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pranarni, my heart goes out to you for your sorrows for lose your love ones but I assure you with God’s Words to gives you assurance that they are not dead . “ Why seek ye THE LIVING among the dead ?” I hope God let you know through His Word that they are in the presence of God and they are more alive than ever before . My compassionate prayers are from California and the abundant mercy of God above while we praise Him!

  • @pranarn1451

    @pranarn1451

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sun Delong thank you for for your comforting message. My Granddaughter died in 2016. She lived with me and my husband until she was 20yo. We always go to a beach each year and this year it was so difficult. Her Mom, Aunt, Haley our shared fur baby went with us. As we were driving to our house we looked ahead as my husband was driving and we saw a cloud. There was the shape of an angel in black little clouds. It was above our house. We knew the Lord was with us and he gave us a beautiful blessing. he continued to bless us in many ways during these times. Her Mom died 7/2019 and my Dad 11/2019. We have seen rainbows all over our home. One of the first rainbows was on Haleys bed in the closet. This was a wonderful, somewhat sad rainbow in the shape of a tear drop on Haleys bed. I know the Lord loves her even more than we do. We gave her a Precious Moments Bible on 3/3/99. Someone took the Bible and we had not seen it for years. A lady in NC found it and shipped it home to us. When we opened the Bible we saw the date we gave it to her and something else. She died on 3/3/2016. Same day,same month just different year. Again Thank You!!

  • @pranarn1451

    @pranarn1451

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mgutshini Nobesuthu Thank you for your kindness. I can’t wait until the Lord calls us all to raise from our deaths and live in a new earth free from sin and pain.

  • @MD-hg9dq

    @MD-hg9dq

    Жыл бұрын

    Can relate as evidenced by the following sentences delineating how we use music to deal with pain and stir up faith. The negative influences of this world are designed to make our heart sick through emotional & physical pain resulting in a given person turning to music as one source of comfort to the body. The painful realty of this existence gives rise to the birth of music in two forms, earthly & HEAVENLY. Earthly music speaks to the experiences of this world through the singer-song writer’s eyes. Oftentimes drug use (i.e. alcohol, smokes, marijuana, cocaine, opioids, benzos and propofol to name a few) is intertwined with the survival of an artist to deal with the pressure of performing in order to stay relevant in the music industry, and to serve as fuel for creativity. As a result, music celebrities develop a tendency to sin against their body, through excessive drug use, for not measuring up to or to satisfy the demands of their music. Any earthly joy they experience is darkened by the heavy burden of performing and the loss of privacy. The end users of their music become fans because the lyrics are relatable and the sound of the singer’s voice & rhythm helps them cope with the pains of this reality. Unfortunately, this band aid approach is only a time out from the hurt and in the meantime we are fortifying its wall with painful memories waiting in line. Who can save us from wounds that are silent, wordless and cruel all the while tearing us apart inch by inch on the inside, which could radically accelerate the demise of the human body? I will use caps as emphasis to show the honest reverence for GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY when writing about HEAVENLY music in the paragraphs below. That INVINCIBLE DIVINE be our HEAVENLY FATHER, WHO THROUGH HIS SON’S MISSION HAS INSPIRED believers to write songs that sing of HIS LIFE GIVING LOVE to deal with emotional & physical pain, economic instability, mortality and the emotional instability of others with the motive of winning over souls for HIS KINGDOM. The melody & theme of HEAVENLY music is hateful and intolerable to the devil, a spirit which causes us to be blinded of the effects of sin and is responsible for the woes of this world such as melancholy, anguish, tribulation and trial. These agitations of the soul create a heavy burden for the lost and could lead him or her to be hostile of songs that sing about GOD’S GLORY. This makes it clear that we cannot win the spiritual battle by our own strength. Moreover, on earth the devil has no equal. GOD has provided us with the ONE WHO CAN AND WILL LIFT the heavy burden of sin's guilt from a given sinner's heart if he or she (through faith) would open their understanding to Psalms (starting with the focus on Psalms 51:1-10 KJV), and hymns/songs giving praise to HIM for the purpose of being persuaded, converted and healed by the HOLY SPIRIT from within by transforming your body/temple into a meeting place for you and the KING OF THE AGES to commune as friends through the born again experience (repentance manifesting itself in a changed life). It is only here that the fears of tomorrow will diminish, the blessed assurance is given that you are HIS and HE LIVES. Once the blessed assurance is known in prayer (through the confession of wanting salvation from one’s sinful nature, combine with admitting that JESUS CHRIST is LORD and believing in one’s heart that GOD raised HIM from the dead to deliver us from sin's guilt) the world can never take it away because the world didn’t give it to you.

  • @stevemussman4119
    @stevemussman41193 жыл бұрын

    REJOICE!!! THE LORD IS JUST ABOUT TO APPEAR!!! - Steve Mussman

  • @DougNTexas51
    @DougNTexas514 ай бұрын

    One of the great songs. To be in that crowd that night.

  • @jaydavies-burrell5952
    @jaydavies-burrell5952 Жыл бұрын

    This is the one song that touches my heart. I wish Gaither would come to the United Kingdom, I would love to see you guys perform live. Please Jesus, please let Gaither come to the UK.

  • @mountaingoat51
    @mountaingoat513 жыл бұрын

    I’m watching this in October 2020 during Lockdown, in Melbourne Australia. Praise Jesus that He has WON

  • @christinemclatchie

    @christinemclatchie

    Жыл бұрын

    Lozza Hornibrook Oh it would’ve been amazing to see them live!! I’ve only just recently discovered them, so how awesome it would be to see them in Melbourne. I’m going to have to find their itinerary, and hope that they come back here to Aus. God bless you sister 🙏

  • @murrayjimm
    @murrayjimm Жыл бұрын

    One of the most inspirational songs. ❤️

  • @krismenthorium3454
    @krismenthorium34544 жыл бұрын

    Yes, Jesus Is LORD!! 👏👏

  • @dianejames8848

    @dianejames8848

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@danteschamrel9370 q Ada

  • @reclaimedtreasures5749

    @reclaimedtreasures5749

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jesus is LORD indeed! He is the Way the Truth and the Life. He is the ONLY way to Heaven! Praise His Holy Name!!!

  • @jenienesterken2153

    @jenienesterken2153

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @sherrylee8203
    @sherrylee82034 жыл бұрын

    "Then I heard the King of the Ages had fought all life's battles for me, and victory is mine for the claiming, praise His name I am free!!!" My favorite line! If knowledge of that won't set you free, I don't know what will!

  • @jonahkev5283

    @jonahkev5283

    3 жыл бұрын

    agree..!!

  • @merlyneuzebe7238

    @merlyneuzebe7238

    3 жыл бұрын

    And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood,and his name is called THE WORD OF GOD! And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and he treadth the winepress of the fierceness and warth of GOD ALMIGHTY! And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh,a Name Written, KING OF KINGS AND LORDS!!!!!!!!!! Revelation 19:13-19.

  • @merlyneuzebe7238

    @merlyneuzebe7238

    3 жыл бұрын

    GLORY HALLELUJAH! THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD MOVED UPON SOMEONE'S HEART! HOW CAN WE NOT SHINE IN A TIME AS THIS! IT IS FINISH! HE THAT WILL COME WILL COME, AND WILL NOT TARRY HALLELUJAH!!!!

  • @robertrhodessr3664

    @robertrhodessr3664

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Sherry Lee We agree wholeheartedly! Hallelujah!

  • @CravenM1980

    @CravenM1980

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @leilanierdolino1911
    @leilanierdolino19113 жыл бұрын

    Sing it David! Sing it again and again! It sets people free like me Praise God!!!!! I love all of you who sing about the Lord. You are all so gifted as well as all the musicians! I have to go now I will finish my comment later. God bless you all!✝️

  • @morrislay8437
    @morrislay84373 жыл бұрын

    “It is finished, the battle is over. It is finished and Jesus is Lord.” Enough said! 🙏🙏🇺🇸

  • @oldisgood2587

    @oldisgood2587

    Жыл бұрын

    YES

  • @robertamcgee9944

    @robertamcgee9944

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @chibanjehamabele805

    @chibanjehamabele805

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen 🙏

  • @anthonyjohn3202
    @anthonyjohn32023 жыл бұрын

    He bowed His blessed head and uttered - It is finished!!!! WHAT a wonderful Saviour!

  • @pamelageronilla2539

    @pamelageronilla2539

    3 жыл бұрын

    AMEN

  • @hagargutierrez4464
    @hagargutierrez44643 жыл бұрын

    Love to hear Guy Penrod singing, he sounds like a roar of the lion, very powerful. God bless all this group of singers.

  • @mariezerfoss7567

    @mariezerfoss7567

    2 жыл бұрын

    i am so blessed by the singing of the 4 guys together thru out their videos i saw, especially Guy Penrod, truly God's anointing is on him. Enjoy Gather family music. God Bless you all. Your songs bring me closer to God. Thank you all.

  • @susanhowell2176

    @susanhowell2176

    2 жыл бұрын

    4 of the greatest speakers for GOD and JESUS CHRIST. No one can compete with these 4 singing together.

  • @sundelong2727

    @sundelong2727

    2 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I hear David’s voice I get goosebumps. God is definitely use these voice in this generation 🙏

  • @jeanstewart7444
    @jeanstewart74443 жыл бұрын

    Love Russ Taff’s reaction every time David belts one out!! Love it!!!!❤️

  • @dororhygray5761
    @dororhygray57614 жыл бұрын

    Amen, with tears in my eyes I am so greatfull for Him giving His live for me, thank you you Jesus what love what great love.

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Dorothy hope you’re okay?

  • @laurieleone7476

    @laurieleone7476

    10 ай бұрын

    Matthew Ch.24; Luke Ch.21:11; Book of Acts Ch.2:19-21 and "The 666 man will come out of the church and announce he is a homosexual at a pageant." God and Jesus (see Daniel 11:37 and 2 Thessalonians Ch.2 in the Douay-Rheims Holy Bible; next closest KJV)

  • @bongguardarama3560
    @bongguardarama35603 жыл бұрын

    I am Seventh Day Advintist I love this song Praise d Lord.I bong from phillipines

  • @stevevaughn6008
    @stevevaughn60085 ай бұрын

    David is one of the best His voice just adds so much to the song.

  • @galemartin3277
    @galemartin32774 жыл бұрын

    IT IS FINISHED! And it's almost OVER!!! Amen!

  • @artroby9056
    @artroby90563 жыл бұрын

    Phelps really is a joy to listen to praise God

  • @GOSPEL_4U
    @GOSPEL_4U4 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS SONGS FOR US FOR FREE! I APPRECIATE

  • @TLCoolpc

    @TLCoolpc

    2 жыл бұрын

    Especially appreciated when the words are displayed

  • @wilburreeves8329
    @wilburreeves83294 жыл бұрын

    Yes Amen!!! It is finished, the battle is over! Thank you Lord for Calvary, and the following 3 days, then your triumphant resurrection on Easter Sunday morning!!!

  • @ruthclose1203

    @ruthclose1203

    3 жыл бұрын

    Have good goose bumps

  • @juliebalaia6627
    @juliebalaia6627 Жыл бұрын

    Amen and Amen 🙌👏 Thanks to Gaither Vocal Band for this blessed song Oh yeah.....without our Lord Jesus there will be " NO VICTORY" It is Finished and JESUS is LORD 🙌👏❤❤

  • @mmsmith1525
    @mmsmith1525 Жыл бұрын

    Thank God he has given this group the talent especially David Phelps with special voices to cheer us on this journey to heaven.

  • @davidcook5705

    @davidcook5705

    Жыл бұрын

    And, thank God they're using those God-Given talents to bring honor and glory to HIM! 😊👍

  • @milliemartinez3667
    @milliemartinez36674 ай бұрын

    I am greatful to our God almighty that He fights on my side.

  • @clintrogers6971
    @clintrogers69713 жыл бұрын

    I love how Russ always marvels in the background when David sings his part.

  • @jamellfoster6029
    @jamellfoster60294 жыл бұрын

    This song helps reassure me that even COVID-19 is finished and in submission to Jesus!!!! Lord I praise You in advance for our total deliverance... AMEN!!!!

  • @jesussaves7973

    @jesussaves7973

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jamell Foster yes yes amen sister!!!

  • @cherylellett1066

    @cherylellett1066

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amen.

  • @davemorris6399

    @davemorris6399

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jamell Foster And AMEN!!!

  • @ruthclose1203

    @ruthclose1203

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @mjojco

    @mjojco

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Jamell....beautiful!!!

  • @victorian4569
    @victorian4569 Жыл бұрын

    The Lord spoke this song to me today when I asked Him, Lord how long will my enemy continue to hunt me down? Every December I ask Him to end the battle before the new year. This time He said, It is Finished. The battle is finally over. Praise His name Forevermore. 🙌

  • @lucydagdagan641
    @lucydagdagan6413 жыл бұрын

    Wow!!! Thank you Father God for your great love for us!!! Bless your name! Bless also the singers especially David Phelps!!!

  • @alicecombs1448
    @alicecombs14482 жыл бұрын

    Amen! It is finished. What a glorious day that will be. Holy Spirit lead me in the way I should live my life. In the name of the Father Son and The Holy Spirit. Amen. ,

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Alice hope you’re okay?

  • @rondaperry1296
    @rondaperry12963 жыл бұрын

    This Gaithers vocal group is one of the best!🙏🏻

  • @blessingisire3253
    @blessingisire32534 жыл бұрын

    It’s finished indeed. Thank you Jesus for winning the battle for us all. God bless the band

  • @jacobaadams3494

    @jacobaadams3494

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen, never and never again will He hung on a cross, the battle is won, it is finish was His cry, thank you Jesus for the cross, thank you for saving my precious soul.

  • @jacobaadams3494

    @jacobaadams3494

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you gaiter family you singing from the depth of your hearts because He lives in your hearts. He blessed you with beautiful voices, one day in heaven we are all going to sing worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was slain, what a glorious day that's going to be,spread the gospel through your singing.

  • @teresakrys2961
    @teresakrys29613 жыл бұрын

    Wow-David amazing amazing amazing

  • @Jean-ix9ue
    @Jean-ix9ue Жыл бұрын

    I really like the man in the blue coat singing ❤

  • @2late4me2care

    @2late4me2care

    Жыл бұрын

    Russ Taft's voice is truly amazing. To be honest, I'd love to do a DNA test to see if he is related to my family. The resemblance between Russ Taft and my brothers is unbelievable. The hair, skin tone, eyes and facial features are uncanny. Unlike me, my brothers and parents do/did have amazing singing voices.

  • @jerrydalley3756
    @jerrydalley3756 Жыл бұрын

    It Is Finished
The Story Behind the Song
by Gloria Gaither Bill and I love to hear great orators as much as we love great literature. It has been our privilege to hear, in person or through the media, many great speakers. ­We’ll never forget the milestone moment in our nation’s history, for example, when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the now famous “I Have a Dream” speech. To teach English students the principle of communication, we used the eulogy delivered by Senator Mike Mansfield, of Montana, after Kennedy was assassinated, “And she took a ring and placed it on his finger. . . .” And who could forget ten thousand voices at the Praise Gathering for Believers in Indianapolis affirming in one great voice the truth Tony Campolo had drilled into our very souls: “It’s Friday . . . but Sunday’s coming!” Because we had learned to recognize and appreciate such moments, Bill and I knew that it was a timeless honor to sing at the same service in which nationally known radio orator B. R. Lakin was to deliver a sermon on Jesus’ last words from the cross: “It is finished!” It was hard to forget the way Dr. Lakin ended his message. And the drops of blood from His precious hands seeped into the sand below the old rugged cross and said to the sand, “It is finished.” The grains of sand whispered their message to the blades of grass, “It is finished!” A little bird swooped down and plucked a blade of grass and flew to the top of the pine tree and carried the message to the uppermost branch, “It is finished!” The pine standing like a sentinel raised its branches to the sky and repeated to the forests around and the clouds above, “It is finished!” The heavens echoed the wondrous liberating news, “It is finished!” until the winds blew across the sea and the waves lapping on the shore repeated the message to the farthest oceans, “It is finished!” Bill and I were overwhelmed with the beauty and grandeur of this picture. Afterward, I ­wasn’t surprised that Bill said, ­“We’ve got to write a song about that, honey. ‘It Is Finished’-what a great title!” Even then my mind was exploding, stretching, asking, searching. What was finished? I ­couldn’t escape the question. How could I ever hope to comprehend the scope of redemption and capture it in a song? For a year I struggled. Bill kept saying, “Honey, we need to write that song.” I said, “Yes, we must. But I’m not ready. I ­can’t distill this truth into four verses and a chorus. Let me live with it a while longer.” I read and reread the crucifixion story. Insight by insight I made the truths my own. The drink from the Messiah’s cup on the Passover night in the Upper Room; the prayer Jesus prayed for His friends there and for us here. The betrayal by Judas, the denial by Peter. The inquisition, trial, and execution. The amazing last words of Jesus. I considered the implications of the troubling of the forces of nature: the earthquakes, the unnatural darkness, the strange storm. And I worked to comprehend how these chaotic eruptions in the natural realm were used to issue new proclamations in the spiritual realm: a torn barrier to the Holy of Holies, an opening of access to the mercy seat and the awesome presence of God, a redefining of the terms royalty, priesthood, sacrifice, intermediary. At that time our nation was involved in the long and seemingly pointless Vietnam War. When “the conflict” was finally ended, a generation of America’s young had been riddled. This was the only war I had known well. I was born after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and I barely remembered the Korean War. Vietnam was my generation’s war-the first war to pull the nation apart rather than unite it. It left both those who served in it and those who refused to serve confused and bewildered and at odds with one another. It was an ambiguous war. I well remember the night Bill and I sat and wept in our living room as we watched on television the return home of prisoners of war from Vietnam. Some fell to the ground and kissed American soil. Others threw themselves into the arms of waiting parents, wives, and sweethearts who had lived in the fear that these soldiers would never come back. Some hugged their two-, three-, and four-year-old children whom they had never seen. The relief on the faces-the tears, the joy, the hope, the pain-was almost too much to bear. About that same time Bill and I picked up a major news magazine that carried the story of another American soldier. This man had wandered out of the forest on some secluded island in the South Pacific. He was carrying a rusty weapon and was dressed in what remained of a tattered American uniform. He was suspicious and frightened as authorities took him into custody. The article explained that this was a World War II soldier who had been lost from his company and left behind. No one had ever told him that the Allies had won the war, that he was free to go home, that victory had been declared long ago. All those years he had remained at war in his mind, fighting a battle that had already been won. The song Bill wanted us to write was falling into place for me. War-the cross of Jesus was about war, a war of cosmic proportions, the war of the ages. This was a war with a clear objective: freedom for every soul since Eden. It was a war fought on earth where mankind could see it, and a war fought in the unseen world, from the heavens to the very pit of hell. What was finished? I’d asked the question for a year. Bill had the music; now the words would come. I saw the crack in the earth-caused by the quake that shook Golgotha-as a cosmic split in the universe, a line that divided all history and all time into bc and ad. I began to write: There’s a line that’s been drawn through the ages; On that line stands an old rugged cross. On that cross a battle is raging For the gain of man’s soul or its loss. The sides and powers of the conflict were clearly defined. If there ever was a holy war, a righteous cause, this was it. And each of us had major stakes in this war’s outcome. On one side march the forces of evil, All the demons and devils of hell; On the other the angels of glory, And they meet on Golgotha’s hill. There were disturbances of nature-much more than a simple storm or earthquake. This earthquake shook the very foundations of the firmament and reverberated into eternity. The earth shakes with the force of the conflict; The sun refuses to shine, For there hangs God’s Son in the balance, And then through the darkness He cries- It is finished! The battle is over. It is finished! There’ll be no more war. It is finished! The end of the conflict. It is finished! And Jesus is Lord. A defeated enemy is impotent. Every battle-weary soldier must be told: the war is over! I thought of that poor, bedraggled man peering suspiciously out from the dark forest, afraid to come out into the sunlight, guarding his little island. I saw myself, and I suddenly realized that this is a picture of us all. Because of Jesus, Satan has no power over us unless he can keep us from hearing the news of the victory, unless he can convince us that the war has never been won. Of all the declarations of freedom-the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights-none has been written so eloquently or at such great cost in bloodshed as the one spoken in three words from an old rugged cross: It is finished! Every isolated soldier of life’s battle must hear it. Yet in my heart the battle was raging; Not all prisoners of war have come home. These were battlefields of my own making; I ­didn’t know that the war had been won. Then I heard that the King of the Ages Had fought all my battles for me. And the victory was mine for the claiming, And now, praise His name, I am free! It is finished! Bill sat down at the piano, played his tune, and sang through the words on the yellow tablet in front of him. Tears ran down our faces as we embraced anew the truth that had set us free. We were coming to know at a sweeter, deeper level what was meant by the words the blade of grass whispered to the bird that day on Golgotha: It is finished!

  • @wandabearmedicinepeterson4419
    @wandabearmedicinepeterson441910 ай бұрын

    PRAISE GOD PRAISE GOD

  • @diandrap.8686
    @diandrap.86864 жыл бұрын

    One Day, God says "It Is Finished!! The pandemic is over!" I thank Lord for all he has done to us and all the things he has gave me, God Bless everyone🤗

  • @dianneplahn3047

    @dianneplahn3047

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @lucindajones2892

    @lucindajones2892

    3 жыл бұрын

    diandra P., God Bless you!

  • @nalgaihunter

    @nalgaihunter

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is time, AGAIN!

  • @othneillammie267
    @othneillammie2673 жыл бұрын

    And David Phelps 😱😱😱😱😱😨THIS MAN DIFFERENT. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS MINISTRY

  • @trishmorris7764
    @trishmorris7764 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! What a powerful and beautiful song, done perfectly by the GVB.❤

  • @julievanderleest
    @julievanderleest4 жыл бұрын

    The first time I’ve heard this song, it was sung by Wes Hampton on Easter Sunday and I was really sick in the hospital. I was bummed that I wasn’t going to be able to get to church that year, I was touched deeply that day and God’s power came over me and the Holy Spirit was just bursting through the walls of the hospital that day.

  • @janetmason2395

    @janetmason2395

    2 жыл бұрын

    P

  • @dianedegler4069

    @dianedegler4069

    2 жыл бұрын

    Praise God!

  • @colleenpretorius1505

    @colleenpretorius1505

    Жыл бұрын

    Praise the Lord. I too am struggling with horrific pain due to CRONIC heart condition, but I thank God for a beautiful friend who introduced me to this gift of musical spiritual powerful and HEALING group. They give me faith to carry on, both mentally and physically! Amen! Colleen Pretorius. South Africa! God bless us all!

  • @darrenashley5292

    @darrenashley5292

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen and amen to that. X

  • @angeldj7666

    @angeldj7666

    Жыл бұрын

    @@janetmason2395 el

  • @brendaurch6270
    @brendaurch6270 Жыл бұрын

    Everyday is a battle with bad against good.I find when I leave my battles to our loving Father.He fights them and victory accurds.Thank you Lord for your great love.for us all.Gods blessings to the singers and to all of you.🙏✝️❤️

  • @maryanngiles1504
    @maryanngiles15043 жыл бұрын

    I love the Gaithers' music This is how I grew as a baby Christian

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mary hope you’re okay?

  • @priveledgemabuza2674
    @priveledgemabuza2674 Жыл бұрын

    It is finished the battle is over indeed, one of my favorite songs by this group, may God richly bless all the singers.

  • @cherylmccullough4153
    @cherylmccullough41533 жыл бұрын

    IT IS FINISHED! WOW, in my 26 years as a born again Christian I've never heard this song. How powerful! Before Jesus died He said, "It is finished." PERIOD. So many people think they can lose their salvation and I argue that my Jesus DID NOT die in vain! Thank You sweet Jesus for saving my soul. I pray for the lost out there that they will come to know Jesus as their personal Savior. Amen

  • @herbhouston5378

    @herbhouston5378

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen my friend. Amen.

  • @silviaisaola2977

    @silviaisaola2977

    9 ай бұрын

    Amen❤

  • @fredbrett8837
    @fredbrett88377 ай бұрын

    David Phelps has the greatest singing voice God ever created! the Gaither vocal band is the Best ever. I have been listening to them for decades and never get enough. I start my day with praise and worship to Jesus with David and the vocal band songs!

  • @vickimarlow9850
    @vickimarlow9850 Жыл бұрын

    You are a blessing especially when I can't sleep

  • @barbaraking9966
    @barbaraking99662 жыл бұрын

    Amen Jesus is lord

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Barbara hope you’re okay?

  • @kathrynventers9426
    @kathrynventers94263 жыл бұрын

    What a great performance. You could feel the passion when David sang. This man is truly blessed of God with that voice

  • @nurmanaibahochannel9066

    @nurmanaibahochannel9066

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful song for Jesus Christ The King

  • @gregflowers103
    @gregflowers1033 жыл бұрын

    The spiritual battle that we fight here on earth will be one day finished when we get to Heaven

  • @barbarasunday3514

    @barbarasunday3514

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. The Victory has been won, but the enemy will still try... until the Lord returns

  • @needabreak
    @needabreak4 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the most beautiful testaments to Jesus. King of Kings;Lord of Lords. The Savior of all Eternity. My Redeemer.

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Shirley hope you’re okay?

  • @shelahchapman1578
    @shelahchapman15783 жыл бұрын

    Love you Australia!

  • @stephenmccollum1391
    @stephenmccollum1391 Жыл бұрын

    Russ Taff from Imperials still shining in 2022

  • @louisebreen8816
    @louisebreen88164 жыл бұрын

    I just stand in awe of this group. God has blessed all of us for Bill Gaithers talents. And to think Bill chose Gloria for his soul mate. She is just as talented. This was such a great rendition of this song. Thank you God.

  • @wgeist9578
    @wgeist95782 жыл бұрын

    Hands down, these 4 together, take u rt 2 heaven. Guy, Russ, David and Bill. Amazing!!! I could listen 2 them every day!

  • @shanlincheng4807
    @shanlincheng48072 жыл бұрын

    Praise without ceasing! Jesus is Lord. Thank you for singing and we appreciate your gift of Heavenly voices and God is smiling to all of the believers!! Let us all come home to our King and proclaim the VICTORY today! HAPPY EASTER TO ALL THE SINGERS !

  • @gracegachii1177
    @gracegachii11772 жыл бұрын

    Easter 2022...Still here..."It is finished..."! Yes Lord...!! Love You Lord...!!

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Grace hope you’re okay?

  • @dinahsapinoso3722
    @dinahsapinoso37223 жыл бұрын

    The Gaither Vocal Band brings out the best in David Phelps. 💕💕💕

  • @salzwell25
    @salzwell254 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is powerful. It shook my soul and It brought tears to my eyes.

  • @kristinarademacher2099

    @kristinarademacher2099

    4 жыл бұрын

    It have been a fan for years, but still often react that way, tears and all, clear to my soul, to this song an several others!!! I just feel it deep in my soul!!?

  • @jeanstewart7444
    @jeanstewart74443 жыл бұрын

    Every time I hear David belt a song out like this...straight from the heart, I say it’s my favorite...until the next one!! A absolutely wonderful song, and performed perfectly by David and the other guys!! It just touches my heart in such a meaningful way!! Thank you, David, for sharing your God given talent with us!! You are blessed with your voice, and we are blessed every time we hear you sing!!

  • @zombiekiller190

    @zombiekiller190

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly how I feel when I hear David sing.

  • @herbhouston5378

    @herbhouston5378

    2 жыл бұрын

    😥😥😥😥.. It is finished! Thank you Lord🙏

  • @donnalaunius9959

    @donnalaunius9959

    2 жыл бұрын

    Such a blessing David Phelps is the best of the best

  • @SophiePalong
    @SophiePalong Жыл бұрын

    Jesus thank you I’m free from slave of sins. I’m thankful for the rest of my life… it is finished ✅

  • @temalesikaruru1325
    @temalesikaruru13253 жыл бұрын

    Yesss Amen!! It is finished..!! JESUS is Lord!! Thank you GVB for your beautiful singing.. am blessed!!

  • @worldposts3377
    @worldposts33774 жыл бұрын

    Swahili people we're blessed by this beautiful song

  • @doricaclemence2258

    @doricaclemence2258

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nawapenda hawa

  • @tahjblake
    @tahjblake4 жыл бұрын

    My favorite version of this song

  • @nelsonkawal6281
    @nelsonkawal62814 жыл бұрын

    So it is finished - Glory be to God..what a powerful statement of Jesus on that old rugged cross for His chosen ones.

  • @carolsivik8691
    @carolsivik86913 жыл бұрын

    Truly enjoy this music I listen to it before going to bed and it brings Jesus closer to my soul keep up the great work

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Carol hope you’re okay?

  • @jamesmcdonald8315
    @jamesmcdonald83153 жыл бұрын

    This is an amazing piece of music

  • @lynnbell9105
    @lynnbell91053 жыл бұрын

    Thank You Jesus! I grew up in the Cathedral of Tomorrow in Ohio and I remember Maude Aimee Humbard singing this.

  • @rickroden7666
    @rickroden766619 күн бұрын

    It was finished for Jesus, but just starting for us. We are the ones he died for,.

  • @K.Lovelace1968
    @K.Lovelace19684 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha.. I love this, makes me raise my hands to the lord to thank him for fighting for me and bringing me back from such a dark place.. There is no other feeling in this whole entire world that compares with the feeling of knowing that Jesus loves me and that he died for my sins so that I may live eternally with him in Heaven.. What an amazing love, Hallelujah!!!! Thank you so much for posting..

  • @71742s

    @71742s

    3 жыл бұрын

    Karen sometimes we can detect a sweet spirit through words. You just showed me a precious sweet spirit. I am so thankfuk that you found your way out of the darkness. Bless you hon.

  • @arleneowens1324

    @arleneowens1324

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a wonderful testimony, truly a blessing.

  • @demakpardede5398
    @demakpardede53983 жыл бұрын

    Know ,in this time i can not joint with all of you.But in eternal life we will sing together to praise Lord Jesus our savior

  • @barbaraervin2537
    @barbaraervin25375 ай бұрын

    PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!

  • @barbarasmith2838
    @barbarasmith28383 жыл бұрын

    I just adore watching Russ Taff when David Sings. He just seems to become so excited that he dances around and stamps his feet. Brilliant reaction. As for David's wonderful voice and passion........................phew!!!!

  • @christinemeyer9160
    @christinemeyer91602 жыл бұрын

    yes the war is finished and Jesus is Lord also today

  • @lw9071
    @lw90713 жыл бұрын

    Months later I can not stop listening to this many times a day. Lovely, lovely. It is finished. Does something to me.

  • @herbhouston5378

    @herbhouston5378

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh my, I know! I am exactly the same. I tingle all over and my heart races and I laugh and cry at the same time. As a child of the living Lord, I have nothing to fear... IT IS FINISHED!! My eternity is sure!

  • @lw9071

    @lw9071

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@herbhouston5378 Amen Amen

  • @vincentargiro2260
    @vincentargiro22606 күн бұрын

    They love much who are forgiven much. Thank you Jesus

  • @philodaniell9096
    @philodaniell9096 Жыл бұрын

    I love this song so much. Oh yes it is finished. I love the intro by Bill ! It's such a heavely message . Wow . Goosebumps

  • @audreyfoster6272
    @audreyfoster62724 жыл бұрын

    There's coming a day, not long from now, Jesus is going to say.... *IT IS FINISHED*

  • @handmaidofthelord4714

    @handmaidofthelord4714

    3 жыл бұрын

    He already did. On the cross.

  • @joannwessels980

    @joannwessels980

    3 жыл бұрын

    And it may be sooner than anyone may know! Amen! People please be ready!

  • @birdhicks885
    @birdhicks8852 жыл бұрын

    I love watching Russ Taff rocking back and forth when David Phelps is singing. He is so caught up and JUST enjoyong the moment. Almost like HE is singing it himself. I get such an encouragement from Russ. He has been thru the ups and downs of life and he puts the entire enchilada out there for all of us. I have dealt with some of the trauma he has and it's so nice to have a human form as a reference to help get my own heart and soul right. I also have recently come to understand the personal relationship ofJesus Christ. Of course I envied people who had the sweet sweet sweet spirit of Jesus and couldn't understand why my life didn't reflect it. I had to claim abd believe it. Now I know who my Master Saviour Friend is and it's Jesus. My father told me years ago, you either believe it or not. Thanks Russ you are such a blessing. Since the 80s I have enjoyed your music and witness. Your girls are just lovely.

  • @jhood758
    @jhood7583 жыл бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL!

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Jan hope you’re okay?

  • @andrewmiller4885
    @andrewmiller4885 Жыл бұрын

    The words to this song are truly magnificent. I have often wondered how many people, even Christians have really understood what happened 2000 years ago on that Hill called Calvary. This song needs to be listened to many times by all of us. Thank you so much for this video .

  • @aaronrichards19886
    @aaronrichards198864 жыл бұрын

    Praise Jesus!

  • @devonna33
    @devonna333 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! This is my first time to hear anything at the Sydney Opera House in Australia! It is Finished 2003

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Devonna hope you’re okay?

  • @leilanierdolino1911
    @leilanierdolino19113 жыл бұрын

    It is finished and Jesus is Lord!!! Alleluia! He is Risen!!!✝️ Jesus is alive and Satan is a defeated foe! I stand healed by the finished work of the cross of Calvary✝️.

  • @leilanierdolino1911

    @leilanierdolino1911

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you David for your powerful voice in the last verse. Praise God for you! I am healed because of you all singing this beautiful song of FREEDOM!!!

  • @leilanierdolino1911

    @leilanierdolino1911

    3 жыл бұрын

    With great love in Christ ✝️

  • @margianspruce1419
    @margianspruce14194 жыл бұрын

    Praise Yah for His wonderful Victory! Halleluyah, Amen! It is finished and He's Lord 🙏🙏🙏

  • @ashleyk.5243
    @ashleyk.5243 Жыл бұрын

    Great song, but sadly the war is not over until we get to heaven. We did gain the victory & authority of Jesus' sacrifice. 💚

  • @adelladukes4384
    @adelladukes43842 жыл бұрын

    David Phelps best singer of all time!!!!!

  • @pamelageronilla2539
    @pamelageronilla25393 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding song outstanding sincere voices. I have followed Bill Gaither and the Homecoming singers for the last 3 decades outstanding preformance outstanding

  • @sisanaviveiros3711
    @sisanaviveiros37113 жыл бұрын

    Have listened to this song countlessly.Its like it's talking to me as an individual that had sinned so many times,thus It is finished and my sins are forgiven as Jesus the son of God said"it if finished".

  • @nancydavis7859
    @nancydavis78593 жыл бұрын

    Amazing 🤩 grace of love peace in us all thank you 🙏 blessings from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @dannyhuffman

    @dannyhuffman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Nancy hope you’re okay?