Verse 1 O what mercy has been granted me for the filthy rags I’ve worn clothed in sacrifice to great to speak and of new life reborn still my darkness veils all the victories that you’ve seen me through the prisons I have counted each a wall of sin so high I cannot reach Jesus ...
Amazingly, the preceding verse in the book of Isaiah teaches the exact opposite of the common interpretation of "filthy rags." Listen to the prophet: "You [the Lord] meet him who rejoices and does righteousness" (Isa. 64:5). Genuine works of righteousness, says Isaiah, are valuable; God...