Within the first moments I heard some of the lyrics, captured in the title here, in Jordan St. Cyr’s Rescue, I immediately realized something was completely off and wrong. Two deficiencies are identified. The phrase “came through” means the person who came through for another is expected to do just that. It’s an entitlement as the recipient sees and understands it. “My friends came through for me when I needed a ride and drove me to the airport.” The expression would often be used in the context of friends as there is that unspoken understanding of a “give and take” relationship. It is expected that our friends would come through for us as we have made the same efforts to come through for them when they have needed us. The other issue is that it intimates past failure or the potential for present failure. “We were worried he wouldn’t pay, but he came through with the money.” “We were worried she wouldn’t be able to handle the difficult situation, but she came through in the end.”
These lyrics fly in the face of grace. Grace means UNDESERVED favour. And “came through” connotates deserved favour. Hence, a grave error is here noted! Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God”. Romans 5:6-8: “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”. Christ died for the ungodly! He didn’t die for good people, not that there are any of these. In other words, we are totally and completely undeserving of His sacrifice! The phase “came through” implies a reciprocity of good for good. It is an expected good to come our way that actually comes to fruition with a subtle pitch of our own merit leading to that favourable outcome. Moreover, the Lord Jesus is Almighty God in the flesh, God incarnate, and he has never failed in anything ever and has zero potential for failure. He is God after all! With this fact, “Jesus, You came through” is an ultra-poor and grossly inaccurate choice of words!
These are the very reasons the Holy Bible itself nowhere says “God came through” or that “Jesus came through” or “Jesus, You came through”. The phrase is used only twice in the Bible and it refers to the physical passage through a geographic location or place: 1. “(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by” (Deuteronomy 29:16); 2. “And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom” (2 Chronicles 23:20). God the Holy Spirit has authored a big and powerful book. Surely, you can come up with something from it. Doing so would ensure that your lyrics do not violate, either implicitly or explicitly, truths contained in God’s Word for they would have come from it!
“Jesus, You came through”! O, sweet, this is so nice to hear. I hope that one lovely day that I can also excitedly say, “Jesus, You came through”! I never thought that Jesus would come through! Who knew? But thanks to Jordan, now I know! O just one other little thought. In your whole song “Jesus” is sung 10 times. May I suggest a little more honour to the Name that is above all names, including yours and mine? Learn a pinch from Paul. In one tiny verse, Paul calls Him “Lord Jesus” twice. “In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 5:4). I would think He is worthy of this! What do you think? My suggestion: sing “Lord Jesus” instead! Even once might have done the trick! I have this strong feeling, but I could be completely wrong as it’s just a feeling, that your next hit will be awesome, biblically speaking of course! Then, I myself would be able to say and joyfully declare, though it is ideally sung, “Jordan, you came through”!