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Pages filled with a holy message
Sealed with a kiss from heaven
On a scroll long ago
Phrases, words that were bound together
Now have the power to sever
Like a sword evermore
Heed the words divinely spoken
May your restless heart be broken
Let the supernatural take hold
There is love in the red letters
There is truth in the red letters
There is hope for the hopeless
Peace and forgiveness
There is life in the red letters
In the red letters
One man came to reveal a mystery
Changing the course of history
Made the claim he was God
Ageless, born of a virgin Mary
Spoke with a voice that carried through the years
It's persevered
Heed the words divinely spoken
May your restless heart be broken
Let the supernatural take hold
What You say moves me, revelation, come and take me
The more I look, the more I see
The Word of God is what I need
Sealed with a kiss from heaven
On a scroll long ago
Phrases, words that were bound together
Now have the power to sever
Like a sword evermore
May your restless heart be broken
Let the supernatural take hold
There is truth in the red letters
There is hope for the hopeless
Peace and forgiveness
There is life in the red letters
In the red letters
Changing the course of history
Made the claim he was God
Ageless, born of a virgin Mary
Spoke with a voice that carried through the years
May your restless heart be broken
Let the supernatural take hold
The more I look, the more I see
The Word of God is what I need
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This song is talking about how we can find love and hope in Jesus and the words that he spoke. The red letters refers to the versions of the Bible in which the words of Jesus are highlighted in red. I think this is a beautiful song, probably one of my favorite dcTalk ones.
This song means...We are so blessed to have God speaking to us. The bible is more than words on a page..it is God speaking to us. It is stories of our savior. I think partly Red Letters is symbolic of the blood shed by Jesus on the cross for our sins. Sure the words spoken by Jesus are in red in some Bibles but I like to think that Red Letters means something more than just showing me who said the words. "There is life in the Red Letters" Think about that!!
I love this song so much. Kevin Max is a truly amazing singer ... just out of interest do you ppl all have his album 'stereotype Be'? Trust me, it rules. Neways, this song is both about Jesus Words and Jesus blood, just 2 get rid of ne disagreements that seem 2 b cropping up. Not only that it is about the whole message of the bible. All of the Old Testament, when studied in detail, all seems to lead up to the Life and Death of Jesus. This song reflects the fact that in Jesus there is,love, truth, hope and a life worth living.
my most favorite dc talk song EVER....there is most definitely truth and life in the red letters!!
Toby's voice sounds absolutely beautiful in this song. I really wish he would have actually "sang" on more than just one album.
Hmm... I always thought that "red letters" referred to letters, as in mail. You receive them, all for free - the postage is already paid - and the only thing you have to do is to open it, and you'll receive the contents; Love, truth, hope, peace, forgiveness, life. And they're red, due to the blood that Jesus shed to pay the price. The explanation with the Bibles highlighting the words of God with red letters makes more sense, though - hence the first verse, and Kevin Max's line of "It's the book of love" in the bridge.
On that note, though, I think highlighting with exactly red in those Bibles is symbolic of the blood of the Lord.
Regards, ILB
The blood of Christ is an interesting theory, but Red Letters means the verses in the Bible that represent Christ speaking. In those words are love, truth, hope for the hopeless and peace and forgiveness. I'm almost positive that's what they mean. I don't see how the blood of Christ refers to letters.