As a U S Marine I can tell you some battles are won here on earth. But Jesus Christ won the most important war of all! The battle over death, hell, and the grave! Jesus Christ/God won them all! Praise His Holy Name! Amen
God bless you Ron Mangrum..Thanks for your daily Sacrifices,Keeping us Safe ..I just love this Group,especially David Phelps..He comes with such Anointing on his life..Jehovah God is Awesome,..He pulled me back from the Wicked Jaws of death recently..l Have a lot to be thankful for..Be Safe..Stay Bless😇
@@kimberlyhardy4859 Yes, thank you, Ron--from an ex-Section Commander with the Glorious Glosters, UK. We both know Jesus, and all of us love the Gaither's Homecomings!!
I had the pleasure to hear David singing in person just in front of me one day. He is the best singer by far I ever heard. It is even more gratifying that he devotes all his gifts to the Lord. Praise the Lord.
Stonewall Jackson This is probably my favorite Christian song ever! I get teary eyed and the chills everytime I here it! It is such a glorious song of Triumph! May God bless you with a WONDERFUL DAY today, Stonewall!!
The kind of Vocals David Phelps got would make him a multi millionaire in the music industry instead, he chose to sing for the Lord. Because it's not for this life yet it's for the life that is to come. Sing angel. You're always my mentor. Praise God
"David Phelps net worth: David Phelps is an American Christian music singer, songwriter, and vocal arranger who has a net worth of $6 million. David Phelps was born in Houston, Texas in October 1969. He is best known for singing tenor for the Gaither Vocal Band." (google search) Like Brenda said below, David Phelps is a multi-millionaire. Have you seen that emerald ring on his finger? That must be worth a fortune!
Brenda Guy I think she meant he would be worth about 100 million or more. Many in secular music are worth many much more; David isn't doing this for pure financial reward.
Russ Taff...I grew up listening to you. Love your music. I still have a couple of your old albums. Thank you for praising the Lord with your voice in song.
Bill, I just wanted to tell you something very special. I have been fighting Bipolar Disorder for 33 years. I know Jesus as my Lord and Savior, and have trusted Him all my life. I have been praying for the Lord's total healing from that for me. In 2005, I started receiving my healing. You see, my husband and I went to The Holy Land Experience, while in there. The Fisher's Of Men were putting on a concert. At the last, they wrapped up the concert with :"It Is Finished." I felt someone touch me, and I felt a warm flow go from the top of my head all the way through my body. I raised my hands to heaven. I said:"Praise God I am Free!" I am still on medicine, but I KNOW because of what Jesus did for me....that healing is STILL GOING ON! He said:"If I ask ANYTHING in HIS NAME, HE WILL DO IT!" Amen?
Denise Vandermey My son and I have it too. His much worse. I believe it is oppression from the evil one. But I read that Spurgeon and many other giants of the faith battled life long depression. Maybe to some of us it is our thorn in the flesh? Jesus didn't want to drink that cup and God denied His request, so we praise Him for each minute that we can praise Him.
Yeah...i can see that standing ovation !! What I love about these guys is that You will never see them bowing or taking much credit...they are always applauding Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit
The voices and lyrics are wonderful, but what I especially am blessed by is the joy of being saved and loving Jesus that radiates in the faces of every singer performing with the Gaithers. How could anyone listening and watching these performances doubt that the saving grace of Jesus is real? What a testimony and blessing these people share every time they sing!
Praise the Lord!!! Those Three Words that split Eternity!!! All of our separation, sickness, sorrow when Jesus uttered those Words!!! Thank you to these gentlemen for conveying this so powerfully. Guy Penrod and David Phelps truly minister to me when they sing and their voices blend so magnificently!!!
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!
I remember the first time I saw the Australian Homecoming and this song was performed. My mother and I shouted praise. David Phelps' voice is truly annointed.
There's a line that is drawn thru the ages On that line stands an old rugged cross On that cross a battle is raging To gain a mans soul or it's loss On one side march the forces of evil All the demons 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 For there hangs God's son in the balance And then thru the darkness He cries Chorus 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 still 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 Oh but 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
You gotta love watching Russ Taff in the background from 4:00 and on, or so. Just like a proud papa, thinking to himself, "Attaboy Davey, just like I taught you".
@@Shena848 Ivan Parker is another I always watch for his reaction and Mark Lowery. Their reactions are as special to me as everything! They genuinely love his talent.
Then I heard that the King of the Ages had fought all lifes battles ...just for me...and Victory...was mine for the claiming and now praise HIS name I am free !!!!!!!!!!
What a Masterpiece.. This is the greatest song that i've ever heard in my entire Life.. The background Music, Voices, Lyrics.. Especially mr Phelps,.. His Voice is just so 'out of this World' a blessing from heaven for he himself and for all of us.
David is the best voice in the planet . I pray for him everyday that God gives him a good health to fulfill His purpose to witness many souls for His kingdom in this generation . From California
I love watching for Russ; whether he's singing with the group or in the audience! I always look for him because it is so cool to see how excited he gets! His enthusiasm is contagious and makes me smile:)
+Sarah Nikolic I saw them in concert and I listened to Russ Taft since I was a teenager and when he was with the Imperials and told him my girlfriends and me wore out 8 tracks of him and the Imperials and he started laughing and said oh that was a long time ago! Yes I love that he doesn't get jealous when the other singers are doing wonderful he just praises the Lord and gets happy. I love that.
it was during this cycle of the GVB tour that they did the Kennedy Center concert not long after the 9/11 tragedy. That is where they performed "Let Freedom Ring" and Bill Gaither said that sing belonged to David and the GVB would not sing it unless David was there to sing it. Bill said no tenor of the group has ever been to own the song like David and that David is the best tenor he has ever heard in his life. That is a HUGE statement coming from a man like Bill Gaither.
I was gloriously healed by The Lord when being at a "Fisher's of Men Concert at The Holy Land Experience. They sang this song. I had been praying for years to be healed from Bipolar Disorder. I am telling you, The Lord touched my shoulders and my head, then something so warm ran from the top of my head through my whole entire body. The Lord spoke to me and told me that my healing was beginning that day, and would finish in time. I claimed my healing that day. I now have been upgraded from Bipolar to A.D.D. God is so good! Just trust and pray because there really is no other way.
Wow! Praise God🙌Hallelujah🙌 Jesus is Lord Watching and listening to men praise our father in Heaven was such a blessing I can only imagine how happy it makes Him
Today is October 21 , David’s birthday . I pray for him everyday that God use him for His glory throughout the world . God made David to be born this generation for one purpose for saving and reaching many souls for His kingdom . In 2012, I took an homeless man Anthony to apply to disability benefits and on the way to the social security office he was listening “ I’ve just seen Jesus “ and asked me to pray for him cause he wanted repent . I never seen anyone crying like him . One month later he died from heart attack at aged of 57 . I am sure that Anthony is in heaven cause marvelous witness by David’s heavenly voice ! Nobody can witness anyone like the voice of David . May God continue watches over his health and guide his steps till God fulfill His purpose for His kingdom .
I enjoy watching these videos! I love this GVB and David Phelps brings so much emotion to his talent and pulls you in! You can not helped but be moved and filled with the Holy Spirit when you witness this!
Watched this at least a dozen times this past week for the ministry it still does to my own soul. Now I have put other hurting people onto this video that God might speak to them too;
In one interview, David said - "I knew I'd made it the first time I stood on the stage and heard Bill Gaither say, 'It's true, You see there's a line . . . ' " We understood what he meant. This one is legendary!
Bill Gaither is worth 10 million--David Phelps is worth 6 million. Look it up on the internet--it's there! I'm not saying they don't love the Lord--but they all are making millions.
steve billiter they could be making millions more by singing the Devil’s Hollywood music. But I bet God is blessing them more with the few million they have than any mainstream celebrity ever would be.
Wow! What a joy to review that great song today. The Gaither Vocal Band sung it gloriously, and I was blessed greatly. Bill and Gloria Gaither, thank you for your songs, your ministry, your lives which have enccouraged so many around the world. I pray extra strength for you and yours today.
This is the first Gaither song I ever heard...I get goosebumps every time I hear it...and I'm also hooked on Gaither music now...this is such a powerful song. Love it.
As I listen and see all the people so unique and so united in praising God Almighty I wonder what would happen if all people that on earth do dwell sang to the Lord in such a way.
It is finished, finished the condemnation of sin, it is finished the win or victory will be surely ours through Jesus... It is finished, the suffering human race to eternity.
I keep watching this video over and over again I just can not get enough of this the sounds are incredible INDEED IT IS ALL FINISHED AND JESUS IS LORD.
Joel Tan Let me just be cleared, Its God that saved us from eternal destruction through Jesus His Son who died for us, but it wasn't God the Father that died because God never dies. The Lord Jesus was once died for us but he was ressurected by His Father, our Father too and His God, our God too..
@@dhencio1439 Christ resurrected Himself by the power He has--the Father only called Him thru the angel and said it's time: John_10:18 No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
This song Blesssed me, everytime i listen.. the lyrics the background music, the voice especially mr phelps.. are marvelous. this is truly are a masterpieces from God.. Jesus Bless us. 🙏😇
AMEN and AMEN! The battle is OVER! No matter what happens here on earth. The battle has already been won! If we have Christ before us, why should we fear? To God be the Glory GREAT things he has done!
I just love these guys am always touched by there songs... Oh my God David and Guy awesome voices Russ i love him so cool may God continual blessing be with you guys as u continue to minister to the world.
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WORLD CLASS DAVID PHELPS
As a U S Marine I can tell you some battles are won here on earth. But Jesus Christ won the most important war of all! The battle over death, hell, and the grave! Jesus Christ/God won them all! Praise His Holy Name! Amen
God bless you Ron Mangrum..Thanks for your daily Sacrifices,Keeping us Safe ..I just love this Group,especially David Phelps..He comes with such Anointing on his life..Jehovah God is Awesome,..He pulled me back from the Wicked Jaws of death recently..l Have a lot to be thankful for..Be Safe..Stay Bless😇
Thank you for your service to our country 🇺🇸🇺🇸! May God continue to bless you in Jesus Name!
@@kimberlyhardy4859 Yes, thank you, Ron--from an ex-Section Commander with the Glorious Glosters, UK. We both know Jesus, and all of us love the Gaither's Homecomings!!
Thank you for your service Ron.
GLORY TO GOD...THANK YOU JESUS-HALLELUJAH- THE VICTORY HAS ALREADY BEEN WON!!!! PRAISE GOD🩸
@@rosemarylutcavage9629 I like that Rosemary
Start Easter Sunday morning like this...No need for energy drinks...forever....!!
Absolutely incredible! David Phelps vocals at the end left me speechless!
I had the pleasure to hear David singing in person just in front of me one day. He is the best singer by far I ever heard. It is even more gratifying that he devotes all his gifts to the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
I never tire of hearing this song by the Gaithers. It pierces my heart and makes me cry out of gratitude every time I hear it.
Music is a great way to express oneself,that tells me a lot about you.God Bless You.
Stonewall Jackson This is probably my favorite Christian song ever! I get teary eyed and the chills everytime I here it! It is such a glorious song of Triumph! May God bless you with a WONDERFUL DAY today, Stonewall!!
sick with covid in bed and im so blessed I found this - believing for complete healing it is finished!!!
The kind of Vocals David Phelps got would make him a multi millionaire in the music industry instead, he chose to sing for the Lord. Because it's not for this life yet it's for the life that is to come. Sing angel. You're always my mentor. Praise God
He is a multimillionaire.
@@brendaguy8747 So is Bill Gaither--he's worth 10 million.
"David Phelps net worth: David Phelps is an American Christian music singer, songwriter, and vocal arranger who has a net worth of $6 million. David Phelps was born in Houston, Texas in October 1969. He is best known for singing tenor for the Gaither Vocal Band." (google search)
Like Brenda said below, David Phelps is a multi-millionaire. Have you seen that emerald ring on his finger? That must be worth a fortune!
He has a rich reward, a glorious inheritance! Sing on for your Lord David!!
Brenda Guy I think she meant he would be worth about 100 million or more. Many in secular music are worth many much more; David isn't doing this for pure financial reward.
Had to drop by and get my blessing this morning, and this song does it..
I have loved this HEART GRABBING SONG FOR SO MANY YEARS THANK YOU 🙏
I love this song 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@lindaherron8400 I’m so so happy I’m😅i😅😅j😊😅 Jo 😅
Russ Taff...I grew up listening to you. Love your music. I still have a couple of your old albums. Thank you for praising the Lord with your voice in song.
I love hearing him and watching him sing.... he's a joy and certainly filled with the spirit.
Russ Taff your blessed with a gift and that's bringing joy to people and your voice is superb
Nothing they sing EVER gets old!! I LOVE ALL THE GAITHERS especially Guy Penrod!!
Bill, I just wanted to tell you something very special. I have been fighting Bipolar Disorder for 33 years. I know Jesus as my Lord and Savior, and have trusted Him all my life. I have been praying for the Lord's total healing from that for me. In 2005, I started receiving my healing. You see, my husband and I went to The Holy Land Experience, while in there. The Fisher's Of Men were putting on a concert. At the last, they wrapped up the concert with :"It Is Finished." I felt someone touch me, and I felt a warm flow go from the top of my head all the way through my body. I raised my hands to heaven. I said:"Praise God I am Free!" I am still on medicine, but I KNOW because of what Jesus did for me....that healing is STILL GOING ON! He said:"If I ask ANYTHING in HIS NAME, HE WILL DO IT!" Amen?
Denise Vandermey My son and I have it too. His much worse. I believe it is oppression from the evil one. But I read that Spurgeon and many other giants of the faith battled life long depression. Maybe to some of us it is our thorn in the flesh? Jesus didn't want to drink that cup and God denied His request, so we praise Him for each minute that we can praise Him.
Praise the Lord
I can't get enough of these men 😭😭 Even though I love all the members of the Gaither vocal band, I think Guy and David are my favorites 💕
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Same here!!! When they sing, they just minister to me!!!! God bless them!!!!
David your brilliant a voice from God above God bless you and keep you singing his praises Amen
Yeah...i can see that standing ovation !!
What I love about these guys is that You will never see them bowing or taking much credit...they are always applauding Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit
Are you sure?
steve billiter your last name bitter or billiter?
@@stevebilliter are You sure you are a dumbass ? // oh I used a bad word .
The voices and lyrics are wonderful, but what I especially am blessed by is the joy of being saved and loving Jesus that radiates in the faces of every singer performing with the Gaithers. How could anyone listening and watching these performances doubt that the saving grace of Jesus is real? What a testimony and blessing these people share every time they sing!
Indeed it is finished and JESUS is LORD.
Praise the Lord!!! Those Three Words that split Eternity!!! All of our separation, sickness, sorrow when Jesus uttered those Words!!! Thank you to these gentlemen for conveying this so powerfully. Guy Penrod and David Phelps truly minister to me when they sing and their voices blend so magnificently!!!
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!
There are no words for David's talent. Just...wow!
Matt Brust Yes! Yes Yes!
Matt Brust Yes!
Which God gave him!! Praise God, what a gift of voice he gave this man !!
Gives me chills every time. The gorgeous tone is what gets me!
Matt Brust try this word Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.😂🎶🎵🙌
I can never get enough of this song..such anointed voices.. Yes It is FINISHED..JESUS IS LORD!!
David Phelps, ..The Most Passionate Gospel Singer Ever!!...Jesus & his Heavenly Angels Smile on him#AwesomeGroup🤗👏👏👏💞💞💞👌California
Oh no David Phelps you nailed it.. I mean NAILED it!!
He sure DID!
I remember the first time I saw the Australian Homecoming and this song was performed. My mother and I shouted praise. David Phelps' voice is truly annointed.
Russ Taff is so underrated
Within the Gaither Vocal Band community; yes. But outside of that and among fans of the Imperials he is a legend!
There's a line that is drawn thru the ages
On that line stands an old rugged cross
On that cross a battle is raging
To gain a mans soul or it's loss
On one side march the forces of evil
All the demons 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
For there hangs God's son in the balance
And then thru the darkness He cries
Chorus
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 still 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
Oh but 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
Thank you Praise God...
Thank you 🙏👍
This song gives me chills every time. The lyrics, the vocals, the build up. Just phenomenal.
Det bästa jag hört.
He is the Alpha and Omega....The Beginning and the End! To God be thr Glory.....
I repeat this song over and over at least 10 times. I never get tired of hearing this song. Praise Jesus!
Wow!🙌🏾
It is FINISHED!!!
It is finished ! I am forever free. Praise God
Grass and Flower Music the baptised jesse taylor
Glory to God!!!!!
AMEN
02-09-2023 GOD BLESS YOU FOR BEING A BLESSING IN MY LIFE WITH YOURS BLESSEDS PRAISES SINCE AUGUST 2022,GVB!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤BRASIL
You gotta love watching Russ Taff in the background from 4:00 and on, or so. Just like a proud papa, thinking to himself, "Attaboy Davey, just like I taught you".
Jerry yes! I always look for him on these. I like his excitement
@@Shena848 Ivan Parker is another I always watch for his reaction and Mark Lowery. Their reactions are as special to me as everything! They genuinely love his talent.
I love to hear David Phelps but I don't think anyone loves him more than Russ Taff.
David you are so talented and you are using it for God’s glory, Amen 🙏
Loved this group.GOD Bless you all for sharing your very important music in peoples Lives.
2023 LISTENING THIS BLESSED PRAISE!!! DEEP LIRICS!
Then I heard that the King of the Ages had fought all lifes battles ...just for me...and Victory...was mine for the claiming and now praise HIS name I am free !!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic voices and Guy is also at his best!!!!!!!
What a magnificent voice David Phelps has.
What a Masterpiece..
This is the greatest song that i've ever heard in my entire Life..
The background Music, Voices, Lyrics..
Especially mr Phelps,.. His Voice is just so 'out of this World' a blessing from heaven for he himself and for all of us.
David has really found his livespurpose and he shines so brite!
David is the best voice in the planet .
I pray for him everyday that God gives him a good health to fulfill His purpose to witness many souls for His kingdom in this generation .
From California
I love watching for Russ; whether he's singing with the group or in the audience! I always look for him because it is so cool to see how excited he gets! His enthusiasm is contagious and makes me smile:)
Sarah Nikolic Me too Sarah!
+Sarah Nikolic I saw them in concert and I listened to Russ Taft since I was a teenager and when he was with the Imperials and told him my girlfriends and me wore out 8 tracks of him and the Imperials and he started laughing and said oh that was a long time ago! Yes I love that he doesn't get jealous when the other singers are doing wonderful he just praises the Lord and gets happy. I love that.
Sarah Leflour I agree with you
It is finished, the battle is over, John 19 versus 30. He is risen and alive forevermore.
Praise the Lord! Jesus is Lord forever and ever, Amen!
Each night I listen to this song its like im hearing it for the first time..I even sing it in my sleep..thank you guys..It is FINISHED Jesus is Lord
One of their best renditions of this song. David is at his best here that's for sure!!
it was during this cycle of the GVB tour that they did the Kennedy Center concert not long after the 9/11 tragedy. That is where they performed "Let Freedom Ring" and Bill Gaither said that sing belonged to David and the GVB would not sing it unless David was there to sing it. Bill said no tenor of the group has ever been to own the song like David and that David is the best tenor he has ever heard in his life. That is a HUGE statement coming from a man like Bill Gaither.
Wendy Owczarek have you watched Alpha and Omega? He takes the lead and his voice I’m certain will blow you away🙃
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yes
I was gloriously healed by The Lord when being at a "Fisher's of Men Concert at The Holy Land Experience. They sang this song. I had been praying for years to be healed from Bipolar Disorder. I am telling you, The Lord touched my shoulders and my head, then something so warm ran from the top of my head through my whole entire body. The Lord spoke to me and told me that my healing was beginning that day, and would finish in time. I claimed my healing that day. I now have been upgraded from Bipolar to A.D.D. God is so good! Just trust and pray because there really is no other way.
Praise God!!!
Denise Vandermey
Amen!!
Very glad to have heard the gifted David Phelps who takes me along to worship God!
Wow! Praise God🙌Hallelujah🙌
Jesus is Lord
Watching and listening to men praise our father in Heaven was such a blessing
I can only imagine how happy it makes Him
Today is October 21 , David’s birthday . I pray for him everyday that God use him for His glory throughout the world . God made David to be born this generation for one purpose for saving and reaching many souls for His kingdom .
In 2012, I took an homeless man Anthony to apply to disability benefits and on the way to the social security office he was listening “ I’ve just seen Jesus “ and asked me to pray for him cause he wanted repent . I never seen anyone crying like him . One month later he died from heart attack at aged of 57 .
I am sure that Anthony is in heaven cause marvelous witness by David’s heavenly voice !
Nobody can witness anyone like the voice of David . May God continue watches over his health and guide his steps till God fulfill His purpose for His kingdom .
Thank you for singing to the Lord and encouraging us to sing to Him!
When I hear David Phelps sing I want to worship God too!
I enjoy watching these videos! I love this GVB and David Phelps brings so much emotion to his talent and pulls you in! You can not helped but be moved and filled with the Holy Spirit when you witness this!
What a powerful song , Jesus did it once and for all , for everyone .
Accept Him , relinquish your sins , because He paid it all.
in my opinion...guy sing with his heart leading the people into worship not just to perform or to show he can sing reaching the highest notes
Thank You, Jesus❣️
Watched this at least a dozen times this past week for the ministry it still does to my own soul. Now I have put other hurting people onto this video that God might speak to them too;
In one interview, David said - "I knew I'd made it the first time I stood on the stage and heard Bill Gaither say, 'It's true, You see there's a line . . . ' " We understood what he meant. This one is legendary!
I agree...God has blessed him, but he chooses to glorify God instead of receiving millions
Bill Gaither is worth 10 million--David Phelps is worth 6 million. Look it up on the internet--it's there! I'm not saying they don't love the Lord--but they all are making millions.
Yes!!!!! AMEN!!!! This is why I love the Gaithers and the artists associated with them. They choose to glorify God and witness to the lost...
steve billiter they could be making millions more by singing the Devil’s Hollywood music. But I bet God is blessing them more with the few million they have than any mainstream celebrity ever would be.
Powerful!! Victory is ours for the claiming!!!
This, this is the song I want to play at my funeral. As my coffin as being lowered into the ground.
It is finished... the battle is over ... and now Praise His Name I AM FREE!!!!
Clinton Write that is the most precious line in this song,
Wow! What a joy to review that great song today. The Gaither Vocal Band sung it gloriously, and I was blessed greatly. Bill and Gloria Gaither, thank you for your songs, your ministry, your lives which have enccouraged so many around the world. I pray extra strength for you and yours today.
PRAISE GOD! PRAISE GOD! PRAISE GOD!!! David's singing causes me to praise our LORD!!!
it is finished 2,000 years ago. Jesus made it for you and for me. We will inherit His Kingdom if we only only just believe. ❤
I always love the Guy performances....an The Felps is another anointed one
Hallelujah Amen. Every time I hear this it’s water works 😭😭😭😭
Thank you Jesus!
I can never forget seeing/hearing the Trio performing this live.
I heard the 40 strikes of his beating..40 he took for me..praise to him. I look forward to thanking him in person. Hallelujah!
Yes! It is finished, praise God.
This is more than medicines it's ever thing it's life , glory to our soon coming KING Amen and Amen
This is the first Gaither song I ever heard...I get goosebumps every time I hear it...and I'm also hooked on Gaither music now...this is such a powerful song. Love it.
As I listen and see all the people so unique and so united in praising God Almighty I wonder what would happen if all people that on earth do dwell sang to the Lord in such a way.
It is finished, finished the condemnation of sin, it is finished the win or victory will be surely ours through Jesus... It is finished, the suffering human race to eternity.
They sang that song with Authority praise God praise God praise God it is finished Jesus has won
Hello Letha
I love watching the people (band members or other Gaither members) worship as one of their own sings.
Hallelujah, it is finished.
I keep watching this video over and over again I just can not get enough of this the sounds are incredible INDEED IT IS ALL FINISHED AND JESUS IS LORD.
Beautiful. Jesus bless! Heaven over the world
All religions say my god is so big he can't die, my bible tells me my God is so big He died for me.
AMEN! I'm so proud of my God!
Joel Tan Let me just be cleared, Its God that saved us from eternal destruction through Jesus His Son who died for us, but it wasn't God the Father that died because God never dies. The Lord Jesus was once died for us but he was ressurected by His Father, our Father too and His God, our God too..
Dennis Dinamminan
@@dhencio1439 Christ resurrected Himself by the power He has--the Father only called Him thru the angel and said it's time:
John_10:18 No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
AMEN, GLORY TO GOD......THANK YOU JESUS 🙏🏻🩸🩸🙏🏻. ALL GLORY HONOR & PRAISE TO OUR LORD & SAVIOR YESHUA HA’MASHIACH - JESUS MESSIAH ❤️🙏🏻🩸🩸🩸🕊🕊🕊🙏🏻❤️
Yes Jesus did indeed finish it on the cross and rose from the grave, Hallelujah Glory be to God my Father!!!
THANK YOU, JESUS!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL,FROM CANADA..GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Listening again and still goosebumps. Shouting all praise to Jesus our Lord! Thank you Jesus!
Praise God soon it will all be over heaven at last
Saw Doug Oldham sing this at a Praise Gathering in Indianapolis in ‘77, or so. It has never left my mind.
Praise God!
David phelips God bless u for your wonderful voice very blessed with you.
Praise God for David Phelps.
Listen over and over again! Amazing! Chills! 💗🎵🎶🎼🎤💗💕🎵🎶🎼🎤💗
Don't know about ya'll, But i feel the Spirit everytime i hear this song.
Who is still with this song at the end of December 202?😍😍
this song makes me cry happy tears...:D
The best version ever!
Yes he is. All tounges shall confess that Jesus christ is Lord...
This song Blesssed me, everytime i listen.. the lyrics the background music, the voice especially mr phelps.. are marvelous. this is truly are a masterpieces from God..
Jesus Bless us. 🙏😇
very good. touched the heart..... Praise be to our lord Jesus Christ....
AMEN and AMEN! The battle is OVER! No matter what happens here on earth. The battle has already been won! If we have Christ before us, why should we fear? To God be the Glory GREAT things he has done!
I was at the opera House when the Gaither Band performed.....Fantastic!!!!!
Amen! Amen! Amen!
I just love these guys am always touched by there songs... Oh my God David and Guy awesome voices Russ i love him so cool may God continual blessing be with you guys as u continue to minister to the world.
2021....!! Still loving this song...especially this Easter month..!! God bless you Gaither...!!