Pierce Your Heart

What does it mean to pierce our hearts? Since the entire magazine is based on this title, I think we should know exactly what that means. One of my favorite songs is the slightly adapted version of “Pierce My Ear” by Steve Croft. It goes like this:

Stock photo from sxc.huPierce My Ear, Oh Lord, my God
Take me to Your door this day
I will serve no other god
Lord, I’m here to stay.

For you have paid the price for me
With your blood you ransomed me
I will serve you eternally
Your free one I long to be

So pierce my heart, oh Lamb of God
Like you did at Calvary
Love so great you died for me
Your servant I’ll always be

In Bible times, a servant had to serve his master for six years, after which he was free to leave. If the servant had a good master and if he loved his master, he could decide to stay with his master forever, and the servant would then pierce his ear as an outward symbol of his inward devotion, as demonstrated in Exodus 21:2-6:

If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. If his master has given him a wife, and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. But if the servant plainly says, “I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,” then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.

When we sing the song “Pierce My Ear” we are telling God that He is a good master and we love Him and want to serve him forever. We no longer pierce our ears as a sign of devotion, but we can absolutely have our hearts pricked, or pierced, for Christ, who died to save us, as the Bible says in Romans 5:8: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Imagine how wonderful this world would be if everyone had their hearts pierced for Christ the way we are told to in Matthew 22:37: “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” We may not be able to change the world, but we can let the Word change us! Let Christ pierce your heart this summer, and forever, so one day, you will hear the long-awaited words, “Well done thy good and faithful servant…Enter into the joy of your lord” (Matthew 25:21).

By Davonne Parks

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Comments

  1. Hi,
    I love the lyrics of this song and this passage in Exodus is close to my heart. I do not know the song though, and can only find chords. Can you help me with finding a recording or more detailed sheet music?

    Craig

  2. Craig, we’ll do better than that! A couple of girls agreed to let me video tape them singing all three verses of that song tonight, so you will be able to watch the video on our home page very soon!

  3. We just uploaded the “Pierce My Ear” video to our home page tonight. I hope this helps you!

  4. Hi, was just wondering do you happen to know where to find the chords to the song “pierce my ear”? If you know that would be really wonderful

  5. Brittany, I’m not sure where to find written notes to this song. You can go here to listen to it being sung though:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWDt-I47IVw&eurl=http://piercemyheart.highpcs.com/

    I hope this helps you!

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