Lyrics
I’ve a message from the Lord, hallelujah!
This message unto you I’ll give,
’Tis recorded in His word, hallelujah!
It is only that you “look and live.”
Refrain:
“Look and live,” my brother, live,
Look to Jesus now, and live;
’Tis recorded in His word, hallelujah!
It is only that you “look and live.”
I’ve a message full of love, hallelujah!
A message, O my friend, for you,
’Tis a message from above, hallelujah!
Jesus said it, and I know ’tis true.
Life is offered unto you, hallelujah!
Eternal life thy soul shall have,
If you’ll only look to Him, hallelujah!
Look to Jesus who alone can save.
I will tell you how I came, hallelujah!
To Jesus when He made me whole—
’Twas believing on His name, hallelujah!
I trusted and He saved my soul.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Look and Live presents the gospel through the direct language of a classic invitation hymn. Each verse returns to the simple call to look and live, placing confidence in Jesus rather than in human effort to earn salvation. The refrain’s repetition gives that call the clarity of a proclamation and connects the offered life with the message recorded in Scripture.
The title phrase clearly recalls the bronze serpent lifted in the wilderness, an image that Jesus applies to His own lifting up in John 3. The lyrics then describe eternal life, salvation, and believing in His name. The final verse shifts from invitation to personal witness, describing trust in Jesus and wholeness received. This progression makes the song both an appeal and a testimony of saving faith. Its repeated hallelujah joins the call to believe with praise for the life and rescue found in Christ alone.
Related Scripture
- Numbers 21:8-9 Those who looked at the bronze serpent Moses lifted up were preserved alive.
- John 3:14-16 Jesus connects the lifted-serpent image with believing in Him and receiving eternal life.
- Acts 4:12 Peter declares that salvation is found in no other name than Jesus.