To their left, the ridge dropped down to a grassy valley, right in the center of which ran a pretty little mountain river. It sang a lullaby to them as it splashed and curled over its rocky bed, and the breeze that cut through the valley ran soft over the tops of the high grass so that the whole valley seemed to breathe.”
–Robert Peecher (Slow Pike)
“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
–Revelation 22:1 (NKJV)
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It’s been a while since I mentioned a “hymn at midnight,” but one has been running through my mind. Yesterday I wrote that when we become fully awake that we shall see Jesus in His glory. This hymn was written by Charles H. Gabriel, a prolific composer. He wrote between 7000-8000 songs, along with twenty-three choir cantatas, forty-one Christmas cantatas, and edited over thirty-five hymnbooks.
But back to the thought of being fully awake. It is then that we shall see Him face to face. It is then, when the trials, toils, and troubles of this life are over that we will, upon death, actually become fully awake when we enter the portals of glory. There will be no night there, no sleeping–O that will be glory!
“When all my labors and trials are o’er,
And I am safe on that beautiful shore,
Just to be near the dear Lord I adore,
Will thro’ the ages be glory for me.”
What is the old saying, “born once, die twice; born twice, die once”? To an extent, as we walk through this life we are awake. Perhaps not fully for along the way we get groggy because of the work of the day and the fight of the battle. We wonder, when oh when will it be over and then we realize that it is only through His grace that we will waken in glory. There is a wonderful term in the second verse, “infinite.” Stop, ponder this! His infinite grace! It is what will carry us over through the veil.
“When, by the gift of His infinite grace,
I am accorded in heaven a place,
Just to be there and to look on His face,
Will thro’ the ages be glory for me.”
Our feet get sore along the way, our legs ache with weariness. But on the other side there will be friends with arms outstretched to welcome. Joy, unspeakable joy, unfathomable joy will course around us. Then we will awaken fully, and look up on the face of Jesus, and see Him smile–WOW! Imagine! We shall finally see Him face to face; we shall see Him as He is–o that will be glory!
“Friends will be there I have loved long ago;
Joy like a river around me will flow;
Yet, just a smile from my Saviour, I know,
Will thro’ the ages be glory for me.
O that will be glory for me,
Glory for me, glory for me;
When by His grace I shall look on His face,
That will be glory, be glory for me.”
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It’s been a while since I mentioned a “hymn at midnight,” but one has been running through my mind. Yesterday I wrote that when we become fully awake that we shall see Jesus in His glory. This hymn was written by Charles H. Gabriel, a prolific composer. He wrote between 7000-8000 songs, along with twenty-three choir cantatas, forty-one Christmas cantatas, and edited over thirty-five hymnbooks.
But back to the thought of being fully awake. It is then that we shall see Him face to face. It is then, when the trials, toils, and troubles of this life are over that we will, upon death, actually become fully awake when we enter the portals of glory. There will be no night there, no sleeping–O that will be glory!
“When all my labors and trials are o’er,
And I am safe on that beautiful shore,
Just to be near the dear Lord I adore,
Will thro’ the ages be glory for me.”
What is the old saying, “born once, die twice; born twice, die once”? To an extent, as we walk through this life we are awake. Perhaps not fully for along the way we get groggy because of the work of the day and the fight of the battle. We wonder, when oh when will it be over and then we realize that it is only through His grace that we will waken in glory. There is a wonderful term in the second verse, “infinite.” Stop, ponder this! His infinite grace! It is what will carry us over through the veil.
“When, by the gift of His infinite grace,
I am accorded in heaven a place,
Just to be there and to look on His face,
Will thro’ the ages be glory for me.”
Our feet get sore along the way, our legs ache with weariness. But on the other side there will be friends with arms outstretched to welcome. Joy, unspeakable joy, unfathomable joy will course around us. Then we will awaken fully, and look up on the face of Jesus, and see Him smile–WOW! Imagine! We shall finally see Him face to face; we shall see Him as He is–o that will be glory!
“Friends will be there I have loved long ago;
Joy like a river around me will flow;
Yet, just a smile from my Saviour, I know,
Will thro’ the ages be glory for me.
O that will be glory for me,
Glory for me, glory for me;
When by His grace I shall look on His face,
That will be glory, be glory for me.”