Using a search engine to look for a specific phrase, I was presented with the words of a hymn I have not sung for many years. It reminded me of the coming event of Easter and how lovely these words are to remind us not just of that four-day period but, for the Christian, a daily poem of remembrance and aid to worship.
Come, every gracious heart that loves the Saviour’s name,
Your noblest powers exert to celebrate His fame;
Tell all who fear the Lord below, the debt of love to Him you owe.
He left His starry crown and laid His robes aside;
On wings of love came down and wept, and bled, and died:
What He endured no tongue can tell, to save our souls from death and hell.
From the dark grave He rose, the mansion of the dead;
And thence His mighty foes in glorious triumph led;
Up through the sky, the Conqueror rode and reigns on high, the Saviour God.
From thence He’ll quickly come, His chariot will not stay,
And bear our spirits home to realms of endless day:
There shall we see His lovely face, and ever live in His embrace.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for poets and musicians, old and new, who encourage and enable us to reflect on Bible truths, and then respond in thanksgiving and praise. AMEN