Thursday, March 29, 2012

Waken His Words


“Why seek ye the living among the dead?  He is not here, but is risen:  remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.  And they remembered His words” (Luke 24:5-8).  “These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace.  In the world ye shall have tribulation:  but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Now waken His words, and attentively listen,
Recalling what Jesus our Savior has said.
He promised to rise, and behold:  He is risen!
His tomb is now vacant; He’s no longer dead!

Awaken His words in the day of temptation:
Since He overcame, we should “be of good cheer,”
For though in this life we “shall have tribulation,”
In Christ we “have peace” and our refuge from fear.

Awaken His words now; do not let them sleep!
Stir up the remembrance of what our Lord taught,
For He is our Shepherd and we are His sheep,
His purchased possession by precious blood bought.

O Lord, we are weary of vain words of men,
And even our own thoughts will trouble us too;
But we find our solace again and again
In words that we waken with comfort from You!

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