Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas Concealed

“Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: and let such as love Thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified” (Psalm 70:4).  It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter…. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country” (Proverbs 25:2,25). 

The glory of Christmas by God is concealed
From those who will stubbornly walk in their pride,   
But all who will seek Him shall see Him revealed,
Delighting in Christ who is thus magnified.

All those who now seek Him, like wise men of old,
Who knew by the Scriptures and saw by His star
That God became Man as the prophets foretold,
Rejoice in good tidings from heaven afar.

How wondrous His mercy!  Our God became Man!
How great is the measure of infinite love!
How awesome is God who conceived such a plan
And carried it out when He came from above!

The truth is concealed, but only to those
Who cast aside evidence God left behind.
Our Lord came as promised, He died, and He rose,
So those who won’t seek Him are willfully blind.

O Lord, we delight to forevermore say:
Now “let God be magnified!  Great is our Savior!”
Enlarge Your dominion, Lord, day after day,
Revealing Yourself in our hearts and behavior.

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