Honey from Heaven

“Manna… was like wafers made with honey” (Exodus 16:31).  “How sweet are Thy words unto my taste!  Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!  Through Thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way” (Psalm 119:103,104).  My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:  so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off” (Proverbs 24:13,14). 

 

How sweet are the words of the Lord to my taste,

Delightful as honey from heaven above,

For thus is the wisdom of God clearly traced

That we may hate falsehood, and truth we may love!

The knowledge of wisdom is sweet to the soul

That tells us of heaven, our wonderful home.

It shows how a sinner is truly made whole

And strengthens our hearts as the pure honeycomb. 

As manna, which tasted like wafers with honey,

We have in this desert God’s sweetest provision,

More precious than anything purchased with money,

Since God’s Word provides for our spirit’s nutrition.

Consider the knowledge of God carefully:

Whenever it’s found there shall be a reward.

How vast are these treasures bestowed that we see

Extended in Christ, our Redeemer and Lord!

We thank You, O Lord, and we greatly rejoice

For honey from heaven in Your Word we find,

As daily therein we are hearing Your voice

To gladden our heart and enlighten our mind.

 

We praise You, O Lord, for this sweet expectation

Of honey from heaven we find in Your truth.

Since we hold the Gospel of so great of salvation,

Now help us reach others and train up our youth.