Saturday, February 22, 2014

Sworn Truth and Sweet Trust


“The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; He will not turn from it…This is My rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it” (Psalm 132:11,12).  “That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.  Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” (Proverbs 22:19-21).  “Come and see” (Revelation 6:1). 

The Lord has sworn and will not turn
From all He promised He will do. 
He now invites us each to learn
The certainty of what is true.

He calls His own to come and see
The joy of His eternal rest. 
We hear our Savior’s sworn decree,
And by its sureness we are blest! 

Our faith is settled on this rock,
For God, who promised, cannot lie. 
Though fools (as promised) blindly mock,
We trust God’s Word, and we know why.

For God has shown His faithfulness
By His fulfilled, prophetic Word. 
Our trust is not a wishful guess,
For what He promised has occurred!

We answer all who want to know
The reason why our hope is strong:
With readiness we simply show
God’s prophets NEVER got it wrong!  

God’s Word foretold that Bethlehem
Would be the birth place of our Lord, 
And that He’d be despised by them,
Rejected, rather than adored! 

The counsel of our Lord shall stand
When earthly kingdoms turn to dust. 
His Word declares what He has planned,
And this is where we safely trust. 

We thank You, Lord, for excellence
Of counsel in the Scripture’s pages.
Our faith is built on evidence
That You have proven through the ages. 

Lord, lead us forth to show the way  
Of faith, through which You save by grace,  
As You prepare the hearts to pray
Of those who humbly seek Your face.  


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