“The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places “ (2 Samuel 1:19). “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding” (Proverbs 9:10). “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:17,18).
Behold
the beauty now so plain
Upon
the mount of Israel:
The
Lamb of God for us is slain
To
thus redeem our souls from hell!
Behold
the death of Christ appointed
To
purge away our sins as dross.
How
beautiful is God’s Anointed,
Who
gave Himself upon the cross!
His
glory is apparent here
When
wisdom has its true beginning:
Our
eyes are opened when we fear
The
consequences of our sinning!
The
knowledge of God’s holiness
Arrests
the one who understands
That
God must judge those who transgress
The
standard that His Law demands.
There
is no other place hide
But
in our Lord, to whom we run.
In
Him alone we’re justified.
There
is none righteous; no, not one.
His
glory shall before us pass,
And
He shall grant us liberty
As
we behold, as in a glass,
Our
Savior’s image that we see!
O
Lord, beholding Your reflection,
As
in a glass within Your Word,
We’re
changed in light of Your perfection,
As
by Your Spirit we are stirred!
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