Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Songs of Deliverance vs. Sorrows of Destruction


“Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance… Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about” (Psalm 32:7,10).  “For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.  But whoso hearkeneth unto Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil” (Proverbs 1:32,33).  “[God’s] Son… when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebrews 1:2,3). 

How great the contrast is between
The songs of our deliverance
And sorrows of destruction seen
That come with willful ignorance. 

These songs and sorrows which appear
Shall never share a common ground. 
Destruction comes with endless fear
In contrast to our joyful sound. 

Though everyone has gone astray,  
There is a contrast that begins
When sinners turn to God and pray
And find deliverance from sins. 

Though fools may find prosperity
Obscures eternity’s tomorrows,
Unless they turn, they soon shall see
Destruction’s everlasting sorrows. 

Let us who know the joyful song
Persuade the lost who may be urged,
And tell the glories all day long
Of Christ, by whom our sins are purged.

Lord, thank You that You died give
Deliverance at such a cost! 
Triumphantly, because You live,
We sing Your praise and urge the lost!  


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