Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Cherish the Choice


"Our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased" (Psalm 115:3).  "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when Thou shalt make His soul an Offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand" (Isaiah 53:10).  "He saved others; Himself He cannot save... He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him: for He said, I am the Son of God" (Matthew 27:42,43).  

Our God in heaven is enthroned;
There's no one who can force His hand. 
The universe by Him is owned;
He made it all by His command.

He does according to His pleasure,
Consistent with His truth and love. 
In view of this, we greatly treasure
His choice to leave His throne above. 

For it has pleased the Father well
To bruise our Savior, His own Son,
That He might save our souls from hell
When His redemption's work was done. 

"He cannot save Himself," they said
Who mocked our Savior as He died. 
They taunted God, and wagged their head,
Thus blinded by their hateful pride. 

O Lord, it's hard to contemplate
The love that held You in that place  
Surrounded then by so much hate
From those You would have saved by grace! 
                                                                                   
We cherish, Lord, Your wondrous choice
Through love that never was diminished!
We shout for joy to hear Your voice
Declare at last that "It is finished!" 

How greatly, Lord, Your choice is cherished
By all who enter Your salvation! 
But for Your love we would have perished
In hopeless, endless condemnation. 

The choice You made, Lord, we proclaim
That others may consider too  
The gracious reason that You came
And thus be moved to cherish You.  


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