Sight and Savor

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills…My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1,2).  “What is thy Beloved more than another beloved?... My Beloved is… the chiefest among ten thousand... Yea, He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend” (Song of Solomon 5:9-16).  “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of His knowledge by us in every place” (2 Corinthians 2:14). 

I lift up my eyes to the forested hills;

I breathe the sweet freshness of cool mountain air,

Yet there is a sight and a savor that thrills

Far greater than these, which can never compare.

The vista of Jesus our Lord and our Savior,

The One who made heaven and earth by His Word,

The Helper of all who rely on His favor,

Is greater that all we have seen and have heard. 

Yes, He’s the Beloved of all His redeemed,

Much lovelier than everything that He makes,

For who would have ever considered or dreamed

That He would lay down His own life for our sakes!

How strange is this world (that we are not of),

So blind to the worth of our Savior and Lord

Who came to our rescue with infinite love,  

Providing a ransom we couldn’t afford!

How lovely indeed are the things of creation

And wondrous the senses of hearing and sight, 

Yet as we’re beholding the Lord of salvation,

Spectacular vistas are dim in His light!

Yes, this is our Savior and this is our Friend;

The Lord Jesus Christ is the fairest of all! 

We’re only beginning to now comprehend

How deep is His love and how great was our fall!

Now thanks be to God that He makes manifest

The beauty of Christ by the knowledge He gives,

Displaying His triumph, which we now attest,

Since Jesus is risen, and in us He lives.

O Lord, as we ponder Your wonderful grace,

We see and we savor Your beauty still more.

Thus filled with Your fragrance, we go to each place

To show to the world the Christ we adore.