Abraham's Allelulia!

“Before the mountains were settled… My delights were with the sons of men… Whoso findeth Me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD” (Proverbs 8:25-35).  “Then said Jesus… The truth shall make you free... Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day: and he saw it, and was glad… Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I Am” (John 8:31-58). 

Before one particle of dust

Had ever settled on this earth,
The Lord delighted in our trust
Which He foresaw would bring new birth. 

Yet He foresaw much more than this: 

He saw that He would be the Lamb,
For wrath, which He could not dismiss,
Would fall on Him, the great I AM. 

He saw the battle He must face;

He saw His triumph in the strife.
He saw the price of saving grace
That He would pay to grant us life. 

And Abraham beheld this, too,

With faith that trusted in His Word. 
He knew that God would surely do
The thing He promised, thus assured.

And Abraham rejoiced to know 

That God provided for His need.
The Lamb which God would thus bestow,
Would come forth from His future Seed. 

When Abraham believed the Lord,

The Lord imparted righteousness, 
And we receive his same reward
Abundantly in Christ, no less!

Alleluia for this favor

In Christ we have through His salvation!
As Abraham beheld the Savior,
We likewise do with adoration. 

O Lord, we surely stand amazed

As we with Abraham rejoice! 
We join the grateful chorus raised
Of alleluias with our voice!