"Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of Thy wings... As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness" (Psalm 17:8,15). "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged" (Proverbs 16:6). "The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ" (2 Thessalonians 3:5).
We
join our voice with David's cry
Ascending
to the King of kings
To
keep us guarded with His eye,
And
hide our life beneath His wings!
How
great the prospect is ahead
When
we behold our Savior's face,
To
then be with Him, as He said,
Where
He prepares for a place!
Do
not the treasures of this earth
In
contrast to our Lord grow dim?
For
who can calculate the worth
Of
being changed to be like Him?
The
cost, we know, was calculated
When
grace and truth were satisfied:
The
love of God was demonstrated
For
us when Christ was crucified!
O
Lord, direct our hearts in love
To
see our treasure found in You,
And
set our hearts on things above
Where
we shall share Your likeness too!
Lord,
thank You for Your great compassion
Upon
the cross so clearly shown,
Redeeming
those whom You will fashion
With
love and likeness like Your own.
Lord,
stir in us Your own desire;
Your
likeness in us now extend
To
show Your love is so much higher
Than
we can ever comprehend.
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