Come, let us with our Lord arise, Our Lord, Who made both earth and skies; Who died to save the world He made, And rose triumphant from the dead; He rose, the Prince of life and peace, And stamped the day for ever His. 'This is the day the Lord hath made' That all may see His love displayed, May feel His resurrection's power, And live again to fall no more; Their heart and mind and will renewed, And filled with all the life of God. Then let us render Him His own, With solemn prayer approach the throne, With meekness hear the Gospel word, With thanks His dying love record; Our joyful hearts and voices raise, And fill His courts with songs of praise. Honour and praise to Jesus pay Throughout His consecrated day; Be all in Jesus' praise employed, Nor leave a single moment void; With utmost care the time improve, And only breathe His praise and love.
This hymn was based on Colossians 3:1: "since, then you have been raised with Christ, set your hears on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God." One year at a Christian college this verse was posed on bulletin boards throughout the campus. On one board in the student center, known for its graffiti, one sophomoric student had scrawled under the verse, "Too Platonic." For all its disrespect, the comment had a shred of sense. Plato was the Greek philosopher who separated the physical from the mental, the life of our mundane world from the glorious ideals of the mind. Generations of followers tweaked this idea into an other-worldly attitude that that considered the physical world (including human bodies) either insignificant or evil. It's true that some believers have misread Colossians 3:1 and other verses and have become 'so heavenly minded, they're no early good." But they're missing the point.God loved this world so much He sent Jesus to die for it. Written by: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Tune: SURREY Blessings! Thank the Lord for men like these who contributed such a vast amount to the Christian world. Lynnae Larson
Come, let us with our Lord arise,
Our Lord, Who made both earth and skies;
Who died to save the world He made,
And rose triumphant from the dead;
He rose, the Prince of life and peace,
And stamped the day for ever His.
'This is the day the Lord hath made'
That all may see His love displayed,
May feel His resurrection's power,
And live again to fall no more;
Their heart and mind and will renewed,
And filled with all the life of God.
Then let us render Him His own,
With solemn prayer approach the throne,
With meekness hear the Gospel word,
With thanks His dying love record;
Our joyful hearts and voices raise,
And fill His courts with songs of praise.
Honour and praise to Jesus pay
Throughout His consecrated day;
Be all in Jesus' praise employed,
Nor leave a single moment void;
With utmost care the time improve,
And only breathe His praise and love.
...and blessed be Almighty GOD, the GOD and Father of my coming King, and of my Lord, Master, and Savior, JESUS the Christ of Nazareth, Amen...
Dear Marion what a lovely hymn for each Lords day thankyou Trust we both are fed today LoL Barbara xxxx
This hymn was based on Colossians 3:1: "since, then you have been raised with Christ, set your hears on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God."
One year at a Christian college this verse was posed on bulletin boards throughout the campus. On one board in the student center, known for its graffiti, one sophomoric student had scrawled under the verse, "Too Platonic." For all its disrespect, the comment had a shred of sense. Plato was the Greek philosopher who separated the physical from the mental, the life of our mundane world from the glorious ideals of the mind. Generations of followers tweaked this idea into an other-worldly attitude that that considered the physical world (including human bodies) either insignificant or evil.
It's true that some believers have misread Colossians 3:1 and other verses and have become 'so heavenly minded, they're no early good." But they're missing the point.God loved this world so much He sent Jesus to die for it.
Written by: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Tune: SURREY
Blessings! Thank the Lord for men like these who contributed such a vast amount to the Christian world.
Lynnae Larson