For HIS Beauty We Are Made To Behold

As we are made to fear the Name of the LORD, and His glory, there are times and seasons of which He comes like a rushing stream, which the wind of the LORD drives, and we can do nothing but be humbled in the midst of His glory, bow at His feet, and magnify the precious Name of Jesus for His beauty we are made to behold.

While in the enjoyment of God on such a wonderful and peculiar day, I was given the following poem and song. The song may be sung to the tune of "Lamb of God", by Twila Paris, with slight variations, as the music of that song came to my mind and the words of this song rendered itself to that music.

POEM:
"To Walk with Him, our Promised Land"

Oh, who am I to stop the flow
Of all the gifts He doth bestow,
Of all the benefits of bliss
Would we by sin His offer miss?

Would we by all our earthly toys
Refuse Him Who gives eternal joys?
Of all we hold in earthly hands
Relinquish now to Him Who stands

Amidst the blaze of refining fires
To yield to Him our chief desires.
We will not miss on all the glee
That comes from His eternal plea,

Upheld by Him Who makes us stand,
To walk with Him, our Promised Land.

Michael E. Wood
02-23-2010

SONG:
"OUR LOFTY PRAISE"

Our lofty praise we'll give some day
As we look on Your smiling gaze.
Til then we'll come without delay
And offer you with hearts amazed,

By grace through faith in You alone
Who overcame our sins to come
And offer us before the throne,
Our tongues You loose, now no more dumb.

(Chorus)

O, LORD above, Almighty Son,
We bow before You Three in One.
Oh, fill us with Your grace this hour.
Oh, fill us with Your Spirit's power.

Our praise is what we now can give,
As to Your glory we shall live.
Oh, purge from us all selfish thought,
And show the grace that You have wrought.

Your steadfast love and faithfulness,
Our all in all, our holiness,
Our hearts desire we ask You fill.
Oh, give us grace to do Your will.

(Chorus)

Oh, help our worship to be true
In all our ways submit to You
Until the day You do subdue
All things to honor only You.

Oh, wondrous thoughts of Thee with bliss
O kiss me now with tender lips
With all Thy heart and passion too
There is no one I love like You.

O Lord above, Almighty Son,
We'll wait for You until You come
To take us home to be with You
There is no one we love like You
(Added March 1)

While typing this out additional words came to mind as I realized this song could be also sung to the tune of "Before the Throne of God Above" by (1)changing the word 'on' in the line (As we look on Your smiling gaze) to 'upon' (We look upon Your smiling gaze) (2)repeating the last line in each of the second stanzas, and (3) with the inclusion of the following (Chorus)

Oh LORD above Almighty Son,
We bow before You Three in One
Oh, fill us with Your grace this hour.
Oh, fill us with Your Spirit's power.
Oh, help our worship to be true
In all our ways submit to You
Until the day You do subdue
All things to honor only You,
All things to honor only You.

Michael E. Wood
02-23-2010