Order and Disorder 19 from line 65:
Such in his desolate lodging Jacob found
Who sees the ladder standing on the ground,
The top up to high heaven advanced, from whence
The angels waiting on God's providence
Perpetually in thick troops made descent
And back to heaven by the same steps went:
To heaven where his penetrating sight
Beheld the glorious uncreated light
Where are the ladder's top Jehovah stood
And thus His lasting promises renewed:
'I am that God whom Abraham did before,
And since, thy father Isaac did adore.
The land on which thou liest, I have decreed
To give unto thee and thy blessed seed
Which I will make as numerous as the sands,
Dilate to the east, west, north, and southern lands.
Blessings unto the whole earth's families
From thee and thy successors shall arise.
Lo, I am with thee and in every place
Where'er thou goest will be thy guard; my grace
Shall thee in all thy wandering sustain
And to this land conduct thee back again.
Till all my promises accomplished be
I will in no distress abandon thee.'
O praise the Saviour
For His love ...
Is a husbandly love
Pleading with his unfaithful spouse;
Is a fatherly love
Gently taking my hand to help me walk;
Is an observant love
Rejoicing to see fruit ripen;
Is an alluring love
That speaks from His heart to ours.
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O praise the Saviour for His love
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O praise the Saviour for
His love
That took Him to a world of strife
Where humans elbow, kick and shove.
O praise the Saviour for His love
That came from peaceful scenes above
And caused Him to lay down His life.
O praise the Saviour for His love
That took Him to a world of strife.
Oh praise the Saviour for His love
Which made Him take on blood and flesh,
As come from realms which are above,
To bring men back to God afresh.
Love brought Him to a world of sin
Which held men in captivity;
He worked in grace to bring men in
To righteousness and liberty.
Love led the Saviour to the tree
To bear sin’s judgement and atone
That sinners might be just and free,
Secured by Christ to be His own.
Victorious through all He endured
He sits upon the throne above:
We sing, as those He has secured,
“Oh praise the Saviour for His love!”
The first line is the first line of a fine hymn - that is suitable for a burial. I wanted to make it use it more broadly, since it is a very fine line. If the Lord will I will put other variations of this on in the next few days.
