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O Christ, He is the fountain, The deep, sweet well of life: Its living streams I've tasted Which save from grief and strife. And to an ocean fulness, His mercy doth expand; His grace is all-sufficient As by His wisdom planned. |
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O I am my Beloved's, And my Beloved's mine; He brings a poor vile sinner Into His house of wine! I stand upon His merit; I know no other stand. I'm hidden in His presence And held by His own hand. |
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The Bride eyes not her garment, But her dear Bridegroom's face; I will not gaze at glory, But on my King of grace: Not at the crown He giveth, But on His pierced hand; The Lamb is all the glory, And my eternal stand! |
God's dealing with His redeemed people through the Trinity was for the purpose of keeping them in the enjoyment of His riches through His divine dispensing. Without the Angel of Jehovah, Jehovah had no way to go with them in their midst. For Jehovah to be with His people, there was the need of the Angel. Today without Christ, God has no way to be with us. Furthermore, the cloud and the pillar of cloud were necessary for God to come to His people and stay with them. Similarly, today the Spirit, the pneumatic Christ, enables God to come to us and stay with us so that we may enjoy His presence. The crucified Christ as the cleft rock is our standing and hiding before the manifested God. Hymns, #298 says, "On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; / All other ground is sinking sand." Hymns, #206 says, "I stand upon His merit; / I know no other stand." Because the crucified Christ, Christ in His death, is our standing and our hiding, we can communicate with and contact God. The merciful and governmental God and the rebellious, stiff-necked people can be brought together only through the Angel, the pillar of cloud, the cleft rock, and the hand of Jehovah, which typify Christ as God's sent One, the pneumatic Christ, Christ in His death, and Christ as the covering in God's manifestation. Because of the operation of the Trinity in this way, we now enjoy God's continual presence. Moreover, He manifests Himself to us, and we see Him in a hidden way. We have a standing and a hiding, a covering. This all-inclusive care of the Divine Trinity is for the purpose of His remaining with us to dispense Himself for our enjoyment.
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Camuy, Puerto Rico
I will be using this hymn in my wedding in 1 week, and I'm enjoying Christ as my deep sweet well of life!
To brother Samuel Frank Diaz: your comment is very touching. Although I can't empathize with your loss, your faith and eternal hope in the Lord are a real supply and encouragement to me. I feel insufficient in being able to supply you with words of my own, so I would like to share with you the following:
"His grace is all-sufficient
As by His wisdom planned."
Keep gazing on the King of grace, brother.
Your brother in Christ,
Sam Hall
Yorktown Heights, New York, United States
I woke up 2 hours earlier than usual today. Immediately I started planning my day thinking I have a real jump start.
I've recently lost my wife to cancer, although it's been 8 months I'm still surprised when I don't see her in the morning. I miss that morning hug and "hi babe."
This morning I'm enjoying that morning hug with Our Beloved Bridegroom and King of grace.
I want to spend more time gazing at Him and enjoying His wonderful presence.
I heard this song many years ago (1970) at Elden Hall in Los Angeles. Someone shouted out "SISTERS." All these women rose to their feet and started singing this song and it had to be one of the most memorable moments of my life. To put the icing on the cake a sister than shouted out "BROTHERS." The sisters sat down; the brothers stood up to sing and I realized I'm a sister also!! We all rose together for the last verse and I'm not kidding I thought we were going to sing it again right at the throne.
Thank You Lord Jesus that after so many years "You're still the One!!