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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

O Father of glory, now grant unto me

Longings For Revelation of Christ

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O Father of glory, now grant unto me
A spirit of wisdom, a spirit to see;
O give unto me the full knowledge of Him,
Enlight’ning the eyes of my heart deep within.
2
O show me that Christ is the hope of Thy call—
O glorious hope, Christ will fill all in all!
Reveal Him—the riches of glory in us—
As God’s own inheritance. How glorious!
3
O God of our Lord Jesus, let me perceive
Th’ exceeding great pow’r unto us who believe,
The power that raised Christ, Thy Son, from the dead
And made Him o’er all, to His Body, the Head.
4
O God, Thou hast wrought all this pow’r into Christ,
Who now lives in me as my Person, my life.
O grant revelation, dear Father, to see
This transcending pow’r is a Person in me.
5
O Christ is the hope, He’s the glory and power;
So Christ I must take as my Person each hour.
Then in me such power will be exercised,
My hope and God’s glory will be realized.

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Un Hermano

Oct 28, 2025

Our Need for Revelation

Because John writes about divine things, it is necessary that these things be revealed to us. It is not possible for the natural human mentality to guess or infer what John’s writings unveil to us. Whatever is revealed in the writings of John is far beyond our human comprehension. Hence, there is no room here for guessing or inference. Our mentality cannot grasp, lay hold of, the divine things revealed in John’s writings. The Gospel of John, the three Epistles of John, and the book of Revelation reveal matters that are beyond our ability to imagine. We cannot even conceive of these things, much less make inferences regarding them. Because John’s writings are of what is divine, we cannot with our natural mentality imagine what they contain. Only through divine revelation can the divine things in John’s writings be revealed to us.

As we read the writings of John, it is not adequate merely to exercise our mentality. We need much prayer. We also need to believe that today the divine Spirit is within us, in our spirit. We should trust in this indwelling Spirit to give us the revelation of the things contained in John’s writings, and also the wisdom to grasp, lay hold of, the things we see in our spirit as a result of this revelation. Like the apostle Paul, we need to pray for a spirit of wisdom and revelation: “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him” (Eph. 1:17). It is not sufficient simply to read John’s writings or meditate on them. Neither is it sufficient only to exercise our natural understanding. When we come to the writings of John, we should not trust in our reading, meditating, or understanding. On the contrary, we should pray, “Lord, I depend on You to grant me a revelation of what is contained in these writings. Lord, I do not trust my natural ability to understand Your word. ”

Life-study of First John

Message 1 (LSM)

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Un Hermano

Oct 28, 2025

A SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION

Ephesians 1:17 says, “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him. ” To know God, to know Christ, and to know the church, we need a spirit of wisdom and revelation. This can only be possible if we are willing to exercise our spirit.

Our Human Spirit

Chapter 6 CWWL, 1965, vol. 3 (LSM)

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Anonymous

Jun 1, 2020

This wonderful person lives in me! Lord be my person today! I don't want to live in myself anymore. I want to be found in you.

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Nathan

Long Beach, CA, United States

Aug 3, 2009

This hymn is like a meditation on the depths of truth in Ephesians 1. There are so many good points that are mentioned in this hymn: a spirit of wisdom and revelation, the hope of God's calling, the glory of His inheritance in the saints, the enlightening of the eyes of our hearts, etc.

We need to pray in this way daily to see more of God's economy and to experience the riches of Christ in our living. Hallelujah for the revelation in Ephesians 1!

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