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God in His awesomeness has in time past revived His works on His children and He is still in the business of revival, it my prayers that God pass me not when reviving impartation comes down
His word brought us thus far albeit, we've lost out in the course of our daily activities on earth hence, the need for God to revive His work on us. At His revival, every man shall be quickened to fulfil his mission on earth and alas, we shall celebrate with Jesus in Heaven.
The truth is, the revival is a promise that has been hovering around us for sometime now but men would need pray down this rain. Some persons around the world are already experiencing the mercy drops of revival but the showers that would water 'every one grass in the field' is yet to come. Remember, Elijah did not stop praying on mt. Carmel, until the cloud had appeared.
Let's sing it alone side "let it come oh Lord we pray Thee...", while praying it through.
This hymn was actually written by Fanny Crosby based on "Revive Thy Work Dear Lord" #798 by Albert Midlane. Fanny's arrangement and Doane's tune were then applied to Midlane's hymn also, which makes it much more enjoyable.
O God! When would Thou revive us? My heart yearns for the worship of old when we walked in brokenness with a contrite heart. When sin was unheard of in our midst but love for the brethren. When we yearned for the next fellowship meeting and savoured Your presence. When Your presence filled was not far from us whenever we kneel to pray. When silver and gold, though they matter, never preoccupied us. Revive thy work O Lord and begin from me. Except a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and die, it abides alone. Help me, help me Lord. Yours I am and Yours I will always be. Amen!
Our being broken and living before the Lord, His being built within us, and the church being the expression of Christ’s Body cannot be faked. People can sense this immediately when they meet with us. Similarly, the condition of our locality cannot be faked. It is cold or hot, poor or rich, in the flesh or in Christ. As soon as people touch us, they will touch the inward reality. Nothing is as real as spiritual matters; they cannot be faked at all.
Some people are in Christ, allowing Him to rule in them and to overflow out of them. They are persons who are broken, restricted, and ruled by the Holy Spirit. When we come into their midst, we are released and freed, regardless of how heavy a burden or how difficult a situation may be pressing upon us. As soon as we enter into a meeting with them, our entire being is released and freed. This is because there is freedom in the fullness of Christ. If the Son of God sets us free, we are free indeed. Of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. If we live in Him and allow His fullness to be expressed, there will be something in us that sets others free.
Church as the Body of Christ, The, Chapter 11, Section 3
May the Lord have mercy on us, revive us, and make us persons who live not by ourselves but by another life which is the processed and consummated Triune God as the life-giving Spirit.
I attended a bread-breaking meeting in which a sister called the hymn "Revive Thy Work, O Lord" (Hymns, #797). This hymn is not appropriate for the bread-breaking meeting. Perhaps the sister had a feeling for the hymn because the church was promoting the burden of preaching the gospel and gaining people. However, when we come to the bread-breaking meeting to remember the Lord, we should remember the Lord and enjoy Him. As we enjoy Him, He is enjoying us; if we do not enjoy Him, He cannot enjoy us. The more we enjoy Him the more He enjoys us. Hence, we must remember that in the bread-breaking meeting we should not think of anything other than the Lord. This is something we all must learn.
Suppose the elders in a local church are bound, Christ is absent, and the devil has come in. Everyone in that locality will be bound. The elders, deacons, and saints will be bound. Even if they come to the meeting and sing, "Revive Thy work, O Lord" (Hymns, #797), they will not be released. Regardless of how much they sing, the church will not be revived, and there will not be freedom in the meeting. Everyone will feel restrained and bound. Before entering the meeting, a person may feel somewhat released, free, and at ease. But once he sits down and sings "Revive Thy work, O Lord" in such an atmosphere, his whole being will become bound; he will be unable to move. We have experienced such agony. While praying at home, our spirit is free. However, as soon as we enter the meeting, our whole being is bound, and the atmosphere in the meeting is suffocating. When this happens, we should realize that there is a problem in the meeting. The responsible brothers have a problem, and the saints have little or no dealings before the Lord. As a result, the fullness is diminished, and the meetings are bound and lacking in freedom.
I have been speaking God's Word for many years, and I rarely quote the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. However, for this meeting, there is one sentence that we can use: "O Jehovah, revive Your work / In the midst of the years" (Hab. 3:2). Hymns, #797 is also very appropriate, because the beginning of every stanza and the beginning of the chorus say, "Revive Thy work, O Lord!" However, in considering this matter, we will use hymn #212 in the Chinese hymnal.