詩歌： Of Jesus’ love that sought me

Of Jesus’ love that sought me,
  When I was lost in sin;
Of wondrous grace that brought me
  Back to His fold again;
Of heights and depths of mercy,
  Far deeper than the sea,
And higher than the heavens,
  My theme shall ever be.

Sweeter as the years go by,
Sweeter as the years go by;
Richer, fuller, deeper,
Jesus’ love is sweeter,
Sweeter as the years go by.

He trod in old Judea
  Life’s pathway long ago;
The people thronged about Him,
  His saving grace to know.
He healed the broken-hearted,
  And caused the blind to see;
And still His great heart yearneth
  In love for even me.

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九月 28 2025

Un Hermano

DYING TO THE OLD CREATION AND LIVING TO GOD

By incarnation the Lord Jesus took on human nature. He put on a body of blood and flesh. Did this body belong to the old creation or the new creation? Blood and flesh are part of the old creation. First Corinthians 15:50 says that “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. ” This includes the flesh and blood of the Lord Jesus. The principle here is that nothing which belongs to the old creation has anything to do with the kingdom of God. Therefore, the body taken on by the Lord Jesus belonged to the old creation.

During His years on earth, the Lord Jesus lived a human life. Was the Lord’s human living part of the old creation or of the new creation? Although the Lord Jesus had a body of flesh and blood belonging to the old creation and although He lived in the environment of the old creation, the life He lived did not belong to the old creation. On the contrary, the life lived by the Lord Jesus belonged wholly to the new creation. But how could He, a person with a body belonging to the old creation and dwelling in the environment of the old creation, live a life that belonged to the new creation? He could do this by continually dying to His old creation body and environment and living to God. This was the way He lived a life belonging entirely to the new creation.

We should not think that the Lord Jesus died only when He was crucified. No, He began to die, to live a crucified life, as soon as He was born. The Lord surely lived a human life, but it was a crucified life. By living a crucified life He died to the old creation.

The Lord’s living of a crucified life is illustrated by an incident which took place when He was twelve years of age. When His mother and father found Him after spending days looking for Him, His mother said, “Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing” ( Luke 2:48 ). The Lord Jesus replied, “How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? ” ( v. 49 ). Here we see that even at the age of twelve the Lord was living a crucified life. Through His mother, Mary, He had received the life of the old creation. But instead of living according to this old creation life, He died to it and lived according to another life, according to the life of His Father.

Life-study of Philippians

Message 53 (LSM)

二月 10 2024

Ray S

Waco, Texas, United States

I appreciate additional stanzas, as brother Steve offered in his Dec. 29, 2014 comment, and biographies of the lyricists, as given here Apr. 6, 2011. What an encouragement to hear the obstacles in saints lives that press them into the mold of Christ for their living fruit-bearing and the rich lyrical poetry testifying that nothing shall separate us from the love of God.

二月 6 2016

Nelson Liu

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Lord Jesus You're sweeter as the years go by!

一月 30 2016

Henry Patrick - Erhabor

Mountainside, New Jersey, United States

Richer, fuller, deeper, Jesus' love is sweeter, sweeter as the years go by.

十二月 29 2014

Steve Miller

Detroit, MI, United States

There is a 3rd stanza:

’Twas wondrous love which led Him

for us to suffer loss,

To bear without a murmur

the anguish of the cross;

With saints redeemed in glory,

let us our voices raise,

Till Heav’n and earth re-echo

with our Redeemer’s praise.

二月 25 2012

BK, CA, United States

I heard this song on a Friday college Bible studies in 1992. My heart rejoice by singing this sound. It reminds a poor sinner that I am,but Richer, Fuller, Deeper came to save us. Hallelujah for His Love and Mercy.

四月 6 2011

李菲麗

NC, United States

O Lord Jesus!I am deeply impressed by the author and composer, Mrs. Lelia Morris, who had absolutely consecrated her life and living serving the Lord. She continued to write gospel songs during the last fifteen years of her life, even after going blind in her early fifties. “Sweeter as the Years Go By” was written during the early years of her blindness. It is said that during this difficult time in her life, Mrs. Morris used a 28-foot long blackboard with music lines on it to help her hymn writing. In all, Lelia Morris wrote more than 1000 hymn texts, as well as many of the tunes. Her handicap never deterred her from being effective and productive for God. Even in blindness she found her Lord sweeter as the years went by.

十月 22 2009

Boaz Leong

Manila, Philippines

May this be my experience as the years go by!

Revised version:

1. Of Jesus' sweet affection

I'll sing exultantly.

For me He bore affliction

And came to dwell in me.

His life and peace bestowing,

He cares unceasingly;

His love's e'er fresher growing,

More sweet and dear to me.

Sweeter as the days go by,

Sweeter as the days go by;

Honey, wine, excelling,

E'er love's praise I'm telling!

Sweeter as the days go by.

2. Of His love's vast dimensions

I'll loud extol and praise.

What intimate affections

Ne'er leave me all my days.

So tender is my Lover;

His heart is linked to mine;

His love keeps growing richer

And deeper all the time.

Deeper as the days go by,

Deeper as the days go by;

Ocean's depth excelling,

E'er love's praise I'm telling!

Deeper as the days go by.

3. Strong, gentle love of Jesus

I evermore shall tell;

He's stronger than the strongest;

So is His love as well.

Though earth and heavens alter,

Seas dry and rocks decay,

His love will never falter;

'Tis changeless all the way.

Changeless as the days go by,

Changeless as the days go by;

Sun and moon surpassing—

Praise to everlasting.

Changeless as the days go by!

CWWL, Bible Notes & Hymns (水流職事站)

However, every spiritual matter can be confirmed by practical things. We thank the Lord for this. This is God's sovereign arrangement. For example, Hymn #231 in the Chinese hymnal borrows the good wine and sweet honey of our daily life, the great sea and vast ocean on earth, and the sun and moon in heaven to depict the Lord's love. All these things describe the Lord's love...

Abiding in the Lord to Enjoy His Life, chapter 3 (水流職事站)

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