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Going up through this wilderness world
(David
Harsha, "The Glory of Christ")
"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive
power and wealth and wisdom and strength and
honor and glory and praise!" Revelation 5:12
If there is an object in the universe that should . . .
attract our attention,
excite our admiration,
warm our affections,
and demand our love; surely it is the
glorious Savior, the blessed Son of God.
"O blessed Jesus, show us your glory. Wean our
affections from a world that is so soon to be
wrapped in flames. Elevate our views above the
transient scenes of earth--its fading, deceitful
joys--to the permanent and enrapturing bliss
of heaven. May we be going up through this
wilderness world leaning on you, our Beloved.
While on earth may we live to your glory; and
when done with mortal life, when the messenger
of death is sent to convey our immortal spirits
home, may we be safely conducted through
death's dark valley and Jordan's swelling
stream, to the city of the great King, the
heavenly Jerusalem, the celestial Canaan,
where you, blessed Savior, reign in
everlasting glory."
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