In the sweet by and by when I lay my burdens down, I long to meet my Savior first of all. For I’ll fly away when they ring those golden bells, and I won’t have to cross Jordan alone. It will be worth it all beyond the sunset where heaven’s joy awaits in Beulah Land. Meet me there when we all get to heaven where the roses never fade and we’ll never grow old. For the King is coming and this world is not my home.
In the sweet by and by when I lay my burdens down, I long to meet my Savior first of all.
I’ll meet you in the morning just over in the glory land when the roll is called up yonder. Look for me at Jesus’ feet just inside the eastern gate. What a day that will be when we see Christ and hear well done, my child! He the pearly gates will open, and we shall gather at the river in Immanuel’s Land to tell the story saved by grace.
Yes, I’m going to that happy jubilee when all my life’s labors and trials are o’er. On that golden daybreak I’ll be face to face with Christ my Savior when I get home to be forever with the Lord. For there is a happy land and we want you over there when this passing world is done.
How beautiful heaven must be where there’s no more night in that unclouded day! On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand just trying to get a glimpse of what’s over on the other side. For I have a mansion over the hilltop in Jerusalem the golden where I shall wear a crown in those ivory palaces when I can read my title clear.
I’m looking for a city where I know that my redeemer liveth, for we shall behold him when Christ returneth on the crowning day. Will the circle be unbroken when the saints go marching in? I’ll be there for I’m going home by the way of the cross.
Sing to me of heaven for there’s just a little while to wait and He is coming again. Soon and very soon I’ll reach the home beyond the river where I’ll have a new life when they call my name. Will Jesus find us watching at the midnight cry? It may be today, but until then I have victory in Jesus and it is well with my soul for I’m saved through Jesus’ blood.
by Christina Joy Hommes
Heroes are not those who
never know fear,
but those who count the reward
worthy of the risk
and press on.
Will you be a hero of the faith today?
“Help me to see
how good Thy will is in all,
and even when it crosses mine
teach me to be pleased with it.”
– The Valley of Vision
Is that our prayer today? Can we honestly and earnestly plead, as our Savior did, “Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but Thine, be done.”
Samuel Rutherford once explained, “If you saw Him, who is standing on the shore, holding out His arms to welcome you to land, you would not only wade through a sea of wrongs, but through hell itself, to be at Him.”
Dear Savior, help me understand
Your all-sufficient grace,
That in each trial I might stand
And view Your blessed face.
Dear Shepherd guide me through each day
Through rain and storm or sun;
And teach my heart to always say,
‘Thy will, not mine, be done.’
“It is not doing the things we like to do,
but liking the things we have to do,
that makes life blessed.”
– Goethe
“If we face the Son,
all shadows will be behind us,
but if we turn our back to the Son,
the shadows will be before us.”
– William Barkley
Jonathan Goforth, a Canadian missionary to China, was first a missionary at home. Here is a story related by a friend of his:
On one occasion, Goforth was scheduled to speak at a certain place on Sunday. When about to leave for the station he found he had only sufficient money to buy a ticket one station short of where he was to speak. At once he decided to get his ticket to that station and walk the rest of the way, a distance of ten miles. This he did. When about eight miles of his foot-journey had been covered he came upon a group of road-menders sitting by the roadside. Glad to rest, he sat down among them. … It was not long before he had the ears and hearts of his audience. On leaving he gave all a hearty invitation to his meeting the following day. To his great joy several of the men turned up. And at least one of these men decided for Christ that day.
How can you turn an inconvenience into an opportunity for the gospel this week?
Quote Taken from Jonathan Goforth by Rosalind Goforth.
