Friday, August 7, 2009

Raise me higher, mounting as on eagle-wings


EVERY Christian has eagle's wings (Isaiah 40:31, 2 Corinthians 12:9) in him or her. The eagle's wings enable us to enjoy God as grace, strength and power.

The eagle's wings are also the means for the 4-living-creature coordination (Ezekiel 1:11-14). Our coordination is NOT in ourselves, but in God and by the divine grace, strength and power.

However, if we don't use it, we lose it. If we don't apply the eagle's wings practically in our daily walk, we would have no strength and no coordination. Enjoy the following hymn and exercise the eagle's wings given to you. Amen.

http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php?t=nt&n=394b
1. Unto him that hath Thou givest
Ever more abundantly;
Lord, I live because Thou livest,
Therefore give more life to me,
Therefore speed me in the race,
Therefore let me grow in grace.

2. Deepen all Thy work, O Master,
Strengthen every downward root;
Only do Thou ripen faster,
More and more Thy pleasant fruit;
Purge me, prune me, self abase;
Only let me grow in grace.

3. Let me grow by sun and shower,
Every moment water me;
Make me really, hour by hour,
More and more conformed to Thee,
That Thy loving eye may trace
Day by day my growth in grace.

4. From Thy fullness grace outpouring,
Show me ever greater things;
Raise me higher, sun-ward soaring,
Mounting as on eagle-wings.
By the brightness of Thy face,
Ever let me grow in grace.

5. Let me, then, be always growing,
Never, never standing still,
Listening, learning, better knowing
Thee and Thy most blessed will.
Till I win the glorious race,
Daily let me grow in grace.

(Repeat the last two lines of each stanza)

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