We are unworthy--
but YOU are worthy!
(Maria Sandberg, "Glimpses of Heaven!" 1880)
the throne and before the four living
creatures and the elders. No one could
learn the song except the 144,000 who
had been redeemed from the earth!"
Revelation 14:3
What is this song which none
but the redeemed can learn?
It is the Song of the LAMB!
It's theme is,
and have redeemed us to GOD by
YOUR blood!" (Revelation 5:8c)
And why can none but the redeemed
learn this song? Angels can say,
"You are worthy," but they cannot
add, "You were slain for us."
The unbelieving and impenitent
cannot learn it.
Are we learning it? For, if we
would join in this song in Heaven--
we must learn to sing it here on earth.
We must learn to know our own
unworthiness, our own vileness,
and guilt, and danger--
and the worthiness of JESUS.
We must learn the price at which
HE has redeemed us, even the price
of HIS most precious blood. We
must learn to know something
of that love of CHRIST which
surpasses knowledge.
Oh! have we in any measure
learned this song? Has our heart
been set in tune to join the heavenly
chorus? Is it our happiness to us to
sing the praises of redeeming love?
That love which we delight to meditate
upon, and celebrate on earth--
will be our theme of praise in Heaven.
Yes, we shall there see the depths
of HIS unfathomable love. We shall
know the riches of that unsearchable
grace which JESUS has bestowed
upon us; and we shall then be more
than ever willing to ascribe all
worthiness to the LAMB.
We are unworthy--
but YOU are worthy!
This is the one lesson which we must
be ever learning; and we shall only know
it fully when we reach the mansions
of the blessed, when we shall see
JESUS as HE is, and "join in
the everlasting song, and crown
HIM LORD of all!"
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