Highly Recommended tune from the 80's! I owe thanks to my wife for introducing me to this one! I knew I was gonna marry her as soon as she played it for me! ;-)
And the river flows
from the throne of God
passing by the Tree of Life.
And in this place,
no candle burns,
for the lamb shall be our light.
See the holy city,
coming down from heaven,
there will be no tears no night.
We shall reign with him,
in raiment shining bright...
And we say, "Come, Lord!"
And he says, "My reward is with me."
And we say, "Come, Lord!"
And he says, "I Am the First and Last."
The Bride cries, "Even so.... ohh, "
"When will my love return?"
We say, 'Come, Lord!"...
And He says "...Soon"
We will see His face,
He will speak our name,
and He'll wipe our tears away.
He shall be our God,
We shall be His own,
And His love will light our way.
There will be no sorrow,
There will be no mourning,
Death is vanquished on that day!
"Yes, come quickly, Lord!", the
Bride and Spirit say.
Soon!
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And now, I am overcome with the temptation to make this somehow about me. I really hate to do this... It's done against my better judgment... Forgive me for just a moment while I tell you something personal.
The line in this song that really wrenches my gut; the bit that I can't sing without getting choked up, even though I have sung it a hundred times is this:
He shall speak our name...
Probably no other words come as close to capturing the sentiment and the essence of "Father."
Can you imagine what that will be like? To have the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob... The God who created all the universe, the God that sent His own son to die for you... to look at you - and you alone, for just a moment, and have him say your name? The bible says that he will give us a new name - known just to Him - and write it on a small stone.
And taking your hand, and putting that stone in your hand while he speaks that name.....
Oh, come, Lord Jesus!
