Psalm 27:4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
There are certain aspects of our relationship with Jesus that bring joy and comfort to our hearts.
Regardless of what we think or feel, Jesus loves us in spite of our flaws. He knew us before He saved us, yet He saved us.
We can sing of the lofty doctrines of the faith, we can wax eloquent regarding the Word of God, but the most profound and sublime truth of them all is that Jesus loves us.
Song of Songs 2:1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
There is pain involved in retrieving the lily from among the thorns. It cost Jesus much to buy us from our sins. (Isa. 52:14; Isa. 53:1-12.)
The Lily Of The Valley
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I have found a friend in Jesus, He’s everything to me, — He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul; — The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see — All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole. — In sorrow He’s my comfort, in trouble He’s my stay; — He tells me every care on Him to roll.
Chorus:
He’s the Lily of the Valley, — the Bright and Morning Star, —
He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
He all my grief has taken, and all my sorrows borne; — In temptation He’s my strong and mighty Tow’r; — I have all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn — From my heart and now He keeps me by His pow’r. — Though all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore, — Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal.
He will never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here, — While I live by faith and do His blessed will; — A wall of fire about me, I’ve nothing now to fear, — From His manna He my hungry soul shall fill. — Then sweeping up to glory I’ll see His blessed face, — Where rivers of delight shall ever roll.
Charles W. Fry. 1881
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