Sunday 16 January 2011

When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.

The final verse of Amazing Grace, one of the most beautiful hymns ever written.
The lyrics are so powerful, so uplifting and there's so much truth in them.

When I sing this last verse though, it's like my spirit soars.
The concept of eternity is so unbelievably difficult to comprehend, especially for our human minds where every thought we conceive, every plan we make, everything we know is constrained by time.
Then one day. BAM. Eternity. That's like forever and ever and ever.
And all our evers will be spent worshipping the Most High.

New Jerusalem, son. You wouldn't wanna be anywhere else. Seriously.

I can't wait.

2 comments:

  1. GOSH! Some hymns just touch you in all the right spots. Love Amazing Grace....my fave has to be Only By Grace....moving words :)

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  2. Yes, Only By Grace is such a good'un!

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