One Great Love

Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,  the triumphs of His grace.
My gracious Master and my God assist me to proclaim
To spread through all the earth abroad the honors of Thy name.
So come on and sing out, let our anthem grow loud,
There is One Great Love...
Jesus!

 Jesus, the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease

'Tis music in the sinner's ears, tis life and health and peace.

He breaks the power of canceled sin, He sets the prisoners free:

His blood can make the foulest clean, His blood availed for me

So come on and sing out, let our anthem grow loud, 

There is One Great Love...

Jesus!

He speaks and listening to His voice new life the dead receive

The mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe.

Glory to God and praise and love be ever, ever giv'n

By saints below and saints above, the church in earth and Heav'n.

So come on and sing out, let your anthem grow loud

There is One Great Love...

Jesus!

        Thank You, Father.  Praise You for Your glorious creation.  Thank You for the magnificent snow that transformed this earth, reminding us that You make all things new.  All things.  

        And one glorious day, You will transform our lowly, tired bodies and this weary old world into such transcendent, resplendent glory that mind cannot conceive the wonder, the joy, the power, the beauty of all You will do and all that You are and all that we will be in You--our One Great Love. 

        Thank You that so many dear friends like Ray...Carol...Lynda...Sam...and so many others are now seeing You face to face.  Oh what that must be like!  Thank You for tiny glimpses of that glory in the astounding, transforming wonder of the snow...in music and worship...in laughter and tears shared with loved ones...in Your blood red beauty of the cardinals.  We love You, too, Lord.   

       Thank You that we can join the chorus even now of praising, rejoicing, and enjoying You.  "Glory to God and praise and love be ever given by saints below and saints above, the church in earth and heaven."  That's them...and that's us!  They are the saints singing and rejoicing and praising above, Father, so help us to join in here below.  As Ray said, "Let our lives be one gigantic thank you."  Yes, Lord, yes!  With our lives, with our tongues, with our love, with our forgiveness, with our sharing, with our gratitude.    

       As they sing above, Father, oh give us relentless, joyful, grateful tongues here below to sing of--and to live for--our One Great Love...Jesus. 

        So come on...so come on...so come on...You've got today--this day, right now--to live for His glory, to love by His power and in His name, and to sing of His goodness and greatness.  Start living, loving, praising, singing...for He is our infinitely glorious One Great Love...Jesus.

        To God be the glory forever and ever.