Oh Precious Mystery

Oh, precious mystery, that my Creator
Who fills the universe, earth, sea, and sky,
came to be born within a lowly stable;
on manger bed, in swaddling clothes did lie.

Oh, precious mystery, what matchless glory
and boundless wealth Christ Jesus left behind.
Though He was rich beyond all comprehension,
bore pain and poverty with lowly mind.

Oh, precious mystery, with life eternal,
He tasted death on earth for you and me.
Though He was buried, yet He rose triumphant,
and lives today to set sin’s captives free.

Refrain:
Oh, precious mystery, the High and Holy
Who fills the universe, earth, sea, and sky.
The great I AM, who spoke the worlds to being,
for me He came, to suffer and to die.

fpn/1963

Published in Contemporary Psalms, p. 8 and as song #13 in Sing and Give Thanks.
Recorded on LP 263: Love is Why, side one. For a copy of the music, contact Joyce.


Picture: sourced online, October 15, 2017

The Infinite God

Alternate Title: "They That Wait Upon the Lord"
Isaiah 40: 26-31

Have you never heard, my brother,
has it not occurred to you
that our God is everlasting,
and He sees His projects through?
He’s the God of understanding, 
He controls the stars above.
Never say, “My way is hidden;”
God looks on in tender love!

He gives strength unto the fainting
and His power to the weak;
mortal man has limitations;
even young men sometimes break.
But our Lord, the great Creator
of this spinning earthen ball
never tires, does not grow weary.
The Sustainer of it all!

Chorus:
They that wait upon the Lord—
shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they that wait upon the Lord—
shall renew their strength again.
They shall run and not grow weary—
they shall walk and never faint;
they that wait upon the Lord—
shall renew their strength again!

fpn/undated
This is written as a song, but the music has not yet been located.



Picture: depositphotos.com #5719634, standard license