worthy of every hallelujah

As I drove east to school today, the sun was shining so brightly, calling the world to awake. I was reminded of Isaiah 60:1-3, which says:

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and His glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn."

These words of promise inspire my heart to pray for great things, things I cannot grasp in detail, but merely reach after.

And tonight as I came home to my apartment, the hallelujahs of this hymn began to fill the quiet.

Revive Us Again
William P. Mackay, 19th cent.
John J. Husband, 1760-1825

We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus who died and is now gone above!
Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory; revive us again.

We praise Thee, O God, for Thy Spirit of light
Who has shown us our Savior and scattered our night!
Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory; revive us again.

All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain,
Who has borne all our sins and hath cleansed ev'ry stain,
Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory; revive us again.

Revive us again; fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled with fire from above.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory; revive us again.

I love this hymn, which I say of many; however, it's especially true of this one, so much so that I can't commit to any one verse as a favorite. How sweet the gospel is and how desperate our need for the Spirit's refreshment in our lives each day. How desperate we are for the Lord to rise upon us, for His glory, and His alone, to appear over us! For His light to scatter our night!

Lord, You are good. Oh how blessed we are as the sons and daughters of light! We thank You, Father, for You have qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints of the kingdom of light. You have rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son You love, in Whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. I look to You, Almighty King, to work in the ways I cannot. Call to life the dead. I wait with expectancy.

"Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Thine the glory; revive us again."