Sunday, January 28, 2018

Beauty For Ashes


"The spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed and qualified me
to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the
meek, the poor, and afflicted...
To grant consolation and joy to those who mourn
in Zion...to give them an ornament of beauty instead of ashes..."
Isaiah 61:1,3


Streamside
Daniel Gerhartz



I sing the love of God, my Father,
Whose Spirit abides within,
Who changes all my grief to gladness,
And pardons me all my sin.
Though clouds may lower, dark and dreary,
Yet He has promised to be near;
He gives me sunshine for my shadow,
And "beauty for ashes" here.

(Refrain)
He gives me joy in place of sorrow;
He gives me love that casts out fear
He gives me sunshine for my shadow,
And "beauty for ashes" here.

I sing the love of God, my Savior,
Who suffered upon the tree,
That, in the secret of His presence,
My bondage might freedom be.
He comes "to bind the brokenhearted";
He comes the fainting soul to cheer;
He gives me, "oil of joy" for mourning,
And "beauty for ashes" here.

I sing the beauty of the Gospel
That scatters, not thorns, but flowers,
That bid me scatter smiles and sunbeams
Wherever are lonely hours.
The "garment of His praise" it offers
For "heaviness of spirit" drear;
It gives me sunshine for my shadow
And "beauty for ashes" here.



"Crown of Beauty"
Daniel Gerhartz






"Beauty For Ashes"
(1889)
Lyrics and Music by
 John G. Crabbe
(1865-1924)



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