God’s Family Hymnal 13:82

【The Glorious Lord of Life】

1 Who would have thought that a tree barren, withered away,

Could blossom with such delightful flowers

Cov’ring branches — splendid, heartstirring?

O the boundless pow’r of life!

O the pow’r of resurrection grace!

2 Flow’rs bloom to celebrate this resurrection of Yours!

You caused me to rise together with You!

You’ve begun my glorious life

You live, so I will also live!

In You, my Lord, there’s no despair,

But only man’s own disbelief

O You caused me to rise from the dead!

And new glorious creation e’er I be!

3 Your dearest darling am I, Your beautiful lily.

God’s seed abides in my heart forever —

I partake of His divine nature.

And You live forever in my heart!

You caused my life to shine forth light,

Captives of joy, sweet melodies!

You lead me to the endless state of spring!

In Your love, my heart’s forever young!

4 And in this cold and dark world where suffering abounds,

Your love gives crafted silver linings.

My heart’s sweetened and warm, nourished.

Lord, your gentle love wipes all my tears!

Lord, in Your love, my path is bright!

My heart leaps like a rising sun!

Hand in hand with living in Your love,

Walk together on this bright glorious path!

5 When there’s no hope in the world, I have hope in You, Lord

Forever I’ll march on forward with You

Then I fly to Your warm, love bosom,

Your endearing love embrace

Love embrace of smiles, affections deep!

【Psalm‬ ‭71‬:‭1‬-‭24】

1 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!

2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!

3 Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.

6 Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.

7 I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.

10 For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together

11 and say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him.”

12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!

13 May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt.

14 But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.

15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.

16 With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.

17 O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

18 So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.

19 Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?

20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.

21 You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.

22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.

24 And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt.

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