Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
This
is a wonderful devotion!
This is Frank Henrich writing: My wife of 53 years and I read
the history of hymns nightly as a part of our daily devotionals. Last night we read how Helen Lemmel, a Christian singer (1864-1961), was
handed a tract that read "If you focus on Jesus and if you turn and look full into His face then you will find that
the things of earth will acquire a strange new dimness." She said that those words had an impact on her. "Suddenly,"
she said later, "As if commanded to stop and listen, I stood still and singing in my soul and spirit was the chorus,
with not one conscious moment of putting word to word to make ryhyme or note to note to make melody." The hymn
became a favorite all over the world.
As my wife of 53 years and I sat there
singing over and over again the words of this song, we were filled with a wonderful sense of God's presence, peace, and grace.
I do hope you know the tune so you can sing the chorus above. But either way, say the words over and over again and
have a devotion with our Lord Jesus. For that is our prayer for you. The rest of the words are:
O
soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see.
There's light for a look at the Savior,
An life more abundant and free!
Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
Over us sin no more has dominion -
For more than conquerors
we are!
His word shall not fail you - He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!
End of Hymn
The Holy Spirit is so wonderful!
That He can use these words
Written and sung so many years ago
To refresh our souls anew today.
The
data above is quoted from a wonderful book that I highly recommend to you called the Complete Book of Hymns
by William J. Petersen and Ardythe Petersen, Tyndale House Publisher of Carol Stream, Illinois and can be purchased at your
local book store. The author of the hymn is Helen Lemmel, a Christian singer (1864-1961). This page was written by Frank Henrich, June 1, 2010
