Seize the Moment – Day 879

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13
Aug '22

Seize the Moment – Day 879

Posted on Aug 13, 2022 by Ken Durham in Devotions, General |

13
Aug '22
Today’s hymn focus will be

O That Will Be Glory

 

Romans 8:18   (NLT)                     

 

“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

  

Charles Gabriel was a self-taught musician who grew up in Wilton, Iowa. After moving to California for two years, he moved back to Chicago, IL, where he became friends with Ed Card, a minister with the Sunshine Rescue Mission. Card always had a smile on his face and would often say during a sermon “GLORY” instead of ‘amen’ like most folks. Thus, he had the nickname “Old Glory Face.”

Card would also close his prayers with a reference to heaven, saying “And that will be glory for me.”

 

This is where Gabriel got the inspiration for today’s hymn. It went on to be used in Billy Sunday’s revival services and translated into many languages and dialects, becoming one of the most popular hymns sung during those meetings.

 

            O that will be glory for me, glory for me, glory for me.

            When by His grace I shall look on His face.

            That will be glory, be glory for me.

 

We need to wake up and sing this song with the same faith, hope and joy that moved the author to write this hymn. Look forward to the day when we shall see Him face to face and join with the angels as we sing and bring glory and honor to God.

 
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O That Will Be Glory

 
1
When all my labors and trials are o’er,
And I am safe on that beautiful shore,
Just to be near the dear Lord I adore
Will through the ages be glory for me.
 
Refrain:
O that will be glory for me,
Glory for me, glory for me;
When by His grace I shall look at His face,
That will be glory, be glory for me.
 
2
When by the gift of His infinite grace,
I am accorded in heaven a place,
Just to be there and to look on His face
Will through the ages be glory for me. [Refrain]
 
3
Friends will be there I have loved long ago;
Joy like a river around me will flow;
Yet just a smile from my Savior, I know,
Will through the ages be glory for me. [Refrain]
 
 

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