Rutherford's Hymn

Since we are encouraged to eagerly await and hasten the coming of the day of God, I offer you the following hymn. Our family has sung this hymn many times around the piano. It has especially brought joy since my Dad's death 5 years ago (I will blog about that soon. The Lord is kind to His children!). I once read a copy of this hymn that had about 11 verses, but I was unable to find it this morning. Amos R. Wells writes of this hymn

"This beautiful hymn was written by Mrs. Annie Ross Cousin. She was a Scotch lady, the wife of Rev. William Cousin, minister of the Free Church of Melrose, Scotland. The hymn was first published in 1857. It is often called "Rutherford’s hymn, because in the last day of his life, this sainted hero, in answer to the question, "What think ye now of Christ?" made the following answer, which furnished the refrain of our hymn— "Oh, that all my brethren in the land may know what a Master I have served, and what peace I have this day! I shall sleep in Christ, and when I awake, I shall be satisfied with His likeness."

Read this hymn  and by the power of the Holy Spirit inform your soul this day that there is no room for discouragement, thanks to the promises of Him who is faithful and true (Rev 9:11). Our bridegroom Jesus Christ. "Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure." Revelation 19:7-1.0

Feel free to sing a long, the tune goes like this "la la la la,la la, la." Never mind, you can't hear me.

Rutherford's Hymn

1. The sands of time are sinking,
The dawn of heaven breaks;
The summer morn I’ve sighed for -
The fair, sweet morn awakes:
Dark, dark had been the midnight
But dayspring is at hand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.

2. The King there in His beauty,
Without a veil is seen:
It were a well-spent journey,
Though seven deaths lay between:
The Lamb with His fair army,
Doth on Mount Zion stand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land

3. O Christ, He is the fountain,
The deep, sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I’ve tasted
More deep I’ll drink above:
There to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.

4. The bride eyes not her garment,
But her dear Bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory
But on my King of grace.
Not at the crown He giveth
But on His pierced hand;
The Lamb is all the glory
Of Emmanuel’s land.

5. O, I am my Beloved’s
And my Beloved is mine!
He brings a poor vile sinner
Into His house of wine
I stand upon His merit -
I know no other stand,
Not e’en where glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.

Comments

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Of course, one could visit http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/a/sandtime.htm
to listen to a MIDI version of the audio. I love this hymn as well, my favorite line is:

The bride eyes not her garment,
But her dear Bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory
But on my King of grace.