Hope of Glory

For me this song encapsulates what was covered throughout the Essentials Blue module. Even though the lyrics are somewhat generalized it hinges on and highlights truths from scriptures about the hope we have in Jesus, both now and in the future. I wrote the first part of the song a few years back after being struck by the passage early on in the book of Hebrews which says, "He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy." I was overwhelmed with the truth that through what Jesus had done, his death and resurrection, once for all, we'd been made perfect. And that we were now being made holy... being sanctified. God says in the book of Revelation, "Behold, I am making all things new." I felt that it was more important to have the song sung as a declaration of hope. At the time there were very few songs being sung in church that were not directed to God. The song is an attempt to make the listener aware of what God's done and is doing... that His intention is to complete the work in us which He's begun. Here's are the lyrics... some bits are repeated in the song.

Hope of Glory Look and see He's making all things new The mystery of the ages Is Christ living in you And now we have This blessed hope of glory And hope won't disappoint us He's already made perfect What he's making holy He began this work in us And He's faithful to complete it And though we see but dimly One day face to face We'll see Him in His glory And be clothed in His grace And on that day we'll sing our hallelujahs We'll be together in that place Eternity stretched on before us And we'll be together We'll be together forever