Tremble Before Him

 

“Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.”

—Psalm 96:9

The magnificence of God’s holiness is so overwhelming that all who enter His Presence must bow before Him and even hide their faces from Him. Yet, part of the wonder of belonging to Jesus is that, as God’s one and only Son, we can stand in His Presence and experience the reality of God.

The songwriter, N. B. Herrell—in a piece entitled “The Unveiled Christ”—has penned these powerful words:

Once our blessed Christ of beauty
Was veiled off from human view;
But thro’ suffering, death and sorrow
He has rent the veil in two.

Chorus: O behold the Man of Sorrows,
O behold Him in plain view;
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.

Now He is with God the Father,
Interceding there for you;
For He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.

Chorus: O behold the Man of Sorrows,
O behold Him in plain view;
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.

Holy angels bow before Him,
Men of earth give praises due;
For He is the well-belovèd
Since He rent the veil in two.

Chorus: O behold the Man of Sorrows,
O behold Him in plain view;
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.

Thro’out time and endless ages,
Heights and depths of love so true;
He alone can be the giver
Since He rent the veil in two.

Chorus: O behold the Man of Sorrows,
O behold Him in plain view;
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.
Lo! He is the mighty conqu’ror,
Since He rent the veil in two.

This song so wonderfully depicts the fact that in Christ we meet God face to face. Our only reasonable response, is to worship Him. The Psalmist writes these words in Psalm 96:9:

Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.

At the beginning of this new day, let’s remain conscious of the fact that, in all that we say and all that we do, we worship the God who loves us and gave His Son as the sacrifice for our sins.

Let’s revere His Name, serve Him with devoted hearts, and lovingly and tenderly share what He has done in our behalf to a world who needs to hear this critically important message.

Here is a lovely version of the song I mentioned in this blog post.

 

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