The Second Coming
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The Valley of Vision - A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions
THE SECOND COMING
O SON OF GOD AND SON OF MAN,
Thou wast incarnate, didst suffer, rise, ascend for my sake;
Thy departure was not a token of separation but a pledge of return;
Thy Word, promises, sacraments, show thy death until thou come again.
That day is no horror to me,
for thy death has redeemed me,
thy Spirit fills me,
thy love animates me,
thy Word governs me.
I have trusted thee and thou hast not betrayed my trust;
waited for thee, and not waited in vain.
Thou wilt come to raise my body from the dust, and re-unite it to my soul,
by a wonderful work of infinite power and love,
greater than that which bounds the oceans’ waters,
ebbs and flows the tides,
keeps the stars in their courses,
and gives life to all creatures.
This corruptible shall put on incorruption,
this mortal, immortality,
this natural body, a spiritual body,
this dishonoured body, a glorious body,
this weak body, a body of power.
I triumph now in thy promises as I shall do in their performance,
for the head cannot live if the members are dead;
Beyond the grave is resurrection, judgment, acquittal, dominion.
Every event and circumstance of my life will be dealt with—
the sins of my youth, my secret sins,
the sins of abusing thee, of disobeying thy Word,
the sins of neglecting ministers’ admonitions,
the sins of violating my conscience—
all will be judged;
And after judgment, peace and rest, life and service,
employment and enjoyment, for thine elect.
O God, keep me in this faith, and ever looking for Christ’s return.
- 00:00
- So this is a wonderful time of togetherness, right? We get to participate in the worship of our sovereign
- 00:06
- God. And so now as we go to the Lord in prayer, there's another way that we get to do this togetherness, even with saints of old.
- 00:15
- I love studying the prayers of the Puritans. So I'd like to share one with you this morning and invite you to pray this from your heart as well.
- 00:24
- So if you would, please join me in prayer. Oh, Son of God and Son of Man, you are incarnate.
- 00:31
- You did suffer and rise, ascend for our sake. Your departure was not a token of separation, but a pledge of your return.
- 00:40
- Your word, your promises, sacraments, show your death until you come again. That day is no horror to us, for your death has redeemed us.
- 00:50
- Your spirit fills us. Your love animates us. Your word governs us. We have trusted you and you have not betrayed our trust.
- 00:58
- We waited for you and we have not waited in vain. You will come and raise our body from the dust and reunite it to our soul by a wonderful work of infinite power and love greater than that which bounds the oceans of waters, the ebbs and the flows of the tides, and it keeps the stars in their course and gives life to all creatures.
- 01:20
- This corruptible shall put on incorruptible. This mortal, immortality, this natural body, a spiritual body, this honored body, a glorious body, a weak body, a body of power.
- 01:33
- God, we triumph now in your promises as we shall do for all eternity, for the head cannot live without its members and stay dead.
- 01:42
- Beyond the grave is resurrection, judgment, acquittal, dominion.
- 01:48
- Every event and circumstance of our life will be dealt with. The sins of our youth, our secret sins, the sins of abasing you and disobeying your word, the sins of neglecting ministers, their admonitions, the sins of violating our conscience, all will be judged.
- 02:04
- And after judgment, peace and rest, life and service, employment and enjoyment forever for your elect.
- 02:12
- Oh God, keep us in the faith and ever looking for Christ's return.